Professional golf

Topeka Capital-Journal, The, Aug 16, 2008

Calendar

Professional

BASEBALL

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

FOOTBALL EXHIBITION

Arizona at Kansas City, 7 p.m.

Olympics

Results

Most Gold Medals

Career

13 -- Michael Phelps, United States, swimming (2004-6; 2008-7)

9 -- Paavo Nurmi, Finland, track and field (1920-3; 1924-4; 1928- 2)

9 -- Larysa Latynina, Soviet Union, gymnastics (1956-4; 1960-3; 1964-2)

9 -- Mark Spitz, United States, swimming (1968-2; 1972-7)

9 -- Carl Lewis, United States, track and field (1984-4; 1988-2; 1992-2; 1996-1)

Single Games

7 -- Michael Phelps, United States, swimming, 2008

7 -- Mark Spitz, United States, swimming, 1972

6 -- Kristin Otto, East Germany, swimmimg, 1988

6 -- Vitaly Scherbo, United Team, gymanstics, 1992

BADMINTON

Men

Singles

Semifinals

Chong Wei Lee, Malaysia, def. Lee Hyunil, South Korea, 21-18, 13- 21, 21-13.

Lin Dan, China, def. Chen Jin, China, 21-12, 21-18.

Doubles

Semifinals

Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia, def. Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark, 21-19, 21-17.

Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, China, def. Lee Jaejin and Hwang Jiman, South Korea, 22-20, 21-8.

Women

Singles

Semifinals

Zhang Ning, China, def. Maria Kristin Yulianti, Indonesia, 21- 15, 21-15.

Xie Xingfang, China, def. Lu Lan, China, 7-21, 21-10, 21-12.

Doubles

Bronze Medal

Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen, China, def. Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, Japan, 21-17, 21-10.

Gold Medal

Du Jing and Yu Yang, China, def. Lee Hyojung and Lee Kyungwon, South Korea, 21-15, 21-13.

CANOE-KAYAK

Men's C-2

Final Ranking

1. Slovakia (Pavol Hochschorner; Peter Hochschorner), 190.82.

2. Czech Republic (Jaroslav Volf; Ondrej Stepanek), 192.89, +2.07.

3. Russia (Mikhail Kuznetsov; Dmitry Larionov), 197.37, +6.55.

4. France (Cedric Forgit; Martin Braud), 198.19, +7.37.

5. Italy (Andrea Benetti; Erik Masoero), 204.12, +13.30.

6. Germany (Felix Michel; Sebastian Piersig), 204.43, +13.61.

Women's K-1

Final Ranking

1. Elena Kaliska, Slovakia, 192.64.

2. Jacqueline Lawrence, Australia, 206.94, +14.30.

3. Violetta Oblinger Peters, Austria, 214.77, +22.13.

4. Yuriko Takeshita, Japan, 219.30, +26.66.

5. Agnieszka Stanuch, Poland, 221.08, +28.44.

6. Ariane Herde, Netherlands, 231.99, +39.35.

7. Emilie Fer, France, 251.96, +59.32.

8. Heather Corrie, Charlotte, N.C., 270.88, +78.24.

CYCLING

Men's Team Sprint

Bronze Medal Race

Germany (Rene Enders; Maximilian Levy; Stefan Nimke), 44.014, def. Australia (Ryan Bayley; Daniel Ellis; Mark French), 44.022.

Gold Medal Race

Britain (Chris Hoy; Jason Kenny; Jamie Staff), 43.128, def. France (Gregory Bauge; Kevin Sireau; Arnaud Tournant), 43.651.

FENCING

Men

Team Epee

Semifinals

France (Ulrich Robeiri 1-1; Fabrice Jeannet 1-2; Jerome Jeannet 3- 0), def. Italy (Alfredo Rota 1-2; Diego Confalonieri 1-1; Matteo Tagliariol 1-2), 45-39.

Poland (Adam Wiercioch 2-1; Tomasz Motyka 1-1; Radoslaw Zawrotniak 2-0), def. China (Yin Lianchi 2-1; Li Guojie 0-3; Wang Lei 0-1), 45-44.

Bronze Medal

Italy (Alfredo Rota 2-1; Matteo Tagliariol 2-0; Diego Confalonieri 1-2), def. China (Li Guojie 0-3; Yin Lianchi 1-2; Dong Guotao 2-1), 45-35.

Gold Medal

France (Ulrich Robeiri 2-1; Fabrice Jeannet 3-0; Jerome Jeannet 2- 1), def. Poland (Robert Andrzejuk 1-2; Radoslaw Zawrotniak 1-2; Tomasz Motyka 0-3), 45-29.

GYMNASTICS

Women's Individual All-Round

Final Ranking

1. Nastia Liukin, Parker, Texas, 63.325.

2. Shawn Johnson, West Des Moines, Iowa, 62.725.

3. Yang Yilin, China, 62.650.

4. Ksenia Semenova, Russia, 61.925.

5. Steliana Nistor, Romania, 61.050.

6. Jiang Yuyuan, China, 60.900.

7. Anna Pavlova, Russia, 60.825.

8. Sandra Izbasa, Romania, 60.750.

JUDO

Men

Over 100kg

Repechage Semifinals

Mohammad Reza Rodaki, Iran, def. Tamerlan Tmenov, Russia, Ippon, Kuchiki-taoshi, 03:16.

Teddy Riner, France, def. Joao Schlittler, Brazil, Ippon, Harai- makikomi, 01:02.

Semifinals

Satoshi Ishii, Japan, def. Lasha Gujejiani, Georgia, Ippon, Kami- shiho-gatame, 04:59.

Abdullo Tangriev, Uzbekistan, def. Oscar Brayson, Cuba, Ippon, Yoko-shiho-gatame, 05:00.

Bronze Medal Final 1

Oscar Brayson, Cuba, def. Mohammad Reza Rodaki, Iran, Waza-ari awasete Ippon, 01:39.

Bronze Medal Final 2

Teddy Riner, France, def. Lasha Gujejiani, Georgia, Ippon, Kesa- gatame, 03:59.

Gold Medal Final

Satoshi Ishii, Japan, def. Abdullo Tangriev, Uzbekistan, Time expired.

Women's

Over 78kg

Repechage Semifinals

Kim Nayoung, South Korea, def. Samah Ramadan, Egypt, Waza-ari awasete Ippon, 03:30.

Tserenkhand Dorjgotov, Mongolia, def. Anne-Sophie Mondiere, France, Ippon, Tsuri-goshi, 01:04.

Semifinals

Tong Wen, China, def. Idalys Ortiz, Cuba, Yuko.

Maki Tsukada, Japan, def. Lucija Polavder, Slovenia, Ippon, Yoko- shiho-gatame, 03:04.

Bronze Medal Final 1

Lucija Polavder, Slovenia, def. Kim Nayoung, South Korea, Time expired.

Bronze Medal Final 2

Idalys Ortiz, Cuba, def. Tserenkhand Dorjgotov, Mongolia, Ippon, O-goshi, 01:18.

Gold Medal Final

Tong Wen, China, def. Maki Tsukada, Japan, Ippon, Ippon-seoi- nage, 04:52.

SHOOTING

Men's 50-meter free rifle prone

Final

1. Artur Ayvazian, Ukraine (599, 103.7), 702.7.

2. Matt Emmons, Browns Mills, N.J. (597, 104.7), 701.7.

3. Warren Potent, Australia (595, 105.5), 700.5.

4. Vebjoern Berg, Norway (596, 103.1), 699.1.