Michael Phelps of USA (For swimming).
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)
He broke Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals.
Michael Phelps
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.
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.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
winning 7 gold medals in 1 olympic games by mark spitz
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.
Yes, he broke Mark Spitz' record for winning the most gold medals at one Olympic Games. Spitz won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich and Phelps broke that record by winning 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
Michael Phelps currently holds the world record for winning the most swimming medals. He has won 14 gold medals from swimming during the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.
Currently Michael Phelps holds the world record for the most Olympic medals won at 22 medals.
Highest is a not the rght word. Your question is hard to interpret. If you mean which is the most amazing feat at those games, it was Eric Heiden winning 5 Olympic gold 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)
He broke Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals.
The USA won a record 37 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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