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Phelps wins 8th gold medal; breaks tie with Spitz
BEIJING - Michael Phelps locked arms with his three teammates, as though they were in a football huddle calling a play, then hugged each one of them. It took a team to make him the grandest of Olympic champions. And one last big push from Phelps himself.
Nations:Germany Japan Tunisia U.S. Canada People:Brendan Hansen Aaron Peirsol Michael Phelps Natalie Coughlin Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-17
No. 6: Phelps grabs yet another gold medal, WR
BEIJING - Michael Phelps collected the sixth gold medal and stuffed it in his warmup jacket. No time to even savor that one as he rushed off to swim again.
Nations:Australia Zimbabwe Brazil Russia Germany France People:Natalie Coughlin Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-15
Rice leads Australia to 800 free relay gold
BEIJING - Stephanie Rice has led Australia to a gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle relay at the Beijing Olympics, smashing the world record by nearly 6 seconds.
Nations:Australia People:Natalie Coughlin Source:(AP)
2008-08-14
Otherworldly Phelps sets Olympic gold standard
BEIJING (AFP) - Michael Phelps set a new Olympic gold standard Wednesday, winning the 10th and 11th titles of his Games career and sparking an explosion of world records at the Water Cube.
Nations:Zimbabwe Italy Russia Japan France Hungary People:Natalie Coughlin Michael Phelps Source:(AFP)
2008-08-13
Phelps wins 9th career Olympic gold in swimming
BEIJING - Michael Phelps put on another dominating performance at the Beijing Olympics, winning the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday with a third straight world record.
Nations:Zimbabwe Russia South Korea Australia People:Natalie Coughlin Michael Phelps Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-12
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