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Updated at 3:15 a.m., Tuesday, August 19, 2008

China's Lu wins men's trampoline

Associated Press

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China's gymnast Lu Chunlong performs during the mens' trampoline final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday.

AMY SANCETTA | Associated Press

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BEIJING — Lu Chunlong has won the men's trampoline, giving China a sweep of the gold medals in the event.

Teammate He Wenna won the women's event on Monday. Lu, who led after qualifying, scored a 41.00 to outdo Canada's Jason Burnett, who got the silver with a 40.70.

Burnett's difficulty score of 16.8 beat Lu's 16.2, but Lu got higher marks for his execution.

China also got the bronze with Dong Dong, Lu's partner on the 2007 world championship team, coming in third.

Lu competed last in the event just as He had a night before, and his flawless flips had the home crowd on its feet from beginning to end.

Yuriy Nikitin of Ukraine, who won the gold in 2004, scored a 39.80 to finish tied for fourth with Japan's Tetsuya Sotomura.