Michael Phelps has the most Olympic Gold medals as of January 2015. He has 22 medals total, 18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze. 11 of his gold medals are from individual events.
USA (78).
USA (25).
USA (45).
USSR (50).
France (26).
USA (41).
USA (45).
USA (22).
USA (41).
USA (38).
USA (40).
USSR (37).