Michael Phelps Michael Phelps has won 8 gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Michael Phelps also matched his own record for most medals won in a single Olympics winning 8 in the 2004 Athens Olympics (6 Gold, 2 Bronze) and 8 Gold Medals in the Beijing Olympics.
He also holds the Record for most Gold Medals ever won with 14. Mark Spitz (Former Record Holder) Mark Spitz held the record for most Gold Medals won in a single Olympic Games with 7 in the 1972 Olympics in Munich. That record was broken by Michale Phelps.
Host Nigeria wins 8th All-Africa Games Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Hosts Nigeria Saturday emerged the overall winner of the eighth All-Africa Games staged in the capital city of Abuja. Nigeria garnered 85 gold, 90 silver and 56 bronze for a total of 231 medals at the 14-day competition, marking the first time in the history of the games which started in 1965 that Nigeria is the overall winner. Egypt, the most successful country in the history of the games, was second with 81 gold, 66 silver and 71 bronze medals, followed by defending champions South Africa with 63 gold, 59 silver and 52 bronze medals.
From the Desktop of: Dr. Ibinabo Douglas Attn: Dear Sir, THE 8TH ALL AFRICAN GAMES. Ibinabo Douglas, the chief. The following is a list of nations that participated in the 2011 All-Africa Games. 8th Thu 9th Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun 12th Mon 13th Tue 14th Wed 15th Thu 16th Fri.
Thirty-eight countries, out of the 53 states that entered for the competition, registered their presence on the medal table. Here is the full medal table (read under gold, silver, bronze and total): Nigeria 85-90-56 231 Egypt 81-66-71 218 South Africa 63-59-52 174 Algeria 32-24-32 88 Tunisia 30-29-30 89 Cameroon 8-4-23 35 Senegal 6-9-19 34 Ethiopia 5-8-7 20 Kenya 5-5-14 24 Ghana 4-5-14 23 Botswana 4-1-6 11 Angola 3-3-7 13.
Minutes later, Deji Aliu ran a blistering 9.95 to set a new All Africa games record. Nigeria's Emedolu Uchenna came second and won the silver medal after returning a.