US wins gold medal in men's volleyball
BEIJING (AP) When it was all over, Hugh McCutcheon didn't have to tell his wife that his U.S. men's volleyball team had beaten the odds - and overcome tragedy - to win the Olympic gold medal.
"She said it first," the coach recalled. "She said, 'You won, you won, you won!' Nothing else to say there, just listening to each other smile on the phone."
The men's team claimed the gold with a 3-1 victory over defending champion Brazil on Sunday. The victory capped a stunning run by the U.S. team over the two weeks after Elisabeth McCutcheon's father was stabbed to death in Beijing.
OLYMPICS_DOLY_VBL Headlines
- US women, defending champs, advance to beach semis
- US wins gold medal in men's volleyball
- Russia wins Olympic bronze in volleyball
- US women end eventful Olympics with no regrets
- Brazil defeats US 3-1 for volleyball gold
- China wins Olympic volleyball bronze medal
- Brazil beats Italy to meet US in volleyball final
- US beats Russia to reach Olympic volleyball final
- US men's volleyball team reaches gold-medal match
- Americans Rogers, Dalhausser win beach gold
| Medal Count | ||||
| Volleyball | ||||
| 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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