Phelps and Adrian were teammates on the 2012 gold-medal team. The men’s team included Ryan Murphy (gold in the 100-meter backstroke), Cody Miller (silver and a US record in 100-meter breaststroke), Michael Phelps (silver in 100-meter butterfly), Nathan Adrian (bronze in 100-meter freestyle).
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“My first gold medal, at my first Olympics, is kind of a surprise to me”. And after prelims and semifinals and seeing where I was sitting, when I came in tonight I was like, ‘I want to get on that medal stand’.
This is an event the US has owned: the Americans have set the past 10 world records in this relay, dating back to 1984 at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. “We have incredible faith in the athletes and our sports and with a number of them still to compete we are hopeful of creating yet more history and new heroes and heroines”.
The women’s competition has been dominated by the United States, who claimed the team title, and American Simone Biles who won a record-equalling fourth gold on Tuesday.
The first-time Olympian will have one more chance to give God the glory: She followed up her gold-medal swim Thursday night by qualifying Friday morning for the 50-meter freestyle semifinals set for Saturday night.
“I’m very excited and relieved, I’ve finally done it”.
The six-time all-around world champion became the first gymnast in 44 years to successfully win back-to-back Olympic Games all-around titles.
If Biles takes gold in the women’s floor exercise final Tuesday, it will be a record-tying-instead of record-breaking-feat.
There’s only one holdover from the 2012 gold medal team: Dana Vollmer.
With the victory, Ma completed his Grand Slam request and came out as the fifth male paddler to do so in table tennis after winning an All-Chinese final over defending champion Zhang.
The Olympic gold medal is a symbol of strength, determination, and the highest level of skill.
China, which sent its largest overseas delegation of 416 athletes to Rio this year, won 16 golds in 1996 and 28 in 2000.
And it’s being counted as the greatest Olympic nation’s 1,000th gold medal.
With Manuel making history, Biles sealing the gymnastics deal, and Phelps winning an wonderful 22 gold, NBC had its 2 best viewership night of the Rio Games so far with 31.345 million viewers.
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At the Lagoa Stadium, Germany snatched two golds from the men’s and women’s quadruple sculls in the rowing regatta. The U.S. was second to France in the medal standings, winning 12 golds to their 15.
