András Balczó of Hungary with 3 won in 1960, 1968, and 1972. 2 of the golds were won in the team event (1960, 1968) and 1 in the individual event (1972).
The team event was discontinued after the 1992 Games.
The most golds won in the individual event is 2 by Andrey Moiseyev of Russia (2004, 2008) and Lars Hall of Sweden (1952, 1956).
Jim Thorpe
2 - Thorpe won gold in the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
The legendary Jim Thorpe won two Olympic Gold Medals at the 1912 Olympics in the Pentathlon and Decathlon.
Cuba with 188 Olympic medals (66 gold, 62 silver, 60 bronze).
Jim Thorpe, named "Greatest male athlete of the first half century" by the Associated Press, won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 olympics.
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.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Bejing, China. He currently holds the record for the number of gold medals won at any one Olympic games. The prior record holder was Mark Spitz. Spitz won seven gold medals at the Munich, Germany Olympic Games in 1972.
Michael Phelps 2008 with 8 golds in swimming
Swimmer Michael Phelps holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by an individual in history, with a total of 23 gold medals.
did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics? did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics? did olympic boxing get the gold and silver medals in the last olympics?
No, the Olympic medals are made of actual gold, silver and bronze.