Michael Phelps from the USA has won 8 gold medals for swimming in this years Olympics in Beijing. Before that the record was 7, also held by a swimmer - Mark Spitz.
Most decorated swimming, most Olympic gold medals all time, and most Olympic Gold medals in a single game.
Canada won 14 gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver games - the record for a single Winter games.
14 in 2010
Mark Spitz
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
China with 51 gold medals.
Michael Phelps 2008 with 8 golds in swimming
Mark Spitz, winning 7 medals, then a new record. This record has since been pasted by Alexander Dityatin in 1980 and Michael Phelps in 2004 and 2008; both athletes have won 8 medals in a single Olympics. But Spitz would retain the title of most gold medals until 2008 as Dityatin won 3 gold 5 silver and a bronze in 1980. Phelps won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic game in 2008, which set a new record of most gold medals in a single Olympic.
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 won 14 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.
The most won by a single athlete is 8 - Mark Spitz of the USA. (Swimming)