Michael Phelps

• Home: Baltimore
• Sport: Swimming
• Achievement: Phelps set the record of the most gold medals won at a single Olympics with the eight golds he won the at Beijing Games, gaining international acclaim. Phelps holds seven world records in swimming and, overall, has won 16 Olympic medals: 14 gold and two bronze.

Katie Hoff

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