2012 London Olympics: Michael Phelps Leads All Swimmers With Six Medals
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LONDON, England, August 4. EN route to becoming the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps turned in quote a remarkable meet with a total medal tally of six — best among all swimmers. FINA presented him with a special trophy at the end of the meet calling him the Greatest Olympic Athlete of All Time.
Here are the top 15 rankings for individual medalists:
Swimmer, Nation – Total (g,s,b) — Ranked by gold medals
1 — Michael Phelps, USA — 6 (4, 2, 0)
2 — Missy Franklin, USA — 5 (4, 0, 1)
3 — Allison Schmitt, USA — 5 (3, 1, 1)
4 — Dana Vollmer, USA — 3 (3, 0, 0)
5 — Ryan Lochte, USA — 5 (2, 2, 1)
6 — Sun Yang, CHN — 4 (2, 1, 1,)
7 — Rebecca Soni, USA — 3 (2, 1, 0)
7 — Nathan Adrian, USA — 3 (2, 1, 0)
7 — Matt Grevers, USA — 3 (2, 1, 0)
7 — Yannick Agnel, FRA — 3 (2, 1, 0)
7 — Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED — 3 (2, 1, 0)
12 — Ye Shiwen, CHN — 2 (2, 0, 0)
13 — Alicia Coutts, AUS — 5 (1, 3, 1)
14 — Brittany Elmslie, AUS — 3 (1, 2, 0)
14 — Melanie Schlanger, AUS — 3 (1, 2, 0)
14 — Emily Seebohm, AUS — 3 (1, 2, 0)
14 — Cullen Jones, USA — 3 (1, 2, 0)
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