| No.8
Event: Men's 4x100m Medley Relay
Date: August 17
Result: The U.S. team finished in 3 minutes, 29.34 seconds, shaving 1.34 seconds off their previous world record set at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
No.7
Event: Men's 100m Butterfly
Date: August 16
Result: The Olympic record of 50.58 seconds.
No.6
Event: Men's 200m Individual Medley
Date: August 15
Result: A new world record of 1 minute, 54.23 seconds to better his own world record of 1 minute, 54.80 seconds set up on July 4, 2008.
No.5
Event: Men's 4X200m Freestyle Relay
Dates: August 13
Result: A new world record of 6 minutes, 58.56 seconds.
No. 4
Event: Men's 200m Butterfly
Date: August 13
Result: A new world record of 1 minute, 52.03 seconds, 0.06 second faster than his previous record.
No. 3
Event: Men's 200m Freestyle
Date: August 12
Result: A new world record of 1 minute, 42.96 seconds.
No. 2
Event: Men's 4X100m Freestyle Relay
Date: August 11
Result: A new world record of 3 minutes, 8.24 seconds.
No. 1
Event: Men's 400m Individual Medley
Date: August 10
Result: A new world record of 4 minutes, 3.84 seconds to break his own world mark of 4 minutes, 5.25 seconds for the first world record at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Profile of Michael Phelps
Birthday: Jun. 30, 1985
Place of Birth: Baltimore, MD (United States)
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 91 kg
Attendence at the Olympic Games: Syndey 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008
Olympic medals: Gold 14; Bronze 2
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