Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, 23 (7 gold, 7 silver, 9 bronze).
The events that Japan has won the most medals in is men's marathon (1 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) and men's triple jump (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) with 5 each. They have also won 4 medals in women's marathon (2 g, 1 s, 1 b), 3 medals in men's pole vault (2 s, 1 b), 2 medals in men's long jump (2b) and men's hammer throw (1 g, 1 b), and 1 medal in women's 800 meter run (1 s) and men's 4x100 meter relay (1 b).
japan has got 43 medals right now to be exact they are most popular in judo.
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Carl Lewis (He won 10 Olympic medal, 9 of them gold)
As of the 2008 Games, that would be the United States with 715 track and field (athletics) medals (304 gold, 229 silver, 182 bronze). who won 9 gold medal in track -and-field 1980&1990
track and field
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is track and field's Carl Lewis of the United States with 10 (9 gold, 1 silver).
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Carl Lewis was an American track and field athlete who won 10 medals in Olympic competition.
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Carl Lewis (He won 10 Olympic medal, 9 of them gold)
Wilma Rudolph.
He competed in Track and Field for the United States. He won 9 Olympic gold medals for the United States.
Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe.
Jim Thorpe.
Edwin Moses won nine medals during the Olympic games. He won 8 gold medals and 1 bronze medal in track and field.
Jim Thorpe.
Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi.