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Jan Frodeno wins gold medal at Olympics - Triathlon

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Germany's Jan Frodeno wins the triathlon, Britain's Paul Goodison gets sailing gold, while cycling and athletics continue on day 11 in Beijing. A well-timed sprint from Jan Frodeno gave the German gold in a thrilling men's triathlon...

from YouTube on Tue, Aug 19 2008

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