Michael Phelps
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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.
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[change | change source]
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 |
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| August 10 | 400 m individual medley | Gold Medal | 4:03.84  [8]
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| August 11 | 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | Gold Medal | 3:08.24 [9]
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| August 12 | 200 m freestyle | Gold Medal | 1:42.96 [10]
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| August 13 | 200 m butterfly | Gold Medal | 1:52.03 [11]
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| August 13 | 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | Gold Medal | 6:58.56 [11]
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| August 15 | 200 m individual medley | Gold Medal | 1:54.23 [12]
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| August 16 | 100 m butterfly | Gold Medal | 50.58  [13]
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| August 17 | 4 x 100 m medley relay | Gold Medal | 3:29.34 [14]
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ Harris, Nick (August 11, 200). "'Baltimore Bullet' has history in his sights". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ↑ "'Flying Fish' Phelps largely unknown in China". MSNBC. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ↑ "USA Swimming bio: Michael Phelps". USA Swimming. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Michael Phelps". London2012.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Facts & figures". Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Phelps passes Spitz". Associated Press. August 17, 2008.
- ↑ Adult ADHD and substance abuse
- ↑ "Phelps claims first Beijing gold". BBC. August 10, 2008.
- ↑ "Phelps wins second gold in relay". BBC. August 11, 2008.
- ↑ "Third gold for unstoppable Phelps". BBC. August 12, 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Phelps breaks Olympic gold record". BBC. August 13, 2008.
- ↑ "Sixth gold for unstoppable Phelps". BBC. August 15, 2008.
- ↑ "Phelps equals Spitz's seven golds". BBC. August 16, 2008.
- ↑ ""Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay -- Final"". Archived from the original on August 20, 2008.. Beijing 2008. August 16, 2008.
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