Larissa Latynina (9 golds)
China, with 5
In the Summer Olympics, Japan has won the most medals in gymnastics (92) and the most gold medals in judo (35). Swimming and wrestling are also sports that Japan has done very well at. In the Winter Olympics, Japan has won the most medals in speed skating (12) and the most gold medals (3) in ski jumping.
Team medals for women's gymnastics have been given out since the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. To date, the Soviet Union has won the most Olympic gold medals in this category.
Germany had the most gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics with 11.
United States (11 gold medals)
The athlete that won the most medals was Hermann Weingärtner of Germany who won six (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) in gymnastics. The athlete that won the most gold medals was Carl Schuhmann of Germany who won four, 3 in gymnastics and 1 in weightlifting.
Canada won 14 gold medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Canada won most gold medals (14) overall in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Germany won the most gold medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics with 12.
Norway with 13 gold medals.
The USA won 46 Gold Medals
The Unites States has won the most gold medals in the history of the Olympics.