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FIVB World League Final Round: First gold medal ever for USA. Brazil off the podium after 10 years
28.07.08 - 01:15 ... source : FIVB
... FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President Mr. Jizhong Wei awarding team USA, 2008 World League champion Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 27, 2008 – For the first time ever in the FIVB World League history, the USA jumped on the highest step of the podium. The Americans are the sixth team in the 19 years of World League to win the competition, after the Italian and Brazilian domination. Serbia conquered the silver medal after losing the final 3-1. Russia gained the bronze, thanks to their 3-1 victory against Brazil. The host country of the Final Round didn’t manage to access the podium, after 7 gold medals, two silver and 4 bronze. The FIVB's flagship annual Men's competition closed this year assigning more than USD 20 million in Prize Money. Awarded by the FIVB 1st Executive Vice-President, Mr. Jizhong Wei, and Mr. Carlos Nuzman, Brazilian NOC President, the USA Captain Thomas Hoff ...» Next (HTML)
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