Michael Phelps - Olympic all time record
Time: Sunday Aug 17, 2008
Place: Beijing, China
Details: On August 17, Phelps won his eighth gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay, breaking Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games, which had stood since 1972.
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