Jenny Carlson
As far as total medals won ... through the 2008 Games swimmer Michael Phelps has won 16 medals and swimmers Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres have won 12. As far as gold medals won ... through the 2008 Games swimmer Michael Phelps has won 14 and swimmer Mark Spitz and track and field's Carl Lewis have won 9.
Michael Phelps won 8 medals Michle, Phelpsis the US 2008 8 gold medle champion! P.S HE IS AN AWSOME DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Swimmer Michael Phelps with 16 (14 gold, 2 bronze).
Janet Evans was the female swimmer from the United States that won three gold medals in 1988 at the Olympics. She was an outstanding athlete in college before the Olympics.
The US athlete that has won the most medals in swimmer Michael Phelps with 16 (14 gold, 2 bronze). He is second all time in medals behind gymnast Larissa Latynina of the Soviet Union who won 18 Olympic medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze).
That is swimmer Michael Phelps who has won 16 Olympic medals (14 gold, 2 bronze). With regard to U.S. athletes, indeed, Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals. However, taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.
Carl Lewis (He won 10 Olympic medal, 9 of them gold)
Mark Spitz won 7 gold metals, representing the US, in the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, Germany which was part of the former East Germany.
USA has won 19 medals so far in the Summer Olympics of 2012. They are definitely expected to win more. By the end of the Olympics, Michael Phelps is able to win 22 medals. We are going to win at least a couple more medals before it is all over. (:
Swimmer Matt Biondi won 8 gold medals in Olympic competition: 1984 - 4x100 meter freestyle relay 1988 - 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter medley relay, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay 1992 - 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x100 meter medley relay
63 medals