Larisa Latynina.
A Russian gymnast with 18 medals
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Canada won 44 medals.
Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm won the gold medals
Mary Lou Retton won the Gold All around in 1984.
The United States was awarded the most medals.
Michael Phelps has NOT won the most medals he won 14 i think at Beijing It's some female gymnast from the former Soviet Union with 18.
She won one for the balance beam.
In the recent 2008 Beijing games Michael Phelps won the most medals with 8 golds. In past games the most medals won by an individual is 18 medals won by Larisa Latynina a Ukrainian Gymnast in 1964.
The most Olympic Medals record is held by Larissa Semyonovna Latynina, A Soviet Gymnast who won 18 total Medals(9g, 5s, 4b) in the 1950s.
The US won 174 medals in the 1984 Olympics. These were made up of 83 golds, 61 silvers and 30 bronzes.
She won medals in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics.