American Phelps breaks world record to win men's 200m individual medley

Michael Phelps of the United States broke the world record to win the men's 200m individual medley gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Friday.

Phelps clocked in the winning time of 1:54.23 to better his own world record of 1:54.80 set up on July 4, 2008.

Laszlo Cseh of Hungary took the silver in 1:56.52 and American Ryan Lochte finished third in 1:56.53.

在１５日上午的北京奥运会男子２００米个人混合泳决赛中，美国选手菲尔普斯打破世界纪录并获得金牌。

菲尔普斯夺冠的成绩是１分５４秒２３，打破了世界纪录。２００３年至今，菲尔普斯已经连续８次打破这个项目的世界纪录。

匈牙利选手切赫和美国选手罗切特分别获得银牌和铜牌。