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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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.
Swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual in history, with a total of 23 gold medals.
Larissa Latynina 18 medals overall. Michael Phelps 14 gold medals, 16 medals overall.