Dutch Women Win Water Polo Gold

It came down to the last half-second, but the women of the Netherlands bested the American team 9-8 for the Gold Medal on Thursday in the final of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games women’s water polo contest. The star of the Dutch team was Danielle de Bruijn, who scored seven of the team’s nine goals, including the game clincher with just 26 seconds left on the clock.

The Bronze Medal went to the Australian team, who beat the Hungarian team on Wednesday for third place in the tournament.