Factfile on US swimmer Michael Phelps, who Wednesday became the most successful Olympian of all time with his 10th career gold medal:

Michael Phelps

Nationality: USA

Date of birth: 30/06/1985

Place of birth: Baltimore

Height: 1.92 m

Weight: 88 kg

Sport/discipline: Swimming/freestyle, butterfly, individual medley

Contesting eight events at the 2008 Games

Honors:

Olympic Games

200 m freestyle: 1st (2008), 3rd (2004)

100 m butterfly: 1st (2004)

200 m butterfly: 1st (2004, 2008)

200 m individual medley: 1st (2004)

400 m individual medley: 1st (2004, 2008)

4x100 m freestyle relay: 1st (2008), 3rd (2004)

4x100 m medley relay: 1st (2004) - (swam in heats)

4x200 m freestyle relay: 1st (2004)

World championships

200 m freestyle: 1st (2005, 2007)

100 m butterfly: 1st (2007), 2nd (2003, 2005)

200 m butterfly: 1st (2001, 2003, 2007)

200 m individual medley: 1st (2003, 2005, 2007)

400 m individual medley: 1st (2003, 2007)

4x100 m freestyle relay: 1st (2005, 2007)

4x200 m freestyle relay: 1st (2005, 2007), 2nd (2003)

Individual World records (long course)

200 m freestyle: 1:42.96 (12/08/08)

200 m butterfly: 1 min 52 sec 03 (13/08/08)

200 m individual medley: 1 min 54 sec 80 (04/07/08)

400 m individual medley: 4 min 03 sec 84 (10/08/08)

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