ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Ilias Iliadis captured Greece's second gold medal of the Olympics Tuesday with a dramatic judo victory over Roman Gontyuk of the Ukraine.
Iliadis captured the men's 81-kilogram class. Dmitri Nossov of Russia and Flavio Canto of Brazil both won a bronze medal.
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Japan's Ayumi Tanimoto won gold in the women's 63-kilogram division while Austria's Claudia Heill took the silver. Urska Zolnir of Slovenia and Driulys Gonzalez of Cuba each won a bronze.
The other Greek gold medal came in men's synchronized diving.
Greece won four gold medals four years ago in Sydney.
