Graceful Victory after the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games Tragedy
In Beijing, People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.), Michael Phelps dominated the swinning competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He set a third straight world record, after his winning the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday.
The native of Baltimore, Maryland &mdash who won eight six gold medals and also two bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens — has won his ninth career gold Olympic medal: Phelps has joined the elite Olympic ring of fellow legendary Olympians Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis, Paavo Nurmi and Larysa Latynina, all of who tied for the most Olympic gold medals in Olympic history.
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