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American teenager Michael Phelps won his second and third gold medals at the 28th Olympic Games on Tuesday (August 17).
(Xinhua Photo/Li Yue)
Phelps, whose dream of winning a record-equalling seven gold medals was shattered on Monday, finally got his second gold from the men's 200 meters butterfly.
He went on to win a third with the United States in the 4X200m freestyle relay.
The United States, who consisted of Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller, clocked seven minutes 7.33 seconds for the gold.
The defending champions Australia, including Grant Hackett, Michael Klim, Nicholas Sprenger and Ian Thorpe, finished second in7:07.46 while Italy won the bronze in 7:11.83.
Phelps won the night's first gold in a Thorpe-absent 200m butterfly event with one minute 54.04 seconds, bettering the Olympic Games record of 1:55.35 set by compatriot Thomas Malchow four years ago.
"That's great," Phelps said. "I was really hurting in the third lap. I knew the other guys were coming in strong, so I just hoped I could hit the wall first."
Japan's Takashi Yamamoto finished second in 1:54.56 and Britain's Stephen Parry was third in 1:55.52.
Editor: Lin Shujun
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