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He then attempts to steal one of her three Olympic gold medals, before Coughlin, dressed in full competition gear, shows up to confront him.  Coughlin, 29, has a total of 11 medals during her career. With one more potential medal by way of the relay, she will tie Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres as the most laureled American female Olympian. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cOGHHvgMNVQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STAMFORD, Connecticut, July 8. 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