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The United States' Michael Phelps puts on his gold medal after winning the men's 100-meter butterfly swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Friday.

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2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS --- DAY 16: U.S. wins medal count going away, sets record for 'road' Olympics

The U.S. — winners of 104 medals overall in London, easily the most of any nation — won 45 golds at Paris in 1924 and Mexico City in 1968, marking the highest total the nation has ever taken home from a "road" Olympics.

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