Swimmer Michael Phelps of the U.S. wins first gold medal of 2008 Summer Olympics, breaks world record
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
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In Beijing, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics, American Swimmer Michael Phelps has won the gold medal for the U.S. Team in the 400 individual medley swimming event.
Phelps clocked in at 4:03.84 managing to break his previous best time of 4:05.25 by almost 2 seconds, and setting a new world record in the event. This was his first gold medal won in the 2008 games. Phelps will swim the men's 4x100m freestyle relay tomorrow in an attempt to win his second gold medal.
Laszlo Cseh from Hungary came in second and received the silver medal, while Ryan Lochte from the U.S. came in third to win bronze.
Sources
- "Phelps shatters world record in 400m medley". Melbourne Herald Sun, August 10, 2008
- "American Phelps wins men's 400m individual medley in world record". Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2008
- Sean Maguire "Phelps swims for first of eight golds target". Reuters, August 9, 2008
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