0
Short track speed skater An Hyeon-Su of South Korea, biathlon's Michael Greis of Germany, and short track speed skater Jin Seon-Yu of South Korea each won 3 gold medals, the most of any athlete at the 2006 Games.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the most medals won in an Olympics is 8 and was done by gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin of the USSR at the 1980 Games in Moscow (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) and swimmer Michael Phelps of the USA at the 2004 Games in Athens (6 gold, 2 bronze) and the 2008 Games in Beijing (8 gold).
Everyone who participates. Thousands of medals have been awarded, no one person or country 'wins' an Olympic games.
No one single country wins every event.
The host country is ALWAYS the biggest winner.
micheal phelps a swimmer of USA has won the highest no. of gold medals in olympics i.e 22
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was the award of winner in the ancient Olympic Games?
An olive branch!
Where and when in Australia was the last Olympic Games?
The last Olympic Games held in Australia were in Sydney in 2000.
The name of the gold medal winner for the marathon in the sydney 2000 olympic games?
Radhika Patel.
Where are the Olympic games held currently?
The last Olympic games (2008) where held in Bejing in China. The next Olympic games are due to be held in 2012 in London, England.
When did Britain last host the Olympic Games?
In 1964
The ancient Olympic games winner?
Coreb from Elide
Who was the top winner of last olympic?
Michael Phelps of the US was the top winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning a record 8 gold medals at a single Games in various swimming events.
Last Gold medal winner in the Olympic 2008?
France
What was the award of winner in the ancient Olympic Games?
An olive branch!
What country has hosted the last Olympic games?
The last country to host the Olympic games was England.
Where and when in Australia was the last Olympic Games?
The last Olympic Games held in Australia were in Sydney in 2000.
When was the last olympic game held not including beijing 2008 olympic games?
The last Winter Olympic Games were in Torino (Turin) Italy in 2006. The last Summer Olympic Games were in Athens. Greece in 2004.
Where does the phrase don't rest on your laurels come from?
In ancient Greek games (as, fo example, the Olympic Games) the prize for the winner was a laurel wreath. In ancient Greek games (as, fo example, the Olympic Games) the prize for the winner was a laurel wreath.
What award did an ancient Olympic Games winner win?
A head wreath.
Who is considered the winner of the Vancouver 2010 olympic games?
Luca Scannela
Who is India's lone gold medal winner at the Olympic games?
It is Abhinav Bindra
What did the winner of the greek olympic games receive?
they gave a golden leaf bereau
