首尔游泳明星 The Star Swimmer of Seoul
Matt Biondi is one of only two swimmers (Mark Spitz being the other) who have won seven medals in one Olympics and eleven career medals. Biondi began modestly in 1984, earning his first gold medal as a member of the US 4x100m freestyle relay team. Four years later in Seoul, Biondi picked up a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle and then entered the 100m butterfly, in which he was the favorite. However he had to settle for second place when Anthony Nesty of Suriname beat him 53.00 seconds to 53.01 seconds.This led Biondi to reflect, "One one-hundredth of a second - what if I had grown my fingernails longer?" Biondi successfully channeled his disappointment, entering five more events, winning gold medals in all of them and setting world records in four. He took part in all three US relay victories and also won the 100m freestyle and the 50m freestyle. In this last race, he won by defeating teammate Tom Jager for the first time in two years.
Biondi returned to the Olympics in 1992. After placing fifth in the 100m freestyle, he earned a gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the 50m freestyle. Finally, Biondi swam the butterfly leg in the qualifying round of the 4x100m medley. When the US team won the final, Biondi was awarded yet another gold medal - the eighth of his career.
马特‧比昂迪是奥运历史上仅有的两位在同一届奥运会上夺得七枚奖牌，总共获得十一枚奖牌的运动员之一。 少年时期，比昂迪一直从事篮球运动，并且取得不错的成绩，身高1米98，体重88公斤显示出他良好的篮球天赋。直到他进入加州柏克利大学后，他才开始接受游泳训练，但仅仅经过一年的训练后，他就取得令人惊叹的成绩。
1984年洛杉矶夏季奥运会上，在家乡作战的比昂迪夺得了他众多奥运奖牌中的第一枚：代表美国队在男子4 x100米自由泳比赛中夺取金牌。
四年后的首尔成了比昂迪的舞台：他首先在男子200米自由泳中获得一枚铜牌，然后在自己的强项100米蝶泳中夺得银牌，而这枚金牌的失利让比昂迪非常失望，因为他仅仅以0.01秒的成绩落后，他说，“如果我的手指甲再长一点点，我就能拿到金牌”。他将失望发泄到了随后的比赛中，令人不可思议的是，在随后的他参加的五项比赛中，他全部夺得金牌，并且打破其中四项的世界纪录，成为首尔奥运赛场上最耀眼的明星。
1992年，比昂迪参加了在西班牙巴塞罗纳举行的奥运会，这届奥运会中，他在男子4x100米自由泳接力中为美国队夺得一金，在50米个人自由泳比赛中，增添一枚银牌；在最后的男子4x100米混合接力比赛中，他再次夺得金牌，使自己的奥运金牌总数达到八枚。这届奥运会结束后，比昂迪宣布退役。
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