U.s. Gymnasts Awarded Bronze Medals 10 Years Later

Ten years after finishing fourth at the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. women's gymnastics team received the third-place prizes that were stripped from China because a member of that team was found to be underage. Gymnastics - Sport - 2000 Summer Olympics - Bronze medal - People's Republic of China

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