Michael Phelps is this man. He won 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, the top medal winner in the Winter Olympics is cross country skier Bjorn Daehlie of Norway who won 12 medals (8 gold, 4 silver) at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Games
2 man: no medals 4 man: gold 2 woman: bronze
There are currently three bobsleigh events in the winter Olympics: 4-man, 2-man, and 2-woman. As a result, there are 9 medals each Games.
1, in men's four man bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Games in Lake Placid.
Björn Dählie from Norway competing in cross-country skiing with 12 olympic medals.
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Al Oerter
Alberto Tomba won in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988
They are OK but haven't won many medals. Prior to the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, France has won 1 medal in Olympic competition. That was a bronze in four man at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano.
Cross country skier Sixten Jernberg of Sweden with 4. He won gold in men's 50 km race, silver in men's 15 km and 30 km, and bronze in 4x10 km relay.
Speed skaters Clas Thunberg of Finland and Roald Larsen of Norway each won 5 medals at the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix, the first ever Winter Olympics. Each man won a medal in all 5 speed skating events ... Thunberg won gold in 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters, and all-around, silver in 10,000 meters, and bronze in 500 meters. Larsen won silver in 1,500 meters and all-around and bronze in 500 meters, 5,000 meters, and 10,000 meters.