Michael Phelps, 14 golds.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
As of the time of answering this in December 2014, the top 5 are:United States of America (2681 medals)Soviet Union / Russia (1204 medals)United Kingdom / Great Britain (806 medals)Germany (782 medals)France (780 medals)
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps holds the current record, winning 14 gold medals in the combined games of the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He holds the record for the most gold medals (8) won at a single Olympics.
He broke Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals.
Canada with 14 at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual athlete, with a total of 23 gold medals.
Swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual in history, with a total of 23 gold medals.
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As of the time of answering this in December 2014, the top 5 are:United States of America (2681 medals)Soviet Union / Russia (1204 medals)United Kingdom / Great Britain (806 medals)Germany (782 medals)France (780 medals)
Well this year if you go by total gold medals Canada would've won with their 14 gold medals (Olympic record), but if you go by total The United States would've won with 37 total medals (Olympic record) and Canada third place in total medals with 26.
Canada, with 14 golds in 2010.
No person won 14 medals. Micheal Phelps got the world record of 8 gold medals. These medals add to his other medals to get a total of 16 Olympic medals.