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Olympic Medal: W. Bal. Beam Gymnastics

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American gymnast Shawn Johnson performs her routine in the Women's Floor Exercise Final, at the National Indoor Stadium, August 17, 2008, at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Romania's Sandra Izbasa won the gold medal as Johnson won the silver and fellow American Nastia Liukin won the bronze. (UPI Photo/Mike Theiler) 
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Published: Aug. 19, 2008 at 7:45 AM

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Shawn Johnson of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the gymnastics balance beam competition.

All-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin of the United States took the silver and Cheng Fei of China the bronze.

Topics: Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson
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