Man

1. The three medals in Vancouver match the record for most by a man in Alpine skiing at a single Olympics. (Web site)
2. No man has ever won four alpine medals at a single Olympics.

Person

1. The 23-year-old swimming champion is the only person ever to win eight gold medals at a single Olympics (surpassing Mark Spitz). (Web site)

Sweep

1. Austrian Toni Sailer became the first person to sweep all three alpine skiing events in a single Olympics.

First

1. Fanny Blankers-Koen was the first woman to win four Olympic gold medals, and the first one to do so in a single Olympics.
2. Miller skied out during his first run when pursuing a record fourth men's Alpine medal in a single Olympics. (Web site)

Four Gold Medals

1. U.S. swimmer from Colorado who won four gold medals at the Atlanta games, the most gold medals ever won at a single Olympics by an American woman. (Web site)

Five Medals

1. She is the first Canadian athlete to win five medals in a single Olympics and the first with six overall. (Web site)

Michael Phelps

1. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he coached Michael Phelps to achieve 8 Olympic Gold Medals, which has never been done before in a single Olympics. (Web site)

Games

1. Nastia Liukin won five medals at these games, matching the feat by Mary Lou Retton and Shannon Miller for the most in a single Olympics. (Web site)

Three Gold Medals

1. No other female alpine skier has ever won four medals or three gold medals at a single Olympics.

Toni Sailer

1. Toni Sailer of Austria swept the men's gold medals, becoming the first person to win three alpine skiing golds in a single Olympics.
2. She now stands with immortals Jean-Claude Killy and Toni Sailer as the only Alpine skiers with three golds in a single Olympics.
3. Toni Sailer of Austria won all three men's events to become the first alpine ski racer to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.

Golds

1. She was the first woman to achieve this feat as well as the first American, male or female, to win double golds in a single Olympics.

Five Golds

1. HEDRICK will now be unable to match Eric Heiden’s feat of five golds in a single Olympics, his stated (almost shouted) goal. (Web site)

Medals

1. Phelps is now tied with Russian gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin for greatest number of medals won in a single Olympics. (Web site)

Athlete

1. No other athlete has ever attained such a feat during a single Olympics.

Seven Gold Medals

1. Spitz's record of seven gold medals in a single Olympics was not surpassed until Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Web site)
2. He broke Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in a single Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Games.

Record

1. He holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics; a total of eight, surpassing Mark Spitz. (Web site)
2. The previous record of 3 medals at a single Olympics was held by Gaetan Boucher for the 1984 Winter Olympics and Marc Gagnon at the 2002 Winter Olympics. (Web site)
3. Five of the six golds were in individual events, tying Eric Heiden 's record for individual gold medals at a single Olympics. (Web site)

First Athlete

1. In 1980, American speed skater Eric Heiden (born 1958) became the first athlete ever to win five goldmedals in a single Olympics. (Web site)

Eric Heiden

1. In addition to the Canadian medal records, Klassen also tied Eric Heiden to win the most medals by a speed skater at a single Olympics.
2. Dr. Eric Heiden earned more medals in a single Olympics than any previous Olympic athlete and set 15 world records in his speed skating career.

Five Gold Medals

1. In 1980, his skills as a speed skater enabled Eric Heiden to win five gold medals in a single Olympics. (Web site)

First American Woman

1. Amy Van Dyken wins four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool, the first American woman to win four titles in a single Olympics.
2. September 3, 1960--Wilma G. Rudolph on this day became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field in a single Olympics.

Mark Spitz

1. Mark Spitz has won more gold medals in a single Olympics than any athlete in Olympic history.
2. Trivia: The greatest swimmer of the world, Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in a single Olympics.

Gold Medals

1. In the summer of 2008, Michael Phelps captivated the world while collecting a record eight gold medals at a single Olympics.
2. Michael Phelps picks up his second gold medal and is on his way to breaking the record of most gold medals at a single Olympics. (Web site)
3. In 2008, Phelps set a record by winning eight gold medals in a single Olympics. (Web site)

Phelps

1. LeBatard introduced Phelps by saying "In Beijing, Olympic God Michael Phelps became the only person to win eight Olympic gold medals in a single Olympics. (Web site)
2. In Beijing, Phelps broke Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics -- a feat Spitz accomplished in 1972.
3. Phelps is now tied with Mark Spitz for the most gold metals won during a single Olympics. (Web site)

Seven Golds

1. Phelps is now 3-for-3 in Beijing, on course to beat Spitz's 36-year-old record of seven golds in a single Olympics. (Web site)
2. That broke the single Olympics total of seven golds won by compatriot Mark Spitz, also a swimmer, at the 1972 Munich Summer Games. (Web site)

Single Olympics

1. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics with the eight golds he won at the 2008 Olympic Games.
2. Phelps is now 3-for-3 in Beijing, keeping him on course to beat Spitz's 36-year-old record of seven golds in a single Olympics.
3. BEIJING -- Michael Phelps won the race and withstood the review, giving him joint custody of the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympics. (Web site)

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