Beijing: Factfile on US swimmer Michael Phelps, who on Wednesday became the most successful Olympian of all time with his 10th and 11th career gold medals:
Name: Michael Phelps
Nationality: USA
Date of birth: 30/06/1985
Place of birth: Baltimore
Height: 1.92 m
Weight: 88 kg
Sport/discipline: Swimming/freestyle, butterfly, individual medley
Contesting eight events at the 2008 Games
Honors:
Olympic Games
200 m freestyle: 1st (2008), 3rd (2004)
100 m butterfly: 1st (2004)
200 m butterfly: 1st (2004, 2008)
200 m individual medley: 1st (2004)
400 m individual medley: 1st (2004, 2008)
4x100 m freestyle relay: 1st (2008), 3rd (2004)
4x100 m medley relay: 1st (2004) - (swam in heats)
4x200 m freestyle relay: 1st (2004, 2008)
World championships
200 m freestyle: 1st (2005, 2007)
100 m butterfly: 1st (2007), 2nd (2003, 2005)
200 m butterfly: 1st (2001, 2003, 2007)
200 m individual medley: 1st (2003, 2005, 2007)
400 m individual medley: 1st (2003, 2007)
4x100 m freestyle relay: 1st (2005, 2007)
4x200 m freestyle relay: 1st (2005, 2007), 2nd (2003)
Individual World records (long course)
200 m freestyle: 1:42.96 (12/08/08)
200 m butterfly: 1 min 52 sec 03 (13/08/08)
200 m individual medley: 1 min 54 sec 80 (04/07/08)
400 m individual medley: 4 min 03 sec 84 (10/08/08)
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