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The Olympic awards three medals.
The first is a gold medal, he/she/they is the winner of that event they compete in. That athlete or athletes stand in the middle of the podium and hear his/her national anthem played during the medal ceremony.
The second is a silver, He/she/they finish second directly or indirectly based on time, score, or agreement. He/she stands to the right of the gold medalist during the award ceremony. If the gold medalist is disqualified because of certain post event regulations (doping or underage regulations). The silver medalist will be the Olympic champion and accept the gold medal in the process.
The last medal given is the bronze medal. This is for the athlete who finished third in a race or win the bronze medal match. They stand to the left of the gold medalist. In some sports (boxing), their are two bronzr because their is no bronze medal match or because of the rules of the sport.
Some athletes find that winning an medal is an achievement, some will find that an achievement is winning as many as possible under rule regulations.
Michael Phelps, argubly the greatest Olympic Champion of all times, won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic.
Others less known atheltes, Chris Huffins, a decathlete, says "Their are as many gold medalist as their are bronze medalist." Althought it might sound true at first, it is a very radical statement and does not always apply to all sports (boxing). Also, a gold medalist can alos be bronze medalist, but is still titled as "Olympic gold medalist" in advertisements. Huffins won a bronze in the decathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded at the Olympics.
Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina: 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) from Melbourne '56 to Tokyo '64
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Who won the most gold medals in olympic history?
Michael Phelps, swimmer, won the most gold medals in Olympic history.
Who has won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympics?
The country is Norway with 263 Olympic medals
What Chinese team won the most medals in olympic history?
Swimming
What country has won the most Olympic medals in the history of the Olympics?
China
Who has the most olympic medals in history?
Michael Phelps the American swimmer
How many medals has Australia won in Olympic history?
Australia has won a total of 476 medals in Olympic history.
How many medals has Russia won in Olympics history?
Russia has won 498 medals in Olympic history.
Olympic athlete who has won the most medals in history?
The record for the most Olympic medals is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina. Competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964, she won 18 medals.
What country has the most gold medals in olympic history in boxing?
cuba
Who won the most gold medals in the 2010 winter Olympics?
Canada won the most gold medals with 14. It is also the most gold medals won in Winter Olympic history.
Who won the most individual medals in Olympic History?
Micheal phelps! Micheal phelps!
What is gymnast larisa latynina famous for?
LARISSA LATYNINA has more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She holds the record for winning the most Olympic medals at 18 (nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze). She is the only female athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals. She also holds the record for most individual medals (14 outside of team events) in Olympic history.
