Swm: Van den Hoogenband wins 100 freestyle gold

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2004
Swm: Van den Hoogenband wins 100 freestyle gold

ATHENS, Aug 18 Reuters - Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands won the men's
100 metres freestyle final at the Athens Olympics tonight, defending the title he won
in Sydney.

Ian Thorpe won bronze.

The Dutchman, who took silver in the 200m freestyle behind Thorpe, won the feature
sprint in a slick 48.17 seconds, just outside his world record of 47.84.

South Africa's Roland Schoeman took silver in 48.23 to add to the gold he won in the
4x100 freestyle relay

Thorpe won bronze in 48.56 but failed in his bid to become the first swimmer to win
the 100-200-400 freestyle treble after winning gold in the 200m and 400m.

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