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It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
56 golds in 1908.
India 8 Gold Medals
USA
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Great Britain
Click on the 'Great Britain Olympic Medal Totals' link below to see how many medals the have won in each Olympic Games and in each Olympic sport.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Great Britain has won the most Summer Olympic medals in athletics (188 medals), swimming (65 medals), cycling (63 medals), and rowing (54 medals) and has won the most Winter Olympic medals in figure skating (15 medals), bobsled (4 medals), and skeleton (4 medals).
USA with 110 Medals China with 50 gold Medals
USA