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This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold.)
[6] [7] [8] She was the most highly decorated Olympian to take part in either [men's or women's] race. [9] In 2012 Davies was ranked number 4 in the world by the International Rowing Federation. At the 2004 Olympic Games she won a silver medal in the women's eight. [4] Davies has won more Olympic medals than any other U.S. oarswoman. [10]
Swimmer Michael Phelps and President George W. Bush on August 10, 2008, at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing.Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. [11] [12] Dara Torres is the third-most decorated female American Olympic athlete after Jenny Thompson and Katie Ledecky, celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for defying age norms in competitive sports.
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. ... here are the Olympians with the most ...
In cases where two or more athletes have the same number of total medals, the first tiebreaker is the number of gold medals, followed by the number of silver medals. If the tied athletes have exactly the same number of gold, silver and bronze medals, the ranking is given as a tie and the athletes are listed in order first by career years and ...
The iconic medal ceremony caps each event at the Olympic Games. Here's who takes the crown for most medals in both the Summer and Winter Games. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail.
Only Olympians with four or more medals in one event are included. If a person has contested for several nations, only the most recent nation is mentioned. In those instances where two or more athletes have the same number of total medals, the first tiebreaker is the number of gold medals, followed by the number of silver medals.
The United States ended with by far the most medals in the Olympics, with 126 total medals, the highest number achieved by the U.S. in a single Games. The U.S. also tied for 40 gold medals with China.