By Terin Frodyma on SwimSwam
While the name of Michael Phelps may be erased from the individual world record books, there is one record that may never be touched. Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 career Olympic medals, 23 of which are gold, could be a number whose lifespan stands the test of time.
In a report from MSN, Phelps’ record of 23 Olympic Gold medals was deemed one of 14 “unbreakable” sports records; this record stands alongside the likes of Usain Bolt‘s 9.58 100-meter dash world record mark, Cal Ripken Jr.‘s 2,632-games-played streak in baseball, and Nadia Comaneci’s perfect 10 at the 1976 Olympics, among others.
Before Phelps’ 28 medals, the former “most decorated Olympian” was Lasusa Latynina of the Soviet Union, a gymnast who collected 18 medals (9 gold) from 1956 to 1964.
An argument can be made that the eight gold medals from Beijing in 2008 could earn a mention as well in this list, though the sheer amount of Olympic success Phelps saw over a decade-plus-long Olympic Career is hard to deny.
What really puts Phelps’ gold medal haul into perspective is who the next closest to him are; Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo boasts 11 golds (less than half of Phelps’ career total), while six athletes in history have managed to secure nine, those being Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Mark Spitz, Latynina, Carl Lewis, and Paavo Nurmi.
Full List of MSN’s “Unbreakable Records in Sports History”
Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-Point NBA Game UCLA Men’s Basketball 88-Game Basketball Winning Streak Boston Celtics’ Eight Consecutive NBA Championships Cal Ripken Jr.’s 2,632-Games Played Streak Cy Young’s 511 MLB Wins Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hitting Streak Jesse Owens’ Four World Records in an Hour in 1935 Usain Bolt‘s 9.58-Second 100m World Record Bob Beamon’s Record-Breaking 8.90m Long Jump in 1968 Wayne Gretzky’s 2,857 NHL Points USA Hockey’s Upset Over the Soviet Union in 1980 in Lake Placid Phelps’ 23 Olympic Golds Roger Bannister Breaking the Four-Minute Mile barrier in 1954 Nadia Comaneci’s Perfect 10 at the 1976 OlympicsRead the full story on SwimSwam: Michael Phelps’ 23 Olympic Golds Among MSN’s List of “Unbreakable Records in Sports History”
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