Michael Phelps gives Katie Ledecky a lesson in how to wear multiple Olympic gold medals

HAVING won four gold and a silver in Rio, Katie Ledecky has been given a lesson in how to show off your success, from none other than Michael Phelps.

IT’S A pretty great problem to have.

‘I’ve won so many medals, how should I display them?’

It’s tough at the top and with winning Olympic gold comes increased duties and responsibilities.

The media want to chat, the TV stations want a few minutes of airtime, photographers are everywhere and the organisers and sponsors want to show you off.

.@katieledecky, @MichaelPhelps and @Simone_Biles are on this week's cover of Sports Illustrated!

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— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 16, 2016

Having won four gold medals and a silver at the Rio Olympics, Katie Ledecky is finding all of this out but luckily she’s got the best in the business — Michael Phelps — on hand to offer some tips.

With Team USA’s superstars — Ledecky, Phelps and gymnast Simone Biles — lining up for a Sports Illustrated “look how many medals we have won” photo shoot, Phelps shared some pointers on how to show off your success effectively.

Phelps gave Ledecky some clear instructions on gold medal swag

And there’s an art to getting it right it seems.

“I’ve done this before. You’ll learn, don’t’ worry about it,” Phelps tells King as he places each medal around her neck individually with such precision.

“You want the gold and silver in the middle?

“Depends on how you put them on, I put them on one-by-one and then tuck them behind.”

Wish this was a problem for the Australian team, eh?

This is how you do it

Originally published as Michael Phelps gives Katie Ledecky a lesson in how to wear multiple Olympic gold medals