Michael Phelps, with the help of three of his teammates set an Olympic world record with his eigth gold medal tonight in the 4×100 Medley Relay. He broke the previous record of seven medals set by fellow American Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Phelps was joined in the 4×100 and victory by Jason Lezak, Brendan Hansen, and Aaron Piersol.

He now has 16 total medals in his Olympic career, 14 of those are gold.

4×100 Meter Medley Relay Results

1. USA 3:29:34
2. Australia 3:30:04
3. Japan

2008 Beijing Gold Medal Checklist for Phelps

• 400-Meter Individual Medley - GOLD
• 4×100- Meter Free Relay - GOLD
• 200-Meter Freestyle - GOLD
• 200-Meter- Butterfly - GOLD
• 4×200-Meter Free Relay - GOLD
• 200-Meter Individual Medley - GOLD
• 100-Meter Butterfly - GOLD
• 4×100-Meter Medley Relay - GOLD

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