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Michael Phelps

( Getty Images / August 17, 2008 )

Michael Phelps laughs during a news conference following the United States' victory in the 4 x 100 medley relay at the Beijing Olympics. Phelps collected his eighth gold medal of the 2008 Games in the event, which broke Mark Spitz's 36-year-old record for golds in a single Olympics.

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