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<title>Beijing Olympics 2008 Live / Published News / Records</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:37:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Phelps sets new world record in 200m individual medley]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:37:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[BEIJING, July 5) -- Michael Phelps clocked a new world record time of 1:54.80 in the final round of the men's 200m individual medley on Day 6 of the US swimming trials. Phelps set the previous record of 1:54.98 at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Phelps breaks world record in 200 meter medley]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:37:37 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Michael Phelps broke the world record with a time of 1:54.80 in the 200 meter medley on day six of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.He held the previous record of 1:54.98 which he set at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dayron Robles celebrates after setting new 110-hurdles world record]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:37:39 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dayron Robles  Special Record<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nadal pushes French Open record to 27-0]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/nadal-pushes-french-open-record-to-27-0/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:41:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rafael Nadal's stunning dominance on the clay courts at Roland Garros continued on June 6 as he defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3) to advance to the finals.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ethiopian Dibaba beats women's 5,000m world record]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/ethiopian-dibaba-beats-womens-5000m-world-record/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:41:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[TOCKHOLM, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia smashed the women's 5,000m world record by 5.48 seconds at the Golden League meeting in Oslo on Friday.She clocked 14 minutes 11.15 seconds to better her compatriot Meseret Defar's mark of 14:16.63 set also at at the Golden League meeting i<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yvonne   VAN GENNIP - Upset Heroine of Haarlem]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aditikasi</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Although she was the world record holder at 5,000m, Yvonne van Gennip's chances for Olympic victory appeared to be ruined when she was hospitalised two months before the Games after her right foot became infected following a cut caused by tying her skate lace too tightly. But after lying in a hospital bed for two weeks, she discovered that the rest left her in the best condition of her life. In Calgary she upse<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lasse   VIREN -Double Distance Double]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/lasse-viren-double-distance-double/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aditikasi</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Lasse Virén was a 23-year-old policeman when he made his Olympic debut in 1972. His first event was the 10,000m. Midway through the race, Virén was running in fifth place when he suddenly stumbled and fell. He rose quickly and moved up to second place within 230 metres. The lead changed hands several times. Then with 1˝ laps to go, Virén a<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vyacheslav   VEDENIN  - Dramatic Cross-Country Relay Victory]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/vyacheslav-vedenin-dramatic-cross-country-relay-victory/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aditikasi</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[On 4 February 1972, Vyacheslav Vedenin, who was only 1.63m tall, won the 30km cross-country race by 54.15 seconds. He was the first male Soviet skier to win a gold medal in an individual event. Six days later he added a bronze medal in the 50km contest, having previously gained a silver medal in 1968. This left Vedenin with one more race: the 4x10km relay. Four years earlier, at the 1968 Winter Olympics, Vedenin had anchore<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Robert   VAN OSDEL - A Very Good Friend]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bob Van Osdel and Duncan McNaughton were good friends and fellow students and high jumpers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. At the 1932 Olympics, held in Los Angeles, Van Osdel represented the United States and McNaughton represented Canada. In the Olympic final, the battle for gold came down to a duel between the two friends. With the bar at 1.97m, Van Osdel approached McNaughton and advised him on improving his techniqu<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Franziska   VAN ALMSICK - Franzi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Franziska van Almsick's swimming potential was discovered when she was five years old. However, it was not until she was fourteen years old, that van Almsick earned four medals at the 1992 Olympics, gaining silvers in the 200m freestyle, which she lost by only 15 centimetres, and in the medley relay, and bronze medals in the 100m freestyle and in the 4x<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jochem   UYTDEHAAGE - First Skater Under 13 Minutes]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/jochem-uytdehaage-first-skater-under-13-minutes/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jochem Uytdehaage stepped onto the podium for the first time the 23 November 2001 in World Cup race until . Yet only 2˝ months later, he was the most successful skater at the Salt Lake City Olympics. Uytdehaage entered three races and broke the world record in two of them. In the 5,000m event, he bettered Gianni Romme's world record by more than four seconds to take the gold medal ahead of Derek Parra<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aleksandr   TIKHONOV - The Only Winter Athlete to Win the Same Event Four Times]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/aleksandr-tikhonov-the-only-winter-athlete-to-win-the-same-event-four-times/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Aleksandr Tikhonov holds a special place in the Olympics record book because he is the only person in the history of the Winter Games to win the same event four times. Tikhonov's specialty was the 4x7.5km biathlon relay. In 1968 and 1972 he was the leadoff skier for the team from the USSR. In 1976 he anchored the Soviet squad and in 1980 he skie<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tamara   TIKHONOVA - Calgary Cross-Country Heroine]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For Tamara Tikhonova, the Calgary Olympics began inauspiciously as she placed only fifth in the 10km race. Three days later she earned the silver medal at 5km, missing a gold medal by only 1.3 seconds. In the next race, the 20km, she led a Russian sweep and won by more than 19 seconds. In the final women's cross-country event, the 4x5km relay, Tikhono<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nicola   THOST- First Women's Halfpipe Champion]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nicola Thost participated in gymnastics and skiing before switching to snowboarding at the age of thirteen. At the inaugural Olympic snowboarding competition in 1998, she was in second place after the first round of the halfpipe final. Known for her &quot;big air,&quot; flying high and far, Thost came through with a strong second run to take the gold<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ian   THORPE - The Thorpedo]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ian Thorpe entered the 2000 Sydney Olympics bearing the weight of tremendous expectations as a locally born swimming world champion in a nation that loves swimming heroes. And he was only 17 years old. On the very first day of competition, Thorpe showed that he could handle the pressure. Racing in the 400m freestyle, he won the gold medal by breaking his own world record. An hour after this triumph, Thorpe swam the anchor leg for Australia in th<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jim   THORPE - &quot;The Greatest Athlete in the World&quot;]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Jim Thorpe, of Native American, French and Irish descent, is often considered the greatest all-round athlete in history. The accolade is well merited when judged by his superiority over his contemporaries. At the 1912 Olympics, he won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins, setting world records in both events. At the awards ceremony, the King of Sweden told Thorpe, &quot;Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.&quot; Bu<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Daley   THOMPSON - Decathlon Daley Double]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Daley Thompson first competed in the Olympics in 1976, finishing 18th in the decathlon at the age of 18. He was the youngest competitor in the event. Four years later in Moscow he won the gold medal. Thompson returned to the Olympics for a third time in 1984 and faced his nemesis, Jürgen Hingsen of West Germany. It was a close battle over the first seven events, but then Thompson pulled away with strong performances in the pole vault and the javelin.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jacob Tullin   THAMS - On snow and water]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ski jumping was one of sixteen events to be included in the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924. There were 27 competitors, however the Norwegians dominated, taking four of the first five places. The honour of becoming the first Olympic ski jump champion went to Jacob Tullin Thams, whose fine style carried him to a narrow victory over countryman Narve Bonna. Thams returned to the Olympics in 1928 i<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sergei   TCHEPIKOV - 18 years between medals]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/sergei-tchepikov-18-years-between-medals/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[18 years between medalsSergei Tchepikov is a survivor. He took up biathlon at the age of 13, and competed in his first World Cup in 1987. His first Olympic participation followed in 1988 in Calgary, for the USSR. After finishing fourth in the 20km, he won bronze in the 10km and then gold with the Soviet relay team. He would play a key role in every relay team of which he<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Karoly   TAKACS - The Right-Handed Shooter Who Won With His Left Hand]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nikilpala</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Karoly Takacs was a member of the Hungarian pistol shooting team in 1938 when, while serving as a sergeant in the army, a defective grenade exploded in his right hand - his pistol hand -and shattered it completely. After spending a month in the hospital, Takacs secretly taught himself to shoot with his left hand. The following year he won the Hungarian pistol shooting championship and was a member of the Hungarian team<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Derartu   TULU - The First Black African Woman Champion]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nikilpala</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A member of the Oromo ethnic group, Derartu Tulu grew up tending cattle in the Arsi highlands of Ethiopia. She did not realize that she was an unusually fast runner until she was 16 years old. In the 10,000m final at the 1992 Olympics, Elana Meyer of South Africa pulled away from the field after 6,100m and only Tulu was able to keep pace with her. Meyer tried to force Tulu to pass her, but Tulu refused. Finally, just before the start of the last<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Giovanna   TRILLINI - Gold at the tip of her foi]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It was at the age of seven, at the Scherma club in Jesi in the province of Le Marche, that Giovanna took up fencing. Encouraged by her first coach, Ezio Triccoli, the young Italian quickly developed a taste for the sport, and specialised in the foil. In 1986, aged just 16, she took part in the World Championships for 15-17 year olds, and won the silver medal.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jayne   TORVILL - Artistic Perfection]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The 1984 Sarajevo Games was one at the few times that the Olympic ice dancing competition was not won by a Soviet or Russian couple. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of Nottingham, England, mesmerized the audience with their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Bolero. The judges awarded them 12 scores of 6.0 out of 18 marks, including across-the-board perfect scores for artistic impression. The couple man<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Regla   TORRES - The ebony tower]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[At 1.91m tall, Regla Torres seemed a natural for the sport of volleyball. A middle blocker and attacker, she was a member of the Cuban team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and played in the final, in which the Cubans defeated the team from the former Soviet Union in four sets. Only 17˝ years old at the time, Torres remains the youngest volleyball gold medalist in the history of the Olympics. By 1994, she had progressed so much that at the world c<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alberto   TOMBA - Tomba La Bomba]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Charismatic Alberto Tomba made his first Olympic appearance in 1988, winning both the giant slalom and the slalom. Four years later at the Albertville Games, he finished first again in the giant slalom to become the first Alpine skier in Olympic history to win the same event twice. He also gained the silver medal in the slalom. In 1994, Tomba missed a gat<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mark James   TODD - The man with Charisma]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nikilpala</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Until the arrival of Mark Todd, no rider from New Zealand had ever placed in the top 20 in an individual event, much less come close to winning a medal. Todd was a 28-year-old dairy farmer who sold much of his herd to finance his Olympic quest. At the 1984 Los Angeles Games, Todd and his beloved horse, Charisma, were in second place after the dressage and endurance portions of the three-day event. He rode clear in the jumping round and then watc<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nikolaos   SIRANIDIS - First Greek Victory of Athens Games]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nikilpala</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Diver Nikolaos Siranidis was an experienced Olympian, having taken part in the 1996 and 2000 Games. In 1996, Siranidis had placed 26th in the preliminaries of the springboard event and in 2000 he had placed 36th. As the host nation, Greece was allowed to enter a pair in the synchronized springboard diving event. The Greeks were represented by Siranidis and Thomas Bimis. There were eight teams and a straight final wi<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vladimir   SALNIKOV - The 15-Minute Man]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/vladimir-salnikov-the-15-minute-man/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nikilpala</dc:creator>
<category>Records</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Russian distance swimmer Vladimir Salnikov won three gold medals at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He set an Olympic record in the 400m freestyle and he helped the Soviet team gain a victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay. But Salnikov's most memorable achievement came in the final of the 1,500m freestyle when he finished in a time of 14:58.27 to become the first person to break the 15-minute barrier. Salnikov missed the 1984 Olympics because the U.S<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lidiya   SKOBLIKOVA - The Woman With the Most Winter Gold Medals]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:13:34 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nikilpala</dc:creator>
<category>Records</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Speed skater Lidiya Skoblikova first competed in the Olympics in 1960. She won gold medals in the 1,500m and the 3,000m, setting a world record in the former event. She also placed fourth at 1,000m. At the 1963 world championships, she won all four distances that were contested. When the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games began, Skoblikova was<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pirmin   ZURBRIGGEN  -  The All-Round Ski Champion]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/pirmin-zurbriggen-the-all-round-ski-champion/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
<category>Records</category>
<guid>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/pirmin-zurbriggen-the-all-round-ski-champion/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Downhill skiers have a reputation as being wild and reckless. Pirmin Zurbriggen, who grew up in Switzerland's Valois Alps, was the opposite of this stereotype: a deeply religious homebody. But if he was mild-manned in his daily life, Zurbriggen transformed into an aggressive competitor when he attacked the slopes. Zurbriggen made his Olympic début in 1984, when he finished fourth in the downhill, missing a medal by only one tenth of a second. He <br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shan   ZHANG - The Woman Who Outshot the Men]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/shan-zhang-the-woman-who-outshot-the-men/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
<category>Records</category>
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<description><![CDATA[At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Zhang Shan, a 24-year-old from Nanchong in Sichuan Province, represented China in the skeet shooting event, which included both men and women. Zhang caused a sensation by finishing first and becoming the first woman to win a mixed sex shooting event. The International Shooting Union barred women from shooti<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Armin   ZOEGGELER - The luge cannibal]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/armin-zoeggeler-the-luge-cannibal/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
<category>Records</category>
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<description><![CDATA[From the age of seven, Armin Zoeggeler would play on the natural slopes of Bolzano, his home region. He perfected his technique over several years and went on to practise luge on artificial runs. As an adolescent, he started training with his first coach, Severin Unterholcner. At the age of 14, he won the Junior World Cup.  Throughout his career, the Italian luger ran up an impressive number of victories in various competitions: notably five w<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jan   ZELEZNY - The Only Three-Time Javelin Winner]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/jan-zelezny-the-only-three-time-javelin-winner/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Jan Zelezny entered the 1988 Olympics as the world record holder in the javelin throw. He set an Olympic record in the qualifying round and led the final until the last thrower of the last round, Tapio Korjus of Finland, beat him by 16 centimetres. Between Olympics, Zelezny did not do well at major competitions, failing to qualify for the final in either the 1990 European Championships or the 1991 world championships. However, at the 1992 Barcel<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leontien   ZIJLAARD-VAN MOORSEL - Queen of the Road and Track]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Leontien van Moorsel was a world champion cyclist both on the road and on the track before she competed in her first Olympics in 1992. She placed eighth in the individual pursuit and 23rd in the road race. Van Moorsel won the 1993 road race world championship, but then missed the next three seasons, including the Atlanta Olympics, while she dealt with anorexia and bulimia, as her weight fluctuated between 43 and 86kg. She married her coach, Mich<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Emil   ZATOPEK - The Hero of Helsinki]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/emil-zatopek-the-hero-of-helsinki/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Emil Zátopek began his illustrious Olympic career by running the 10,000m at the 1948 London Games. He took the lead during the tenth of 25 laps. Eventually he lapped all but two runners and won by more than 300m. Only three days later, Zátopek ran in the final of the 5,000m. At the start of the final lap, he trailed Gaston Reiff of Belgium by 50m. Zátopek thrilled the crowd with a sprint that pulled him closed and closer. Reiff noticed Zátopek just in t<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kristi   YAMAGUCHI - Words From a Living Doll]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hasmithan</dc:creator>
<category>Records</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Kristi Yamaguchi, whose mother was born in a World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans while her grandfather was serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, became obsessed with figure skating as a little girl. Her favorite toy was a Dorothy Hamill doll that she carried with her everywhere. Through 1990, Yamaguchi competed in both singles and pairs (with Rudy Galindo). That year she qualified for the world championships in both events, p<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Miruts   YIFTER - The Ageless Distance Star]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/miruts-yifter-the-ageless-distance-star/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Miruts Yifter's quest for an Olympic gold medal was a frustrating 8-year saga with a happy ending. In 1972 Yifter finished third at 10,000m, but didn't make it to the starting line of his 5,000m heat. The reason for his failure to appear remains a mystery with explanations ranging from the political to becoming lost in the hallways of the stadium. He was unable to participate at the 1976 Olympics because his nation boycotted. Four years later <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yang   YANG (S) - Five-Time Short Track Medalist]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/yang-yang-s-five-time-short-track-medalist/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mamin</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[For the first five years of her short track career, from age 9 through age 13, Yang Yang (S) trained on her own because none of the local skating clubs thought she was good enough to be worth training. By the time she was 16 years old, Yang was competing in the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. She made it all the way to the final of the 1,000m and placed fifth. At the 1998 Nagano Games, Yang earned a silver medal in each of the three short track event<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alexei   YAGUDIN  -  Record-Setting Figure Skater]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/alexei-yagudin-record-setting-figure-skater/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mamin</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Alexei Yagudin achieved early success as a figure skater. He won the World Juniors Championship in 1996 and then earned an unexpected bronze medal at the 1997 world championships when he was only 17 years old. The following year, ill with the flu, Yagudin placed only fifth at the 1998 Nagano Olympics. However, he recovered in time for the world championships and won, to become, at age 18, the second youngest men's champion in history. Yagudin d<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Steffi   WALTER - Double Luge Winner]]></title>
<link>http://www.beijingolympics2008live.com/records/steffi-walter-double-luge-winner/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:12:52 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Steffi Martin entered the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics as the reigning world champion in the women’s luge.  She did not disappoint her fans, recording the fastest time in each of the four runs and winning by three tenths of a second which, by luge standards, is a healthy margin.  Four years later, now married and competing as Steffi Walter, she trailed East German teammate Ute Oberhoffner by thirty-eight thousands of a second after th<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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