Michael Phelps 🇺🇸 - All EIGHT Gold Medal Races at Beijing 2008! | Athlete Highlights

Enjoy this look back at Michael Phelps' historic performance at the Summer Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, China.

Before Phelps became the most decorated Olympian of all time, he set the record for the single most Gold medals at any single Olympic Games, the USA swimmer finished with 8 Gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Games.
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[baltonraven]

People don't truly understand how insane this is. To not only be the best in the United States at swimming but the World in MULTIPLE disciplines. The hours swimmers put in just to be a "good swimmer" is mind boggling. The guy is the greatest Olympian ever.

[nusrat]

Other players - Compete against each other
Michael phelps - Competes against the clock!

[GianniTuratta]

He won more gold medals (23) than 115 countries, and the 2.1% of the USA gold medals... what a legend

[Melodic_Music.]

Not only did Phelps just win all golds, but he smashed the WR in many of his races as well 😮

[jdiamond]

It is very difficult for an average person to understand the dedication, strength, perseverance, passion, and willpower it takes to jettison your body through water at maximum efficiency for this long with this much pressure. Simply outstanding.

[griff]

fun fact: Phelps' goggles filled with water during the 200 fly, but he counted his strokes from years of training in the dark mornings at University of Michigan. Source: No Limits, by Michael Phelps

[Felix-]

That 4 x 100m Freestyle relay finish at 8:50 will forever give me chills.

[Govinda_]

after 2004 athens olympics he said in his interview that he did not take a single holiday from training till the 2008 beijing olympics and trained for 12 hrs a day. That is insane amount of hardwork.

[kn]

Respect to Laszlo Cseh, seem to always be on the podium. If he wasn't competing in the same generation as Phelps he might have a couple of golds by now.

[arinjaypokhriyal]

He checked all the boxes to be the greatest Olympian of all time.

Most medals won✅
Most gold medals won✅
Most gold medals in a single Olympic ✅
World record breaking performances ✅
Longevity (2000-2016)✅


This guy changed the perspective of mainstream world about swimming. He made swimming popular more than ever.
I still remember how he lost to Le clos in 2012 Olympics and came back in 2016 to prove his haters wrong.

I missed him a lot during Tokyo Olympics.

I don't think his legacy will be matched in near future.

[heinleinreader]

Not only 8 gold medals, but it was also 7 world records and one Olympic record. Outstanding.

[jarnamhar]

It is one thing to win gold medal in all races, but to also set new records in those races is pretty much out of the world. Absolute domination. The legend!♥️🔥

[lv]

Imagine being at the Olympics having confidence in yourself and all of a sudden this dolphin of a man comes to the pool. My heart goes out to them

[GlobalPenguin]

Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all times with 23 Olympic Gold Medals with 28 Olympic medals overall. This number is so mind blogging. Winning an Olympic gold medal is already such an achievement

[koreanjesus]

I can't even wrap my head around how much strength, energy, stamina, and focus it takes to do this. Incredible.

[louisbertrand]

I started swimming after watching him swim at the 2008 Olympics and still swimming to this day ... MY GOAT

[gmmgmmg]

I love how Phelps cheers way more and seems genuinely happier when he's competing in relays than when he's going solo. He's happier when he can share the victory with his teammates. True legend.

[trevorprice]

16:27 I can't believe that Phelps tumble turns, the next two swimmers tumble turn and rise into their stroke but Phelps is still dolphin kicking underwater. His tumbles take him deeper and further. Masterful technique.

[rabotlhokotlhabane]

The greatest individual performance in the history of the game

[Mark_Cadden]

8 gold medals, 7 World Records, 1 Olympic Record. Absolutely ridiculous. Almost completely 100% perfect