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Olympic Medal: W High Jump

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Tia Hellebaut of Belgium celebrates a good jump in the women's high jump in the National Stadium at the Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 23, 2008. Hellebaut won gold with a jump of 2.05. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt) 
Published: Aug. 23, 2008 at 10:31 AM

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Tia Hellebaut of Belgium won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in the women's high jump.

Blanka Vlasic of Croatia took the silver and Anna Chicherova of Russia the bronze.

It was the first gold medal of the Olympics for Belgium.

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