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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Nathan Fenno

Ryan Murphy captures 200 backstroke for second gold medal at the Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO _ Ryan Murphy won gold in the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Thursday, continuing an impressive showing at the Games.

Murphy finished in 1 minute 53.62 seconds, ahead of Australia's Mitchell Larkin (silver) and Russia's Evgeny Rylov (bronze).

Earlier this week, Murphy set an Olympic record as he captured gold in the 100-meter backstroke.

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