Zou Kai wins seventh men's gold for China

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August 19, 2008 08:13 AM EST | AP

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BEIJING — China's gymnastics gold run concluded with, what else, another Olympic championship as Zou Kai won the high bar Tuesday night.

American Jonathan Horton took silver to go with his team bronze medal. Germany's Fabian Hambuechen, the world champion, got bronze.

Zou gave China its seventh gold in the men's competition _ wins in everything but vault, in which no Chinese man made the finals.

Zou barely edged the energetic Horton, whose speed and power were superb. But Zou's elements were slightly tougher.

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BEIJING (AP) _ China's gymnastics gold run concluded with, what else, another Olympic championship as Zou Kai won the high bar Tuesday night.

American Jonathan Horton took silver to go with his team bronze medal. Germany's Fabien Hambuechen, the world champion, got bronze.

Zou gave China its seventh gold in the men's competition _ wins in everything but vault, in which no Chinese man made the finals.

Zou barely edged the energetic Horton, whose speed and power were superb. But Zou's elements were slightly tougher.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow; corrects first name of German bronze winner to Fabian.)