They have 7 each for swimming and judo.
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Michael Phelps, was trying to break the record of winning the most gold medals in Olympic (the record was seven) and he broke it by winning eight gold medals in one Olympic.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
The most successful nation was China, winning five gold medals and 12 in total.
France (26).
France (41).
Michael Phelps currently holds the world record for winning the most swimming medals. He has won 14 gold medals from swimming during the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.
This was Mongolia's most successful Olympics, winning the total of five Olympic medals (2 silver and 3 bronze),
LARISSA LATYNINA has more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She holds the record for winning the most Olympic medals at 18 (nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze). She is the only female athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals. She also holds the record for most individual medals (14 outside of team events) in Olympic history.
Over the years, the United States has won the most medals with a total of 2549. 2nd is Great Britain (737), and 3rd is France (730).
As of the time of answering this in December 2014, the top 5 are:United States of America (2681 medals)Soviet Union / Russia (1204 medals)United Kingdom / Great Britain (806 medals)Germany (782 medals)France (780 medals)
what year did the US win the most summer Olympic medals?