Record #00040Sports archive
Most Olympic medals won by a male
American swimmer Michael Phelps won 28 medals across four Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016, the highest Olympic medal total by a male athlete.
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Current Record
28Olympic medals
Current record value
- Holder
- Michael Phelps
- Location
- —
- Start date
- 2016
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteThe record compares total Olympic medals.
The holder is U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps.
Record history
1 Milestones- 28 Olympic medalsMichael PhelpsCurrent Record
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Original verification remains; summary wording only is updated.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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