for the record books Winning a gold medal is any Olympian’s dream Standing atop the podium is a major accomplishment Many have been repeat Olympic champions But no one has matched American swimmer Michael Phelps 4
Phelps won gold in eight different events during the 2008 Games He broke world records in all but one His record eight golds at one Games will be hard to beat Unbelievable Olympic displays like Phelps amaze the world Read on to learn about other incredible Olympic records 5
record breaking champions Olympic champions are the best at what they do They compete in front of hundreds of millions of people Some win big Others rise above the rest to become icons forever Olympic 100-meter dash winners earn the nickname world’s fastest human Jamaica’s Usain Bolt claimed this title a record three straight times Bolt sped past everyone else from 2008 to 2016 This makes him one of the best Olympic sprinters ever Bolt of Lightning Bolt’s 100-meter dash time of 9 63 seconds in 2012 is also an Olympic record 6
MOST CONSECUTIVE 100-METER DASH GOLD MEDALS Record 3 gold medals Record holder Usain Bolt Year record was set 2016 Former record holder Carl Lewis How long previous record stood 28 years 7
