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'''Michael Phelps''' (born Baltimore, MD, June 30, 1985) is the world record holding Olympic [[swimming]] champion from the United States. Phelps won 8 olympic gold medals and broke 7 world records at the [[Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. Phelps eclipsed [[Mark Spitz]]'s seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405062,00.html Michael Phelps Wins Record-Breaking 8th Gold Medal at Beijing Games], Associated Press, ''Fox News Channel'', August 17, 2008</ref> Phelps won eight Olympic medals (6 Gold, 2 Silver) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Phelps set four individual world records and won seven gold medals at the 2007 World Championships to become the most successful athlete in World Championship history. By winning 6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver) in the 2012 Olympics, Phelps became the individual with the most medals won in Olympic events, with 22 (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), although this is only partly due to his greatness and dedication, and partly due to the disproportionate number of medals awarded for often only marginally different swimming events.  He has announced that he will retire after the 2012 Olympics in London. <ref>[http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/900 USA  

'''Michael Phelps''' (born Baltimore, MD, June 30, 1985) is the world record holding Olympic [[swimming]] champion from the United States. Phelps won 8 olympic gold medals and broke 7 world records at the [[Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. Phelps eclipsed [[Mark Spitz]]'s seven-gold performance at the 1972 Munich Games. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,405062,00.html Michael Phelps Wins Record-Breaking 8th Gold Medal at Beijing Games], Associated Press, ''Fox News Channel'', August 17, 2008</ref> Phelps won eight Olympic medals (6 Gold, 2 Silver) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Phelps set four individual world records and won seven gold medals at the 2007 World Championships to become the most successful athlete in World Championship history. By winning 6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver) in the 2012 Olympics, Phelps became the individual with the most medals won in Olympic events, with 22 (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), although this is only partly due to his greatness and dedication, and partly due to the disproportionate number of medals awarded for often only marginally different swimming events.  He has announced that he will retire after the 2012 Olympics in London. <ref>[http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/900 USA  

==2008 Beijing Olympics==

==2008 Beijing Olympics==

Phelps won 8 olympic gold medals and broke 7 world records and 1 olympic record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.  

Phelps won 8 Olympic gold medals and broke 7 world records and 1 Olympic record at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.  

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