Beijing Games: Day 9

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Michael Phelps won his record eighth gold medal at the Beijing Games, in the Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay, surpassing fellow American Mark Spitz's record seven at one Games in Munich, 1972.

Photographed by: Heinz Kluetmeier/SI

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