AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2008
Ath: Russian Kaniskina wins women's walk
BEIJING, Aug 21 AAP - Russian walker Olga Kaniskina added the Olympic gold 20km medal
to her world championships title today.
Kaniskina won the event held in teeming rain in a time of one hour 26 minutes and 31 seconds.
Kjersti Tysse Platzer of Norway was second (1:27:07) and Elisa Rigaudo of Italy (1:27:12)
was third.
Athens bronze medallist Jane Saville was the leading Australian, finishing 20th in 1:31:17.
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KEYWORD: OLY08 ATH WALK LEAD
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