Phelps wins 8th gold medal in Beijing 2008 and breaks tie with Spitz
Michael Phelps won his eighth Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven, with victory in the 4×100m medley.
The 23-year-old teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold for the United States in a world record time.
They held off Australia [...]
