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Rome - German Thomas Lurz won the men's 5km Open Water competition at the World Championships on Tuesday for the fifth time in a row.
The Olympic bronze medallist at 10km continued the domination he has exerted over this event since 2005 in Montreal by pipping Greek Spyridon Gianniotis into second in a time of 56 minutes 27.2 seconds.
Chad Ho of South Africa denied hosts Italy a medal as he took bronze ahead of Luca Ferretti.
The Olympic bronze medallist at 10km continued the domination he has exerted over this event since 2005 in Montreal by pipping Greek Spyridon Gianniotis into second in a time of 56 minutes 27.2 seconds.
Chad Ho of South Africa denied hosts Italy a medal as he took bronze ahead of Luca Ferretti.
