PHOTOS: Michael Phelps' Historic Olympic Run
Phelps, a Towson native, ended the 2012 Summer Olympics as the most decorated Olympian of all time.
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United States' swimmer Michael Phelps holds up a silver trophy after being honored as the most decorated Olympian at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Phelps was honored with a special individual ceremony after concluding his record-breaking career Saturday as the most decorated Olympian. Phelps pushed the United States in front to win the medley relay Saturday in the final swimming event of the London Games, after which he is retiring. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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The numbers say it all: 22 medals, 18 gold.
Michael Phelps, 27, is the greatest Olympian of all time, as his trophy says.
Better than even some nations, as the New York Times put it on Aug. 4: "Phelps’s 22 medals are a mind-boggling total. If he were a country, he would rank in the top 60 in modern Olympic history. His 18 golds would put him No. 36, just ahead of Argentina."
If you weren't keeping a scorecard at home of the Towson swimmer who learned his skills at North Baltimore's Meadowbrook Swim Club, the Huffington Post prepared one for you:
| GAMES | EVENT | MEDAL |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Athens | Men's 200 meters Freestyle | Bronze |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 4 × 100 meters Freestyle Relay | Bronze |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 4 × 200 meters Freestyle Relay | Gold |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 100 meters Butterfly | Gold** |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 200 meters Butterfly | Gold** |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 200 meters Individual Medley | Gold** |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 400 meters Individual Medley | Gold* |
| 2004 Athens | Men's 4 × 100 meters Medley Relay | Gold |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 200 meters Freestyle | Gold* |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 4 × 100 meters Freestyle Relay | Gold* |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 4 × 200 meters Freestyle Relay | Gold* |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 100 meters Butterfly | Gold** |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 200 meters Butterfly | Gold* |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 200 meters Individual Medley | Gold* |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 400 meters Individual Medley | Gold* |
| 2008 Beijing | Men's 4 × 100 meters Medley Relay | Gold* |
| 2012 London | Men's 4 x 100 meters Freestyle Relay | Silver |
| 2012 London | Men's 200 meters Butterfly | Silver |
| 2012 London | Men's 4 x 200 meters Freestyle Relay | Gold |
| 2012 London | Men's 200 meters Individual Medley Final | Gold |
| 2012 London | Men's 100 meters Butterfly Final | Gold |
| 2012 London | Men's 4x100 meters Medley Relay | Gold |
*World Record
**Olympic Record
Information via Sports-Reference
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