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  • Athletes With the Most Olympic Gold Medals in History

    Michael Phelps stands alone on the top of Olympic Gold Medal winners with 14 and a total of 16 (two bronze), going for more in the up and coming 2012 Olympic games. He leads a list of 11 athletes who have won at least 8 Gold Medals, including fellow swimmers Mark Spitz, Jenny Thompson and Matt Biondi.

  • Michael Phelps Wins His First Gold in Shanghai

    Michael Phelps won his first gold medal in the 2011 Swimming World Championships, winning a historic fifth first place in the 200 meter butterfly race, beating Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda by nearly a full second.