Top 10 Best Athletes of the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Top Ten

  1. Michael Phelps

    Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. He holds records for the most Olympic gold medals overall (23), in individual events (13), and total individual medals (16). Phelps won eight gold... read more

    He won 8 gold medals. This has never been done before. Michael Phelps will be remembered as the greatest Olympian ever.

    Michael Phelps is obviously the best swimmer ever! He is cool yet fast! He's a beast!

    He is the best Olympian of all time.

  2. Usain Bolt

    Usain St Leo Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time. He holds world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4 × 100 meters relay.

    An eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win both the 100 m and 200 m at three consecutive... read more

    He is better than Michael Phelps and is going to win gold in London. Actually, he already has.

    World's fastest man.

    Broke the unbreakable record.

  3. Kenny Egan

  4. Nastia Liukin

  5. Tirunesh Dibaba

    5,000 and 10,000 meter champion

  6. Matthias Steiner

    She is fabulous and deserves her place.

  7. LaShawn Merritt

  8. Bryan Clay

  9. Kenenisa Bekele

    5,000 and 10,000 meter champ

  10. Dayron Robles

    11. The Contenders

  11. Chris Hoy

    The most successful athlete in the velodrome, winner of three gold medals, and the first Briton to do that in 100 years! To top that off, he was knighted for his fantastic achievements!

  12. Constantina Diţă Tomescu

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