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Olympic Medal: W 70kg Judo

Kaori Matsumoto of Japan and Corina Caprioriu of Romania in the Women's Judo 57kg contest in London. UPI/Ron Sachs

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Published: Aug. 1, 2012 at 12:01 PM

LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Lucie Decosse of France won the Olympic gold medal Wednesday in the 70-kilogram weight class of women's judo.

The silver went to Kerstin Thiele of Germany. Bronze medals were awarded to Yuri Alvear of Colombia and Edith Bosch of the Netherlands.

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