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Korean Men Take Archery Gold

by Sandy Mitchell on August 11th, 2008

Following in the footsteps of the South Korean women, who took the team Gold in archery on Sunday, the South Korean men won the team Gold on Monday. Team members, Im Dong-hyun, Lee Chang-hwan, and Park Kyung-mo beat the Italian team by just two points, earning the Koreans their third consecutive archery Gold medal.

The Chinese, seeded 12th in the competition, earned the Bronze Medal, China’s first ever medal in archery.

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