Michael Phelps joined Mark Spitz at the highest peak of Olympic achievement on Saturday when his final, desperate lunge for the board brought him victory in the 100m butterfly by the thinnest possible margin and gave him his seventh gold meda... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing
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| 16 Aug 08 |
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Michael Phelps Men's 100m Butterfly final 7th Beijing Gold »
YouTube video (BEIJING, August 16) -- American Michael Phelps out swam Milorad Cavic of Serbia with a new Olympic record time of 50.58 to win the Men's 100m Butterfly final. The win brings Phelps' seventh gold medal at the Beijing Games and ties the world record for... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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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... |
| 17 Aug 08 |
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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... |
| 21 Aug 08 |
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Exclusive video of Michael Phelps' 100M Butterfly Win » Shanghaiist For those of you that saw the 100M Butterfly final, you'll know Michael Phelps was off to a really bad start in the first lap, but he made a miraculous comeback in the second to finish first by just 0.01 second in what's been dubbed his "fingernail... |
| 16 Aug 08 |
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Olympic luck - it’s a numbers game » Countdown to Beijing Eight could be Michael Phelps’s lucky number if he can trump Mark Spitz’s Olympic haul of of seven golds at the 100m medley relay in Beijing on Sunday. If so, he would have something in common with many host team athletes, who are big on th... |
| 15 Aug 08 |
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Day seven at the Games: Fabulous Phelps keeps focus on the pool » Countdown to Beijing Michael Phelps made it six golds in six races to edge closer to the record of Mark Spitz, while the three fastest men in the world whetted the appetites of 90,000 fans at the Bird’s Nest as swimming and athletics vied for attention on Friday. Phelp... |
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