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Olympic diary: Canada makes gold medal hat trick, secures top place in gold medal count on 16th day of Vancouver Olympics

09:55 28/02/2010

Canada won three gold medals in a row on the 16th day of the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, securing the top place in overall gold medal count.

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