As of July 2, 2014 one American swimmer Michael Phelps has won the most number of gold medals ever. Michael Phelps has won a total of 18 gold medals.
Canada won 14 gold medals at Vancouver in 2010.
The USA (the second is Russia).
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.
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
China with 51 gold medals.
The most gold medals Spain has won at an Olympic Games is 13 at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
Michael Phelps has won 14 gold medals.
Norway is the country that has won the most number of Winter Olympic gold medals. Norway has a cumulative total of 118 gold medals.
Michael Phelps has the most Olympic Gold medals as of January 2015. He has 22 medals total, 18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. 11 of his gold medals are from individual events.
Michael Phelps of the US has the most olympic gold medals (14 total in 2004 and 2008) and the most medals by a male athlete (16 including his 2 bronze medals).
Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.
2 gold medals.