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Monday's Olympic results

Published: Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004 1:26 a.m. MDT
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BASEBALL

Taiwan 3, Australia 0

Canada 9, Italy 3

Cuba 5, Greece 4

Japan 8, Netherlands 3

BASKETBALL

Women

New Zealand 81, South Korea 73

Japan 79, Nigeria 73

United States 80, Czech Republic 61

Spain 75, China 67

Brazil 87, Greece 75

Australia 75, Russia 56

United States 80,

Czech Republic 61

Czech Republic

J. Vesela 2-7 4-4 8, I. Vecerova 3-6 0-0 6, R. Hamzova 0-0 0-0 0, Z. Klimesova 7-15 2-2 18, H. Machova 2-12 0-0 6, I. Vorackova 0-0 0-0 0, M. Hartigova 1-4 2-3 4, M. Uhrova 0-3 0-0 0, M. Pavlickova 1-3 0-0 2, I. Borecka 0-0 0-0 0, P. Kulichova 1-3 1-2 3, E. Viteckova 6-13 0-0 14, Totals 23-66 9-11 61.

United States

S. Swoopes 3-7 0-0 7, L. Leslie 7-16 1-1 15, T. Catchings 4-6 0-0 9, T. Thompson 5-9 2-2 12, D. Staley 1-1 2-2 4, S. Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, S. Bird 3-4 0-0 7, R. Riley 1-1 0-0 2, D. Taurasi 1-7 2-2 4, Y. Griffith 2-4 6-7 10, K. Smith 0-0 0-0 0, S. Cash 4-7 0-0 8, Totals 32-65 13-14 80.

Czech Republic 21 14 15 11 — 61 United States 18 24 23 15 — 80 United States 80, Czech Republic 613-Point goals—Czech Republic 6-21 (J. Vesela 0-1, Z. Klimesova 2-3, H. Machova 2-8, M. Uhrova 0-2, E. Viteckova 2-7) United States 3-9 (S. Swoopes 1-1, T. Catchings 1-2, T. Thompson 0-1, S. Bird 1-2, D. Taurasi 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Czech Republic 22 (H. Machova 5) United States 43 (D. Staley 4). Assists—Czech Republic 14 (H. Machova 5) United States 12 (L. Leslie 10). Total Fouls—Czech Republic 20 United States 15.

FIELD HOCKEY

Women

Argentina 3, Japan 1

Australia 3, South Africa 0

China 2, New Zealand 0

Netherlands 3, South Korea 2

SOFTBALL

China 4, Canada 2

United States 3, Japan 0

Greece 2, Italy 1

Australia 1, Taiwan 0

TEAM HANDBALL

Men

South Korea 35, Russia 32

Croatia 27, Slovenia 26

Spain 31, Iceland 23

France 29, Greece 25

Hungary 20, Brazil 19

Germany 26, Egypt 14

VOLLEYBALL

Women

Brazil 3, Kenya 0 (25-16, 29-27, 25-12)

China 3, Dominican Republic 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-16)

Italy 3, Japan 0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-17)

South Korea 3, Greece 1 (20-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22)

United States 3, Germany 1 (25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 27-25)

Cuba 3, Russia 2 (26-24, 19-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-13)

WATER POLO

Women

United States 7, Hungary 6

Australia 6, Italy 5

Russia 8, Canada 6

Greece 8, Kazakhstan 6

ARCHERY

Men's Individual

1/32 Elimination

Ron van Der Hoff, Netherlands, def. Butch Johnson, Worcester, Mass., 145-135.

Vic Wunderle, Mason City, Ill., def. Majhi Sawaiyan, India, 145-128.

Cheng Pang Wang, Taiwan, def. John Magera, Carterville, Ill., 159-144.

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