While visiting Vancouver, B.C. for the 2010 Winter Olympic games, Michael Phelps announced that the 2012 London Olympics will be his last.
Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete, taking home a record-breaking eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and 14 total gold medals. His performance in the summer of 2008 surpasses Mark Spitz’s seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich games.
The 25-year-old has won a total of 16 medals; in addition to the eight golds in Beijing, he took home six golds and two bronze medals in the 2004 Athens games.
According to Yahoo! news, Phelps decided he would not compete in the Olympics after the age of 30. At the London Games in 2012, he will be 27 years old. – Story
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