Through the 2008 Games, the most gold medals won by a man is 14 by swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States (6 gold at the 2004 Games and 8 gold at the 2008 Games).
Swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
Germany have the most medals at olympic level, for two-man, four-man, womens, and over-all.
He was to the first man to win 7 gold medals in a single Olympics.
23 gold medals Michael Phelps' 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic athlete comes close to his 23 gold medals. The swimmer made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years.
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Swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
Björn Dählie from Norway competing in cross-country skiing with 12 olympic medals.
Germany have the most medals at olympic level, for two-man, four-man, womens, and over-all.
Prior to the 2008 Games, the woman with the most medals was USSR gymnast Larissa Latynina who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Games. The man with the most medals was USSR gymnast Nikolai Andrianov who won 15 medals (7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) at the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Summer Games. After the 2008 Games, Latynina still holds the Olympic record for medals won but swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States has now won the most medals of any man in Olympic history (16 medals, 14 gold, 2 bronze).
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The African American man who has won the most Olympic medals is track and field's Carl Lewis with 10 (9 gold and 1 silver). But 20 athletes have won more than 10 medals, the most being 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) by gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former Soviet Union. The American athlete who has won the most Olympic medals is swimmer Michael Phelps with 16 (14 gold, 2 bronze).
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He was to the first man to win 7 gold medals in a single Olympics.
23 gold medals Michael Phelps' 28 medals spanning five Games is unrivaled, and no other Olympic athlete comes close to his 23 gold medals. The swimmer made his mark on the Games starting over 20 years ago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when, at 15 years old, he became the youngest man on U.S. Olympic swim team in 68 years.
There were 17 men's swimming events with Gold Medals. Michael Phelps got 4 of them, Sun Yang won 2 Gold Medals Other athletes who won a gold medal in swimming are listed on the related link
Michael Phelps is this man. He won 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
Wining 3 Olympic gold medals, 3 World Championship medals, and 3 world records.