{"id":76458,"date":"2021-07-27T11:47:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=76458"},"modified":"2021-07-27T11:47:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:17:33","slug":"most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Decorated Olympians of All Time and Their Medal Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count\/#Most_Decorated_Olympians_of_All_Time\" >Most Decorated Olympians of All Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count\/#List_of_Multiple_Olympic_Medallists_%E2%80%93_Summer_Olympics\" >List of Multiple Olympic Medallists &#8211; Summer Olympics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count\/#List_of_Multiple_Olympic_Medallists_%E2%80%93_Winter_Olympics\" >List of Multiple Olympic Medallists &#8211; Winter Olympics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count\/#Most_Olympic_Medals_At_A_Single_Olympic_Games\" >Most Olympic Medals At A Single Olympic Games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/most-decorated-olympians-all-time-medal-count\/#Most_Decorated_Olympians_%E2%80%93_FAQs\" >Most Decorated Olympians &#8211; FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Swimming, gymnastics, and track and field are some disciplines where elite Olympians have won most medals &#8211; including individual and team competitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be the second or third Olympic Games for many decorated athletes, who intend to add to their medal hauls. Despite having collected five medals each at the 2016 Rio Games, swimmer Katie Ledecky and gymnast Simone Biles still have a long way to go before they join the elite group of athletes who have won the most Olympic medals. Here is a list of the Most Decorated Olympians in Olympic history based on the number of medals they have won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Decorated_Olympians_of_All_Time\"><\/span><strong>Most Decorated Olympians of All Time<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals in Olympic history. In the period from 2004 to 2016, the swimming superstar won 28 medals, which is ten more than the previous record of 18. As a result of Phelps&#8217; feat during the Olympics in London, he surpassed Larisa Latynina&#8217;s record of 18 medals. During the 2016 Rio Olympics, he added six more to ensure that his record would be virtually unbreakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of the most decorated Olympians also includes other gymnasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nikolai Andrianov (Soviet Union, 15 medals);&nbsp;<\/li><li>Boris Shakhlin (Soviet Union, 13 medals);&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ono Takashi (Japan, 13); Kato Sawao (Japan, 12); and&nbsp;<\/li><li>Aleksei Nemov (Russia, 12).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti also won 13 Olympic medals from five different Olympics between 1936 and 1960.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Multiple_Olympic_Medallists_%E2%80%93_Summer_Olympics\"><\/span><strong>List of Multiple Olympic Medallists &#8211; Summer Olympics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Athlete<\/td><td>Sport<\/td><td>Gold<\/td><td>Silver<\/td><td>Bronze<\/td><td>Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Michael Phelps<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Larisa Latynina<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nikolai Andrianov<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boris Shakhlin<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edoardo Mangiarotti<\/td><td>Fencing<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Takashi Ono<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paavo Nurmi<\/td><td>Athletics<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Birgit Fischer<\/td><td>Canoeing<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sawao Kat\u014d<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jenny Thompson<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ryan Lochte<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dara Torres<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alexei Nemov<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Natalie Coughlin<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mark Spitz<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Matt Biondi<\/td><td>Swimming<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>V\u011bra \u010c\u00e1slavsk\u00e1<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Viktor Chukarin<\/td><td>Gymnastics<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carl Osburn<\/td><td>Shooting<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Carl Lewis<\/td><td>Athletics<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alad\u00e1r Gerevich<\/td><td>Fencing<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_of_Multiple_Olympic_Medallists_%E2%80%93_Winter_Olympics\"><\/span><strong>List of Multiple Olympic Medallists &#8211; Winter Olympics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Athlete<\/td><td>Sport<\/td><td>Gold<\/td><td>Silver<\/td><td>Bronze<\/td><td>Total<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Marit Bj\u00f8rgen<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ole Einar Bj\u00f8rndalen<\/td><td>Biathlon<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bj\u00f8rn D\u00e6hlie<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ireen W\u00fcst<\/td><td>Speed skating<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Raisa Smetanina<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stefania Belmondo<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lyubov Yegorova<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Claudia Pechstein<\/td><td>Speed skating<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sixten Jernberg<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sven Kramer<\/td><td>Speed skating<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Charlotte Kalla<\/td><td>Cross-country skiing<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uschi Disl<\/td><td>Biathlon<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor Ahn<\/td><td>Short track speed skating<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ricco Gro\u00df<\/td><td>Biathlon<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Emil Hegle Svendsen<\/td><td>Biathlon<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<amp-fit-text layout=\"fixed-height\" min-font-size=\"6\" max-font-size=\"72\" height=\"80\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Olympic_Medals_At_A_Single_Olympic_Games\"><\/span><strong>Most Olympic Medals At A Single Olympic Games<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><\/amp-fit-text>\n\n\n\n<p>Phelps shares this record with gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin, unlike the overall medal record. A total of eight medals won by Michael Phelps in 2004 and 2008 matched the record set by Dityatin in 1980 in Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of ten athletes have won seven medals at one Olympic Games, tying them for second place.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Two of them did so in the pool: Spitz in 1972 and Biondi in 1988.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Two Americans, Willis Lee and Lloyd Spooner, each brought home seven medals in shooting in 1920.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding out the list are five gymnasts:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shakhlin (Soviet Union, 1960);&nbsp;<\/li><li>Andrianov (Soviet Union, 1976);&nbsp;<\/li><li>Hermann Weingaertner (Germany, 1896);&nbsp;<\/li><li>Maria Gorokhovskaya (Soviet Union, 1952); and&nbsp;<\/li><li>Mikhail Voronin (Soviet Union, 1968).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-five athletes have won six medals in a single Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;all we have in this updated list of most decorated Olympians in the modern history of the games. Hope this list help you in answering Olympic related questions in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/upcoming-government-exams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upcoming government exams<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Decorated_Olympians_%E2%80%93_FAQs\"><\/span><strong>Most Decorated Olympians &#8211; FAQs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1627366325463\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is the most decorated Olympian?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals in Olympic history. In the period from 2004 to 2016, the swimming superstar won 28 medals, which is ten more than the previous record of 18.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1627366364728\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which gymnast has won the maximum number of Olympic medals?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Larisa Latynina, 18 medals<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1627366448798\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which swimmer has won the maximum number of Olympic Gold Medals?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Michael Phelps, 23 Gold medals<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1627366504208\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which team has won the maximum Field Hockey Gold Medals at Olympic?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">India, 8 (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming, gymnastics, and track and field are some disciplines where elite Olympians have won most medals &#8211; 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