Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps Michael Phelps at the at the University of Missouri Personal information Full name: Michael Fred Phelps Nickname(s): MP Nationality: United States Stroke(s): Butterfly, Individual Medley, Freestyle, Backstroke Club: Club Wolverine, University of Michigan Date of birth: June 30, 1985 (1985-06-30) Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 195 pounds

Medal record Men's Swimming Competitor for United States Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly Gold 2004 Athens 200 m butterfly Gold 2004 Athens 200 m individual medley Gold 2004 Athens 400 m individual medley Gold 2004 Athens 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2004 Athens 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m butterfly Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m individual medley Gold 2008 Beijing 400 m individual medley Gold 2008 Beijing 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold 2008 Beijing 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2008 Beijing 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold 2012 London 100 m butterfly Gold 2012 London 200 m individual medley Gold 2012 London 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2012 London 4 x 100 m medley relay Silver 2012 London 200 m butterfly Silver 2012 London 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Bronze 2004 Athens 200 m freestyle Bronze 2004 Athens 4 x 100 m freestyle relay World Championships - Long Course Gold 2001 Fukuoka 200 m butterfly Gold 2003 Barcelona 200 m butterfly Gold 2003 Barcelona 200 m individual medley Gold 2003 Barcelona 400 m individual medley Gold 2003 Barcelona 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold 2005 Montreal 200 m freestyle Gold 2005 Montreal 200 m individual medley Gold 2005 Montreal 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold 2005 Montreal 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2005 Montreal 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold 2007 Melbourne 200 m freestyle Gold 2007 Melbourne 100 m butterfly Gold 2007 Melbourne 200 m butterfly Gold 2007 Melbourne 200 m individual medley Gold 2007 Melbourne 400 m individual medley Gold 2007 Melbourne 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold 2007 Melbourne 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2009 Rome 100 m butterfly Gold 2009 Rome 200 m butterfly Gold 2009 Rome 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold 2009 Rome 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2009 Rome 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold 2011 Shanghai 100 m butterfly Gold 2011 Shanghai 200 m butterfly Gold 2011 Shanghai 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2011 Shanghai 4 x 100 m medley relay Silver 2003 Barcelona 100 m butterfly Silver 2003 Barcelona 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Silver 2005 Montreal 100 m butterfly Silver 2009 Rome 200 m freestyle Silver 2011 Shanghai 200 m freestyle Silver 2011 Shanghai 200 m individual medley Bronze 2011 Shanghai 4 x 100 m freestyle relay World Championships - Short Course Gold 2004 Indianapolis 200 m freestyle Pan Pacific Championships Gold 2002 Yokohama 200 m individual medley Gold 2002 Yokohama 400 m individual medley Gold 2002 Yokohama 4 x 100 m medley relay Gold 2006 Victoria 200 m butterfly Gold 2006 Victoria 200 m individual medley Gold 2006 Victoria 400 m individual medley Gold 2006 Victoria 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold 2006 Victoria 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2010 Irvine 100 m butterfly Gold 2010 Irvine 200 m butterfly Gold 2010 Irvine 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold 2010 Irvine 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold 2010 Irvine 4 x 100 m medley relay Silver 2002 Yokohama 200 m butterfly Silver 2002 Yokohama 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Silver 2006 Victoria 200 m backstroke

Michael Fred Phelps was born on June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a retired American swimmer and he holds world records in several 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. In 2008, Phelps won eight swimming gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. This broke Mark Spitz's record for most gold medals in a single Olympics. 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. In total he has won 22 Olympic medals, a record. Eighteen of these are gold medals, two times as many as the former record.

Phelps was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was nine.

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
August 11	4 x 100 m freestyle relay	Gold Medal	3:08.24
August 12	200 m freestyle	Gold Medal	1:42.96
August 13	200 m butterfly	Gold Medal	1:52.03
August 13	4 x 200 m freestyle relay	Gold Medal	6:58.56
August 15	200 m individual medley	Gold Medal	1:54.23
August 16	100 m butterfly	Gold Medal	50.58
August 17	4 x 100 m medley relay	Gold Medal	3:29.34

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