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Which female athlete hold the record for the USA in Olympic medals?
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, swimmers Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres each have won 12 Olympic medals, the most of any American woman athlete. Thompson won 8 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze and Torres won 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.
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Who is ian thorpe?
Ian Thorpe (born October 13, 1982 in Sydney) is a retired Australian swimmer who won five gold medals at the Olympics, a record for an Australian athlete, and was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Olympic Games, picking up three gold medals and two silver medals.
Who holds the American record for the most winter olympic medals with six?
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
Which male hold the record for the most olympic medals?
Michael Phelps
Who holds the record for winning nineteen Olympic medals?
Michael Phelps of USA (For swimming).
How many gold medals does phelps have?
23 gold medals Michael Phelps' 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic athlete comes close to his 23 gold medals. The swimmer made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years.
What is the name of the olympic athlete who won the most medals?
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
What is gymnast larisa latynina famous for?
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.
Olympic athlete who has won the most medals in history?
The record for the most Olympic medals is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina. Competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964, she won 18 medals.
What other world record has Micheal Phelps set?
Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual athlete, with a total of 23 gold medals.
Who do you think is the best male athlete?
Most will say, especially after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, that Michael Phelps is the best male athlete. He won 8 gold medals; an Olympic record.
Which olympic athlete won the most medals in the summer olyimpics since the modern olyimpics?
Micheal Phelps-8 gold-swimming-America 7 world records-1 olympic record
Who is ian thorpe?
Ian Thorpe (born October 13, 1982 in Sydney) is a retired Australian swimmer who won five gold medals at the Olympics, a record for an Australian athlete, and was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Olympic Games, picking up three gold medals and two silver medals.
Which female owns the record for most olympic medals won in figure skating?
well for the British pairs it is Jane Torville and Christopher dean
Who holds the American record for the most winter olympic medals with six?
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
Which olympic athlete has won the most total medals in the winter Olympic games?
That would be Norwegian cross-country skier Bjorn Daehlie. He won 12 Olympic medals between 1992 and 1998, including 8 gold and 4 silver. The runner-up is Lyubov Yegorova of Russia, who holds the women's record with 9.
What record is Michael Phelps trying to break?
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.
Who won the most Olympic medals from Norway?
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie with 12 (8 gold, 4 silver). Dæhlie's 12 total medals and 8 gold medals is the Winter Olympics record for most total/gold medals won by an athlete.
