Sentence examples for medals record from inspiring English sources

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Lochte, Phelps's longtime foil, won six medals at the world championships in Shanghai last July, signaling his intention to challenge Phelps, who is aiming for an all-time medals record in London.

He had jointly held the medals record with compatriot Bjorn Daehlie.

Team Scotland's chef de mission Jon Doig hopes the home team can set a new Scottish medals record when Glasgow hosts the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The United States set a medals record when Brian Olson of Colorado Springs, Colo., won a bronze in judo.

American rowers dominated the final day of competition, winning five of eight gold medals, with Paul Fuchs of Greenwich, Conn., giving the United States the Games' medals record.

A number of Olympic champions, world champions and record holders have been stripped of their sprint medals, records and reputations, including Ben Johnson, Marion Jones, Justin Gatlin, Tim Montgomery and Kelli White.

Since 1992, about 50 athletes who had competed in international events for their home countries — including 10 for China — became United States citizens and Olympians, winning eight medals, records show.

It took years, it took realizing that there were no number of medals, records or accolades that could bring me closure, I had to find a way to give that to myself.

"Congrats to Michael Phelps for breaking the all-time Olympic medal record," @BarackObama enthused to @MichaelPhelps.

After catching and passing Mark Spitz's single Games gold-medal record, Phelps experienced a letdown that lasted the better part of three years.