Jesse Owens won 4 Gold medals at the Berlin Olympics of 1936 (XI Olympiad). However, one was the 4 x 100 meters team relay, which he won with 3 other US runners.
*The first Olympic medal won by an African American was a bronze medal in the 400 meter hurdles by George Coleman Poage in the 1904 Olympics.
His name was Jesse Owens.
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Michael Phelps (22 medals).
Michael Phelps of the US has the most olympic gold medals (14 total in 2004 and 2008) and the most medals by a male athlete (16 including his 2 bronze medals).
As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.
Sir Steven Redgrave has won the most gold medals by a British athlete, with 5 (coxed four 1984, 2000, coxed pair 1988, 1992, 1996) and has also won one bronze (coxed four 1988).
Don Quarrie
Jesse Owens.
Jesse Ownes (USA).
Michael Phelps (22 medals).
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
Jim Thorpe
Michael Phelps the SWIMMER
Germany
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Jim Thorpe
Micheal Phelps
Berlin.
The most successful and decorated Olympic athlete as of 2014 is Michael Phelps. He has 22 Olympic medals with 18 being gold medals.