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Olympic Medal: Tennis Women's Doubles

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Venus (R) and Serena Williams after winning the gold medal. UPI/Brian Kersey
Venus (R) and Serena Williams after winning the gold medal. UPI/Brian Kersey 
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Published: Aug. 5, 2012 at 1:50 PM

LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Serena and Venus Williams of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in women's doubles.

It was their third gold medal in the last four Olympics.

The silver medal went to Lucie Hradecka and Andrea Hlavackov of the Czech Republic, who lost to the Williams sisters in the final 6-4, 6-4.

The bronze medal was won by Russians Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in a rain-delayed match over Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond.

Topics: Venus Williams, Lisa Raymond, Maria Kirilenko
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