He needs to win eight gold medals. The previous record is seven gold medals set by Mark Spitz, also on team USA. Right now Phelps has a record of 11 olympic gold medals.
8 by Michael Phelps in 2008.
Michael phelps* won the most medals out of everyone whose competed in the olymic games
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual athlete, with a total of 23 gold medals.
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The fastest swimmer in the Olympics is Michael Phelps from Baltimore, Maryland and he broke the world record of 7 gold medals by earning 8.
Swimmer Michael Phelps was only fifteen years old when he made his first appearance at the Olympic Games.
Michael Phelps currently holds the world record for winning the most swimming medals. He has won 14 gold medals from swimming during the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.
Yes, he broke Mark Spitz' record for winning the most gold medals at one Olympic Games. Spitz won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich and Phelps broke that record by winning 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
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Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps has won 33 medals in the World Championships for his sport, Swimming.