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Michael Phelps wins 400 IM in world record

By The Associated Press
Posted 7:33AM on Sunday 10th August 2008 ( 16 years ago )
BEIJING -- Michael Phelps set a world record Sunday to win his first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. He beat rival Ryan Lochte in the 400-meter individual medley with a time of 4 minutes, 3.84 seconds.

Phelps is trying to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals. He crushed his old mark of 4:05.25 in the 400 IM, set in June at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Laszlo Cseh of Hungary rallied to take the silver medal in 4:06.16. Lochte won bronze.
Michael Phelps broke his own World and Olympic records Sunday in 400-meter individual medley at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

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