London 2012: Michael Phelps and 10 U.S. Stars Who Will Dominate Summer Olympics

Wednesday, May 09 2012

The United States leads the all-time Summer Olympic medal counts in all three categories, with 929 gold, 729 silver, 638 bronze and 2,296 total medals.

Only Russia/the Soviet Union has over 1,000 total medals besides the U.S.

The melting-pot population and excellent facilities in the country have made this kind of dominance possible. It has also produced a number of dominant athletes in almost every sport.

Here are 10 of those athletes who will likely be at the London Games this summer.

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