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Olympic Medal: M All-Around Gymnastics

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Chinese gymnast Yang Wei gives the thumbs up after winning the gold medal in the Men's Individual All-Around Final, at the National Indoor Stadium, August 14, 2008, at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Yang won over Japan's Kohei Uchimura, who won the silver and France's Benoit Caranobe won the bronze. (UPI Photo/Mike Theiler) 
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Published: Aug. 14, 2008 at 1:49 AM

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Yang Wei of China won the Olympic gold medal Thursday in men's all-around gymnastics.

The silver went to Kohei Uchimura of Japan and the bronze was unexpectedly won by Benoit Caranobe of France.

Topics: Yang Wei
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