The Unofficial 2008 Beijing Olympics Blog

Philip Dalhausser and Todd Rogers of the United States won the gold medal by defeating Fabio Magalhaes and Marcio Araujo of Brazil on Friday in a thrilling final match in the Olympic Men’s Beach Volleyball competition.

The first set was evenly matched with the US duo managing to end the set with a narrow 23-21 win.

The Brazilian duo won the second set 21-17. In the deciding set, the US duo made light work of their opponents, winning the set 15-4.

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