Take the BITE out of the metal! A Florida bill is proposing that the IRS will no longer tax Olympians for winning a metal! Currently Olympians gold metals are taxed $8,750. silver metals are taxed $5,250, and Bronze $3,502. Even though according to CNN reports, the actual value of the metals are $650. KEdwards
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Through the 2010 Games, 66. Cuba's best Olympics was the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona where they won 14 gold. They have won their highest total of gold in boxing (32) and athletics (10).
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.
Jessie Owens in 1936 Berlin with 4 gold in one day. Later tied by Vitaly Scherbo in 1992 with 4 gold in one day and 6 overall.
Natalie Coughlin has 3 gold medals.
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Michael Phelps 8 gold medals
Steve Redgrave (5).
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Eduardo Mangiarotti who won 6 gold medals in fencing between 1936-1960.
You mostly see them bite the gold medals because real gold is very soft and malleable. If you bite it, it will leave teeth marks on the medal. It apparently just took with the silver and bronze, too.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Halil Mutlu who won 3 gold medals in weightlifting between 1996-2004 and Naim Süleymanoğlu who won 3 gold medals in weightlifting between 1988-1996.
The most successful and decorated Olympic athlete as of 2014 is Michael Phelps. He has 22 Olympic medals with 18 being gold medals.
Mark Spitz is famous for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Michael Phelps' first Olympics was the 2004 Games in Athens where he won 6 gold medals and 2 bronze medals.