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Which American Swimmer made history at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
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Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, breaking a 36-year-old record held by Mark Spitz. The 8 golds in Bejing represented the most first-place finishes at any Olympics, and included 5 individual and 3 team golds.
With 22 medals, (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. He has won 18 gold medals over three Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012). His closest runners-up won exactly half as many. As of June 2014, Phelps continues to hold the world records in the 100m and 200m butterfly, and the 400m medley.
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