No, Alvin Kraenzlein did that before Owens did.
The most won by a single athlete is 8 - Mark Spitz of the USA. (Swimming)
Prior to the start of the 2012 games, the most total medals won by a single athlete is 18 by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latyninawho competed in 1956, 1960, and 1964.The most held by a male athlete is 16 by Michael Phelpsof the US, who has 14 gold and 2 bronze. The 14 gold (2004 and 2008) are also the most by any Olympic athlete. 10 of his medals are in individual events and 6 in team competition.The male athlete with the most individual medals is Soviet gymnast Nicolai Andrianov with 12 medals, including 6 gold, between 1972 and 1980.
Michael Phelps and Alexander Dityatin have both won 8 medals in a single Olympic game, the maximum.
Natalie Coughlin of the USA won a total of 5 medals in Beijing. 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 3 bronze This was the most a women has every won in a single olympic games...
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Before Michael Phelps won 14 gold medals, athletes with 9 gold medals include Larissa Latynina, Mark Spitz, Paavo Nurmi, and Carl Lewis.
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Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.