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What is the most medals ever won by Great Britain at a single Summer Olympic Games?
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∙ 15y ago
Great Britain was one of 14 teams to compete in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics, and has competed at every Games. Athletes representing Great Britain have won 715 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 22 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games. The most successful British Olympian by gold medals won is Steve Redgrave, who won five consecutive gold medals; in the Coxed four in 1984 then Coxless pair 1988 to 1996 and finally Coxless four in 2000. Redgrave and cyclist Bradley Wiggins are the most bemedalled British Olympians with six medals each.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoGreat Britain have won 191 gold medals, 244 silver and 240 bronze medals over the history of the modern summer Olympics
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∙ 15y agoThat was the 1908 Games in London when Great Britain won 146 medals (56 gold, 51 silver, 39 bronze).
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∙ 15y agoIn 1908 Great Britain won 146 Olympic Medals (56 Gold 51 Silver 39 Bronze). The Olympics were held in London that year and the 146 medals is by far the most ever won by Great Britain.
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What man previously had won the most gold medals at a single Olympic Games before Michael Phelps?
Swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
Who won the second highest amount of gold medals at a single Olympic Games?
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
Who set the maximum number of gold medals in a single olympic games at the 1972 munich Olympics?
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.
Who has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single olympic games in the history of Olympics?
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the most gold medals won by an individual in a single Olympic Games in 8 by swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States at the 2008 Games.
Why is mark splits so famous in olympic history?
He was to the first man to win 7 gold medals in a single Olympics.
What is the highest amount of gold medals Britain have ever won in a single olympic games?
56 in 1908.
What female has won the most olympic medals in a single olympic games?
Kristin Otto (6 Gold medals in a single Olympic).
What is the most medals ever won by great Britain in single summer Olympics post war?
146,
Who has the second most gold medals earned in a single olympic?
Swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States with 7 at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
Which 5 countries have competed in all modern summer olympic games?
Five countries - Australia, France, Great Britain, Greece and Switzerland - have sent teams to every single Summer Olympic Games. Fadi Amro
Who won 8 gold medals at a single olympic?
Michael Phelps.
What is the US record for most medals in a single olympic games?
34
What nation won the most medals at a single winter olympic?
US
Who won the most gold oliympic medals in swimming?
The most amount of gold medals ever won at a single Olympic swimming competition was 8, and it was done by Michael Phelps of the US at the Beijing 2008 summer Olympics.
What man previously had won the most gold medals at a single Olympic Games before Michael Phelps?
Swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
How many gold medals can one win in a single olympic in swimming?
8
What award did phelps win in the 2008 Olympics?
Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.
