Larissa Latynina (18)
Micheal Phelps
Michael Phelps (22 medals).
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
Bjørn Dæhlie
Michael Phelps (8).
Larissa Latynina (USSR) has won the most number of medals in the Olympic Games with an incredible tally of 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze).Micheal Phelps (USA) has won the most medals by a male athlete with 16 (14 gold and 2 silver) and he has won the most Olympic Gold Medals with 14.
Ronald Ronald
Sir Steven Redgrave has won the most gold medals by a British athlete, with 5 (coxed four 1984, 2000, coxed pair 1988, 1992, 1996) and has also won one bronze (coxed four 1988).
There has never been a United Arab Emirate athlete who won a medal in an Olympic fencing event.
Michael Phelps, USA Swimming
That was nordic combined athlete Felix Gottwald with 3 (2 gold, 1 silver).
The most won by a single athlete is 8 - Mark Spitz of the USA. (Swimming)