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NANTERRE, France — Bea Ortiz scored four goals and Spain won its first Olympic gold medal in women's water polo, beating Australia 11-9 in the final at the Paris Games. Maica García Godoy added three goals as Spain finished with a 7-0 record. Martina Terre made 15 saves. It was a sweet moment for Ortiz and Spain after they lost 14-5 to the United States in the Tokyo Olympics' final. Spain also lost to the U.S. in the gold-medal match at London in 2012, but it finally finished on top in Paris. The Netherlands won bronze when it beat the United States 11-10 on Sabrina van der Sloot's last-second tiebreaking goal.
