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German Team Heads for Olympic Medals

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Emeli Dean asked:


The German Olympic Sports Union (DOSB) nominated a total of 436 athletes to 29nos the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This included a Ofa total 194 women and 242 men will be joined around 317 near minder. Germany is already the 22nd appearance in the Summer Olympic Games, which represent 26 of the 28 sports and expect much success. Sports teams baseball with soft ball and baseball could not qualify. In the last Summer Olympic Games in 2004 in Athens the German team finished the event in sixth place. The back then Germany reached a total of 49 medals of which 14 were gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze medals. The German Olympic team in 2004 included a total of 453 athletes, 17 more than this team? s of? of the year. The director general of the union of Olympic sports Michael Vesper said before the games? of? â send a powerful team to Beijing. We try to repeat our sixth place in Athens and the hope of halting the downward trend? Olympic? last events.â at the end of the 14th day of competition the German team 2008 stays at the fifth position with a total of 36 medals behind the Chinese nation, the U.S., Britain and Russia. Of Germany won 36 medals, 14 medals, 9 silver and 13 bronze gold. The gold medals were achieved in the following sports: Canoeing, kajak, Equestrian, fencing, swimming, triathlon, weightlifting and Modern Pentathlon. The winners were halterófilo more emotional weight of 25 years Matthias Steiner who dedicated his victory to his deceased wife Susan and 22 years old Lena Schaan ¶ neborn who won the first medal in the German Modern Pentathlon in 72 years. Â Steiner also won the first gold medal in his German class after many years. The last was made in 1992 by Ronny Weller. In the sport of weightlifting at a stretch challenge by moving to the athletes to lift up a barbell snatching or cleaning y. The native-born Viennese Steiner could not reach 207 pounds by the Rapture and therefore lowering the rear. In his last attempt - and - after he lifted clean pull eight kilos more than his own record and then reached a total of 461 kilos. He surpassed that total with his Russian competitor Ewgeni Tschihischew reaching second place just a kilo less than the strongest man in the world. Matthias Steiner lifted a picture of Susan in the victory ceremony and said the? of? of this gold medal is for my dead wife. I hope and think that it make? Lena's neborn Schaan ¶? of this.â currently ranks fifth in the world and amazingly won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon sport. Her? t? Cree's just couldn his victory and sated after the ceremony:? of? â'm so overwhelmed and happy person in this world. The victory ceremony was a emotional roller coaster for me,? t? I didnâ the river or if you know? t? of the Lena didnâ? of? cry.â to have a good start when she threw only 177 out of 200 rings in the first discipline and ended up in the twentieth place. But in the second discipline is that it could take off the lead with a record? s of? World of the victories of 28:7. And in the three following disciplines swimming, riding and running it was not given his address. Lena now looks to win their sport more recognition after his victory. The silver medalists were made in the following sports: synchronized jump, wrestling, shooting, rowing, cycle, gym, table tennis, canoeing and Equestrian. The bronze medals were achieved in the following sports: Jumping, Shooting, Rowing, cycle, sailing, gymnastics, Equestrian, swimming, football, athletics and kajak synchronized.

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