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RIO 2016 M: Incredible turnaround by USA! Bronze medal goes to Anderson & Co.

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Thanks to a stunning turnaround, the United States grabbed their second bronze medal at the Olympics 3-1 (23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13)!

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The USA were trailing 2-0 in sets against Russia in Rio but the call of a bronze medal was too strong to be ignored. The „Zbornaya“ outblocked their rivals but the US National Team composed itself in the last three sets, performed an impeccable defense and took the bronze medal. It was USA’s fifth Men’s medal overall at the Olympic Games.

In the absence of Aaron Russell and Maksim Mikhaylov (both played first set only), USA’s and Russia’s head coach had to find new power sources in the attack. Thus, Reid Priddy took over huge part of responsibility, being second best scorer of his team (18 pts.) behind Matt Anderson (21). On the other side, Konstantin Bakun was a good substitution for Mikhailov (14 points). Artem Volvich and Egor Kliuka added 14 points as well.

FINAL ROUND / 3RD PLACE MATCH /

Game Date/Time Teams Set Result per set Stats Videos
  21. 08. 2016 09:30 USA vs Russia 2:3 23:25; 21:25; 25:19; 25:19; 15:13    

 

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