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Leading Medal Winners

Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right.

Men

No  Sport G-S-B
3 Mel Sheppard, USA Track/Field 3-0-0
3 Henry Taylor, GBR Swimming 3-0-0
3 Benjamin Jones, GBR Cycling 2-1-0
3 Martin Sheridan, USA Track/Field 2-0-1
3 Oscar Swahn, SWE Shooting 2-0-1
3 Josiah Ritchie, GBR Tennis 1-1-1
3 Ted Ranken, GBR Shooting 0-3-0

Women

No  Sport G-S-B
2 Madge Syers, GBR Figure Skating 1-0-1
Note: Figure Skating was part of the Summer Olympics in 1908 and '20.

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