From: gaojeng@durras.anu.edu.au (J. Gao)
Subject: CND Olympics Special 30-7-92 THU
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Date: 30 Jul 92 05:53:45 GMT

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                  Special Issue on 1992 Summer Olympics (III)

                         Thursday, July 30, 1992

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1. July 29: China Won Gold and Two Silvers .............................. 20
2. Chinese Men's Basketball Team Lost to Unified Team: 84 - 100 ......... 32
3. Unified Team Dominates Men's Gymnastics Team Competition ............. 54
4. Medal Standings as of End of July 29 ................................. 33
5. Results of Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, and Table Tennis Games .. 49
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1. July 29: China Won Gold and Two Silvers .............................. 20
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From: Huijie, Charlie Li, Jian Liu and Charles Mok
Source: Compiled from news services

In the WOMEN'S 100 METER BUTTERFLY COMPETITION, China's Qian Hong (58.62
sec.) edged out American Christine Ahman-Leighton (58.74 sec.) to win the
gold medal.  France's Catherine Plewinski was third at 59.01. Qian swam
her best time ever, and set an Olympic record, in beating Ahmann-Leighton,
the world's top-ranked 100-meter butterflyer. Ahmann-Leighton led at the
turn, but was overtaken in the final 50.

The Chinese team (580.375 points) lost to the Unified team (585.450 points)
to settle for a silver medal in the MEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM COMPITITION. Japan
won the bronze medal with 577.375 points. The Unified team showed a
technical dominance rarely seen to win the gold medal, despite the Chinese
team's strong performance in the pommel horse.

Tan Liangde (645.570 points) won his third consecutive silver medal in MEN'S
3 METER SPRINGBOARD DIVING, losing out to American Mark Lenzi (676.530
points). Lenzi, a former star wrestler in high school, turned to diving
after watching former American star Greg Louganis perform. He now succeeds
Louganis as a gold medalist. Dmitri Saoutine of the Unified Team (627.780)
was the bronze medalist.

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2. Chinese Men's Basketball Team Lost to Unified Team: 84 - 100 ......... 32
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From:  A CND Reader
Source: UPI, July 29, 1992

BADALONA, Spain (UPI) -- Sergei Bazarevitch led five players in double
figures with 18 points and the Unified team shot 67 percent from the floor
in the first half Wednesday en route to a 100-84 victory over China.

The Unified Team, 3-0 in Pool B, overcame a sluggish start before pulling
away from the Chinese, who hung tough in the second half and thrilled the
Palau d'Esports crowd with a late run.

Goundars Vetra added 17 points, Victor Berezhnoi and Alexander Volkov 14
each and Igor Miglinieks 10 for the Unified Team, which will meet Lithuania
on Friday in a matchup of former teammates from the Soviet Union national
team.

Jun Sun led China, 0-3, with the 22 points and Qinglong Wu added 19.

China took advantage of some early turnovers by the Unified Team to grab a
10-2 lead in the opening minutes.

However, the Unified Team quickly recovered and regained the lead at 20-19
on a dunk by Berezhnoi.

China kept it close for most of the first half before Bazarevitch hit a pair
of free throws to ignite a 15-5 run, giving the Unified Team a 55-39 lead at
intermission.

The Unified Team upped its defensive pressure in the second half, forcing
China into turnovers for easy baskets.

The Unified Team led 94-64 with just over four minutes left when China
ripped off 12 straight points, including an impressive reverse dunk
underneath by Jian Ma that brought the crowd to its feet.

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3. Unified Team Dominates Men's Gymnastics Team Competition ............. 54
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From:  A CND Reader
Source: UPI, July 29, 1992

BARCELONA, Spain (UPI) -- Showing the kind of technical dominance rarely
seen in gymnastics, the Unified Team turned the men's team competition into
a runaway Wednesday night to win the gold medal by a margin of 5.075 points.

The team of gymnasts from the former Soviet republics scored three of the
four highest individual marks of the competition, compiling a team total of
585.450 points.

China, despite a strong performance in the pommel horse, couldn't keep up
with the high scores posted by the Unified Team and took the silver medal
with 580.375 points. Japan earned the bronze medal with 577.375 points.

The Unified Team dominated so thoroughly that its margin of victory was the
fourth-best in Olympic history. The Soviet Union won the 1980 gold medal by
8.45 points, but that competition was marred by the absence of powerful
Japan as part of the U.S.-led boycott of the Moscow Games.

In addition, Japan won the 1972 team title by 7.20 points over the Soviets
at Munich. In 1952, the Soviet Union beat Switzerland by 6.90 points.

Wednesday night's gold medal was the third for the Soviet-trained men's team
in the last four years. It has won the gold or silver medal in the team
competition every time since 1952, with one exception -- the country's 1984
boycott of the Los Angeles Games.

The Unified Team entered the optional round with a lead of 2.625 points over
China, meaning only a freak spate of injuries or underachievement of immense
proportions would keep it from the gold medal.

Neither happened. The Unified Team members kept piling up high marks,
spurred on by the competition within the squad for the all-around final.

Unified Team members occupied the top four individual spots after
compulsories, but no squad can send more than three representatives to the
all-around competition.

Vitali Chtcherbo, who led the individual scoring after the compulsories,
kept his position by posting a combined total of 117.875 points of a
possible 120.000.

Teammate Valeri Belenki was second with 117.500 points and Grigori
Misioutine, the defending world champion, finished third at 116.975.

Unified Team members also held down two of the top three positions in five
of the six disciplines -- and sometimes a lot more.

Of the top seven combined marks in the floor exercise, five belonged to the
Unified Team. In addition, team members owned the four best scores in the
parallel bars.

Germany finished fourth in the team competition while Italy, which trailed
the United States by four-tenths of a point after the compulsories, made up
the difference to edge into fifth by a margin of .025.

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4. Medal Standings as of End of July 29 ................................. 33
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From: Charlie Li
Source: AP, July 29, 1992

COUNTRY                GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE    TOTAL

Unified Team            15       7        4       26
United States            7       6        8       21
China                    6       9        2       17
Hungary                  5       4        1       10
Germany                  2       2        6       10
France                   0       3        6        9
Italy                    0       3        4        7
Australia                1       2        3        6
Japan                    1       2        3        6
Sweden                   0       3        3        6
South Korea              4       0        1        5
Poland                   3       2        0        5
Cuba                     2       1        1        4
Bulgaria                 1       3        0        4
Britain                  1       1        2        4
Romania                  0       1        3        4
Netherlands              0       0        3        3
Spain                    2       0        0        2
Norway                   1       1        0        2
Independent Team         0       0        2        2
(Yugoslavia)
Turkey                   1       0        0        1
Brazil                   0       1        0        1
Peru                     0       1        0        1
Belgium                  0       0        1        1
Canada                   0       0        1        1
Finland                  0       0        1        1
Mongolia                 0       0        1        1
New Zealand              0       0        1        1
Surinam                  0       0        1        1

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5. Results of Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, and Table Tennis Games .. 49
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From: Huijie
Source: DJ, July 29, 1992

			Basketball Scores, Standings

           GROUP A                            GROUP B
                     W     L	                        W     L
UNITED STATES        2     0	   UNIFIED TEAM         3     0
GERMANY              2     0	   LITHUANIA            2     0
CROATIA              1     1	   AUSTRALIA            2     1
SPAIN                1     1	   PUERTO RICO          1     1
BRAZIL               1     2	   CHINA                0     3
ANGOLA               0     3	   VENEZUELA            0     3

			     WEDNESDAY, JULY 28
			    (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
           (GROUP A)                          (GROUP B)
BRAZIL 76, ANGOLA 66		   AUSTRALIA 78, VENEZUELA 71
U.S. VS. GERMANY, 2:30 P.M.        UNIFIED TEAM 100, CHINA 84
CROATIA VS. SPAIN, 4:30 P.M.	   LITHUANIA VS. PUERTO RICO, 10:30A.M.
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In their VOLLEYBALL debut at the 25th Olympics, the U.S. women lost to Japan
13-15, 15-11, 15-12, 8-15, 15-13.  The Americans dropped big leads in two of
the sets they lost, including the decisive fifth.

The United States led 6-0 before losing the third set and was up 9-5 in the
fifth. Several U.S. errors helped Japan regain the advantage. The Japanese
won on a spike by Motoko Obayashi.
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		    Baseball Scores, Standings, Schedule

                         W     L                            W     L
   CUBA                  3     0      DOMINICAN REPUBLIC    1     2
   U.S.                  3     0      PUERTO RICO           1     2
   JAPAN                 2     1      ITALY                 0     3
   TAIWAN                2     1      SPAIN                 0     3

        TUESDAY'S RESULTS                     WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
			                      (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
  U.S. 10, ITALY 0	               PUERTO RICO VS. ITALY, 9 A.M.
  CUBA 8, JAPAN 2	               DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS. JAPAN, 9 A.M.
  TAIWAN 10, PUERTO RICO 1             TAIWAN VS. SPAIN, 3 P.M.
  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 11, SPAIN 2       U.S. VS. CUBA, 3 P.M.
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In WOMEN'S TABLE TENNIS, China's Deng Yaping, Qiao Hong, and Chen Zihe
defeated easily their opponents in their 25th Olympics game openers, as did
Hong Kong's Tan Lui Chan and Po Wa Chai. Hong Kong's Suk Yuen Chan lost to
France's Xiao Ming Wang

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