Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer who holds world records in multiple events. Phelps won eight medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Six of those were gold. These medals made him tie the record for medals at a single Olympics. Alexander Dityatin has held this record since 1980.^[5] In 2008, Phelps won eight swimming gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This broke Mark Spitz's record for most gold medals in a single Olympics.^[6] Spitz had won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won another four gold and two silver medals. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Phelps won five gold medals and one silver.

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Phelps at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Michael Fred Phelps II
Nickname(s)	"The Baltimore Bullet"[1] "Flying Fish"[2]
National team	United States
Born	(1985-06-30) June 30, 1985 (age 39) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3]
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)[4]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, individual medley, freestyle, backstroke
Club	North Baltimore Aquatic Club
Coach	Bob Bowman
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 23 3 2 World Championships (LC) 26 6 1 World Championships (SC) 1 0 0 Pan Pacific Championships 16 5 0 Total 66 14 3 Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 m butterfly 8 3 0 200 m butterfly 10 2 0 200 m medley 9 2 0 400 m medley 6 0 0 200 m freestyle 4 2 1 200 m backstroke 0 1 0 4×100 m freestyle 7 2 2 4×200 m freestyle 11 2 0 4×100 m medley 11 0 0 Olympic Games 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly 2004 Athens 200 m butterfly 2004 Athens 200 m medley 2004 Athens 400 m medley 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly 2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly 2008 Beijing 200 m medley 2008 Beijing 400 m medley 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley 2012 London 100 m butterfly 2012 London 200 m medley 2012 London 4×200 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m medley 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m butterfly 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m medley 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m freestyle 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley 2012 London 200 m butterfly 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m butterfly 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 200 m medley 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley 2005 Montreal 200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 200 m medley 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley 2007 Melbourne 200 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 100 m butterfly 2007 Melbourne 200 m butterfly 2007 Melbourne 200 m medley 2007 Melbourne 400 m medley 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle 2009 Rome 100 m butterfly 2009 Rome 200 m butterfly 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley 2011 Shanghai 100 m butterfly 2011 Shanghai 200 m butterfly 2011 Shanghai 4×200 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley 2003 Barcelona 100 m butterfly 2003 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 100 m butterfly 2009 Rome 200 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 200 m freestyle 2011 Shanghai 200 m medley 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships 2002 Yokohama 200 m medley 2002 Yokohama 400 m medley 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley 2006 Victoria 200 m butterfly 2006 Victoria 200 m medley 2006 Victoria 400 m medley 2006 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 100 m butterfly 2010 Irvine 200 m butterfly 2010 Irvine 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley 2014 Gold Coast 100 m butterfly 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley 2002 Yokohama 200 m butterfly 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle 2006 Victoria 200 m backstroke 2014 Gold Coast 200 m medley 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m freestyle

In total he has won 28 Olympic medals, a record. 23 of these are gold medals, over two times as many as the former record. Phelps is also known as the most decorated olympian in any sport. Currently, Michael Phelps has retired. He did not swim in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Phelps was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when he was nine.^[7]

2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games

Michael Phelps poses for a photo with U.S. President George W. Bush after Phelps won his first Olympic gold medal in 2008 in the men's 400 meter individual medley.

Phelps qualified to compete in three team events and five individual events. He won gold medals in all eight events (WR = world record, OR = Olympic record):

Date (in Beijing)	Event	Results	Time
August 10	400 m individual medley	Gold Medal	4:03.84 [8]
August 11	4 x 100 m freestyle relay	Gold Medal	3:08.24 [9]
August 12	200 m freestyle	Gold Medal	1:42.96 [10]
August 13	200 m butterfly	Gold Medal	1:52.03 [11]
August 13	4 x 200 m freestyle relay	Gold Medal	6:58.56 [11]
August 15	200 m individual medley	Gold Medal	1:54.23 [12]
August 16	100 m butterfly	Gold Medal	50.58 [13]
August 17	4 x 100 m medley relay	Gold Medal	3:29.34 [14]

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