Catch Is Worth Her Weight in Gold
USA's Tamika Catchings (10) reacts with fans as Diana Taurasi, left rear, wears a basketball goal on her back after she and her teammates returned to the Olympic Indoor Hall to watch the American men play Lithuania during the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004. The USA women beat Australia 74-63 to claim the gold. The basketball goal is worn by entertainers who encourage fans in the stands to try and make a goal during timeouts. At right is Suzanne Bird.
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August 28, 2004
August 22, 2004
Humphrey, Kupets Win Medals in Uneven Bars
ATHENS, Greece - Americans Terin Humphrey and Courtney Kupets took the silver and bronze medals on uneven bars Sunday, giving the United States its sixth and seventh gymnastics medals of the Athens Olympics.
Emilie Lepennec of France won the gold. Svetlana Khorkina of Russia, a two-time Olympic champion in the event, fell off during her routine and finished last of the eight competitors.
Humphrey and Kupets joined Annia Hatch, who won silver on the vault, as medalists in Sunday's event finals. The Americans also won silver medals in both team competitions and golds in both all-arounds.
The seven medals are the most for the United States in a nonboycotted Olympics since 1932. In the boycotted 1984 Games, the Americans won 16.
ATHENS, Greece - Americans Terin Humphrey and Courtney Kupets took the silver and bronze medals on uneven bars Sunday, giving the United States its sixth and seventh gymnastics medals of the Athens Olympics.
Emilie Lepennec of France won the gold. Svetlana Khorkina of Russia, a two-time Olympic champion in the event, fell off during her routine and finished last of the eight competitors.
Humphrey and Kupets joined Annia Hatch, who won silver on the vault, as medalists in Sunday's event finals. The Americans also won silver medals in both team competitions and golds in both all-arounds.
The seven medals are the most for the United States in a nonboycotted Olympics since 1932. In the boycotted 1984 Games, the Americans won 16.
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