Micheal phelps!
Micheal phelps!
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
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.
The country is Norway with 263 Olympic medals
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Michael Phelps the American swimmer
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The record for the most Olympic medals is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina. Competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964, she won 18 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.
Canada won the most gold medals with 14. It is also the most gold medals won in Winter Olympic history.
Nadia Comaneci. She won 5 gold medals and scored a PERFECT 10 in the uneven bars.