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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Since then, 30 female gymnasts have won at least five total medals. The country with the most athletes on this list is the Soviet Union, with nine. Romania (6), United States (6), Hungary (4), East Germany (2), Russia (2), Brazil (1), and Czechoslovakia (1) are also ...
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.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she became the oldest cycling gold medalist, when she won the women's road time trial race, defending her gold medal from Beijing 2008. She repeated her success at the 2016 Summer Olympics , winning third gold in a row and setting a new record.
American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, having won a record 28 medals, 23 of which are gold. Peacock is streaming the Paris Olympics around the clock. Learn ...
By winning a silver medal in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, Ledecky became the most decorated female US Olympian of all-time with 13 total medals. Australia won the race with a new Olympic ...
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.
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.) It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
Katie Ledecky is now the most decorated U.S. female athlete in Olympic history. The 27-year-old D.C.-area native broke records at La Défense Arena in Paris on Thursday after earning her 13th ...