Michael Phelps shattered his own world record to win the 400m individual swimming medley in four minutes 03.84 seconds and claim the first of what could be a record-breaking haul of eight gold medals. The American swimmer, who won six golds at the la... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
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Michael Phelps Beijing Olympics 2008 in 60 Seconds »
YouTube video Michael Phelps broke the world record for total number of Gold Medals achieved by one man at an Olympic Games. Here are Michael Phelps' eight Gold Medal winn... |
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A Dropped Recording, a Sing-a-Long, and a New World Record for Phelps » China Journal Michael Phelps had a perfect start in his quest for eight gold medals. But his first medals ceremony had an awkward finish. Michael Phelps celebrates after setting a world record in the 400-meter individual medley. (Photo by AP) The star swimmer won... |
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Phelps out on his own with eighth gold medal — your views » Countdown to Beijing Michael Phelps completed his record-breaking haul of eight gold medals at one Games on Sunday, beating fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz’s seven from Munich in 1972. This one was never in much doubt — in stark contrast to th... |
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Phelps vs. Spitz » China Journal Our colleague Carl Bialik over at The Numbers Guy takes a look at the two legendary swimmers: Michael Phelps with one of his octet of golds (Photo by AP) Now that Michael Phelps has his record eight gold medals at a single Olympiad, here’s a qui... |
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Day two at the Olympics » Countdown to Beijing Michael Phelps smashed his own world record in the 400m individual medley to set off on what could be a record-breaking gold medal trail on day two of real action at the 2008 Olympics. That was early in the morning and it took until late at night before... |
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Phelps takes second gold — record still on » Countdown to Beijing It was a mighty close thing, but Michael Phelps is still on for a record-breaking haul at the Beijing Olympics. In the words of my colleague Julian Linden, Phelps dodged a bullet at the Water Cube early on Monday, as he had his American team mates Garret... |
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