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Bryan Clay wins decathlon gold

By Philip Hersh
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BEIJING -- Bryan Clay became the 12th U.S. gold medalist in the decathlon and first since Dan O’Brien in 1996.

Azuza Pacific’s Clay led after each of the 10 events and wound up 240 points ahead of Andrei Krauchanka of Belarus.

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Clay had won the silver medal in 2004.

-- Philip Hersh

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Philip Hersh

Philip Hersh, the former Olympic specialist for Tribune Co., covered 17 Olympics and reported from some 50 countries in 30 years with the Chicago Tribune. He likes to use sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or an athlete. Hersh graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature. His passions include chamber music, road cycling (takes no PEDs except Advil) and Dr. Siri mysteries.

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