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Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American (United States) swimmer (swimming (sport)), frequently cited as the greatest swimmer and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He has won 14 career Olympic (Olympic Games) gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of August 2, 2009, Phelps has broken thirty-seven world records in swimming (List of world records in swimming).
Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games (2008 Summer Olympics) surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitzs seven-gold performance at Munich (1972 Summer Olympics) in 1972.
Overall, Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals: six gold and two bronze at Athens (2004 Summer Olympics) in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008. In doing so he has twice equaled the record eight medals of any type at a single Olympics achieved by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games (Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics). His five golds in individual events tied the single Games record set by Eric Heiden in the 1980 Winter Olympics and equaled by Vitaly Scherbo at the 1992 Summer Games. Phelps career Olympic medal total (List of multiple Olympic medalists#List of multiple Olympic medalist) is second only to the 18 Soviet (Soviet Union) gymnast Larissa Latynina won over three Olympics, including nine gold.
Phelpss international titles and record breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award (Swimming World Swimmers of the Year) in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and American Swimmer of the Year Award (Swimming World Swimmers of the Year#American Swimmer of the Year) in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has won a total of fifty-four career medals thus far in major international competition, forty-five gold, seven silver, and two bronze spanning the Olympics (Olympic Games), the World (FINA World Aquatics Championships), and the Pan Pacific (Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) Championships. His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazines Sportsman of the Year award.
Swimmername: Michael Phelps
Fullname: Michael Fred Phelps
Allias Name: The Baltimore Bullet
Nationality: USA
Strokes: Butterfly (Butterfly stroke), individual medley (Medley swimming), freestyle (Freestyle swimming), backstroke
Date of birth: 1985-06-30
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Religion: Christian
Height: 1.93 Mtr
Weight: 200 lb
Medaltemplates: MedalSportMen's Swimming (Swimming (sport)) MedalCountry the USA MedalCompetitionOlympic Games MedalGold2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)100 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly) MedalGold2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)200 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly) MedalGold2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)200 m medley (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley) MedalGold2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)400 m medley (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley) MedalGold2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)4�200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay) MedalGold2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)4�100 m medley (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)100 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)200 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)200 m medley (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)400 m medley (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)4�100 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)4�200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay) MedalGold2008 Beijing (2008 Summer Olympics)4�100 m medley (Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay) MedalBronze2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle) MedalBronze2004 Athens (2004 Summer Olympics)4�100 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay) MedalCompetitionWorld Championships - Long Course (FINA World Aquatics Championships) MedalGold2001 Fukuoka (2001 World Aquatics Championships)200 m butterfly MedalGold2003 Barcelona (2003 World Aquatics Championships)200 m butterfly MedalGold2003 Barcelona (2003 World Aquatics Championships)200 m medley MedalGold2003 Barcelona (2003 World Aquatics Championships)400 m medley MedalGold2003 Barcelona (2003 World Aquatics Championships)4�100 m medley MedalGold2005 Montreal (2005 World Aquatics Championships)200 m freestyle MedalGold2005 Montreal (2005 World Aquatics Championships)200 m medley MedalGold2005 Montreal (2005 World Aquatics Championships)4�100 m freestyle MedalGold2005 Montreal (2005 World Aquatics Championships)4�200 m freestyle MedalGold2005 Montreal (2005 World Aquatics Championships)4�100 m medley MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m freestyle) MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)100 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m butterfly) MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)200 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m butterfly) MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)200 m medley (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m individual medley) MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)400 m medley (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 400m individual medley) MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)4�100 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4x100m freestyle relay) MedalGold2007 Melbourne (2007 World Aquatics Championships - Swimming)4�200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4x200m freestyle relay) MedalGold2009 Rome (2009 World Aquatics Championships)100 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m butterfly) MedalGold2009 Rome (2009 World Aquatics Championships)200 m butterfly (Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m butterfly) MedalGold2009 Rome (2009 World Aquatics Championships)4�100 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4x100m freestyle relay) MedalGold2009 Rome (2009 World Aquatics Championships)4�200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4x200m freestyle relay) MedalGold2009 Rome (2009 World Aquatics Championships)4�100 m medley (Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 4x100m medley relay) MedalSilver2003 Barcelona (2003 World Aquatics Championships)100 m butterfly MedalSilver2003 Barcelona (2003 World Aquatics Championships)4�200 m freestyle MedalSilver2005 Montreal (2005 World Aquatics Championships)100 m butterfly MedalSilver2009 Rome (2009 World Aquatics Championships)200 m freestyle (Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m freestyle) MedalCompetitionWorld Championships - Short Course (FINA World Championships - Short Course) MedalGold2004 Indianapolis (2004 FINA Short Course World Championships)200 m freestyle MedalCompetitionPan Pacific Championships (Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) MedalGold 2002 Yokohama (2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 200 m medley MedalGold 2002 Yokohama (2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 400 m medley MedalGold 2002 Yokohama (2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 4�100 m medley MedalGold 2006 Victoria (2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 200 m butterfly MedalGold 2006 Victoria (2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 200 m medley MedalGold 2006 Victoria (2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 400 m medley MedalGold 2006 Victoria (2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 4�100 m freestyle MedalGold 2006 Victoria (2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 4�200 m freestyle MedalSilver 2002 Yokohama (2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 200 m butterfly MedalSilver 2002 Yokohama (2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 4�200 m freestyle MedalSilver 2006 Victoria (2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships) 200 m backstroke