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.
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.
Michael Phelps of the US has the most olympic gold medals (14 total in 2004 and 2008) and the most medals by a male athlete (16 including his 2 bronze medals).
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.
51 gold medals
No, the Olympic medals are made of actual gold, silver and bronze.
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?
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