Germany won 38 gold medals at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. They won events in Gymnastics, Equestrian, Athletics, Canoeing, Sailing, Rowing, Shooting, Handball, Art Competition, Cycling, Weightlifting, Boxing, and Modern Pentathlon. Gymnasts Alfred Schwarzmann and Konrad Frey each won 3 gold medals, the most by a German athlete. Germany won 3 gold medals at the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. They won events in Figure Skating and Alpine Skiing.
Canada won two gold medals at the Winter Olympics in the 1980s, both at the 1984 Games in Sarajevo and both won by Gaétan Boucher in men's 1000 meter speed skating and 1500 meter speed skating.
Ben Ainslie has won four Olympic gold medals in sailing. He won gold in the Laser class at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and then went on to win three consecutive gold medals in the Finn class at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, and 2012 London Olympics.
sprints boxing javelin (i'm pretty sure anyway)
According to the olympic website, the US has 3 events it has never won a medal in----I know one of them is Handball, but do not know the other two. Through the 2006 Winter Games, the U.S. has never won a medal in biathlon and nordic combined. Through the 2008 Summer Games, the U.S. has never won a medal in handball, table tennis, rhythmic gymnastics, and badminton.
handball, Nordic, and biathlon
wilma rudolph 3 gold medals
The events are over but the 3 Gold Medals were won on August 4, 6, & 10 2012
Canada won 8 out of 3
Sergey KirdyapkinRussia (RUS) 3:35:59Olympic Record
Janet Evans was the female swimmer from the United States that won three gold medals in 1988 at the Olympics. She was an outstanding athlete in college before the Olympics.
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In 1984, Greg Louganis won two Olympic gold medals after hitting the springboard with his head in the 3-m event final.
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At the 2008 Olympics, Bulgaria won 1 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronzes. The gold was won in rowing while the rest were won in wrestling.
Great Britain has won 3 medals in football at the Olympics, all gold. They won gold in 1900, 1908, and 1912.