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Proud gold for Tunisia

London 2012 - Oussama Mellouli proudly wears Tunisia’s only gold medal from the London 2012 games in the men’s open water 10km marathon swim. Mellouli also earned bronze in the 1500m freestyle and becomes the first swimmer to medal in both pool and open water swimming events.
Swimming , Aquatics , London 2012 , marathon 10km , Men , Tunisia
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Exhausted marathon swimmer

London 2012 - Arseniy Lavrentyev of Portugal recovers from an exhausting men’s 10km marathon swim at Hyde Park on 10 August, 2012.
Swimming , Aquatics , London 2012 , marathon 10km , Men
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Tunisian pride

London 2012 - Supporters of Oussama Mellouli proudly hold their Tunisia scarves. Melloui is responsible for earning two of Tunisia’s three Olympic medals; bronze in the 1500m pool event and gold in the open water 10km marathon.
Swimming , Aquatics , London 2012 , marathon 10km , Men , Tunisia
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Spectators watch marathon swim

London 2012 - Spectators line the shore of the Hyde Park venue to witness the men’s swim marathon. Petar Stoychev (number 14) of Bulgaria swims alongside Andreas Waschburger (number 10) of Germany.
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Large crowd for the swim marathon

London 2012 - The men’s marathon swim generated a large turnout of spectators at the Hyde Park venue.
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London 2012

table
Result Participant
G
1:49:55.1
Oussama MELLOULI
TUN
S
1:49:58.5
Thomas LURZ
GER
B
1:50:00.3
Richard WEINBERGER
CAN
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Beijing 2008

table
Result Participant
G
1h51:51.6
VAN DER WEIJDEN Maarten
Maarten VAN DER WEIJDEN
NED
S
1h51:53.1
David DAVIES
GBR
B
1h51:53.6
Thomas LURZ
GER
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