{"id":27599,"date":"2016-08-10T03:22:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T03:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rio-2016-michael-phelps-wins-21st-olympic-gold\/"},"modified":"2016-08-10T03:20:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T03:20:01","slug":"rio-2016-michael-phelps-wins-21st-olympic-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rio-2016-michael-phelps-wins-21st-olympic-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio 2016: Michael Phelps wins 21st Olympic gold medal"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, earns his 21st gold and 24th overall medal.}<\/p>\n

Michael Phelps claimed his second gold medal in one night and the 21st of his career as the United States won the men’s 4×200 metres Olympic freestyle relay on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The most successful Olympian of all time swam the final leg to extend his career tally to a total of 25 medals, also including two silver and two bronze.<\/p>\n

He won gold number 20 earlier in the day with a victory in the 200m butterfly.<\/p>\n

It was the fourth successive US Olympic victory in the event.<\/p>\n

The Americans led throughout, with Conor Dwyer handing over to Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte. There was a huge roar from the Rio crowd when Phelps sprang from the block with a lead of 1.76 seconds over Japan, and 2.88 seconds over Britain.<\/p>\n

The Americans touched home in 7 minutes 00.66 seconds.<\/p>\n

For Britain, who had qualified first for the final, James Guy overhauled Takeshi Matsuda on the final leg to take the silver in 7:03.13, with Japan clocking 7:03.50 for the Bronze.<\/p>\n

It was Britain’s first medal in the event since they won a bronze in 1984, and made up for Guy’s disappointment in failing to pick up a medal in the 200m and 400m freestyle.<\/p>\n

But the night belonged to the Americans and Phelps, who after four days of competition in Rio, has won three gold medals at his fifth Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

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