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Rice wins women's 400m individual medley Olympic gold
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-10 11:04
BEIJING -- Stephanie Rice of Australia broke the world record to win the women's 400m individual medley gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Australia's Stephanie Rice celebrates after winning the women's 400m individual medley swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 10, 2008 in Beijing. Stephanie Rice of Australia broke the world record in the women's 400 metres individual medley in a time of four minutes 29.45 seconds at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday. [Agencies]
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Rice clocked in the winning time of 4:29.45, which beat the previous record of 4:31.12 set up by American Katie Hoff on July 29, 2008.
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe finished second in 4:29.89, also within the previous world mark, and Hoff was placed third in 4:31.71.