迈克尔-菲尔普斯 michael phelps （游泳 美国）
athens, 14 august, games of the xxviii olympiad. men's swimming: michael phelps of the united states competes in the 400m individual medley final at the main pool of the olympic aquatic centre.
born: 30 june 1985
birthplace: baltimore (usa)
nationality: usa
sport: aquatics
attendance at the olympic games
sydney 2000
athens 2004
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 6
bronze: 2
eight swimming medals in one olympics
when he was only 15 years old, michael phelps competed at the 2000 sydney olympics, placing fifth in the 200m butterfly. the following year he broke the world record for the event, becoming, at age 15 years 9 months, the youngest male ever to set a swimming world record.
four months later, he won his first world championship, setting another world record in the 200 butterfly. phelps caused a sensation at the 2003 world championships. not only did he earn four gold medals and two silver medals, but he set four world records. in 2004, he became the first swimmer to qualify for the olympics in six individual events. (he decided not to compete in the 200m backstroke).
at the 2004 athens olympics, phelps began his assault on the record books on the first day of competition, winning the 400m individual medley by 3 ½ seconds and setting a world record. the next day he added a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay, and the day after that he picked up another bronze by setting a personal record in the 200m freestyle.
on 17 august phelps beat out takashi yamamoto of japan to win the 200m butterfly and, an hour later, he swam the leadoff leg for the u.s. 4x200m freestyle relay team that held off the australians and gained the victory. phelps' next gold-medal victory came in the 200m individual medley, which he won by 1.64 seconds.
in the 100m butterfly, he barely out touched teammate ian crocker for his seventh medal. finally, phelps gained a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay by swimming the preliminary heats. by so doing, he joined gymnast aleksandr dityatin as the only athletes to earn eight medals at a single olympics.
生日：1985年6月30日
出生地：巴尔的摩，美国
国籍: 美国
项目: 游泳
参加奥运会时间：
2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会
2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 6枚
铜牌 2枚
一届奥运八枚游泳奖牌
迈克尔-菲尔普斯是家中3个孩子中年龄最小，他的童年生活并不美满，父母很早就离婚了。父亲弗雷德是马里兰州一位退休警官，而母亲则是一位学校老师，同时兼任巴尔的摩郡教育系统行政官员。菲尔普斯自小就从池塘边上长大，两个姐姐希拉里、惠特尼也是非常优秀的游泳运动员。鲍勃•鲍曼在菲尔普斯只有11岁的时候就将游泳确定为菲尔普斯的终生职业，并且充分挖掘了菲尔普斯身上的游泳潜力。2000年参加澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会时，迈克尔-菲尔普斯只有15岁，在悉尼，他在200米蝶泳比赛中名列第五，第二年，只有15岁9个月的菲尔普斯打破这个项目的世界纪录，成为打破游泳世界纪录最年轻的运动员。四个月后，菲尔普斯再一次打破200米蝶泳的世界纪录，并第一次获得世锦赛冠军。2003年世锦赛上，菲尔普斯全面爆发，获得四金两银，并且打破四项世界纪录。他是第一位获得2004雅典奥运会资格的游泳运动员。雅典成了菲尔普斯打破多项纪录的舞台，在第一天的比赛中，他就以3.5秒的优势夺得400米个人混合泳金牌，并打破这个项目的世界纪录。第二天，他在4x100米自由泳接力比赛中获得一枚铜牌，随后他在200米自由泳比赛中再获一铜。8月17日，菲尔普斯先获得200米蝶泳金牌，一个小时后，他代表美国参加4x200米自由泳接力，再获一枚金牌。在悉尼，他还获得200米个人混合泳金牌， 在4x100米混合接力比赛中，菲尔普斯再获一金，这样，菲尔普斯成为第二名在一届奥运会上夺取八枚奖牌的运动员。