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- 1 Which athlete has won the most Summer Olympic medals which events?
- 2 Which female athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
- 3 Who is the most successful Olympian of all time?
- 4 Who has the most golds in the Olympics?
- 5 Who has won the most Winter Olympic medals?
- 6 Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete?
- 7 Who are the most decorated Olympians of all time?
Which athlete has won the most Summer Olympic medals which events?
Phelps has the Most Total Medals American swimmer Michael Phelps is the clear winner, with the highest ranked female being gymnast Larisa Latynina. Although not making this list, a significant achievement was by Hungarian Aladar Gerevich who won medals in six consecutive Olympic Games in fencing.
Which athlete has competed in the greatest number of summer Olympic Games?
athlete Ian Millar
Canadian equestrian athlete Ian Millar has competed at ten Olympic games. Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl and Latvian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins (representing Soviet Union until 1988) have each made nine Olympic appearances.
Which female athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
gymnast Larisa Latynina
Most number of Olympic medals won Among the women, former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, with 18 Olympic medals, is the most successful female Olympian.
Who has won medals in Summer and Winter Olympics?
Eddie Eagan became the first person to win a medal in the Winter Olympics and in the Summer Olympics in different events. He is the only Summer and Winter medalist to win Gold medals in different events. She is the only athlete to ever win medals in both Winter and Summer Games in the same year.
Who is the most successful Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is the most successful Olympian of all time, but who else has won eight or more golds at the Summer Games? Phelps’ 23 gold medals, plus three silver and two bronze, came across four Olympic Games from Athens 2004 to Rio 2016.
Who is considered the greatest Olympian ever?
The Olympian with the most medals of all time is Michael Phelps. The swimming superstar won 28 medals between 2004 and 2016, ten more than the previous record of 18.
Who has the most golds in the Olympics?
The US
The US have clearly won the most gold medals and the most medals overall, more than doubling the next ranked country (these figures include medals won in Tokyo 2020, updated August 2021). Second-placed Soviet Union/USSR had fewer appearances at the Olympics, and actually won more medals on average (see the 2nd table).
Who are the only four athletes to have won medals in both the Summer and Winter Games?
Only four athletes have won medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics:
- Eddie Eagan, USA? Light Heavyweight Boxing gold (1920) and Four-man Bobsled gold (1932).
- Jacob Tullin Thams, Norway? Ski Jumping gold (1924) and 8-meter Yachting silver (1936).
- Christa Luding-Rothenburger, East Germany?
- Clara Hughes, Canada?
Who has won the most Winter Olympic medals?
Norway
Complete medal count for all the Winter Games (including 2018 results)
| Rank | Country | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 368 |
| 2 | United States | 305 |
| 3 | Germany | 240 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 194 |
Who has won the most medals in one Olympics?
Michael Phelps has won the most medals in a single edition of the Summer Olympics. He is the most decorated Olympian of all time. From Athens 2004 to Rio 2016, Phelps won 23 gold medals, along with…
Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete?
American swimmer Michael Phelps, known as “The Baltimore Bullet” or the “Flying Fish,” is the most decorated Olympic athlete.
Who is the youngest Olympic gold medalist?
Marjorie Gestring, an American springboard diver, was the youngest individual Olympic gold medalist winning it at the age 14 in 3-meter springboard diving at the Summer Olympics in 1936.
Who are the most decorated Olympians of all time?
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American retired competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals.