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US men get bronze

Posted by Greg Lee, Globe Staff August 12, 2008 01:35 AM

BEIJING -- The United States men's gymnastics team won the bronze medal in the team final held Tuesday at the National Indoor Stadium. Host China turned in a commanding performance, placing first in five of the six apparatus to score a 286.125, well ahead of Japan, which took the silver with a 278.875. The USA placed third with a 275.850, 1.25 ahead of Germany's 274.600.

The U.S. team is comprised of Alexander Artemev (Denver, Colo.), Raj Bhavsar (Houston, Texas), Joseph Hagerty (Rio Rancho, N.M.), Jonathan Horton (Houston, Texas), Justin Spring (Burke, Va.) and Kevin Tan (Fremont, Calif.).

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