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Michael Phelps Gold Medal Number Seven

By winning gold in the Men's 100m Butterfly Phelps tied Mark Spitz's record of winning seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
(L-R)Milorad Cavic, SRB, Michael Phelps, USA, and Andrew Lauterstein, AUS

By winning gold in the Men's 100m Butterfly Phelps tied Mark Spitz's record of winning seven gold medals in a single Olympic Games.

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