<page_title> List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games </page_title> <section_title> List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games </section_title> <table> <cell> Michael Phelps <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2008 <col_header> Year </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Summer <col_header> Game </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 8 <col_header> Gold </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Mark Spitz <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 7 <col_header> Gold </col_header> <row_header> 2 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Spitz's record of seven gold medals in a single Olympics was not surpassed until Phelps broke the record at the 2008 Summer Olympics.