MichaelPhelps won an Olympic rematch four years in the making Tuesday night by beating rival Chad le Clos in the 200 butterfly. Then he helped the U.S. win gold in the 4x200 freestyle relay. 2008— At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps and three teammates win the 400-meter medley relay for Phelps’ eighth gold medal, eclipsing Mark Spitz’s seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games. Of his five individual races and three relays, Phelps sets world records in seven and an Olympic record in the eighth. BEIJING(AP) — Somewhere under the four sheets of curling ice being used for the Beijing Olympics is the swimming pool where Michael Phelps splashed his way to history in the 2008 Summer Games. ESPN Michael Phelps broke the Olympic medals record Tuesday with his 19th as the United States romped to a dominating win in 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the London Games. MichaelPhelps II - All eight Gold Medal Races at Beijing 2008. Enjoy this look back at Michael Phelps' historic performance at the Summer Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, Olympicchampion Michael Phelps of United States competes at the Men’s 200m butterfly semifinal at Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. He swam 50 miles every week in preparation for the 2008 summer Olympics. Michael’s hard work played a great role in establishing him as an elite swimmer, who dominated BBCSport re-lives the magical moment from the Beijing Games when Michael Phelps makes sporting history and wins eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games. The American breaks Mark Spitz's 36 SummerSports. Winter Sports. 2024. Michael Phelps has more medals than any other Olympian, which of course kicks off the inevitable debate: Is he the greatest Olympian ever? 2008Olympics. Cseh represented Hungary at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in three swimming events: the 400 m individual medley, the 200 m butterfly, and the 200 m individual medley. Despite setting the European record in all of them, he won the silver medal in each and came in second behind American Michael Phelps, who won each l65c.

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