Summer Olympics -
1) Anton Heida of the United States won 5 gold medals in gymnastics at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
2) Nedo Nadi of Italy won 5 gold medals in fencing at the 1920 Games in Antwerp.
3) Willis Lee of the United States won 5 gold medals in shooting at the 1920 Games in Antwerp.
4) Paavo Nurmi of Finland won 5 gold medals in athletics at the 1924 Games in Paris.
5) Mark Spitz of the United States won 7 gold medals in swimming at the 1972 Games in Munich.
6) Matt Biondi of the United States won 5 gold medals in swimming at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
7) Kristin Otto of East Germany won 6 gold medals in swimming at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
8) Vitaly Shcherbo of the Unified Team won 6 gold medals in gymnastics at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
9) Michael Phelps of the United States won 6 gold medals in swimming at the 2004 Games in Athens and 8 gold medals in swimming at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Winter Olympics -
1) Eric Heiden of the United States won 5 gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid.
1) Steven Redgrave of Great Britain won rowing gold medals at 5 consecutive Games: Coxed Four: 1984
Coxless Pair: 1988, 1992, 1996
Coxless Four: 2000 2) Birgit Fischer of Germany won 8 kayaking gold medals in 6 different Games: Singles: 1980, 1992
Pairs: 1988, 2000
Fours: 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 3) Elisabeta Lipa-Oleniuc of Romania won rowing gold medals in 5 different Games: Double Sculls: 1984
Single Sculls: 1992
Coxed Eights: 1996, 2000, 2004 4) Aladar Gerevich of Hungary won fencing gold medals in 6 different Games: Team Sabre: 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960
Individual Sabre: 1952 5) Reiner Klimke of Germany won equestrian gold medals in 5 different games: Team Dressage: 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1988
Individual Dressage: 1984 6) Pal Kovacs of Hungary won fencing gold medals in 5 different Games: Team Sabre: 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960
Individual Sabre: 1952
Ian Thorpe has won five olympic gold medals (as of the 2008 olympics). He has a total of eleven world championship gold medals.
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
Italy won five gold medals in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
That is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 Olympic medals (14 gold, 2 bronze). With regard to U.S. athletes, indeed, Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals. However, taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.
Ian Thorpe has won five olympic gold medals (as of the 2008 olympics). He has a total of eleven world championship gold medals.
It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
Michael Phelps
Italy won five gold medals in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
That would be rower Steve Redgrave who has won five gold medals in Olympic competition, one each in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. He is only one of five athletes in the history of the Olympics to win gold in five consecutive Games. He also won a bronze medal in 1988.
did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics? did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics? did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics?
No, the Olympic medals are made of actual gold, silver and bronze.
51 gold medals
Olympic gold metals are no longer made of solid gold. They do still contain gold, but are made of mostly silver.
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Speed Skating
Eric Heiden