LONDON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia won the Olympic gold medal Friday in the men's 10-kilometer marathon swimming event.
The silver medal went to Thomas Lurz of Germany and the bronze to Richard Weinberger of Canada.
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In addition to the open-water gold at Hyde Park, Mellouli won a medal in the pool earlier in these Olympics, taking the bronze in the 1,500-meter race.