Wade Scuba » may-treanor http://www.wadescuba.com Scuba diving, me , life in general Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:37:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Americans Win Second Consecutive Beach Volleyball Gold http://www.wadescuba.com/2008/08/americans-win-second-consecutive-beach-volleyball-gold/ http://www.wadescuba.com/2008/08/americans-win-second-consecutive-beach-volleyball-gold/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:18:05 +0000 admin http://www.wadescuba.com/?p=111 Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won their second straight gold medal in women’s beach volleyball Thursday, a 21-18, 21-18 victory over the Chinese duo of Tian Jia and Wang Jie. The contest was every bit as close as the final score indicated. The biggest lead by either team was three points.

May-Treanor and Walsh were not the top seed in the tournament. That honor belonged, instead, to Tian and Wang, who have helped establish a sport that is in its nascent stages of development in China.

May-Treanor and Walsh have 69 straight international victories, 108 consecutive wins overall. Their most recent loss came last fall in Boston, and they did not lose a set during their seven-match romp through the Olympic tournament.

In the medal ceremony afterward, Wang and Tian congratulated their countrywomen, Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, who beat the Brazilians for bronze. The host country had two medals in beach volleyball, their first ever in the sport.

Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times

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