At the summer Olympic Games in Beijing: Germany has won five more medals.
Weightlifter Matthias Steiner took gold in the men's super heavyweight division after lifting a combined total of 461 kilograms. Jan Frodeno won gold in the triathlon, but gymnast Fabian Hambьchen had to settle for bronze in the men's horizontal bar. In Hong Kong, Isabel Werth on her horse Satchmo failed in her bid to win a sixth career Olympic gold medal in the equestrian individual dressage, taking silver instead. Heike Kemmer won the bronze on Bonaparte. Germany is in fifth place in the medal standings with 11 gold medals. China is top of the table ahead of the US, Britain and Australia.
(Deutsche Welle)
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