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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Most Gold Medals
Men
| No |
|
Sport |
G-S-B |
| 14 |
Michael Phelps, USA |
Swimming |
14-0-2 |
| 10* |
Ray Ewry, USA |
Track/Field |
10-0-0 |
| 9 |
Paavo Nurmi, FIN |
Track/Field |
9-3-0 |
| 9 |
Mark Spitz, USA |
Swimming |
9-1-1 |
| 9 |
Carl Lewis, USA |
Track/Field |
9-1-0 |
| 8 |
Sawao Kato, JPN |
Gymnastics |
8-3-1 |
| 8† |
Matt Biondi, USA |
Swimming |
8-2-1 |
| 7 |
Nikolai Andrianov, USSR |
Gymnastics |
7-5-3 |
| 7 |
Boris Shakhlin, USSR |
Gymnastics |
7-4-2 |
| 7 |
Viktor Chukarin, USSR |
Gymnastics |
7-3-1 |
| 7 |
Aladar Gerevich, HUN |
Fencing |
7-1-2 |
*Medals won by Ewry (2-0-0) at the 1906
Intercalated games are not officially recognized by the IOC.
†Includes gold medal as
preliminary member of 1st-place relay team.
Women
| No |
|
Sport |
G-S-B |
| 9 |
Larissa Latynina, USSR |
Gymnastics |
9-5-4 |
| 8 |
Jenny Thompson, USA |
Swimming |
8-3-1 |
| 7 |
Vera Cáslavská, CZE |
Gymnastics |
7-4-0 |
| 7 |
Birgit Fischer, GER |
Canoe/Kayak |
7-3-0 |
| 6 |
Kristin Otto, E. Ger |
Swimming |
6-0-0 |
| 6† |
Amy Van Dyken, USA |
Swimming |
6-0-0 |
| 5 |
Agnes Keleti, HUN |
Gymnastics |
5-3-2 |
| 5 |
Nadia Comaneci, ROM |
Gymnastics |
5-3-1 |
| 5 |
Polina Astakhova, USSR |
Gymnastics |
5-2-3 |
| 5 |
Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN |
Swimming |
5-1-1 |
| 4 |
Kornelia Ender, E. Ger |
Swimming |
4-4-0 |
| 4 |
Dawn Fraser, AUS |
Swimming |
4-4-0 |
| 4 |
Lyudmila Tourischeva, USSR |
Gymnastics |
4-3-2 |
| 4 |
Dara Torres, USA |
Swimming |
4-1-4 |
| 4 |
Evelyn Ashford, USA |
Track/Field |
4-1-0 |
| 4 |
Janet Evans, USA |
Swimming |
4-1-0 |
| 4 |
Fu Mingxia, CHN |
Diving |
4-1-0 |
| 4 |
Fanny Blankers-Koen, NED |
Track/Field |
4-0-0 |
| 4 |
Betty Cuthbert, AUS |
Track/Field |
4-0-0 |
| 4 |
Pat McCormick, USA |
Diving |
4-0-0 |
| 4 |
Bärbel Eckert Wäckel, E.
Ger. |
Track/Field |
4-0-0 |
| 4 |
Inge de Bruijn, NED |
Swimming |
4-2-2 |
†Includes gold medal as
preliminary member of 1st-place relay team.
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