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Michael Phelps' Olympic Medal Count

Michael Phelps - The Olympic Medal Numbers

By Mat Luebbers, About.com

Park Taehwan, South Korea; Michael Phelps, United States; Peter Vanderkaay, United States

Silver medalist Park Taehwan, South Korea, gold medalist Michael Phelps, USA, and bronze medalist Peter Vanderkaay, USA, on the podium for the 200m Freestyle

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Aug 21 2008
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Michael Phelps' Olympic Medals

    MICHAEL PHELPS OLYMPIC MEDALS

    • 2008 Medals
      1. GOLD – 400m Individual Medley
      2. GOLD – 4x100m Freestyle Relay
      3. GOLD – 200m Freestyle
      4. GOLD – 200m Butterfly
      5. GOLD – 4x200m Freestyle Relay
      6. GOLD – 200m Individual Medley
      7. GOLD – 100m Butterfly
      8. GOLD - 4x100m Medley Relay
    • 2004 Medals
      1. GOLD – 100m Butterfly
      2. GOLD – 200m Butterfly
      3. GOLD – 200m Individual Medley
      4. GOLD – 400m Individual Medley
      5. GOLD – 4x200m Freestyle Relay
      6. GOLD – 4x100m Medley Relay
      7. BRONZE – 200m Freestyle
      8. BRONZE – 4x100m Freestyle Relay
    • All-Time Medals To Date
      16 – 14 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze

    MOST GOLD MEDALS, SINGLE GAMES
    No. Name, Country Year Sport
    8 Michael Phelps, USA 2008 Swimming
    7 Mark Spitz, USA 1972 Swimming
    6 Kristin Otto, GDR 1988 Swimming
    6 Vitaly Shcherbo, BLR/EUN 1992 Gymnastics
    6 Kristin Otto, GDR 1988 Swimming

    ALL-TIME MEDALISTS – USA
    No. Name Year(s) Sport G-S-B
    16 Michael Phelps 2004, 2008 Swimming 14-0-2
    12 Dara Torres 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2008 Swimming 4-4-4
    12 Jenny Thompson 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 Swimming 8-3-1
    11 Mark Spitz 1968, 1972 Swimming 9-1-1
    11 Matt Biondi 1984, 1988, 1992 Swimming 8-2-1
    11 Carl Osburn 1912, 1920, 1924 Shooting 5-4-2
    11 Natalie Coughlin 2004, 2008 Swimming 3-4-4
    10 Gary Hall, Jr. 1996, 2000, 2004 Swimming 5-3-2
    10 Carl Lewis 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Track & Field 9-1-0

    ALL-TIME MEDALISTS – ALL NATIONS
    No. Name, Country Year(s) Sport G-S-B
    18 Larissa Latynina, USSR 1956, 1960, 1964 Gymnastics 9-5-4
    16 Michael Phelps, USA 2004, 2008 Swimming 14-0-2
    15 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 1972, 1976, 1980 Gymnastics 7-5-3
    13 Boris Shakhlin, USSR 1956, 1960, 1964 Gymnastics 7-4-2
    13 Edoardo Mangiarotti, ITA 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 Fencing 7-4-2
    13 Takashi Ono, JPN 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964 Gymnastics 5-4-4

    MOST ALL-TIME GOLD MEDALS – USA
    No. Name Year(s) Sport G-S-B
    14 Michael Phelps 2004, 2008 Swimming 14-0-2
    9 Mark Spitz 1968, 1972 Swimming 9-1-1
    9 Carl Lewis 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Track & Field 9-1-0
    8 Matt Biondi 1984, 1988, 1992 Swimming 8-2-1
    8 Jenny Thompson 1992, 1996, 2000 Swimming 8-3-16

    MOST ALL-TIME GOLD MEDALS – ALL NATIONS
    No. Name, Country Year(s) Sport G-S-B
    14 Michael Phelps, USA 2004, 2008 Swimming 14-0-2
    9 Larissa Latynina, USSR 1956, 1960, 1964 Gymnastics 9-5-4
    9 Carl Lewis, USA 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Track & Field 9-1-0
    9 Paavo Nurmi, FIN 1920, 1924, 1928 Track & Field 9-3-0
    9 Mark Spitz, USA 1968, 1972 Swimming 9-1-1

    MOST MEDALS WON IN A SINGLE OLYMPIC GAMES – ALL NATIONS
    No. Name, Country Year(s) Sport G-S-B
    8 Michael Phelps, USA 2008 Swimming 8-0-0
    8 Michael Phelps, USA 2004 Swimming 6-0-2
    8 Aleksandr Dityatin, USSR 1980 Gymnastics 3-4-1
    7 Mark Spitz, USA 1972 Swimming 7-0-0
    7 Willis Lee, USA 1920 Shooting 5-1-1
    7 Matt Biondi, USA 1988 Swimming 5-1-1
    7 Boris Shakhlin, USSR 1960 Gymnastics 4-2-1
    7 Lloyd Spooner, USA 1920 Shooting 4-1-2
    7 Mikhail Voronin, USSR 1968 Gymnastics 2-4-1
    7 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 1976 Gymnastics 2-4-1
    7 Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR 1952 Gymnastics 2-5-0

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