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Kenya's David Rudisha was all class in a smooth 800m victory which made him the first man since New Zealand's Peter Snell in 1964 to win the event at consecutive Olympics. (AFP Photo)
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Shaunae Miller
Bahamas' Shaunae Miller threw herself head-first across the line to snatch victory from flummoxed American favourite Allyson Felix. (AFP Photo)
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Thiago Braz
Brazil's Thiago Braz stunned French defending champion and world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie to win the pole vault, with an Olympic record of 6.03m. (AFP Photo)
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Simone Biles
A wobble on the balance beam ended Simone Biles' bid for a record five gymnastics gold medals as she had to put both hands down for support while landing a forward somersault. (Reuters Photo)
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Elia Viviani
At the velodrome, Elia Viviani recovered from a mid-race crash to beat celebrated British sprinter Mark Cavendish in the men's omnium. (AFP Photo)
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Eleftherios Petrounias
Gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias, who is 5ft 5ins (1.64m) and was bullied a child for his lack of height, stood tall for Greece when he won the rings event. (AFP Photo)
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Ri Se-Gwang
North Korea's Ri Se-Gwang had tears in his eyes and saluted military-style as he accepted his gold medal in the men's vault. (AFP Photo)
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Ruth Jebet
Kenyan-born Ruth Jebet won Bahrain's first ever Olympic gold when she claimed the women's 3000m steeplechase. (AFP Photo)
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Anita Wlodarczyk
Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own world record en route to the women's hammer title. (EPA Photo)
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Ruslan Nurudinov
2013 world champion Ruslan Nurudinov won gold in the men's 105kg weightlifting event with a score of 431 points. He picked up 14 more points than silver medallist Simon Martirosyan of Armenia and 15 more than Kazakh Alexandr Zaichikov. (AFP Photo)
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