Hoy: Hat-trick hero
Chris Hoy joined the ranks of the British Olympic heroes, but where exactly does he rank amongst the best of the bunch? < Back to Story
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Sunday August 24
0030 Athletics - Men's marathon
0630 Boxing - Six finals
0730 Basketball - Men's final
1330 Closing ceremony
All times BST
| G | S | B | Tot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHN | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 2 | USA | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 3 | RUS | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | GBR | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | GER | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | AUS | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
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Comments
Mick Waterman says...
Proof enough now that further huge investment into Sports Foundations and Team GB from lottery and central govt funding will produce the greatest athletes in the World... why waste more funding on losers/druggies etc... make them take up sport and improve everyone's lives in the process.
Posted 14:27 19th August 2008
John Hamilton says...
Amazing what a performance well done Hoy and the whole team, good show.
Posted 14:14 19th August 2008
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