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Bolt Captures 200m Gold

Usain Bolt cruised to the 200 meter gold medal and became the only man with two Olympic 200m titles.

Bolt's victory gives him both the 100m and 200m in Beijing and London.

After the race on Thursday Bolt said, "I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live."

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(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Legend in the Ma... Bolt Captures 200m Gold

Usain Bolt cruised to the 200 meter gold medal and became the only man with two Olympic 200m titles.

Bolt's victory gives him both the 100m and 200m in Beijing and London.

After the race on Thursday Bolt said, "I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live."

Here are all the top results:

(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Bolt Leads Jamai... Fifth Career Olympic Gold Medal

Usian Bolt won the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds, making him the only man with two Olympic golds in that event. Bolt's time of 19.30 in the 200m final at Beijing still stands as the Olympic record.

Yohan Blake's came in second at 19.44, while Warren Weir completed the Jamaican sweep, taking bronze at 19.84. Wallace Spearmon of the U.S. came in fourth.

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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U.S. Gets Reveng... Takes Down Japan to Win Gold

Carli Lloyd scored twice and the United States beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal (Watch Replay) for the third consecutive time. The victory avenges last summer's World Cup final loss to the Japanese and gave the U.S. its fourth Olympic title in five tries.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Late Goal Gives ... Tally in 92nd Minute for 1-0 Victory

Diana Matheson celebrates her goal against France that was good enough to give Canada the bronze medal (Watch Replay) in women's soccer.

(AP Photo/Jon Super)

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Taylor Ends U.S.... First American Medalist in 16 Years

Christian Taylor won gold in the triple jump after producing the longest jump in the world this year on his fourth attempt, 17.81 meters. American Will Claye took silver, marking the first time in 20 years the U.S. went 1-2 in the triple jump. In addition, after taking bronze in the long jump, Claye is the first man in 76 years to win medals in both horizontal jumps at the same Olympic Games.

(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Eaton Wins Olymp... Fellow American Hardee Takes Silver

Oregon native Ashton Eaton won the Olympic decathlon gold medal by 198 points. Eaton previously set the decathlon world record at the U.S. trials in June. Two-time world champion Trey Hardee settled for the silver.

(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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U.S. Runner Brea... Mitchell Finishes 4x400 Relay Despite Broken Fibula

American Manteo Mitchell broke his leg with 200 meters left during his turn around the track in the 4x400 meter relay. Doctors determined he broke his left fibula, but Mitchell completed his turn and the U.S finished second in their heat. The Americans qualified for the final with a streak on the line. Not including the boycotted 1980 Games, the U.S. men have won the 4x400m event in every Olympics since 1976.

(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

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American Teen Le... Steffens Scores Five Times as U.S Tops Spain

The United States won its first-ever women's water polo gold medal on the strength of 19-year-old Maggie Steffens' five goals. (Watch Replay) Steffens (right, pictured with sister Jessica) led all scorers in London with 21 goals.

(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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Americans Advanc... Defeat Australia for 40th Consecutive Victory

The United States rallied from an early second-half deficit to down Australia, 86-73. (Watch Replay) The Americans have won the last four golds and will face France for the 2012 Olympic title.

(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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Shields Earns Fi... Michigan Teenager Wins Middleweight Final

Claressa Shields won the first American gold medal in Olympic women's boxing with a 19-12 decision over Russia's Nadezda Torlopova. (Watch Replay)

(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Team USA Returns... Semifinal Sweep of South Korea

Members of Team USA celebrate their semifinal victory over South Korea. Up next is a rematch of the 2008 Olympic final against Brazil.

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Germans Take Bea... First European Men's Gold on the Beach

Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann celebrate their gold medal victory over Brazil. (Watch Replay)

(AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Pistorius Gets A... Surprising Reversal Keeps 4x400 Team Alive

Oscar Pistorius and the South African 4x400 relay team will be eligible to run Friday after all. After his teammate was injured and fell to the track, Pistorius never received the baton after trying to get to his fallen teammate but was stopped by officials. After appeal, it was determined that the South Africans will be allowed to run in the final.

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Lopez Misses Out... American Comes Up Empty in 57kg

American Diana Lopez fell 1-0 in overtime to two-time world champion Hou Yuzhuo of China. (Watch Replay) She then lost to Suvi Mikkonen of Finland, 9-4, to end the 2008 bronze medalist's chances of leaving London with a medal.

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Anderson Takes S... 10k Ends in Photo Finish

Haley Anderson finished 0.4 seconds behind winner Eva Risztov of Hungary. (Watch Replay) Anderson rallied to create a sprint to the finish after Risztov had led for most of the race.

(AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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