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Wrestling gold for Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo, the son of undocumented Mexican immigrants, became the first American to win a gold medal in freestyle wrestling in 16 years when he beat Japan’s Tomohiro Matsunaga to win the 55-kilogram (121 pounds) freestyle final on Tuesday.
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Michael Phelps- 8 gold medals
Michael Phelps has his eight gold medals, his seven world records, has captivated the attention of an estimated four billion worldwide for more than a week.
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Jason Lezak-saving best for last!
That the best relay swimmer of a generation should go it mostly alone on a daily basis has almost an old-school feel.
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Jonathan Horton uses mental gymnastics for team final
In an effort to break the Olympic gymnastics meet down to its smallest common denominator, Jonathan Horton is trying to link the gigantic events of today with a big moment from his past.
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Phelps wins first Olympic gold medal in Beijing
Michael Phelps dominated his first event of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, crushing his own world record and all hopes of his challengers with a time of 4 minutes, 3.84 seconds in the 400-meter individual medley.
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