clannhoran Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 U.S. rowers win gold, silver August 22, 2004BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The American men's elite eight crew ended a four-decade drought in rowing gold medals on Sunday, pulling out to a big lead and fending off a late charge by the Netherlands.After the men's win, coxswain Pete Cipollone turned to face the grandstands and splashed water with both hands, celebrating a clutch performance. The Americans had set themselves up as the team to beat by setting a world record in their initial heat a week ago.They edged Canada in the preliminary, forcing their highly regarded rival to enter the finals through a repechage-- or second-chance race. Canada won that, but seemed to have nothing left in the final, struggling to fifth.Without the strong tail wind of last week, the U.S. men weren't close to their world-record time of 5 minutes, 19.85 seconds, but had little trouble with the rest of the field. They got off the line quick and turned a half-second lead at 500 meters into a commanding 3.26 at 1,000.From there, it was only a matter of staying strong enough to keep the lead. The Netherlands closed the gap by nearly 2 seconds over the next 1,000 meters but the U.S. never appeared threatened, finishing in 5:42.48.The Netherlands held on for the silver. Australia got the bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 congradulations. the americans deserve it. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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