Michael Phelps has won the most gold medals in the world in bothe the summer and winter Olympics. He broke the record in the 200 Butterfly on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
American Jesse Owens....in track.
That was the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
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2 gold metals and 2 silver metals 2golds is from weightlifting and boxing 2 gold metals and 2 silver metals 2golds is from weightlifting and boxing
in 2006 winter games,germany won 11 gold metals
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
Gold resembles the golden age, when men lived among the gods.
Olympic gold metals are no longer made of solid gold. They do still contain gold, but are made of mostly silver.
Ian Thorpe won both gold medals.
He won 7 Gold medals in the in the swimming competitions in the 1972 Munich Games, a record held until Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals in the swimming competitions in the 2008 Beijing Games.
Vonetta Flowers.