Withhis 1:44.05 leg, Phelps not only turned back the French star Yannick Agnel, who had a split a 1:43.24, he also passed the Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina to become the most decorated Olympian Aug Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Cover: Swimming: 2008 Summer Olympics: Portrait of USA Michael Phelps posing with eight gold Michael Phelps of the United States receives the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Men's 400m Individual Medley event held at the National Weall know and love Michael Phelps. He’s the most decorated Olympian in history, with 28 medals23 of them gold. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Michael did what no athlete had ever done before: he won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Michael won four gold medals Inthe heats, the United States team set a world record with a team missing some of America's major stars such as Michael Phelps. France and Australia also went faster MichaelPhelps created history at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. On August 17, 2008 soon after a glittering ceremony at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing, US swimmer Michael Phelps made people turn heads towards him, stand up and applaud following what was and still is a record feat. . SummerOlympics Open With A Bang In during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on Aug. 8, 2008. runner Tyson Gay and swimmers Michael Phelps 4200 m freestyle. Ryan Steven Lochte ( / ˈlɒkti / LOK-tee; born August 3, 1984) is an American professional swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist. Along with Natalie Coughlin, Dara Torres, and Jenny Thompson, he is the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only Michael Phelps. [2] Theincomparable Michael Phelps swam 17 races over nine days in Beijing, winning eight gold medals and setting seven world records. On 19 August, Nikpai, one of just four Afghanistan team members competing at Beijing 2008, won his country’s first ever Olympic medal. Remarkably, the then 21-year-old did it by beating world champion Juan 2008Beijing Summer Olympic Games Michael Phelps poses for a photo with U.S. President George W. Bush after Phelps won his first Olympic gold medal in 2008 in the men's 400 meter individual medley. Phelps qualified to compete in three team events and five individual events. He won gold medals in all eight events (WR = world record, OR = Theworld record tumbles as Michael Phelps puts in another unforgettable performance, this time in the men's 400M individual medley swimming at the Beijing 2

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