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United States' Kerri Walsh Jennings, right, and Misty May-Treanor, left, react during a podium ceremony after winning the women's gold medal beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
LONDON — Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won their third consecutive Olympic beach volleyball gold medal, beating April Ross and Jennifer Kessy on Wednesday night in an all-American final.
The Athens, Beijing and now London gold medalists have never lost a match at the Olympics. They won in straight sets, 21-16, 21-16.
It was the Olympic farewell for May-Treanor, who has said she would like to move on.
Kessy and Ross won the silver medal in their Olympic debut.
