Beach Volleyball-U.S. beat Brazil to take bronze

Walsh Jennings, the sport's most successful player ever with three gold medals, dominated at the net during the second and third sets as the Americans overpowered Brazil's Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes 17-21 21-17 15-9.

For Walsh Jennings, it was not the fourth gold medal she had cherished, but she leaves Rio having lost only one Olympic beach volleyball match during her stellar career, Tuesday's semi-final against Brazilian pair Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas.

Walsh Jennings made six blocks during the match, four of them coming in the final set, as the American showed her experience to keep cool in front of a partisan crowd that booed every U.S. serve, and loudly cheered the early Brazilian lead.