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Notable Athletes & Performances

• British Synchronized Diver Tom Daley will be 14 years and 80 days old when the Games begin, beating the record for the youngest British male Olympian by over a year.

• Rashid Ramzi handed Bahrain its first-ever Olympic medal when he won the men's 1500m gold medal at the Beijing Games.

• US swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful man at an Olympics by winning eight gold medals.

• Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt became the first man to win gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m sprints.

Related Pages

• Information about the 2008 Games