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Allen, Rodrigues Golden Mix Pair from USA
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On Monday, July 20 the trampoline and acrobatic gymnastics competitions of the 2009 WORLD GAMES in Kaohsiung, started with their first decisions:
<< The USA mixed pair Kristin ALLEN / Michael RODRIGUES (< photo, left) won the gold medal with a score of 28,806, followed by the Belgium pair Julie VAN GELDER / Menno VANDERGHOTE (28,653) and the Brits Katie AXTON / Nicholas ILLINGWORTH on bronze rank. The Belgians grapped gold at the women's pair with Tastana DEVOS / Florence HENRIST (28,612). The silver medal went to Ayla AMMADOWA / Dilana SULTANOVA from Azerbaidshan (28.602) and the British pair Mollie GRAHAN / Maiken THORNE (28,453) won one of the three bronze medals for their country.
... and the fifth gold medal at the last day went to the Chinese men's group ...
... at the third and last day the fifth Gold medal went to the
Chinese men's group, followed by Great Brotain and Ukraine
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Fin. Men's Groups >
Men's Groups, qualification * At last
Belgium and Russia were the both most successful nations, winning each gold & silver medal.
* Third was the
Ukraine with one golden and thre bronze medals.
* Without a gold but with the most medals (2 silver / 3 bronze) the
Brits demonstrated the high level of acrobatic gymnastics in their country!