Sunday, August 24, 2008

US claims third Olympic Volleyball title

US claims third Olympic Volleyball title
Clayton Stanley of the United States smashes

           The United States claimed its third Olympic Men's Volleyball gold medal after defeating Athens Olympic champion Brazil 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 to complete the tournament with a perfect record. The United States was Olympic champion at Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988 and this year won the FIVB World League for the first time.
The first set had many service errors from both sides. Brazil's offense finally prevailed when Andre Heller attacked the middle and closed the first set 25-20.

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