Mack sets Olympic record in 1-2 US finish
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Pole vaulters are an odd bunch -- friends and fierce competitors who perform gymnastics atop a pole 19 feet above the ground. Right now, no one is doing it better than Americans Tim
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The United States broke the world record to win the men&#39;s 4x100 meters medley relay at the Athens Olympics Saturday and allow Michael Phelps to match Soviet gymnast Alexander
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U.S. teenager Michael Phelps powered his  way to two more golds in the Olympic swimming pool on Tuesday,  setting a new Games record in the 200 meters butterfly and  leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger.
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American swimmer Aaron Peirsol set a world record of one minute and 50.52 seconds in the men&#39;s 200-meter backstroke final here Monday at the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on  Monday as the United States pursued China, Australia and Japan  in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games.
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U.S. speedskater Shani Davis broke his own world record in the 1,500 meters Sunday at the World Cup final.
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Paul Hamm etched his name into the record books as he became the first American man to win the Olympic gymnastics all-round crown Wednesday.
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Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  American arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter  freestyle on Monday as China, Australia and Japan led the  United States in the medals table on day three of the Olympic  Games.
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ATHENS - It&#39;s a quirky statistic, one that makes you do a double-take until you check the record books. In the last 40 years only one White American, Dave Wottle, had won an Olympic gold medal in an event on the track.
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Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter freestyle on  Monday as the United States trailed China, Australia and Japan  in the medals table on day three of the Olympic Games.
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Shane Hamman proved once again last night that he's the strongest man in America, adding to his legacy by breaking two of his US records.
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Bode Miller is one victory from tying Phil Mahre's United States record for World Cup wins. Miller, 30, earned his first World Cup gold since breaking away from the US Ski Team with a blazing run of 2 minutes 57 seconds in Saturday's downhill event in Bormio, Italy. The victory is Miller's 26th World Cup win.
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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.
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Australia&#39;s Brooke Hanson charged to two gold medals while Ian Crocker needed a world record to give the United States their only individual victory at the world short course championships on Sunday.
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US downhiller Lindsey Kildow, of Vail, wasn&#39;t about to let history be made only at Beaver Creek on Friday, where Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves became the first American duo to finish 1-2 in a World Cup downhill.
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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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Indianapolis - Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol broke his own 200-metre backstroke world record and helped the Americans set a 4x100 medley relay world mark on Monday at the World Short Course Swim Championships.