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. 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."Phelps passes Spitz" . Associated Press. August 17, 2008. 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.Adult ADHD and substance abuse

2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games

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  TimeAugust 10  400 m individual medley Gold Medal  4:03.84 22px|World Record"Phelps claims first Beijing gold". BBC. August 10, 2008.August 11  4 x 100 m freestyle relay Gold Medal  3:08.24 22px|World Record"Phelps wins second gold in relay". BBC. August 11, 2008.August 12  200 m freestyle Gold Medal  1:42.96 22px|World Record"Third gold for unstoppable Phelps". BBC. August 12, 2008.August 13  200 m butterfly Gold Medal  1:52.03 22px|World Record"Phelps breaks Olympic gold record". BBC. August 13, 2008.August 13  4 x 200 m freestyle relay Gold Medal  6:58.56 22px|World RecordAugust 15  200 m individual medley Gold Medal 1:54.23 22px|World Record"Sixth gold for unstoppable Phelps". BBC. August 15, 2008.August 16  100 m butterfly Gold Medal 50.58 22px|World Record"Phelps equals Spitz's seven golds". BBC. August 16, 2008.August 17  4 x 100 m medley relay Gold Medal  3:29.34 22px|World Record. Beijing 2008. August 16, 2008.
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