The most silver medals won by an athlete at the 2008 Games was 3 and was done by 5 athletes:
1) Swimmer Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe won silver in women's 100 meter backstroke, women's 200 meter individual medley, and women's 400 meter individual medley.
2) Gymnast Nastia Liukin of the United States won silver in women's team all-around, women's uneven bars, and women's balance beam.
3) Gymnast Shawn Johnson of the United States won silver in women's team all-around, women's individual all-around, and women's floor exercise.
4) Swimmer László Cseh, Jr. of Hungary won silver in men's 200 meter butterfly, men's 200 meter individual medley, and men's 400 meter individual medley.
5) Swimmer Dara Torres of the United States won silver in women's 50 meter freestyle, women's 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and women's 4x100 meter medley relay.
Larissa Latynina (USSR) has won the most number of medals in the Olympic Games with an incredible tally of 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze).Micheal Phelps (USA) has won the most medals by a male athlete with 16 (14 gold and 2 silver) and he has won the most Olympic Gold Medals with 14.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that would be swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States with 16 (14 gold, 2 silver). The athlete that has won the most medals is gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former USSR with 18 (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze).
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Russia won 27 silver medals at the 2005 Summer Olympic games in Athens.
Argentina has won 66 Olympic medals (17 gold, 23 silver, 26 bronze) all in the Summer Games. Their best sport is boxing where they have won 24 medals (7 gold, 7 silver, 10 bronze). Next comes sailing with 8 medals (4 silver, 4 bronze). The athlete that has won the most Olympic medals for Argentina is Carlos Espínola in sailing with 4 (2 silver, 2 bronze).
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).
At the 2004 Summer Olympic games in Athens, France won a total of 9 silver medals.
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is cross country skier Bjørn Dæhlie of Norway with 12 (8 gold, 4 silver).
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Germany has won 542 silver medals in the history of the Olympic Games.
The UK won 17 Silver medals
No. As of the 2008 Games, no athlete from Malta has ever won an Olympic medal.