Phelps&#39; gold rush
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ATHENS, Greece - The night before, Michael Phelps had stood by the pool with a strained smile and a bronze medal, his quest for Olympic immortality dashed, his million-dollar bonus lost, his gold medal count stuck on one.
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Michael Phelps won his second and third Olympic golds for the United States on Tuesday, setting a new Games record in the 200-meters butterfly before leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger just over an hour later.
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Michael Phelps, of the United States, holds his gold medal after setting an Olympic-record 1:57.14 in the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 19, 2004 file photo.
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ATHENS, Greece - With the quest to surpass Mark Spitz out of the way, Michael Phelps could savor one of the greatest races in swimming history. Phelps claimed his second and third gold medals of the Athens Games on Tuesday, winning the ...
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ATHENS, Greece - American Michael Phelps won his fourth gold medal of the Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday night, leading the entire race. Phelps finished in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute, 57.14 seconds, lowering his own mark of 1:58.52 set in the semifinals one night earlier...
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INDIANAPOLIS: Michael Phelps made a winning return to the pool at the world short course championships today, capturing the 200m freestyle title and the first of a possible six gold medals.
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Doesn&#39;t it seem as though Michael Phelps just got out of the pool at the Olympics in Athens? He has barely had enough time to dry off, let alone spend any quality time at his usual haunts in suburban Baltimore
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Michael Phelps is attempting a racing schedule nearly as ambitious as what he did at the Olympics. But this time he won&#39;t be swimming as far.
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Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Phelps won his second and third gold medals of the Athens Olympics in the 200-meter butterfly and the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Romania won the women&#39;s artistic gymnastics team gold.
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ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps is done for the Olympics. Shortly after winning his fifth gold medal and seventh overall, Phelps told U.S...
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Michael Phelps collected his fifth gold medal of the Games with victory in the men&#39;s 100 metres butterfly today.
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Michael Phelps won his fifth gold medal  at the Athens Olympics Friday to claim a place alongside Mark  Spitz as one of the greatest swimmers in Olympic history.
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ATHENS: Michael Phelps won gold in the 100m butterfly on Friday to take his Olympic medal tally to five gold and two bronze. A medal of any colour now will him equal the record for most medals at a single
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Michael Phelps won the men's 100 meters  butterfly at the Athens Olympics Friday to collect his fifth  gold medal of the Games.
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On a day when Michael Phelps oh-so-prominently tied a long-standing Olympic medal record, and two quartets of medley relay swimmers smashed three world records in a rousing finish
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American Michael Phelps won his fourth gold medal of the Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday night, leading the entire race. Phelps finished in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute, 57.14 seconds, lowering his own mark of 1:58.52 set in the semifinals one night earlier.
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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.