Phelps Medals

Phelps Medals

Phelps Kisses His Gold in Beijing

MICHAEL PHELPS GOLD MEDAL - 2nd of 8Michael Phelps of the U.S. kisses his second gold medal after the men's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 11, 2008. Phelps swam his way into sporting immortality on Aug. 17, 2008, by winning his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. The 23-year-old, who had already won more gold medals than any other athlete at the Olympics, broke Mark Spitz's record of seven golds at a single Games, set at Munich in 1972.

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