Michael Phelps

8 golds

Most gold medals at a single Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)

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Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, one more than Mark Spitz's seven in 1972. He set a world record in seven of the events and an Olympic record in the other.

The record is for a single Games. His career total is a separate record.

Sources

Guinness World Records: Most Olympic golds at one Games (male)
ABC News: 8 gold medals for Michael Phelps