Phelps' Quest to Win 8 Gold Medals Ends
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay...
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Michael Phelps wins his fourth gold medal of the Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday, leading the entire race.
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ATHENS, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- American teenager Michael Phelps, whose dream of winning a record-equalling seven gold medals was shattered on Monday, finally captured his second gold from the men&#39;s 200 meters butterfly at the 28th Olympic Games here on ...
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And on the eighth day, Michael Phelps actually got to rest. After swimming some 18 races in Olympic competition, Phelps was a mere spectator last night, watching his teammates cap a terrific week for the US swim team.
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The United States won the men's 400-meter medley relay in world-record time Saturday night, giving Michael Phelps his record eighth medal of the Athens Olympics without him getting into the pool.
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Michael Phelps, who won six Olympic  gold medals last month, will try to repeat his Athens  performance at the seventh FINA world swimming championships in  Indianapolis.
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Michael Phelps ended his magnificent Olympics with a magnanimous gesture. He matched Mark Spitz's record of four individual gold medals in the pool, then gave up a coveted spot on the 400-meter medley relay team to Ian Crocker &#151; whom Phelps had just beaten.
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With his dream of winning seven gold  medals sunk, Michael Phelps will be looking to get back on the  winner's podium in his favorite event at the Athens Olympics  Tuesday.
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, seeking his sixth medal of the Athens Olympics, advanced in the 200-meter individual medley Wednesday with a conservative swim.
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ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz can rest easy. The best Michael Phelps can do is win seven gold medals at these Olympics...
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American Michael Phelps won the gold medal Friday in the 100-meter butterfly with an Olympic-record time of 51.25 seconds.
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Michael Phelps, his first gold medal  safely gathered in, eased through the next phase of his  monumental Olympic challenge in the heats of the 200 meters  freestyle Sunday but the immensity of the task ahead was clear.
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ATHENS, Greece -- So the Michael Phelps Water Show came to a close Saturday. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with something like a smile, a sigh and a philosophical bow to the gods of decency and self-effacement.
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Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold  medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four  individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter  butterfly final Friday.
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American Michael Phelps edged teammate Ian Crocker for Olympic gold in the 100-meter butterfly Friday night, tying Mark Spitz's 32-year-old record for most individual swimming medals in one games &#151; four. Phelps has five gold medals and two bronze, with one day left in the swimming competition.
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Michael Phelps, who has won five gold  medals in the Olympic pool, said Friday he was pulling out of  Saturday's 4x100 meter medley relay final to give team mate Ian  Crocker the chance to swim.
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Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 400 individual medley and set a world record in a time of 4 minutes 8.26 seconds.