Michael Phelps (22 medals).
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).
As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.
Micheal Phelps the swimmer from the U.S.A. has won the most medals
Carl Lewis (He won 10 Olympic medal, 9 of them gold)
Taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
Larissa Latynina (USSR) has won the most number of medals in the Olympic Games with an incredible tally of 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze).Micheal Phelps (USA) has won the most medals by a male athlete with 16 (14 gold and 2 silver) and he has won the most Olympic Gold Medals with 14.
Micheal Phelps
Bjørn Dæhlie
Michael Phelps (8).
The record for the most Olympic medals is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina. Competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964, she won 18 medals.
Ole Einar Bjørndalen has won the most Winter Olympic medal with 13 total medals. The American with the most Winter Olympic medals is Apolo Anton Ohno with 8 total medals.
Ronald Ronald
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).
Well, the athlete that won the most medals in Olympic history is Larissa Latynina of the USSR who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) in Olympic competition.
Michael Phelps has the most Olympic Golds (all time), world championship medals, and much more.
Michael Phelps, USA Swimming