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Michael Fred Phelps II [5] (born June 30, 1985) [6] is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time [7] with a total of 28 medals. [8]
This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most medals won. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most titles won. It includes titles won in 1896 and 1900, before gold medals were awarded for first place. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.
In all, Bjørgen has 15 Olympic medals, making her the most accomplished winter Olympian to date. Boris Shakhlin won 13 Olympic medals as an artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union. Boris Shakhlin.
Phelps turned 32 on Friday, and while he says he is done winning Olympic medals, there are still a lot of people holding out hope for one more race.
[23] [24] He was also included in the 25 best world athletes of the 20th century. [90] Since 1992, an annual wrestling competition is held in Novosibirsk in his honor. [1] [87] He is cited as being one of the most dominant athletes of all time, [7] [104] and as being one of the greatest of all time.
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The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC ...