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China wins first Olympic trampoline gold [Video]
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China's He Wenna won the first Olympic trampoline gold medal for her country before overjoyed home fans on Monday.

He took the title with a collection of 37.8 points. Karen Cockburn from Canada took the silver in 37.8 points, and the bronze went to Ekaterina Khilko, from Uzbekistan.

He entered the final in first place, after her teammate Huang Shanshan, who won China's first trampoline medal, a bronze, in the Athens Olympic in 2004, failed to make the final.

The 19-year-old, who finished 4th in last year's world championships, overcame the pressure piled up on her from home crowd and presented difficult somersaults and twists in the air.

Cockburn, the silver medalist in Athens and bronze medalist in Sydney, realized her goal of a podium finish, with a difficulty score of 14.4 points, 0.1 points lower than He's.

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