The United States won an emotional Olympic gold medal in men's volleyball on Sunday, beating the world's top ranked Brazil [Images] 3-1.
Brazil kicked off the match with a strong 25-20 win in a first set plagued by service errors on both sides. The United States powered back gaining a 6-0 lead in the beginning of the second set, and held on to win.
In the third, Brazil kept the game tight, but lost on a service fault. America trailed for much of the fourth set, but pulled even from a two-point deficit near the end and drove ahead to win 25-23.
Russia [Images] won the bronze.
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