Over the past five years, nearly 48,000 people have been killed in suspected drug-related violence in Mexico, the country's federal attorney general announced this month. In the first three quarters of 2011, almost 13,000 people died.
By: Charlotte Wilder | August 10, 2016 11:31 am. If medal counts were the way we determined what or who constitutes a nation, Michael Phelps would probably be invited to the G8 summit at this point. Heâs won 25 Olympic medals, 21 of them gold, which is more than any Olympian in the history of the Olympics. But Phelps has also won more medals than most countries competing in the Olympics.
United States swimmer Michael Phelps has won a ton of Olympic medals in the last 12 years. Just how many medals has Phelps earned in his swimming career? United States swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history. The 31-year-old has both more medals (22) and Olympic golds (18) than any athlete ever. Given that Phelps has qualified for the 2016 Rio Games, he has a great opportunity to expand on both of his medal counts.