So Ireland finally won a medal in the 2004 Olympics - and it's gold! Irish equestrian Cian O'Connor won it in the individual jumping competition on Friday, insuring the playing of "A Soldier's Song" (that's the Irish national anthem, you know) at a medal ceremony at these Games at least once.
Italy - the land of my mother's family - had mixed results on this final day of competition. Stefano Baldini won the gold medal in the men's marathon - American Mebrathom Keflazighi won the silver, becoming the first U.S. medalist in this event since 1972 - but the Italian men's volleyball team had to settle for silver, losing the gold medal match to Brazil.
Speaking of Brazil, regarding the controversy over Brazilian marathon bronze medalist Vanderlei de Lima and that wacko sports fan who pushed him. . . uh, I don't want to go there.
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