Day 6

In women's swimming, in the 100 freestyle, Jessica Hardy and Missy Franklin of the USA qualified for the semifinals. Both Advanced to the finals. Missy Franklin finished 5th and Jessica Hardy 8th in the finals held on August 2.

In men's swimming, in the 200 backstroke, Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals.

In the women's 200 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Micah Lawrence, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals. Both advance to the finals.

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, both of the USA, qualified for the semifinals of the men's 200IM. Both advanced to the finals.

The USA advanced to the finals of the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal defeated Samoilovs/Sorokins of Latvia 21-10 and 21-16. Gibb/Rosenthal win pool D.

Danell Leyva of the USA wins bronze in the men's gymnastics all around. Kohei Uchimura of Japan wins gold and Marcel Nguyen of Germany wins silver.

In men's 3m springboard synchro diving, Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen of the USA win bronze. Luo Yutong/Qin Kai of China wins gold. Llya Zakarov/Evgeny Kuznetsov of Russia wins silver.

Kristin Armstrong of the USA wins gold in the women's cycling Individual time trials.
Judith Arndt of Germany wins silver and Olga Zabelinskaya of Russia wins bronze.

Nathan Adrian of the USA wins gold in the men's swimming 100 freestyle. James Magnussen of Australia wins silver and Brent Hayden of Canada wins the bronze.

The USA team of Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland and Allison Schmitt wins gold in the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay. Australia wins silver while France wins bronze.

The USA women's volleyball team beat China 3-0, 26-24, 25-16 and 31-29.

The USA women's basketball team beat Turkey 89-58.

The USA women's water polo team tied Spain 9-9.

In women's beach volleyball, The USA team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat Doris Schwaiger/Sephanie Schwaiger of Austria 17-21, 21-8 and 15-10. May-Treanor/Walsh-Jennings lost their first set ever in Olympic play.

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Medal Count after Day 6

China 17 gold 9 silver 4 bronze - 30 total
USA 12 gold 8 silver 9 bronze - 29 total
Japan 2 gold 4 silver 11 bronze - 17 total
France 5 gold 3 silver 5 bronze - 13 total
Germany 3 gold 8 silver 2 bronze - 13 total

Day 4

In women's swimming, Americans Missy Franklin and Allison Schmitt advance to the semifinals of the 200 freestyle. Both advance to the finals.

In the women's 200IM, Americans Ariana Kukors and Catlin Leverenz advance to the semifinals and finals.

In men's swimming, Americans Michael Phelps and Tyler Clary, both of the USA, advance to the semifinals and finals of the 200 butterfly.

In men's synchronized 10M platform diving, The USA's David Boudia and Nick McCrory win bronze. Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan of China win gold. Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez of Mexico win silver.

The USA women's volleyball team beat Brazil 3-1, 25-18, 25-17, 22-25 and 25-21.

The USA men's gymnastics team finished 5th in the team final with 269.952 points.
China wins gold with 275.997 points, Japan wins silver with 271.952 points and Great Britain wins bronze with 271.711 points.

Ryan Lochte of the USA finishes 4th in the men's 200 freestyle. Yannick Agnel of France wins gold, Park Taehwan of Korea wins silver and Sun Yang of China wins bronze.

Missy Franklin of the USA wins gold in the women's 100 backstroke. Emily Seebohm of Australia wins silver and Aya Terakawa of Japan wins bronze.

Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman of the USA win gold and silver respectively in the men's 100 backstroke. Ryosuke Irie of Japan wins bronze.

Rebecca Soni of the USA wins silver in the women's 100 breaststroke. Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania wins the gold and Satomi Suzuki of Japan wins bronze.

The USA women's water polo team beat Hungary 14-13.

In men's beach volleyball, the USA team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal lose to the Polish team of Fijalik/Pridel 17-21 and 18-21.

The USA women's basketball team defeated Angola 90-38.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings beat Slukova/Kolcova of CZE 21-14 and 21-19.

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Medal Count after Day 4

China 9 gold 5 silver 3 bronze - 17 total
USA 5 gold 7 silver 5 bronze - 17 total
Japan 1 gold 4 silver 6 bronze - 11 total
Italy 2 gold 4 silver 2 bronze - 8 total
France 3 gold 1 silver 3 bronze - 7 total

Day 3

The USA men's basketball team beat France 98-71. Kevin Durant had 22 points to lead Team USA.

USA men's volleyball team defeated Serbia 3-0, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-21.

In men's swimming, Americans Nick Thoman and Matt Grevers qualify for the semifinals in the 100 backstroke. Both qualify for the finals.

Allison Schmitt of the USA qualified for the women's swimming 400 free finals.

In men's swimming, in the 4 by 100 freestyle relay, the USA qualifies for the finals.

In women's synchro 3 meter diving, the USA team of Abby Johnston and Kelci Bryant win silver. Wu Minxia and He Zi of China win gold. Emilie Heymans and Jennifer Abel of Canada win bronze.

In women's gymnastics, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas of the USA qualified for the all around. Jordyn Wieber of the USA did not qualify.

In women's swimming, the USA's Dana Vollmer wins gold in the 100 butterfly final. Lu Ying of China wins silver. Alicia Coutts of Australia wins bronze.

In men's swimming, Ryan Lochte of the USA advanced to the finals of the 200 freestyle.

Brendan Hansen wins bronze for the USA in the men's 100 breaststroke final. Cameron Van Der Bergh of South Africa wins gold. Christian Sprenger of Australia wins silver.

Allison Schmitt of the USA wins silver in the women's 400 freestyle. Camille Muffat of France wins gold. Rebecca Adlington of Great Britian wins bronze.

In the women's 100 backstroke, Missy Franklin of the USA advances to the finals.

The USA men's 4 by 100 freestyle relay team of Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte win silver. France wins gold and Russia wins bronze.

In the women's 100 breaststroke, Rebecca Soni and Breeja Larson, both of the USA, advanced to the finals.

In women's beach volleyball, the USA team of Jennifer Kessy and April Ross defeated Gallay/Zonta of Agrentina 21-11 and 21-18.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Asahi/Shiratori of Japan 21-15 and 21-16.

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Medal Count after Day 3

China 6 gold 4 silver 2 bronze - 12 total
USA 3 gold 5 silver 3 bronze - 11 total
Italy 2 gold 3 silver 2 bronze - 7 total
S.Korea 2 gold 1 silver 2 bronze - 5 total
Japan 0 gold 2 silver 3 bronze - 5 total

2012 USA Olympic trials, Diving, Track and Field and Swimming

Three events are holding USA Olympic trials this week. Diving, Track and Field and Swimming.

David Boudia and Nick McCrory are going to London in the 10M platform synchro diving competition. Troy Dumais and Kristian Ipsen qualified in 3M synchro.

Women's Syncro 3M springboard diving Abby Johnston qualified along with her partner Kelci Bryant.
Women's Syncro Platform - Ashley Buchter/Natalie Kailbat

Men's 3M Springboard- Chris Collwill and Troy Dumais
Women's 3M Springboard - Cassidy Krug and Christina Loukas
Senior Men's Platform - David Boudia and Nick McCrory
Senior Women's Platform - Brittany Viola and Katherine Bell


In the Track and Field Olympic trials held at Heyward Field in Eugene, Oregon June 21- July 1, 2012
Several prominent USA athletes won't be going to London. Adam Nelson did not qualify in the men's shot put and 2008 gold medal Olympic champion decathlete Bryan Clay was disqualified for missing a hurdle but then had his points reinstated. He did not finish in the top 5. Mary Wineberg did not make the final in the womens 400. Jeremy Wariner did not qualify in the mens 400. Walter Dix and Doc Patten did not qualify in the mens 100. Maggie Vessey did not qualify in the womens 800. David Oliver finished 5th in the men's 110 hurdles and did not qualify. Bershawn "Batman" Jackson dived across the finish line in the men's 400 hurdles and did not qualify. Tiffany Williams finished 4th in the women's 400 hurdles and did not qualify. Jeneba Tarmoh concedes women's 100m to Allyson Felix instead of the proposed run off between the two. Tarmoh will be a part of the women's 4 X100 relay team. Anna Pierce finished 5th in the women's 1500M and will not qualify. Darvis Patton and Shawn Crawford finished 5th and 7th respectively in the men's 200M and do not qualify for London.
USA track athletes that qualified for London are:

Mens 10,000M - Galen Rupp, Matt Tegankamp and Dathan Ritzenhein.
Womens 10,000M - Amy Hastings, Lisa Uhl and Janet Bawcom
Womens 100M Hurdles- Lolo Jones, Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells
Womens 100M - Carmelita Jeter, Tianna Madison, Jeneba Tarmoh & Allyson Felix. Tarmoh and Felix tied for 3rd. Felix gets the third spot over Tarmoh because Tarmoh concedes.
Mens Decathlon- Ashton Eaton 9039 points(World Record) and Trey Hardee 8383 points. No other athlete qualified because they did not have the London A standard.
Men's Shot Put- Christian Cantwell, Reese Hoffa and Ryan Whiting
Men's 400M - Lashawn Merritt, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum
Women's 400M - Sanya Richards Ross, Dee Dee Trotter and Francena McCorory
Women's Discus- Stephanie Brown Trafton, Aretha Thurmond and G. Lewis Smallwood. Suzy Powell-Roos came in 3rd but did not have the London A standard so she did not qualify.
Men's 100M - Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey
Men's 800M - Nick Symmonds, Khadevis Robinson and Duane Solomon
Women's 800M - Alysia Montano, Geena Gall and Alice Schmidt
Men's Long Jump - Marquise Goodwin, William Claye and George Kitchens, JR
Women's Pole Vault- Jennifer Suhr, Becky Holliday and Lacy Janson
Women's Triple Jump - Amanda Smock
Sheena Gordon and Andrea Geubelle did not have the London A standard in the triple jump and will not qualify.
Men's High Jump - Jamie Nieto, Erik Kynard and Jesse Williams
Nick Ross finished 3rd in the high jump but did not qualify because he hid not have the London A standard.
Men's Javelin - Craig Kinsley, Sean Furey and Cyrus Hostetler
Sam Humphreys and Samuel Crouser who finished 1st and 2nd in the Javelin do not make the team because they did not have the London A standard.
Men's 3000M Steeplechase - Evan Jager, Donn Cabral and Kyle Alcorn
Men's Pole Vault - Brad Walker, Jeremy Scott and Derek Miles
Men's Discus - Lance Brooks, Jarred Rome and Jason Young
Women's 5000M - Julie Culley, Molly Huddle and Kim Conley
Men's 5000M - Galen Rupp, Bernard Lagat and Lopez Lomong
Women's Shot Put - Jillian Camarena Williams, Michelle Carter and Tia Brooks
Women's 3000M Steeplechase - Emma Coburn, Bridget Franek and Shalaya Kipp
Men's Triple Jump - Christian Taylor and Will Claye.
No one else in the triple jump achieved the London A standard
Women's Heptathlon - Hyleas Fountain, Sharon Day and Chantae McMillan
Men's 110M Hurdles - Aries Merritt, Jason Richardson and Jeff Porter
Women's High Jump - Chauntae Lowe, Brigetta Barrett and Amy Acuff
Women's 200M - Allyson Felix, Carmelita Jeter, and Sanya Richards Ross
Women's 400M Hurdles - Lashinda Demus, Georganne Moline and T'erea Brown
Men's 400M Hurdles - Michael Tinsley, Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement
Men's 1500M - Leo Manzano, Matthew Centrowitz and Andrew Wheating
Women's 1500M - Morgan Uceny, Shannon Rowbury and Jenny Simpson
Women's Long Jump - Brittney Reese, Chelsea Hayes and Janay Deloach
Women's Javelin - Brittany Borman, Kara Patterson and Rachel Yurkovich
Kimberly Hamilton finished 3rd in the javelin but did not have the London A standard and did not qualify
Men's 200M - Wallace Spearmon, JR, Maurice Mitchell and Isiah Young


Swimming at Omaha, Nebraska - June 25- July 2

Men's 400 IM - Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps
Women's 400 IM - Elizabeth Beisel and Caitlin Leverernz
Men's 400 Free - Peter Vanderkaay and Conor Dwyer
Women's 100 Butterfly - Dana Vollmer and Claire Donahue
Men's 100 Breaststroke - Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau
Women's 400 Freestyle - Allison Schmitt and Chloe Sutton
Women's 100 Breaststroke - Breeja Larson and Rebecca Soni
Jessica Hardy finished 3rd and did not qualify
Men's 100 Backstroke - Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman
Women's 100 Backstroke - Missy Franklin and Rachel Bootsma
Natalie Coughlin finished 3rd and did not qualify
Men's 200 Freestyle(4 qualifiers because of relays)
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Conor Dwyer
Women's 200 Freestyle - Allison Schmitt and Missy Franklin
Men's 200 Butterfly - Michael Phelps and Tyler Clary
Women's 200 IM - Caitlin Leverenz and Ariana Kukors
Men 200 Breaststroke - Scott Weltz and Clark Burckle
Women's 200 Butterfly - Cammile Adams and Kathleen Hersey
Men's 100 Freestyle - Nathan Adrian, Cullen Jones, Matt Grevers and Ricky Berens
Women's 200 Breaststroke - Rebecca Soni and Micah Lawrence
Amanda Beard finshed 5th and did not qualify
Men's 200 Backstroke - Ryan Lochte and Tyler Clary
Men's 200IM - Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte
Women's 100 Freestyle - Jessica Hardy, Missy Franklin, Allison Schmitt, Lia Neal, Amanda Weir and Natalie Coughlin
Women's 200 Backstroke - Missy Franklin and Elizabeth Beisel
Men's 100 Butterfly - Michael Phelps and Tyler McGill
Ryan Lochte finished 3rd
Women's 800 Freestyle - Kathleen Ledecky and Kate Ziegler
Men's 50 Freestyle - Cullen Jones and Anthony Ervin
Women's 50 Freestyle - Jessica Hardy and Kara Lynn Joyce
Dara Torres finished 4th and did not qualify
Men's 1500 Freestyle - Andrew Gemmel and Connor Jaeger
Women's 10K Open Water - Haley Anderson
Men's 10K Open Water - Alex Mayer
Women's 800 Free Relay - Dana Vollmer, Alyssa Anderson, Shannon Vreeland and Lauren Perdue
Men's 400 Free Relay - Jason Lezak and Jimmy Feigen
Men's 800 Free Relay - Matt Mclean and Darvis Tarwater

Day 16

In women's volleyball the USA lost to Brazil 3-1 and wins silver. China wins bronze.

In women's basketball, the USA wins gold in beating Australia 92-65.

In men's 10m platform diving, Americans David Boudia and Thomas Finchum finished 10th and 12th respectively.

In the men's marathon, Dathan Ritzenhein of the USA finished 9th while Ryan Hall finished 10th.

In track and field, in the men's 4 by 400m relay, Americans Angelo Taylor, Lashawn Merritt, David Neville and Jeremy Wariner win gold and set an Olympic record of 2m 55.39sec. Bahamas wins silver and Russia wins bronze.

In the women's 4 by 400m relay, Americans Mary Wineberg, Monique Henderson, Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards win gold. Russia wins silver and Jamaica wins bronze.

In the women's 1500m final, American Shannon Rowbury finished 7th.

In the men's 5000m final, American Bernard Lagat finished 9th.

In the women's high jump, American Shaunte Howard finished 6th.

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Medal Count after Day 16

1. USA 34 gold, 37 silver, 36 bronze 107 total
2. China 49 gold, 19 silver, 28 bronze 96 total
3. Russia 21 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze 70 total
4. Great Britain 19 gold, 13 silver, 15 bronze 47 total
5. Australia 14 gold, 15 silver, 17 bronze 46 total

Day 14

In late night, the USA women's volleyball team beat Cuba 3-0 to advance to the gold medal match.

Today in women's water polo, the Netherlands beat the USA 9-8 to win gold. The USA wins silver.

In the women's 10m platform diving final, Laura Wilkinson finished 9th.

In track and field, in the men's 800m, Nick Symmonds of the USA advanced to the semifinals. Americans Andrew Wheating and Christian Smith did not qualify.

In the men's 800m semifinals, American Nick Symmonds did not advance to the final.

In the women's 200m final, American Allyson Felix wins silver. American Muna Lee finished 4th and Marshevet Hooker of the USA finished 5th. Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica wins gold. Kerron stewart of Jamaica wins bronze.

In the 4 by 100m relay, the USA men's team of Rodney Martin, Travis Padgett, Doc Patten and Tyson Gay were disqualified when Tyson Gay dropped the baton on a bad hand off from Doc Patten. They will not be in the finals.

In the 4 by 100m relay, the USA women's team of Angela Williams, Mechelle Lewis, Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams also were disqualified because Lauryn Williams dropped the baton on a bad handoff from Torri Edwards. They also will not be in the finals.

In the men's 400m final, the Americans swept the medals. Lashawn Merritt wins gold, Jeremy Wariner wins silver and David Neville dove for the bronze.

In the men's 110m hurdles, David Payne of the USA wins silver while David Oliver of the USA wins bronze. Cuba's Dayron Robles wins gold.

In men's beach volleyball, the American team of Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers wins the gold medal by beating Marcio/Fabio of Brazil 2-1, 23-21, 17-21 and 15-4.

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Medal count after Day 14

1. USA 30 gold, 35 silver, 34 bronze 99 total
2. China 46 gold, 15 silver, 22 bronze 83 total
3. Russia 16 gold, 16 silver, 20 bronze 52 total
4. Great Britain 17 gold, 12 silver, 11 bronze 40 total
5. Australia 11 gold, 14 silver, 14 bronze 39 total

Day 13

In track and field, women's 5000m semifinal, all 3 Americans Kara Goucher, Shalane Flanagan and Jen Rhines advance to the final.

In the men's 110 hurdles, Americans David Payne and David Oliver advance to the finals.

In the women's 200m, all 3 Americans Muna Lee, Marshevet Hooker and Allyson Felix advance to the finals.

In the men's 200m final, Jamaican Usain Bolt wins gold and sets a new world record of 19.30 seconds. Shawn Crawford of the USA wins silver, Walter Dix, also of the USA wins bronze. American Wallace Spearmon originally wins bronze but he was disqualified along with Churundy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles for stepping on the line of another lane.

In the women's 400 hurdles final, American Sheena Tosta wins silver. Tiffany Ross-Williams of the USA finished 8th.

In 10m women's diving, American Laura Wilkinson qualified for the finals.

In men's volleyball, the USA beat Serbia 3-2 to advance to the medal round.

In women's beach volleyball, Americans Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh win gold over Tian/Wang of China 21-18 and 21-18. The Americans have not lost a set in these Olympics and the Athens games too.

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Medal count after Day 13

1. USA 27 gold, 28 silver, 28 bronze 83 total
2. China 45 gold, 15 silver 21 bronze 81 total
3. Russia 14 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze 46 total
4. Great Britain 16 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze 38 total
5. Australia 11 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze 36 total

Day 12

USA women's volleyball beats Italy 3-2.

In the men's 3m springboard final, American Troy Dumais finished 6th while Chris Colwill of the USA finished 12th.

In track and field, in the women's 200m, all three Americans Allyson Felix, Marshevet Hooker and Muna Lee qualified for the semifinals.

In the men's 110 hurdles, Americans David Payne and David Oliver advanced to the semifinals.

In the men's 200m semifinals, all 3 Americans Walter Dix, Shawn Crawford and Wallace Spearmon qualified for the finals.

In the men's 400m, all 3 Americans Jeremy Wariner, Lashawn Merritt and David Neville advanced to the finals.

In the women's 400m final, the USA's Sanya Richards wins bronze.

In the women's 100m hurdles finals, American Dawn Harper wins gold. Damu Cherry of the USA finished 4th and American Lolo Jones tripped over the 9th hurdle and finished 7th.

In women's gymnastics, American Shawn Johnson wins gold on the balance beam. Nastia Luikin of the USA wins silver on balance beam.

In men's gymnastics. Jonathan Horton of the USA wins silver on high bar.

In men's beach volleyball USA's Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers advance to the gold medal match by beating Gomes/Terceiro of Georgia 2-0,  21-11 and 21-13.

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Medal count after Day 12

USA 26 gold, 26 silver, 27 bronze 79 total
China 43 gold, 14 silver, 19 bronze 76 total
Russia 11 gold, 14 silver, 18 bronze 43 total
Great Britian 16 gold, 10 silver, 9 bronze 35 total
Australia 11 gold, 12 silver, 12 bronze 35 total

Day 10

In women's beach volleyball USA's Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh advanced to the medal round by beating Ana Paula/Larissa of Brazil 2-0,  21-18, 21-15.

The second American women's team of Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs were eliminated and finished 5th losing to Xue/Zhang of China 0-2, 17-21, 13-21.

The USA women's basketball team beat New Zealand 96-60.

In track and field, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement of the USA advance for the finals of the 400m hurdles.

In the women's 100m semifinals, Americans Lauryn Williams, Muna Lee and Torri Edwards advance to the finals.

In the men's 1500m, both Americans Lopez Lamong and Bernard Lagat failed to qualify for the finals.

In the women's 400m, Sanya Richards qualified for the finals, Dee Dee Trotter and Mary Wineberg did not qualify.

In the women's 100m final, Shelly Ann Frasier of Jamaica wins gold in 10.78 seconds and Jamaican's Sherone Stewart and Kerron Stewart tied for silver. The USA's Lauryn Williams finished 4th, American Muna Lee finished 5th and Torri Edwards of the USA finished 8th. There was a controversial false start by Lauryn Williams that was protested because the American's did not get good starts. The protests were rejected.

In the women's 100m hurdles, Americans Lolo Jones, Damu Cherry and Dawn Harper advance to the semifinals.

China's 110 men's hurdler Lui Xiang was injured an dropped out of the Olympics.

In women's gymnastics event finals, American Shawn Johnson wins silver in the floor exercise, Nastia Liukin of the USA wins bronze. Alicia Sacramone finished 4th in the vault.

In men's gymnastics Alexander Artemov finished 7th in the pommel horse. No American men qualified for the event finals in floor exercise.

In women's 3m springboard diving, Americans Nacilea Foster and Christina Loukas finished 8th and 9th, respectively.

In men's beach volleyball, Americans Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers beat Klemperer/Koreng of Germany 2-0,  21-13 and 25-23.

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Medal Count after Day 10

1. USA 19 gold, 21 silver, 25 bronze 65 total
2. China 35 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze 61 total
3. Australia 9 gold, 10 silver, 12 bronze 31 total
4. Russia 7 gold, 12 silver, 12 bronze 31 total
5. Great Britain 11 gold, 6 silver, 8 bronze 25 total

Day 6- evening

In the evening, I watched men's 3M springboard synchronized diving. The USA team of Chris Colwill/Jevon Tarantino finished 4th. China wins gold.

The USA women's beach volleyball team of Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh beat Hakedal/Torlen of Norway 21-12, 21-15 to move on to the next round. They finished 3-0 in pool play.

In men's swimming, in the 100m freestyle, USA swimmer Jason Lezak wins bronze.

In swimming, in the 4 by 200 freestyle relay the USA wins bronze. Australia wins gold and China wins silver.

In the women's 200 butterfly, USA swimmers Elaine Breeden and Kathleen Hersey finished 7th and 8th respectively.

In men's swimming 200m breaststroke, USA swimmer Scott Spann finished 5th.

In the men's gymnastics all around competition, Jonathan Horton finished 9th and Alexander Artemov of the USA finished 12th. Yang Wei of China wins gold, Kohei Uchimura of Japan wins silver, Benoit Caranobe of France wins bronze.

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Medal count after Day 6

1. China 20 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze 32 total
2. USA 10 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze 31 total
3. Australia 5 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze 16 total
4. France 2 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze 14 total
5. Korea 6 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze 13 total

Day 5

In the late night session, I watched the USA men's volleyball beat Italy 3-1.

In the morning, the USA men's beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal defeated Brink/Dieckman of Germany 2-0, 21-15 and 21-13.

Also the USA water polo team beat Italy 12-11.

During the evening, I watched women's synchronized 10m platform diving. The USA team of Mary Beth Dunnicky/Haley Ishimatsu finished 5th. China wins gold.

The USA men's beach volleyball team of Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers advanced to the round of 16 with a 21-12, 21-13 win over Baracetti/Conde of Argentina.

In men's swimming, Michael Phelps of the USA wins 2 gold medals in the 200 butterfly and 4 by 200 freestyle relay. Both were world records. He has now won 11 gold medals, more than any Olympic athlete in US history.

Also in swimming American Natalie Coughlin wins bronze in the women's 200IM.

In the women's gymnastics team final, the USA wins silver. China wins gold. Romania wins bronze.

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Medal count after Day 5

1. USA 9 gold, 8 silver, 9 bronze 26 total
2. China 14 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze 22 total
3. Korea 5 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze 12 total
4. Australia 4 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze 12 total
5. Italy 4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze 10 total