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ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... more than the nine won by Spitz, Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina, Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, and American track star Carl Lewis.Four gold medals seem likely for Phelps. Eight golds are not farfetched, either. But Phelps prefers not to talk about such predictions. He keeps his goals on a piece of paper next to his bed and doesn't reveal them to anyone besides his longtime coach,...
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Name (required)Mail (will not be published) (required)WebsiteComments (8)nurmi Said:August 26th, 2008 at 11:06 amRepublicans officially opposed to gay marriage and abortion? Who knew? I’m shocked I tell you - shocked! What IS this world coming to. Oh, yeah. We’re already there. Sorry.John Said:August 26th, 2008 at 11:36 amDon’t worry, I’m sure the right-wing GWMs will find some illogical and...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
A week ago, when I ranked the greatest Olympians ever, was sixth with a bullet, meaning the swimmer was like a pop song moving up the charts.Phelps had five gold medals to that point of these Games; he has finished with eight, a record for a single Olympics.That moves him into fourth place, behind track stars of the United States and Paavo Nurmi of Finland and gymnast Larissa Latynina of Russia...
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Business Times Asiaone (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
(BEIJING) It was so surreal to be Michael Phelps here, to listen to people debate whether he is the greatest athlete in Olympic history after he passed a group that included the runners Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi to become the one with the most gold medals.
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Beijing: It was so surreal to be Michael Phelps here, to listen to people debate whether he is the greatest athlete in Olympic history after he passed a group that included the runners Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi to become the one with the most gold medals.
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Despite Phelps' medals and records, the quick recovery time and new technology of swimming dwarf his achievements. Carl Lewis, Paavo Nurmi and others rank higher. BEIJING -- Could everyone please stop hyperventilating about Michael Phelps?
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Text messages from press row . . . When Michael Phelps overtook Mark Spitz , Carl Lewis , Larysa Latynina and Paavo Nurmi to become the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, it would have been nice to see it unfold as it was happening rather than three hours later. . . .
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Financial Time (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
A night of tropical heat in the beautiful stadium currently at the centre of the known universe. Here was day five of the athletics, the beating heart of the Olympic Games.And, as the climax of the day’s entertainment, here was perhaps the resonant and iconic of all track races, the 1,500m, the “metric mile”: the event of Paavo Nurmi, Kip Keino and Sebastian Coe.
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lalate news (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
Michael Phelps is now the athlete with the most career Olympic gold medals ever. Phelps currently has 11 gold medals. And Phelps could leave Beijing with 14 lifetime gold medals, already passing Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis, Paavo Nurmi, and Larysa Latynina. In fact with three more races left in swimming at these Beijing Olympics, the good [...]
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My Tramping View (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Update: He is the most successful Olympic athlete of all time with 11 gold medals after his victory in the 200 metres butterfly and 4x200m. U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps joined Olympic greats - Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi, U.S. athlete Carl Lewis, U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz and gymnast Larysa Latynina - as the only athletes to win nine Olympic gold medals with a dominant 200m freestyle triumph...
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OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Michael Phelps won his third Gold Medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, broke another world record in the 200m Freestyle and became only the fourth man in history to win a career nine Olympic Gold Medals. New World Record - 1:42.96 He joins elite Olympians including Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz, Paavo Nurmi and is expected to rack further Gold in Beijing. Natalie Coughlin of the United States also won...
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Woman Honor Thyself (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Michael Phelps: What a breathtaking display of athleticism. And now………… one of the most decorated Olympians in history. Booyah! It was so surreal to be Michael Phelps here, to listen to people debate whether he is the greatest athlete in Olympic history after he passed a group that included the runners Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi to become the one with the most gold medals. Phelps is a self-described...
