This athlete alone has more Olympic Gold medals than 162 countries? Who is he and how many medals has he won?
How many gold medals has Michael Phelps won?
However, this may not even have been a concern for Team USA, if one swimming legend was still in action in the Paris Olympics 2024. Michael Phelps, who is known for his antics at the Summer Games, especially the Beijing Olympics of 2008, has a total haul of 28 Olympic medals, which is a record in itself. Among these 28 medals, 23 of them are gold, while Phelps has won three silver and two bronze medals.
Phelps ahead of 162 countries in terms of gold medal wins
According to reports, Michael Phelps' haul of 23 gold medals, is more than 162 countries. For instance, India has over the years, managed to win just 10 gold medals since the inception of their participation at the Olympic Games. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, South Africa, and so many other countries are way behind this individual in terms of gold medal wins, even though they send hundreds of participants for participating at the Games, in each edition.
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Phelps began his Olympic career with the 2000 Sydney Olympics, at the age of just 15. However, he could not manage to secure a medal in these Games, but went on to win a number of medals in the editions ahead, especially in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he won eight straight gold medals, a record in itself.
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How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win in the Beijing Olympics? Michael Phelps has secured as many as 8 gold medals from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, while
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