PHOTO GALLERY: London Olympics, day 6

August 2, 2012 | 8:58 p.m. CDT

On the sixth day of the London Olympics, Michael Phelps won his first individual gold medal, and Gabby Douglas won the individual all-around gymnastics competition.

Marta Karolyi, U.S. national women's gymnastics team coordinator, right, hugs U.S. gymnast and gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas after the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday. | Julie Jacobson/The Associated Press

Natalie Hawkins, bottom left, cheers for her daughter U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, along with 2008 Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, right, during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday. | Matt Dunham/The Associated Press

United States' Rebecca Soni competes in the women's 200-meter breaststroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre during the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday. Soni won a gold medal in the event. | Michael Sohn/The Associated Press

United States' Tyler Clary celebrates his gold medal finish in the men's 200-meter backstroke swimming final at the Aquatics Centre on Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) | Matt Slocum/The Associated Press

United States' Michael Phelps, left, and United States' Ryan Lochte start in the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in London on Thursday. Phelps won a gold medal in the event, and Lochte won silver. | Mark J. Terrill/The Associated Press

United States' Michael Phelps, right, and teammate Ryan Lochte watch the scoreboard after their first and second finish in the men's 200-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in London on Thursday. | Matt Slocum/The Associated Press

U.S. rowers Caryn Davies, Caroline Lind, Eleanor Logan, Meghan Musnicki, Taylor Ritzel, Esther Lofgren, Zsuzsanna Francia, and Erin Cafaro throw coxswain Mary Whipple into the water after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing eight in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, on Thursday. | Armando Franca/The Associated Press

April Ross of the United States eyes her opponents under the net during a beach volleyball match against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday in London. | Dave Martin/The Associated Press