| First Name | Michael |
| Middle Name | Fred |
| Last Name | Phelps |
| Full Name at Birth | Michael Fred Phelps II |
| Age | 26 |
| Date of Birth | June 30, 1985 |
| Birthplace | Baltimore, MD |
| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm) |
| Build | Athletic |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Brown - Light |
| Distinctive Features | Tall height |
| Star Sign | Cancer |
| Religion | Christian |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| High School | (graduated 2003) |
| University | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Occupation | Swimmer |
| Occupation Category | Swimming |
| Claim to Fame | Won six gold medals at Athens |
| Shoe Size | 16 |
Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions. In doing so he has twice equaled the record eight medals of any type at a single Olympics achieved by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. His five golds in individual events tied the single Games record set by Eric Heiden in the 1980 Winter Olympics and equaled by Vitaly Scherbo at the 1992 Summer Games. Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassed American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven-gold performance at Munich in 1972. Phelps' Olympic medal total is second only to the 18 Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won over three Olympics, including nine gold. Furthermore, he holds the all-time record for most individual gold Olympic medals, at nine.
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