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The record for gold medals by an individual male athlete is nine and is held by three athletes: 1) Paavo Nurmi - Finland 1920: 10000 meters, 8000 meter cross country individual, 8000 meter cross country team
1924: 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 5000 meter cross country individual, 5000 meter cross country team, 3000 meter team
1928: 10000 meters 2) Mark Spitz - United States 1968: 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay
1972: 100 meter butterfly, 100 meter freestyle, 200 meter butterfly. 200 meter freestyle, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, 4x100 meter medley relay, 4x200 meter freestyle relay 3) Carl Lewis - United States 1984: 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash. 4x100 meter relay, long jump
1988: 100 meter dash, long jump
1992: 4x100 meter relay, long jump
1996: long jump
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Who won 8 gold medals at 2008 summer Olympics?
Puerto Rico won 8 and more medals in the 2008 Olympics
Has the US only one gold at the Olympics?
The US has won far more than 1 Olympic Gold Medal We have won 896 gold medals in the Summer Olympics and 78 in the winter Olympics.
What is the difference between a career gold medal and a gold medal at the Olympics?
Gold medals awarded at the Olympics can only be won at the Olympics. But, there are different competitions throughout the years leading up to the Olympics where medals are awarded as well. That's how someone can have more career gold medals than Olympic gold medals.
Did china win more gold medals in 2008 Olympics?
yes, china won the highest no of gold medals (51) in 2008 Olympics
How many gold medals does US have?
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. (:
Which sport does Japan have the most gold medals in?
In 1928 Japan won it's first gold medal. It does vary for Japan's most (gold) medals in that Olympic sport. It could be in the winter or summer olympics. Personally I think they would have more ping pong medals.
Is hockey in the Olympics in Beijing 2008?
No. The Winter Olympics occur every four years, but are separated from the Summer Olympics by two years. There was a Winter Olympics in 2006 (Turin, Italy) and the next Winter Olympics will be held in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi, Russia.
On average does the US win more medals at the Winter or the Summer Olympics?
US gets more medals in the winter than the summer. they got 25 in the summer and they 32 medals so far in the winter.
How many more gold medals has Norway won than the US?
In Winter Olympic competition through the 2006 Games in Turin, Norway has won 20 more gold medals than the United States (Norway - 98, United States - 78). Norway has won the most gold medals of any country in the Winter Olympics. In Summer Olympic competition through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the United States has won 885 more gold medals than Norway (United States - 942, Norway - 57). The United States has won the most gold medals of any country in the Summer Olympics. Germany has 119 Gold medals compared to Norways 98
Who got more gold medals in Olympics in the world?
Mickel Phelip
Who is best country in Olympics?
U.S.A. The United States has won the most overall medals. More specifically, the gold, silver, and bronze medals in the summer and winter games combined. However, Norway has outperformed the United States in the winter Olympics overall.
Have great Britain ever won an olympic games?
Um yes i think so because through all the years in summer olympics apparently they have won 191 gold medals, 244 silver and 240 bronze. Great Britian has more gold medals in the summer olympics then Greece, Cuba, Spain, Brazil, Argintina and India Combined!!
