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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 2000, pros were admitted, but MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.
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. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.
Player Nation Position Summer Olympics World Series Team Ref. Orlando Hernández Cuba Starting pitcher 1992 Barcelona: 1998: New York Yankees [1] [2]1999: New York Yankees
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete in history. Here are 19 other athletes who earned multiple medals at the summer and winter games. ... The 20 most decorated Olympic athletes of ...
List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event; List of multiple Olympic medalists; List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games; List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event; List of Olympians who won medals in the Summer and Winter Games; List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games; Lists of Paralympic medalists
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
The Soviet Union entered teams of athletes who were all nominally students, soldiers, or working in a profession, but all of whom were in reality paid by the state to train on a full-time basis. [5] In April 1989, through the leadership of Secretary General Borislav Stanković , FIBA approved the rule that allowed NBA players to compete in ...