Vitaly Shcherbo, representing the Unified Team, won 6 gold medals at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
Men's individual all-around, team all-around, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horse vault.
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It was the American swimmer Mark Spitz in the 1972 Munich olympic games with 7 gold medals.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the most gold medals won by an individual in a single Olympic Games in 8 by swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States at the 2008 Games.
1) Birgit Fischer - won 8 gold medals in 6 different Olympic Games in kayaking. 2) Reiner Klimke - won 6 gold medals in 5 different Olympic Games in equestrian. 3) Isabell Werth - won 5 gold medals in 4 different Olympic Games in equestrian. 4) Claudia Pechstein - won 5 gold medals in 4 different Olympic Games in speed skating. 5) Carl Schuhmann - the first great German Olympian, won 4 gold medals in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Games in Athens.
1928 Games in Amsterdam. Women began competing for medals in team all-around and not individual events. Individual event medal competition was added at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
Swimmer Mark Spitz of the United States who won 7 gold medals at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.