Sunday, August 22, 2004
Volpenhein strikes gold
Men's 8 rows past Netherlands
By Paul Daugherty
Enquirer staff writer
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Members of the U.S. Men's Eight boat throw their coxswain in the water after they won the gold medal Sunday.
(AP photo)
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ATHENS - Cincinnati's Bryan Volpenhein became the first local Olympian to win a gold medal.The U.S. Men's Eight rowing team took the gold Sunday, edging the Netherlands by slightly more than a second over the 2,000-meter course.
Volpenhein, a Kings High and Ohio State grad, was competing in his second Olympics.
The winning time was 5:42.48.
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