Michael Phelps
Country: United States
Sport: Swimming
London 2012 record: Gold – 100m butterfly, 200m individual medley, 4x200m freestyle relay, 4x100m relay. Silver – 200m butterfly, 4x100m freestlye relay
The American was already an Olympic legend before London 2012 after incredible success at Athens in 2004 and Beijing four years ago, and Phelps duly became the most succesful Olympian of all time when he won his 16th gold by beating Ryan Lochte in the 200m individual medley. The 27-year-old wasn’t done there, adding two more golds to his incredible haul before heading for retirement with a record 18 golds and 22 Olympic medals in total.
