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2000
(Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-08-25 17:06 At the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Germany's Birgit Fischer tallied two victories in kayaking, for the
sixth and seventh gold medals of her career. In rowing, England's Steven
Redgrave earned gold in the sport for the fifth straight Olympics.
Despite having lost in the women's finals at the past two Olympics, Japanese
judo extra-lightweight fighter Ryoko Tamura prevailed in Sydney, defeating
Russia's Lyubov Bruletova in the championship bout in just 36 seconds. In
swimming, much to the delight of the hometown Australian crowd, native swimmer
Ian Thorpe collected five medals, three of them gold. In the medal count,
America defeated Russia 97-88.
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