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The most won by a single athlete is 8 - Mark Spitz of the USA. (Swimming)
Mark Spitz, winning 7 medals, then a new record. This record has since been pasted by Alexander Dityatin in 1980 and Michael Phelps in 2004 and 2008; both athletes have won 8 medals in a single Olympics. But Spitz would retain the title of most gold medals until 2008 as Dityatin won 3 gold 5 silver and a bronze in 1980. Phelps won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic game in 2008, which set a new record of most gold medals in a single Olympic.
Jim Thorpe
As of the 2008 Games that would be swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich. 1) 100 meter butterfly 2) 200 meter butterfly 3) 100 meter freestyle 4) 200 meter freestyle 5) 4x100 meter freestyle relay 6) 4z200 meter freestyle relay 7) 4x100 meter medley relay
Jim Thorpe
Micheal Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals. -6 gold, 2 bronze (Athens 2004) -8 gold (Beijing 2008) He is the most successful athlete at both of these Olympics. He has twice tied the record for most gold at any Olympic Games. He holds the record for most gold at a single Olympic Game at 8 beating out Mark Spitz's record of 7. He is second in total Olympic medal count with 16, Larisa Latynina has 18 over 3 Olympics. He holds the record for most Olympic golds at 14.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals.
Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.
China with 51 Gold medals
5, each from a different Olympic game.
14 in 2010
No they did not win any medals or advance into finals