Medals have the event engraved on the rim or edge of the medal so each event medal is unique, but otherwise they are same
Teresa Edwards won 5 medals with the US Women's Olympic Basketball team. 1984 Gold Medal Winner, 1988 Gold Medal Winner, 1992 Bronze Medal Winner, 1996Gold Medal Winner, 2000 Gold Medal Winner
There were two gold medals awarded, one in men's competition and one in women's competition. The men's gold medal winner was Great Britain and the women's gold medal winner was Australia.
Michael Phelps leads the USA 2012 Olympics in total medal count with 4 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Metals and was also the leading Swimming Medal winner for the 2012 Olympics and the leading Medal winner in the 2012 Olympics. 2012 is actually his worst Olympic record after his winning 8 Gold Medals in 2008 and 6 Gold and 2 Bronze in 2004. He is the all time top medalist with 22 medals including 18 Gold Medals. Larisa Latynina from the Soviet Union during the 1956-1964 Olympics won 18 total medals in Gymnastics including 9 Gold Medals and is second leading medal all time winner
The Soviet Union won the 11 gold medals, the most for the 1988 Winter Olympics. East Germany won the second place for most gold medals with 9. The third greatest gold medal winner in 1988 with 5 gold medals.
The winner of an event gets a gold medal, the second place finisher gets a silver medal, and the third place finisher gets a bronze medal.
Michael Phelps won 4 Gold and 2 Silver and while the most medals for the 2012 Olympics it was his worst performance at the Olympics. His total medal count is 22 with 18 Gold medals for the 3 Olympic games he has been in
Michael Phelps who won 4 gold and 2 silver in 2012 London Olympics. The Medals propelled him into the all time highest Medal Winner's I st Place position for his total of 22 Medals including 18 Gold Medals.
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Medals are made from gold or silver.
Gold medals awarded at the Olympics can only be won at the Olympics. But, there are different competitions throughout the years leading up to the Olympics where medals are awarded as well. That's how someone can have more career gold medals than Olympic gold medals.
He swam in the 2012 Olympics and won 6 Gold and 2 silver medals. He claims to now be retired from swimming and does not plan on completing in the 2016 Games. He is the all time highest Olympic medal winner with 22 medals including 18 Gold medals
he won 11 gold medal and one bronze medal