Twice ... Bob Mathias of the United States at the 1948 Games in London and 1952 Games in Helsinki and Daley Thompson of Great Britain at the 1980 Games in Moscow and 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Michael Phelps.
2 - Thorpe won gold in the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
The legendary Jim Thorpe won two Olympic Gold Medals at the 1912 Olympics in the Pentathlon and Decathlon.
Michael Phelps
Don Quarrie
Viktor Ahn, who was an athlete from Russia, won the most medals at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, with 4 medals.
Jim Thorpe, named "Greatest male athlete of the first half century" by the Associated Press, won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 olympics.
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isn't it Micheal phelps with 8 medals
Michael Phelps is this man. He won 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
Micheal Phillips
Bruce Jenner won a gold medal in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. Jenner's victory in the decathlon made him a celebrated athlete and a prominent figure in sports history.
a famous athlete in Britain who won many medals in the Olympics
Michael Phelps.
ryan hughes
Coz they want medals and have fun. Answered by an athlete.
carl lewis