August 22, 2008
 BEIJING, China - Tirunesh Dibaba tonight became the first woman in Olympic history to win the distance double when she exploded at the bell for 5000-meter victory. Meseret Defar fought hard to take the bronze medal, finishing in pain after being clipped from behind during the race.
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August 18, 2008
 BEIJING, China - Just four years after picking up a pole for the first time, Jenn Stuczynski is an Olympic silver medalist. "It's beyond words," she said afterward. Among the 91,000 fans in the Bird's Nest to watch the competition were her parents, Mark and Sue (left), and her coach's sister-in-law, Hemine.
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August 19, 2008
 BEIJING, China - Running the race of his life, Nick Willis held off a last-second surge by two-time European Champion Mehdi Baala tonight in the Bird's Nest to earn a bronze medal at 1500 meters. It is New Zealand's first Olympic medal since John Walker won 1500-meter gold in 1976.
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