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16: Final Results: Beijing 2008 Italy Wins 28 Medals for NINTH Place
From My Last Report of : Day 14: Beijing 2008: Italy's Alex Schwarzer Gold in 50km Marathon Walk -Total 22 Medals and Still 10th. Italian Medal Count: Seven (7) GOLD; Seven (7) SILVER; Eight (8) BRONZE equals a TOTAL of TWENTY TWO (22) On Day 15: ONE (1) SILVER; Taekwondo 80 kg; Mauro Sammiento and TWO (2) BRONZE ; Canoe/Kayak, Men's K-2, 1000 , and N?A for a Total of TWENTY FIVE (25) On Day 16: FINAL DAY: ONE (1) GOLD; Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Roberto Cammarelle; ONE (1) BRONZE; Boxing Men's Heavyweight (91kg); Clemente Russo; ONE (1) BRONZE, Boxing Men's Boxing Flyweight (51 kg) Vincenzio Picardi with a Total of EIGHT (8) GOLDS, TEN (10) SILVERS, TEN (10) BRONZE; for a GRAND TOTAL OF TWENTY EIGHT (28) Medals, This would place Italy in NINTH Place in Total Medals, or even if the Ranking was determined by Number of Golds. In the 50km Marathon Walk - - Italy's Alex Schwarzer broke a three-man leader group after the 40 km mark to claim victory in 3 hours 37 minutes 9 seconds, taking place in merciless sunshine after Thursday's heavy rain. Italian Medal Count: Seven (7) GOLD; Seven (7) SILVER; Eight (6) BRONZE equals a TOTAL of TWENTY TWO (22) Taurasi's parents are Mario and Liliana Her father was born in Italy and raised in Argentina, also native land of her mother Liliana. Her parents moved to the US before she was born. Alessandra Sensini of Italy received the Silver in the Women's Sailing RS-X Windsurfer and Elisa Rigaudo collected Bronze in the 20km walk. Italys current Medal Count is SIX (6) Gold, SEVEN (7) Silver, and EIGHT (8) Bronze for a Total of 21. No medals for Italy on Day 12, but still remain in 10th place. Italy is through to the Men's Volleyball Semi-Finals, with the possibility of a medal, and are likely to face Olympic champions Brazil in the semi-finals. Results as of close of Tuesday (China Time) August 19 - Day 11 of Olympics Beijing 2008 Competition. Show Italy with SIX (6) Gold; SIX (6) Silver ; SEVEN (7) Bronze; for a Total of NINETEEN (19) Medals Since my Last Report on August 15, 2008, Italy has added Two (2) Silvers and Three (3) Bronzes to the Six (6) Golds, Four (4) Silvers Three (3) Bronze for a TOTAL of Thirteen (13) previously reported for a NEW TOTAL of EIGHTEEN (18) Medals Outrageous. Five Egregious Referee calls against Italy that were later seen by Replay to have been incorrect. Could it be attributed to an Argentine referee calling an Italy game when Italy might play Argentina next if they beat Belgium? In the Olympics the Soccer teams are composed of those from the Under 21 League. Andrea Minguzzi won the Gold Medal in Men's Greco-Roman 84-kilogram Finals, and Chiara Cainero won Gold in the Women's Skeet Shooting. In the Beijing 2008 Olympics so far the Italians have a total of Six (6) Golds, Four (4) Silvers, Three (3) Bronze for a TOTAL of Thirteen (13) in Seventh place tied with Germany. Italy's Federica Pellegrini won Italy's Fourth Gold, with Italy garnering the seventh highest number of Medals at 11. Oh yes, there seems to be a lot of chatter at Beijing 2008 about a guy named Michael Phelps. Anybody heard? Because of the large time difference, and the ongoing events, at different levels toward the Finals it is difficult to be accurate in Medal count. But as of this Report Italy now has three gold medals, the same as the United States, as well as three silver and two bronze, for a Total of EIGHT Medals. Despite the absence of two key players Antonella Del Core and Taismary Aguero, the Italians overcame their tall, mighty rival, who was the Athens silver medalist. 21-year-old Giuseppe Rossi, was born and lived in New Jersey to Italian parents who immigrated to the US. At the age of 12, he moved from the US to Italy, where he developed his skills in the youth ranks at Parma before signing with Manchester United when he was 17, thereafter loaned to Newcastle and then back to Parma, and in 2007, he signed a six-year contract with Villarreal. |
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