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| Dec. 2 |
 USA |
 Michael Phelps is U.S. Sportsman of Year| Michael captivating millions with his exhilarating achievements in Water Cube in Beijing | |
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| Aug.16 |
 Beijing |
 Phelps wins historic eighth gold 23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley
| He teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time. Phelps swam 17 times over 9 days and set world records in 7 finals, had already won the 400m medley, 200m freestyle, 200m butterfly, 4x100m free relay, 4x200m free relay, 200m medley and the 100m butterfly
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| Aug.15 |
Beijing |
Photo finish lifts Phelps to record 7th gold Michael Phelps swam into Olympic history with a magnificent finish and wins his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Games
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Beijing |
Phelps makes it six from six Already touted as the greatest ever Olympian, Michael Phelps dominated the 200-meter individual medley to pick up his 6th gold at the Games
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| Aug.13 |
Beijing |
Japan's Kitajima makes it a double gold Kosuke Kitajima swept the breaststroke events in his 2nd straight Olympics, winning the 200-meter
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Beijing |
Phelps sets new Olympic gold standard Michael Phelps swam into history as possibly the greatest Olympic athlete ever,with his 10th and 11th career gold medals
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| Aug.12 |
Beijing |
Phelps becomes greatest Olympian| US swimmer Michael Phelps is winning his 10th gold medal with victory in the 200m butterfly. He claimed his fourth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics | |
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| Aug.11 |
Beijing |
Phelps wins 3rd gold in 200 free| In winning the 200-meter freestyle, Phelps ran his career Olympic total to 9 golds and avenged his only individual loss in Athens 4 years ago | |
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Beijing |
Fingertip finish keeps Phelps' hopes alive Michael Phelps pulled off one of the great comebacks in history, lunging to the wall in a 400m freestyle relay erasing 2 world records
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| Aug.21 |
 Greece |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal| Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games | |
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| Aug.20 |
Greece |
Phelps wins gold medal number 5 Michael claims a place alongside Mark Spitz as one of the greatest swimmers in Olympic history
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| Aug.19 |
Greece |
Phelps banks his 4th gold medal Michael led from start to finish at the Athens Olympics with a victory in the 200 meters individual medley
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| Aug.18 |
Greece |
 Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters Dutchman won big battle in the pool in Athens to retain his Olympic title
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| Aug.17 |
Greece |
Phelps strikes gold, misses record Michael launched the US to a narrow victory in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay to grab his 3rd gold medal in 4 days
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| Aug.16 |
Greece |
 Thorpe torpedoes his world rivals Ian Thorpe struck gold in a men's 200 meters freestyle final dubbed the 'race of the century' at the Olympics
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| Aug.14 |
Greece |
Phelps strikes gold Michael Phelps captures first gold with world-record 400m IM race
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| Sep.15 |
Sydney |
17-year-old Ian Thorpe wins 4 medals Thorpe is breaking his own world record in the 400m freestyle
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