Olympics: Phelps grabs record 8th gold medal

Olympics: Phelps grabs record 8th gold medal

BEIJING, China - Michael Phelps poses with the eighth gold medal he won in the Beijing Olympics after the United States captured the 4x100-meter medley relay title in world record time at the Water Cube in Beijing on Aug. 17. Phelps broke Mark Spitz's record at the 1972 Munich Games for most gold medals won at a single Olympics.

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