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He broke Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals.

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Who holds the record for winning the highest number of gold medals in one Olympics?

Michael Phelps


What is Olympics mark spitz famous for?

Winning the most gold medals in the olympics. That is, until Michael Phelps came along and beat his record.


Whose record did Michael Phelps surpass by winning 8 golds at the 2008 Olympics?

winning 7 gold medals in 1 olympic games by mark spitz


What record is Michael Phelps trying to break?

Michael Phelps, was trying to break the record of winning the most gold medals in Olympic (the record was seven) and he broke it by winning eight gold medals in one Olympic.


Who has won the most Olympic medals for swimming and how many has he won?

As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps holds the current record, winning 14 gold medals in the combined games of the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He holds the record for the most gold medals (8) won at a single Olympics.


Who is the all time record holder medals in Olympics?

Michael Phelps at this time has 19 medals.


Who holds the record for winning the most medals in a single Olympics?

Micheal phelps with 8 golds in 2008 and 6 golds ad 2 bronze in 2004


Who holds the record for winning nineteen Olympic medals?

Michael Phelps of USA (For swimming).


Who holds the record for the most gold medals in a single winter Olympics?

Michael Phelps


What is the world record for the most gold medals at a single Olympics?

8 by Michael Phelps in 2008.


Who won the gold medal in swimming in the Olympics?

Michael phelps- he broke the record of 8 medals


Who won 8 gold medals for Britain?

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no British athlete has won 8 Olympic gold medals. The most Olympic gold medals a British athlete has won is 5 by rower Steve Redgrave. Redgrave also won 9 World Championship gold medals and 3 Commonwealth Games gold medals.