Photos: Dutch win Olympic Women's Water Polo gold

The Netherlands women's water polo team celebrate. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

The Netherlands defeated the United States 9-8 in the Women's Water Polo final to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Thursday.

Australia won the bronze medal after beating Hungary 12-11.

The Netherlands women's water polo team celebrate. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Iefke Van Belkum (front) of Netherlands battles for the ball. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Brenda Villa of the United States shoots the ball. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

Gillian van den Berg of the Netherlands shoots the ball. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

The Netherlands crowd cheers for their team. (Photo credit: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)