Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Halil Mutlu who won 3 gold medals in Weightlifting between 1996-2004 and Naim Süleymanoğlu who won 3 gold medals in weightlifting between 1988-1996.
Michael Phelps 8 gold medals
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The most successful and decorated Olympic athlete as of 2014 is Michael Phelps. He has 22 Olympic medals with 18 being gold medals.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Eduardo Mangiarotti who won 6 gold medals in fencing between 1936-1960.
SwimmingMichael Phelps won 22 medals in Olympic Swimming. He is the most decorated Olympian of all time.Gold - 18 (Olympic record)Silver - 2Bronze - 2
Through the 2008 Games, that would be swimmer Penelope Heyns with 2 gold medals. She won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke and 200 meter breaststroke at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Larissa Latynina
United States swimmer, Michael Phelps, won the most medals in the London 2012 Olympics.6 Total: 4 Gold, 2 Silver
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Nicolás Massú who won 2 gold medals in tennis (men's singles and men's doubles with Fernando González at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens).
The most medals won by a French Olympian is 8 by fencers Philippe Cattiau and Roger Ducret. Both won 3 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. The most gold medals won by a French Olympian is 4 by fencers Christian d'Oriola and Lucien Gaudin. Cyclists Felicia Ballanger, Daniel Morelon, and Robert Charpentier, sprinter Marie-José Pérec, and alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy each won 3 gold medals.
Larissa Latynina has the most medals with 18. Michael Phelps has the most gold medals with 14.
It is Nicolas Massú, a tennis player who won both singles and doubles (with Fernando González) gold medals in the Athens 2004 Olympics, the only two gold medals that Chile has ever obtained.Fernando Gonzalez is a successful olympian too. Besides the gold medal with Massú, he won Bronze medal in Singles in Athens 2004, and silver medal in Beijing 2008Olympics.