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Michael Phelps’ 7th Gold Medal Controversy

August 18, 2008

2008 Olympics, News

This is a detailed frame by frame photo gallery of the controversial finish in the 100-meter butterfly. Michael Phelps beat out Milorad Cavic by 0.01 seconds. This gold medal helped Michael Phelps tie Mark Spitz’ record of seven golds at one Olympics, and eventually surpassing this record with winning an 8th gold medal The controversy stands with the fact that Phelps is a spokesman for Omega, the official timekeeper of the event. Skeptics believe there may have been some malpractice due to the vested interest in a victory by an Omega ambassador. The Serbian silver medal winner accepts the defeat in his blog.

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