This Day in History: 2012-07-31

(July 31, 2012)
Michael Phelps surpasses Larisa Latynina’s 1964 record for most Olympic medals won. Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals (23), the most individual gold medals (13), and the most gold medals in a single Olympics (8, in Beijing 2008).
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