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Phelps out on his own with eighth gold medal — your views

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... ...full story at Countdown to Beijing

from Countdown to Beijing on Sun, Aug 17 2008

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14 Aug 08		Phelps Wins Historic 10th Gold Metal - VIDEO » YouTube videoMichael Phelps swam into history as the winningest Olympic athlete ever with his 10th career gold medal and fourth world record of the Beijing Games. A day after etching his name alongside Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis with gold No. 9, Phelps claimed the...
12 Aug 08		Phelps three in three, joins Olympic elite » Countdown to Beijing There was never any doubt about this one. Michael Phelps won the 200m freestyle, secured his third gold medal of these Games — his third world record, too — and become only the fifth athlete to win nine gold medals at the Summer Olympics. He...
10 Aug 08		Michael Phelps — one down, seven to go » Countdown to Beijing 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...
18 Aug 08		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...
10 Aug 08		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...
11 Aug 08		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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