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Jordan Burroughs gives the U.S. its first wrestling gold medal
Posted: 08.10.2012 at 2:40 PM
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(AP) -- American Jordan Burroughs has won the men's 74-kg freestyle, beating Iran's Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi 1-0, 1-0 to give the U.S. its first wrestling gold medal of the London Games.


Burroughs beat Denis Tsargush of Russia in the semifinals on Friday, then got past Goudarzi in a rematch of their world-championship bout in 2011.


Burroughs, who grew up in New Jersey, has won 38 straight freestyle matches since leaving the University of Nebraska.

(Copyright ©2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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