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Phelps breaks Olympic gold record
Michael Phelps of the U.S. holds his medal for the men's 200m butterfly swimming final at the National Aquatics Centre during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 13, 2008.
American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time by winning two more Beijing gold medals on Wednesday to take his career tally to an unprecedented 11 victories.
Phelps, 23, won his fourth gold of the Beijing Olympics and 10th of all time with victory in the 200m butterfly.
And he claimed yet another gold as part of the US 4x200m freestyle team.
Phelps has now surpassed the nine golds won by Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz and Larysa Latynina to cement his place in Olympic history.
Phelps has already won his golds over three Olympic Games and I can see him going on to win gold in 2012 and 2016
Rafa fan
He is also bidding to beat Spitz's record of seven gold medals in a single Olympic games and has moved to within three of that achievement.
The US star swims in the individual medley, 100m butterfly and finally the 4x100m medley relay later in the week.
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