Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is swimmer Ian Thorpe with 5 gold medals.
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Cathy Freeman has never been stripped of a medal.
Historically, it has taken anywhere from 2-6 years to do.
Many athletes were murdered by terrorists in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held in Munich, West Germany. Once in a while an athlete gets killed while competing in the games, such as the person who died in an accident in 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Such deaths are few and far between, but, they have taken place.
The summer Olympics are more popular than the Winter ones only because more countries participate, especially the ones that do not have winter like the ones in Africa
Ian Thorpe
Swimmer Dawn Fraser with 8 (4 gold, 4 silver) at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Games.
As of the 2008 Games, that would be swimmer Ian Thorpe with 9 (5 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze).
USA more medals than any other country
The Olympic Oath for athletes was first taken at the 1920 Games in Antwerp and the Olympic Oath for judges was first taken at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
they shouldn't be taken away because at the time he won i am sure he was tested
Bjørn Dæhlie, Norway, has taken 6 Olympic Gold medals in individual competitions and 2 more as part of the Norwegian relay team. Tron Hummelvoll Oslo
The most successfull cross-country skier ever is Björn Dählie from Norway with in total 63 gold medals including 46 world cup wins, 9 world championships and 8 olympic golds. He has also taken 4 olympic silvers adding it up to 12 olympic medals.
The Olympic Oath for athletes was first taken at the 1920 Games in Antwerp and the Olympic Oath for judges was first taken at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
The most successfull cross-country skier ever is Björn Dählie from Norway with in total 63 gold medals including 46 world cup wins, 9 world championships and 8 olympic golds. He has also taken 4 olympic silvers adding it up to 12 olympic medals.
Tennis was removed from the summer Olympics in 1924. The argument was that Tennis does not uphold the Olympic ideals. Having said this, it is also argued that Tennis does not rightly belong in the Olympics because the Tennis players who do qualify for the Olympics find other tournaments and Grand Slams more of a goal and gaining prize money then winning a gold medal in the Olympics. -Thomas Wren