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1) Larissa Latynina - USSR - gymnast holds the all time Olympic record for medals won with 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze)

2) Paavo Nurmi - Finland - holds the all time Olympic record (along with Latynina, Mark Spitz, and Carl Lewis) of gold medals won with 9. Possibly the greatest long distance runner in Olympic history.

3) Jesse Owens - USA - won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Games in athletics.

4) Johnny Weissmuller - USA (born in Romania) - won 5 gold medals in swimming but is known more for his portrayal of Tarzan in movies of the 1930s and 1940s.

5) Teofilo Stevenson - Cuba - won three gold medals in heavyweight boxing. Possibly the greatest boxer in Olympic history.

6) Babe Didrikson Zaharias - USA - gold medals in hurdles and javelin in the 1932 Games. She went on to be a great golfer and was named US Female Athlete of the Century.

7) Usain Bolt hello sam

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