Top 10 Athletes with Maximum Gold In Olympics

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Who has become the Olympic Champion a maximum number of times? We are sure, you know the answer, American swimmer Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps has won 23 Olympic Gold medals, and this is the World record. No other athlete in any sport comes near to this number. It will be very exciting to watch someone break this record.

You never know if we are fortunate enough to watch this in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics.

We have already identified the oldest unbeaten World Records in the Men and Women categories for your reference.

Here we will explore the top 10 athletes with maximum gold medals in the Olympics.

Top 10 Athletes with the most Olympic Gold Medals.

Let us explore the list below of athletes with maximum gold medals.

1. Michael Phelps (2000-2016)

Michael Fred Phelps, an American greatest swimmer ever has won 23 Gold Medals in the Olympics. This World Record seems to be unbeatable as no other athlete is even close to half of this number. It will be very thrilling to watch someone surpass this big number of 23.

2.Larisa Latynina (1956-1964)

Larisa Semyonovna Latynina, an artistic gymnast from the Soviet Union has won 9 Gold Medals in the Olympics. She is second in the total medal count ranking with 18 medals behind Michael Phelps with 28 medals Including 23 Gold. She is regarded as one the most decorated and competitive athletes and the first woman to win nine Olympic Gold Medals.

3. Carl Lewis (1980-1996)

Frederick Carlton Lewis, an American track and field superstar has won 9 Gold medals in the Olympics and is regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. He won gold in the 100m, the 200m, the long jump, and the 4x100m relay events in the same Olympics and joined the privileged group of legends Jesse Owens and Alvin Kraenzlein. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee named him, “Athlete of the Century”, due to his contribution towards the sports and community.

4.Mark Spitz (1968-1972)

Mark Spitz, an American swimmer is one of the greatest swimmers of all time. He has won nine gold medals in total and became the first athlete to win seven gold medals in a single Olympics. He achieved this feat in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. His Nickname was,” Mark the Shark”. His record of maximum gold in a single Olympic was broken by American swimming legend Michael Phelps after 36 years in the 2008 Beijing Games by winning 8 gold medals.

5.Paavo Nurmi (1920-1928)

Paavo Johannes Nurmi from Finland was a middle and long-distance runner who won nine gold medals in the Olympics and became the “Flying Finn” or the “Phantom Finn” because of his dominance in distance running. In the 1924 Paris Games, he become the first athlete ever to win five gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

6.Usain Bolt (2008-2016)

Usain St. Leo Bolt from Jamaica is the greatest sprinter of all time. He has won nine gold medals and set the world record in the 100m, 200m, and 4X100 m relay and become the fastest man in history. A documentary film based on his life, “I Am Bolt”, was released in 2016. It will be interesting to watch someone break his records which looks unbeatable.

7.Birgit Fischer (1980-2004)

Birgit Fischer, a German Canoeing-Kayaking Olympic champion with 8 gold medals is one of the most decorated and dominant athletes. She was the youngest and oldest Olympic Canoeing-Kayaking Champion (ages 18 and 42).

8.Kato Sawao(1968-1976)

Kato Sawao, a Japanese male gymnast with eight gold medals in his kitty was one of the most accomplished athletes of all time.

9. Jenny Thompson (1992-2004)

Jennifer Beth Thompson, an American swimmer won eight gold and became an Olympic swimming legend which was not achieved by any other female swimmer yet.

10. Matt Biondi (1984-1992)

Matthew Nicholas Biondi, an American swimmer and water polo player has won 8 Olympic gold medals and is regarded as one of the most decorated Olympians. He joined the club of Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps after winning seven gold medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

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