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Americans win beach gold medal, and Ross completes the set

Published August 5, 2021 11:27 PM

By JIMMY GOLEN
AP Sports Writer

TOKYO (AP) — April Ross now has the complete set of Olympic beach volleyball medals. She joined with Alix Klineman to win the gold medal in Tokyo to go with the silver she won in London and the bronze in Rio de Janeiro. The Americans beat Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia 21-15, 21-16 under a blazing sun. The match was mercifully quick for the biggest crowd yet at Shiokaze Park. About 60 people were in the temporary stadium that seats 9,600. The Americans finished off the Aussies in 43 minutes. Joana Heidrich and Anouk Verge-Depre of Switzerland cruised to a straight-set victory over Latvia in the bronze medal match.

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