Quick quiz: What has 13 letters and means global phenomenon of olympics?

Easy...

Answer: Michael Phelps.


Michael Phelps of the U.S. gestures on the podium during the medal presentation ceremony for the men's 200m individual medley swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008.
(David Gray/Reuters )

The Beijing Olympics have belonged to one man, a 23-year-old American swimmer from Baltimore who has become a household name from the Philippines to Peru and Cairo to Caracas.

With his sensational gold medal and world record haul so far, Phelps has transcended Olympic sports and exploded onto the planet's consciousness as a once-in-a-lifetime supernova.

"He doesn't swim — he flies," said the sports daily Ole in Argentina.

With his victory Friday in the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps picked up his sixth gold medal and sixth world record of the games. With two races left, he is on course to break Mark Spitz's record of seven golds at a single Summer Olympics.

His current count of 12 career golds — he also won six in Athens four years ago — has already made Phelps the athlete with the most gold medals in Olympic history.

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Categories: Olympics. Author: SacHu