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Michael Phelps

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Also known as Michael Fred Phelps II, The Baltimore Bullet, Flying Fish, Mike Phelps, Michael Fred Phelps, Michael F. Phelps, Michael F. Phelps II, Mike Fred Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

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Michael Phelps is an American swimmer born in 1985 who became one of the most successful athletes in Olympic history. He matters because his record-breaking performances in competitive swimming made him one of the most decorated and celebrated athletes of his generation.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Michael Phelps is referenced by 1,722 other articles, and connects out to World Aquatics, list of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year and Indianapolis.

Vinony files it under 1985 births, 20th-century American sportsmen and 21st-century American sportsmen.

Its subject is documented across 100 Wikipedia language editions.

Film & TV

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known for

Michael Phelps: Man and Machine — Self2025
The Tiger Effect — Self2023
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 — Self (archive footage)2023
BEEF — Michael Phelps2023
Michael Phelps: Medals, Memories & More2021
The Weight of Gold — Self2020
Angst — Self2017
Shark School with Michael Phelps — Self2017
Phelps vs Shark2017
Der wahre Champion: Siegen mit Hightech — Self (archive footage)2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Fred
Family name: Phelps
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Baltimore
Spouse: Nicole Johnson
Occupation: swimmer
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Participant in: swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay
Sport: competitive swimming
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 88
Official website: www.michaelphelps.com
Image: Michael Phelps Rio Olympics 2016.jpg
Height: 193
Number of children: 4

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Commons category: Michael Phelps
date of birth: 1985-06-30
birth name: Michael Fred Phelps II
start of work period: 1992-00-00
end of work period: 2016-00-00
name in native language: Michael Phelps
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
trained by: Bob Bowman

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Encyclopedic overview

Olympic Games

2004 Athens100 m butterfly

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1985 births 20th-century American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen American activists with disabilities American male backstroke swimmers American male butterfly swimmers American male freestyle swimmers American male medley swimmers American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American philanthropists BBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award recipients James E. Sullivan Award recipients Laureus World Sports Awards winners Living people Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming