How many olympic medals does michael phelps have?
Hello, Michael Phelps won 8 Gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a total of 14 medals to date thats 5 more than Carl Lewis. What makes this feat even more incredible is when Mark Spitz set his record in the 1972 Munich Olympic there were only 21 countries competing in swimming and only 10 medaled, with the US winning nearly as many medals as the rest of the world combined. Today there are 24 nations competing and 16 medaled in the first 6 days of the Olympics. The training is more intense everywhere in the world, so is the specialization. One athlete is JUST not supposed to do what Phelps has accomplished in Beijing. Hope this helps. I have listed some excellent articles and resources below Frank http://www.bullyxtreme.
