Wait 'til 2012: Another medal shutout for US
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BEIJING (AP) Wait 'til 2012.
The U.S. divers could only point to the future after a second straight medals shutout, their subtle signs of progress thoroughly overshadowed at an Olympics dominated by the home team.
China won a record seven gold medals in Beijing, missing out on a sweep in the final event and showing no signs of loosening its grip on a sport once ruled by the Americans.
Summer Games News
- Thursday, November 26, 2009 -
OLYMPICS_DOLY_DIV Headlines
- Wait 'til 2012: Another medal shutout for US
- Aussie diver prevents Chinese from golden sweep
- China poised to complete golden diving sweep
- China in position to complete diving sweep
- Wilkinson's career ends with a thud but no regrets
- Chen Ruolin makes China 7-for-7 in diving golds
- China's Chen leads women's platform semifinals
- Chen and Wang lead 10-meter platform prelims
- China continues golden roll at Olympic pool
- China's He Chong leads men's 3-meter diving semis
| Medal Count | ||||
| Diving | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
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