Michael Phelps

Michael Fred Phelps II was born June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a retired competitive swimmer who won 28 Olympic medals (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) across Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016, the most medals of any Olympic athlete. He won 8 gold medals at Beijing 2008, surpassing Mark Spitz's single-Games record of 7. Phelps holds records for all-time Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16).