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Haile Gebrselassie, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, was the 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000 m, and held the 5000 m and 10,000 m world records from 1998 until 2004 with a mark of 12:39.36 and 26:22.75 respectively (still the second best athlete of all time). He also held the marathon world record ...
For his fourth race, the 200-meter individual medley, Phelps set his third world record with a time of 1:54.98, bettering his own world-record time of 1:55.84 [125] For his fifth race, the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, Phelps swam the lead-off leg in 1:45.36 as the American team of Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay went on to win ...
The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games in which they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall has changed over time.
The 20 most decorated Olympic athletes of all time. Frank Olito. July 12, 2021 at 9:39 AM ... Cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie is considered one of the best winter Olympic athletes in history ...
CAITLIN CLARK named 'Athlete of the Year' for 2024 by 'Time' magazine. Simone Biles. Biles didn't have to compete at the Paris Olympics this summer to cement herself as the GOAT. But after ...
The Years listed for each athlete only include the Games in which they won medals. More detailed information is provided in the linked articles for the individual athletes. 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.
Serena Williams is widely regarded as one of the all-time greatest athletes. The retired tennis player holds 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era and the second most of all time.
Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) [1] is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, [a] she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.