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Who set the maximum number of gold medals in a single olympic games at the 1972 munich Olympics?

Mark Spitz, winning 7 medals, then a new record. This record has since been pasted by Alexander Dityatin in 1980 and Michael Phelps in 2004 and 2008; both athletes have won 8 medals in a single Olympics. But Spitz would retain the title of most gold medals until 2008 as Dityatin won 3 gold 5 silver and a bronze in 1980. Phelps won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic game in 2008, which set a new record of most gold medals in a single Olympic.


Who has won the most Olympic medals for swimming and how many has he won?

As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps holds the current record, winning 14 gold medals in the combined games of the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He holds the record for the most gold medals (8) won at a single Olympics.


Who won the second highest amount of gold medals at a single Olympic Games?

It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.


Why is mark splits so famous in olympic history?

He was to the first man to win 7 gold medals in a single Olympics.


Which country has won the most gold medals in a single winter Olympics?

After the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the record for most Gold Medals in a single Winter Olympics won by a single nation is 14, held by Canada. Since Canada set this record at a Winter Olympics that they hosted, the most Gold Medals won during a single Winter Olympics by a host nation is also 14.

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Who set a record for the most gold medels in a single olympic at the 1972 munich Olympics?

Mark Spitz (since been broken by Michael Phelps).


Who set the maximum number of gold medals in a single olympic games at the 1972 munich Olympics?

Mark Spitz, winning 7 medals, then a new record. This record has since been pasted by Alexander Dityatin in 1980 and Michael Phelps in 2004 and 2008; both athletes have won 8 medals in a single Olympics. But Spitz would retain the title of most gold medals until 2008 as Dityatin won 3 gold 5 silver and a bronze in 1980. Phelps won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic game in 2008, which set a new record of most gold medals in a single Olympic.


Whose record of 7 gold medals in a single olympic games did Michael phelps break at 2008 Olympics?

Mark Spitz


What country has won the most Olympic medals at a single winter Olympics?

The United States won a record 37 medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics: 9 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze.


What is Michael Phelps' Olympic history?

Micheal Phelps has won 16 Olympic medals. -6 gold, 2 bronze (Athens 2004) -8 gold (Beijing 2008) He is the most successful athlete at both of these Olympics. He has twice tied the record for most gold at any Olympic Games. He holds the record for most gold at a single Olympic Game at 8 beating out Mark Spitz's record of 7. He is second in total Olympic medal count with 16, Larisa Latynina has 18 over 3 Olympics. He holds the record for most Olympic golds at 14.


Who broke Eric Heiden's single Olympic games medal record?

Eric Heiden's record for the most medals won in a single Olympic Games was broken by Norwegian cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie. Heiden achieved his record by winning five gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. Dæhlie surpassed this feat by winning eight medals, including seven golds, over the course of the 1994 Lillehammer and 1998 Nagano Olympics.


What records were broken at the 2010 Olympics?

The ladies' single (figure skating) world record was the the most significant record broken at the 2010 Olympic games. Kim Yuna of South Korea broken the then world record in the short program, free skate, and total.


Who won 8 gold medals for Britain?

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no British athlete has won 8 Olympic gold medals. The most Olympic gold medals a British athlete has won is 5 by rower Steve Redgrave. Redgrave also won 9 World Championship gold medals and 3 Commonwealth Games gold medals.


What is the world record for olympic cycling?

There's no sensible single answer to that, as there are several different kinds of olympic cycling


Who has won the most men Olympic medals in single Olympics?

Mark Andrew Spitz


What is the US record for most medals in a single olympic games?

34


Who has won the most Olympic medals in one event in one Olympics?

The American swimmer, Mark Spitz, has the record of most gold medals a single Olympiad, with seven gold medals. This achievement was made in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won, and set a new world record, in each of the following events: 100 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly, 4 x 100 m freestyle, 4 x 200 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m medley.