How many medals does phelps have

Phelps has 28 medals in total: his 23 gold medals are more than double the count of his nearest rivals, and its not as if other swimmers have accrued silly numbers of medals, either. A hyperactive Phelps was encouraged into swimming aged seven to give his boundless energy an outlet. By the time he had swum his last race in Rio five years ago the American had become the most decorated Olympian of all time with 23 gold medals, three silver and two bronze — 13 of the golds in individual events, another record.

But in he came out of retirement and at 31 — well beyond the usual peak age for swimmers — extended his incredible run with five more golds and a silver in Rio. Phelps broke the record when he won his second event, the m butterfly, at the Beijing Olympics.

Phelps also owns the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympics: eight in Beijing. Two Americans also have nine gold medals to their names. Mark Spitz — the best American swimmer in history before Phelps came along — racked up nine golds in only two Olympic Games, and Unlike the overall medal record, Phelps has to share this one with gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin. Dityatin won three golds in the team, individual all-around and rings, while also placing second in four other apparatuses and taking the bronze in floor exercise.

Ten athletes are tied for second with seven medals at one Olympic Games. Two of them did so in the pool: Spitz in and Biondi in In , Phelps revealed that he struggled with ADHD and depression and now works as a mental health advocate.

The couple is also self-proclaimed pet parents to their two dogs, Juno and Legend. He won more Olympic medals, World Championships, U. National Titles and captured more world records than any other swimmer in the history of the sport. He has also been an ambassador for Special Olympics, and he received the Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion in for his advocacy work and openness about his mental health.

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