LATEST OVERALL MEDAL TALLY STANDINGS ON AUGUST 15, 2008
This list of the latest medal tally for the Beijing Olympic 2008 games was last updated after the completion of Swimming - Women's 100m Freestyle.
Medal Standings
Swimming
After 23 of 34 Events / As of Aug 15 2008
Medallists
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Fri Aug 15 2008
Men's 200m Individual Medley: Michael Phelps chalks up sixth gold
August 15, 2008: American Michael Phelps breaks world record to win Men's 200m Individual Medley(Thank you and credits to Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
(Thank you and credits to Phil Walter/Getty Images)
(L-R) Silver medalist Laszlo Cseh, gold medalist Michael Phelps and bronze medalist Ryan Lochte pose on the podium (Thank you and credits to Al Bello/Getty Images)
Michael Phelps of the United States broke the world record to win the Men's 200m Individual Medley gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday.
Phelps clocked in the winning time of 1:54.23 to better his own world record of 1:54.80, set on July 4, 2008.
Laszlo Cseh of Hungary took the silver in 1:56.52 and American Ryan Lochte finished third in 1:56.53.
PHELPS Michael United States
CSEH Laszlo Hungary
LOCHTE Ryan United States
The Women's 200m Breaststroke final was held at the National Aquatics Center on day seven of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 15, 2008 in Beijing, China. Rebecca Soni of the United States won the event in a new world record time of 2:20.22.(Thank you and credits to Phil Walter/Getty Images)
American Lochte breaks world record to win Men's 200m Backstroke gold(Thank you and credits to Ding Xu/Xinhua)
The Men's 200m Backstroke final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games took place in the National Aquatics Center, also known as the Water Cube, in Beijing, China, on August 15, 2008. Ryan Lochte of the United States set a new world record and won the gold medal in the event in a time of 1 minute 53.94 seconds. His fellow American Aaron Peirsol won the silver in 1:54.33 and Russian Arkady Vyatchanin got the bronze in 1:54.93.
Lochte, the world champion, trailed surprise leader Vyatchanin at the last turn but asserted his authority, pulling away in the last 50m for a comfortable win in a world record 1:53.94. (Thank you and credits to Chen Kai/Xinhua Images)
Peirsol, the defending Olympic champion who won the gold in the 100m Backstroke on Tuesday, came in second for the silver medal in 1:54.33.
Ryan Lochte of the United States had to fight off a strong Russian challenge but finished with a gold medal and a world record in the Men's 200m Backstroke final at the National Aquatics Center pool on Friday.
While many expected the fiercest fight to come from American Aaron Peirsol, Lochte instead had to contend with a strong swim from Russian Arkady Vyatchanin for much of the race.
Peirsol, the defending Olympic champion who won the gold in the 100m Backstroke on Tuesday, came in second for the silver medal in 1:54.33.
Vyatchanin, after leading much of the race, died in the final leg but managed to hold on for the bronze medal in a European record time of 1:54.93. Vyatchanin also won the bronze medal on Tuesday in the 100m Backstroke.
Britta Steffen of Germany wins Women's 100m Freestyle gold
Britta Steffen receives congratulations. (Thank you and credits to Fei Maohua/Xinhua)
Britta Steffen of Germany won the gold medal of the Women's 100m Freestyle in a time of 53.12 seconds at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Friday.
The silver medal went to world record holder Lisbeth Trickett of Australia, who clocked 53.16, while the bronze medal was taken by Natalie Coughlin of the United States, who touched the wall in 53.39.
(Thank you and credits to http://en.beijing2008.cn, http://en.wikipedia.org and all sources for the information and pictures on Beijing Olympic 2008 games from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008)
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