URGENT: Japan's Kosuke Kitajima beat his American rival Brendan Hansen to win the gold medal in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Athens Olympics early Monday, Japan time.
Kitajima clocked 1 minute, 0.08 second at Olympic Aquatic Center to finish 0.17 second ahead of Hansen. France's Hugues Duboscq took the bronze medal.
Kosuke Kitajima turns in a gold medal performance in the men's 100-meter breaststroke final at the Athens Olympics, beating American rival Brendan Hansen by 0.17 second. Kitajima clocked 1 minute, 0.08 second at Olympic Aquatic Center.
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