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Tosta gets silver

Posted by Greg Lee, Globe Staff August 20, 2008 11:15 AM

Sheena Tosta (Chula Vista, Calif.) won the silver medal in the women's 400m hurdles, run Wednesday evening at the National Stadium. Her time of 53.70 was 1.06 behind Jamaica's Melaine Walker, who won in a world-record time of 52.64 seconds. Tasha Danvers of Great Britain won the bronze medal with a 53.84. Tiffany Ross-Williams (Orlando, Fla.) finished eighth with a 57.55 effort.

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