American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and…