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Michael Phelps
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For the American biophysicist, see Michael E. Phelps.
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Personal information
Full name: Michael Fred Phelps
Nickname(s): The Baltimore Bullet[1]
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) (age 23)
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 200 pounds (91 kg)
[show] 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
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
Silver 2003 Barcelona 100 m butterfly
Silver 2003 Barcelona 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
Silver 2005 Montreal 100 m butterfly
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
Silver 2002 Yokohama 200 m butterfly
Silver 2002 Yokohama 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
Silver 2006 Victoria 200 m backstroke
Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer and 14-time Olympic gold medalist (the most by any Olympian), who currently holds seven world records in swimming.[2]
He holds the record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics; a total of eight, surpassing Mark Spitz.[3] Overall, Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In winning these medals, he has twice equaled Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin's record of eight medals (of any type) at a single Olympics (Dityatin: Moscow 1980; Phelps: Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008), and ranks second in total career Olympic medals, after Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina, who won a total of 18 medals (nine gold) spanning three Olympic Games.
Phelps' international titles, along with his various world records, have resulted in him being awarded the World Swimmer of the Year Award in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007 and American Swimmer of the Year Award in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007. Phelps has won a total of 48 career medals thus far: 40 gold, six silvers and two bronze. This includes all of the Championships in which he has competed: The Olympics, the World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships.
