Medal Madness: Magic Kiwi Moments
Aug 20, 2008 06:55 AM

New Zealand's Olympic medal tally increases again! A bronzed day as Nick Willis won the bronze in the 1500m and Bevan Docherty in the triathon. Add them to our "Super Saturday" successes, and we have quite the line up of Olympic champions!

Here's a rundown of what you can catch up on if you've missed the action....

NZ GOLD: Tom Ashley claims New Zealand's third gold in the RS-X windsurfing.
Unexpected for some, but probably not for Ashley himself.

NZ GOLD: Vili becomes an Olympic champion in women's shot put final.
Magnificent Valerie Vili did everything she needed to do with her very first throw of the competition. Watch her effort, celebrations and interview here.

NZ GOLD: Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell go back to back in the double sculls.
The twins did it again. Just. Only just! A heart-stopping finish thrilled the nation.

NZ SILVER: A hard earned silver for Hayden Roulston in the 4000m individual pursuit.
Roulston wasn't a cert for a medal but he came up with the goods impressively to reach his head to head final against Britain's experienced Bradley Wiggins where he was effectively free-rolling for a gold. 

NZ BRONZE : Nick Willis broke NZ's track medal drought with a bronze in the 1500m.
Willis looked relaxed - possibly too relaxed for the viewers at home! - but he came through with a strong finish.

NZ BRONZE: Bevan Docherty added bronze to his silver at Athens in the men's triathlon.
Docherty was bidding for gold but in the end he was out sprinted by Germany's Jan Frodeno and Simon Whitefield of Canada in a thriller.

NZ BRONZE: Pursuit team cruise to bronze in the men's track team pursuit finals results
Taken from the Aussies! The Kiwi men's pursuit combination collects the bronze after easily beating Australia in the third place play-off.

NZ BRONZE:  Mahe Drysdale earns a medal despite suffering.
The poor guy was sick as a dog okay! You should see the state he was in afterwards. A gutsy performance by New Zealand's talisman.

NZ BRONZE:  George Bridgewater and Nathan Twaddle showed their chops in the Men's pair.
Less edge-of-your seat than the rest of the highlights but a sterling effort nonetheless.

YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE OLYMPIC VIDEOS FROM OUR MEDAL WINNERS GATHERED TOGETHER IN ONE CONVENIENT PLACE RIGHT HERE.

Source: ONE Sport
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