Germany's Frodeno lifts Olympic men's triathlon title
19/8/2008 17:49
Germany's Frodeno ran away from the leading four-man pact to win the men's
triathlon title in Beijing today at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Frodeno staged
a last-gasp sprint to cross the finish line in 1 hour 48 minutes and 53
seconds.
Simon Whitfield of Canada, the gold medalist at the Sydney Games in
2000, was second in 1:48.58.
Bevan Docherty of New Zealand, who won the
silver medal in Athens four years ago, came third 12 seconds
adrift.
Xinhua
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