Johnny Weissmuller won five gold medals in the sport of swimming (Paris - 3, Amsterdam - 2). He also won a bronze medal in Paris for water polo.
Tarzan by Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84) who won 5 Olympic gold medals
Johnny Weissmuller
302 events gave Gold Medals to the winning athletes
A gold medal, a pat on the back, and a place in the history books. There are no money prizes for winning medals.
He is famous for winning gold medals.
USA will get the most gold medals, however China will lead in total medals. USA won 104 Medals and 46 Gold medals winning both counts
Elmo Lincoln was the first to play Tarzan as an adult in the silent film, Tarzan of the Apes (1918). However, Gordon Griffith appeared earlier in this film portraying Tarzan as a child. So, technically, the answer is Gordon Griffith.
He broke Mark Spitz record of 7 gold medals.
Winning Gold medals in Track and Field.
Michael Phelps, was trying to break the record of winning the most gold medals in Olympic (the record was seven) and he broke it by winning eight gold medals in one Olympic.
Winning Gold medals in track and field.