Mark Spitz.
Michael Phelps the American swimmer
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No individual athlete won seven gold medals in 1988. Swimmer Kristin Otto of East Germany won the most gold medals with 6.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 medals (14 gold, 2 bronze).
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
Swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual in history, with a total of 23 gold medals.
Mark Spitz, the swimmer.
In 2008, Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
As of July 2, 2014 one American swimmer Michael Phelps has won the most number of gold medals ever. Michael Phelps has won a total of 18 gold medals.
Individual: Swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States won 8 medals: 6 gold and 2 bronze. Country: The United States won 102 medals: 36 gold, 39 silver, and 27 bronze.
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# 36, gold # 38, silver # 36, branze for a total of a 110 medals given out in the U.S.A.Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States is the individual that has won the most gold medals with 14.