List of multiple Olympic medalists - wikipedia List of multiple Olympic medalists This article provides a list of multiple Olympic medalists, i.e. those athletes who have won multiple Olympic medals at either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games. American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian, having won a total of 28 medals in both individual and team events ( 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze ). Phelps has also won more individual events than any other Olympian, with 16 medals ( 13 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze ). Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen is the most decorated Winter Olympian, with a total of 15 medals ( 8 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze ). Contents 1 List of Olympic medals over career 1.1 Timeline 2 List of most career medals in individual events 3 Athletes with medals in different disciplines 3.1 In the Summer and Winter Games 3.2 In the Summer Games 3.2. 1 Swimming and water polo 3.2. 2 Others in Summer Games 3.3 In the Winter Games 3.3. 1 Cross-country skiing and Nordic combined 3.3. 2 Others in Winter Games 4 See also 5 References List of Olympic medals over career This list includes athletes who have won seven or more Olympic medals over their sporting career. It includes top - three placings in the 1896 Olympic Games and 1900 Olympic Games, before medals were actually awarded for those placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. For simplicity, when an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, their entry in this list only mentions the last Nation represented. 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. 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 then alphabetically by surname. No. Athlete Nation Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Phelps United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 23 28 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 9 5 18 Marit Bjørgen Norway Cross-country skiing 2002 -- 2018 Winter 8 15 Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 -- 1980 Summer 7 5 5 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Biathlon 1998 -- 2014 Winter 8 13 6 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 7 7 Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy Fencing 1936 -- 1960 Summer 6 5 8 Takashi Ono Japan Gymnastics 1952 -- 1964 Summer 5 9 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1920 -- 1928 Summer 9 0 12 10 Birgit Fischer East Germany Germany Canoeing 1980 -- 2004 Summer 8 0 Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 8 0 12 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 8 Jenny Thompson United States Swimming 1992 -- 2004 Summer 8 14 Ryan Lochte United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 6 15 Dara Torres United States Swimming 1984 -- 2008 Summer 16 Alexei Nemov Russia Gymnastics 1996 -- 2000 Summer 6 17 Natalie Coughlin United States Swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer 5 18 Mark Spitz United States Swimming 1968 -- 1972 Summer 9 11 19 Matt Biondi United States Swimming 1984 -- 1992 Summer 8 20 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1960 -- 1968 Summer 7 0 21 Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 7 22 Ireen Wüst Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 5 5 23 Carl Osburn United States Shooting 1912 -- 1924 Summer 5 24 Carl Lewis United States Athletics 1984 -- 1996 Summer 9 0 10 25 Aladár Gerevich Hungary Fencing 1932 -- 1960 Summer 7 26 Isabell Werth Germany Equestrian 1992 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 27 Akinori Nakayama Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer 6 28 Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team Belarus Gymnastics 1992 -- 1996 Summer 6 0 29 Ágnes Keleti Hungary Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 5 Gary Hall Jr. United States Swimming 1996 -- 2004 Summer 5 31 Polina Astakhova Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 5 32 Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union Unified Team Cross-country skiing 1976 -- 1992 Winter 5 33 Alexander Dityatin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 6 34 Stefania Belmondo Italy Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 2002 Winter 5 35 Franziska van Almsick Germany Swimming 1992 -- 2004 Summer 0 6 36 Hubert Van Innis Belgium Archery 1900 -- 1920 Summer 6 0 9 Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1994 Winter 6 0 Allyson Felix United States Athletics 2004 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 39 Valentina Vezzali Italy Fencing 1996 -- 2012 Summer 6 40 Nadia Comăneci Romania Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 5 Ian Thorpe Australia Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 5 42 Claudia Pechstein Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 2006 Winter 5 43 Mitsuo Tsukahara Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 5 44 Alexander Popov Unified Team Russia Swimming 1992 -- 2000 Summer 5 0 45 Sixten Jernberg Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956 -- 1964 Winter Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 47 Sven Kramer Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 48 Charlotte Kalla Sweden Cross-country skiing 2010 -- 2018 Winter 6 0 49 Anky van Grunsven Netherlands Equestrian 1992 -- 2012 Summer 5 Leisel Jones Australia Swimming 2000 -- 2012 Summer 5 51 Giulio Gaudini Italy Fencing 1928 -- 1936 Summer 52 Alfred Swahn Sweden Shooting 1908 -- 1924 Summer 53 Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer 6 54 Uschi Disl Germany Biathlon 1992 -- 2006 Winter 55 Heikki Savolainen Finland Gymnastics 1928 -- 1952 Summer 6 56 Yuri Titov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 5 57 Merlene Ottey Jamaica Athletics 1980 -- 2000 Summer 0 6 58 Ray Ewry United States Athletics 1900 -- 1908 Summer 8 0 0 8 Usain Bolt Jamaica Athletics 2008 -- 2016 Summer 8 0 0 60 Gert Fredriksson Sweden Canoeing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 6 61 Reiner Klimke United Team of Germany West Germany Equestrian 1964 -- 1988 Summer 6 0 Ahn Hyun - Soo Viktor Ahn South Korea Russia Short track speed skating 2006 -- 2014 Winter 6 0 63 Ville Ritola Finland Athletics 1924 -- 1928 Summer 5 0 64 Elisabeta Lipă Romania Rowing 1984 -- 2000 Summer 5 65 Bradley Wiggins Great Britain Cycling 2000 -- 2016 Summer 5 Nathan Adrian United States Swimming 2008 -- 2016 Summer 5 67 Dawn Fraser Australia Swimming 1956 -- 1964 Summer 0 Kornelia Ender East Germany Swimming 1972 -- 1976 Summer 0 69 Otto Olsen Norway Shooting 1920 -- 1924 Summer Georges Miez Switzerland Gymnastics 1924 -- 1936 Summer Ricco Groß Germany Biathlon 1992 -- 2006 Winter Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 73 Roland Matthes East Germany Swimming 1968 -- 1976 Summer Allison Schmitt United States Swimming 2008 -- 2016 Summer Galina Kulakova Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1972 -- 1980 Winter Kjetil André Aamodt Norway Alpine skiing 1992 -- 2006 Winter Sven Fischer Germany Biathlon 1994 -- 2006 Winter Inge de Bruijn Netherlands Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer Jason Lezak United States Swimming 2000 -- 2012 Summer 80 Giovanna Trillini Italy Fencing 1992 -- 2008 Summer 81 Katalin Kovács Hungary Canoeing 2000 -- 2012 Summer 5 0 82 Roger Ducret France Fencing 1920 -- 1928 Summer Philippe Cattiau France Fencing 1920 -- 1936 Summer Karin Enke East Germany Speed skating 1980 -- 1988 Winter Gunda Niemann - Stirnemann Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 1998 Winter Petria Thomas Australia Swimming 1996 -- 2004 Summer 87 Veronica Campbell - Brown Jamaica Athletics 2000 -- 2016 Summer 88 Shirley Babashoff United States Swimming 1972 -- 1976 Summer 6 0 89 Susie O'Neill Australia Swimming 1992 -- 2000 Summer 90 Margit Korondi Hungary Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer Sofia Muratova Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1960 Summer Dmitri Sautin Unified Team Russia Diving 1992 -- 2008 Summer Apolo Ohno United States Short track speed skating 2002 -- 2010 Winter 94 Arianna Fontana Italy Short track speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 5 95 Chris Hoy Great Britain Cycling 2000 -- 2012 Summer 6 0 7 Jason Kenny Great Britain Cycling 2008 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 97 Pál Kovács Hungary Fencing 1936 -- 1960 Summer 6 0 98 Yukio Endo Japan Gymnastics 1960 -- 1968 Summer 5 0 Aaron Peirsol United States Swimming 2000 -- 2008 Summer 5 0 Martin Fourcade France Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 5 0 101 Willis Augustus Lee United States Shooting 1920 Summer 5 Clas Thunberg Finland Speed skating 1924 -- 1928 Winter 5 Hans Günter Winkler United Team of Germany West Germany Equestrian 1956 -- 1976 Summer 5 Tom Jager United States Swimming 1984 -- 1992 Summer 5 Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary Swimming 1988 -- 1996 Summer 5 Larisa Lazutina Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 5 Dana Vollmer United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 5 Minxia Wu China Diving 2004 -- 2016 Summer 5 109 Ivan Patzaichin Romania Canoeing 1968 -- 1984 Summer 0 110 Einar Liberg Norway Shooting 1908 -- 1924 Summer Ivar Ballangrud Norway Speed skating 1928 -- 1936 Winter 112 Charles Daniels United States Swimming 1904 -- 1908 Summer Lloyd Spooner United States Shooting 1920 Summer Kosuke Kitajima Japan Swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer Libby Trickett Australia Swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer 116 Vilhelm Carlberg Sweden Shooting 1908 -- 1924 Summer 0 Kōhei Uchimura Japan Gymnastics 2008 -- 2016 Summer 0 118 Veikko Hakulinen Finland Cross-country skiing 1952 -- 1960 Winter 119 Eero Mäntyranta Finland Cross-country skiing 1960 -- 1968 Winter Irena Szewińska Poland Athletics 1964 -- 1976 Summer Agneta Andersson Sweden Canoeing 1984 -- 1996 Summer Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 123 Shirley Strickland Australia Athletics 1948 -- 1956 Summer Simona Amânar Romania Gymnastics 1996 -- 2000 Summer Felix Gottwald Austria Nordic combined 2002 -- 2010 Winter 126 Marja - Liisa Kirvesniemi Finland Cross-country skiing 1984 -- 1994 Winter 0 Yelena Välbe Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 0 128 Gustavo Marzi Italy Fencing 1928 -- 1936 Summer 5 0 Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 Summer 5 0 130 Amanda Beard United States Swimming 1996 -- 2004 Summer Svetlana Khorkina Russia Gymnastics 1996 -- 2004 Summer Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe Swimming 2004 -- 2008 Summer 133 Ildikó Újlaky - Rejtő Hungary Fencing 1960 -- 1976 Summer Karin Janz East Germany Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer 135 Shannon Miller United States Gymnastics 1992 -- 1996 Summer Manuela Di Centa Italy Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter Aliya Mustafina Russia Gymnastics 2012 -- 2016 Summer 138 Andrea Ehrig - Mitscherlich East Germany Speed skating 1976 -- 1988 Winter 5 139 Vladimir Smirnov Kazakhstan Cross-country skiing 1988 -- 1998 Winter Timeline 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. Medal count Date Athlete Nation Sport Record medal event Earlier medal events 6 April 1896 James Connolly United States Athletics Triple jump G -- Alexandre Tuffère France Triple jump S Ioannis Persakis Greece Triple jump B Robert Garrett United States Athletics Discus G Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos Greece Discus S Sotirios Versis Greece Discus B 7 April 1896 Robert Garrett United States Athletics Long jump S See above James Connolly United States Long jump B Robert Garrett United States Athletics Shot put G 1896 -- 1 G, 2 S 9 April 1896 Carl Schuhmann Germany Gymnastics Vault G 1896 -- 1 G, 2 G Hermann Weingärtner Germany Vault B 1896 -- 1 G, 2 G Gymnastics Pommel horse S 5 Rings S 6 Horizontal bar G 16 July 1900 Robert Garrett United States Athletics Standing triple jump B 1896 -- 1 G, 2 S, 3 G, 4 S 1900 -- 5 B 3 September 1904 Ray Ewry United States Athletics Standing triple jump G 1900 -- 1 G, 2 G, 3 G 1904 -- 4 G, 5 G 7 20 July 1908 Athletics Standing long jump G 8 23 July 1908 Standing high jump G 29 July 1920 Carl Osburn United States Shooting Team 300 m / 600 m military rifle, prone G 1912 -- 1 B, 2 S, 3 S, 4 G 1920 -- 5 B, 6 S, 7 G 9 30 July 1920 300 m military rifle, standing G 10 31 July 1920 Team free rifle G 11 27 June 1924 Shooting 600 m free rifle S 3 August 1928 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 5000 m S 1920 -- 1 S, 2 G, 3 G, 4 G 1924 -- 5 G, 6 G, 7 G, 8 G, 9 G 1928 -- 10 G 12 4 August 1928 3000 m steeplechase S 2 September 1960 Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy Fencing Team foil S 1936 -- 1 G 1948 -- 2 S, 3 S, 4 B 1952 -- 5 S, 6 S, 7 G, 8 G 1956 -- 9 G, 10 G, 11 B 13 9 September 1960 Team épée G 21 October 1964 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics Team G 1956 -- 1 G, 2 B, 3 G, 4 G, 5 G, 6 S 1960 -- 7 G, 8 G, 9 S, 10 S, 11 B, 12 G 14 All - around S 15 22 October 1964 Vault S 16 Uneven bars B 17 23 October 1964 Balance beam B 18 Floor exercise G 31 July 2012 Michael Phelps United States Swimming 200 m butterfly S 2004 -- 1 G, 2 B, 3 B, 4 G, 5 G, 6 G, 7 G, 8 G 2008 -- 9 G, 10 G, 11 G, 12 G, 13 G, 14 G, 15 G, 16 G 2012 -- 17 S 19 4 × 200 m freestyle G 20 2 August 2012 200 m individual medley G 21 3 August 2012 100 m butterfly G 22 4 August 2012 4 × 100 m medley relay G 23 7 August 2016 4 × 100 m freestyle relay G 24 9 August 2016 200 m butterfly G 25 4 × 200 m freestyle relay G 26 11 August 2016 200 m individual medley G 27 12 August 2016 100 m butterfly S 28 13 August 2016 4 × 100 m medley relay G Legend : G = Gold, S = Silver, B = Bronze. List of most career medals in individual events This list contains only medals won in individual events, no relays or team events count for this section. No. Athlete Nation Sport Years Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Phelps United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 13 16 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 6 5 14 Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 -- 1980 Summer 6 12 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 6 10 5 Marit Bjørgen Norway Cross-country skiing 2002 -- 2018 Winter 5 6 Takashi Ono Japan Gymnastics 1952 -- 1964 Summer 7 Alexei Nemov Russia Gymnastics 1996 -- 2000 Summer 5 8 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1920 -- 1928 Summer 6 0 9 Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 6 0 10 Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 5 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 5 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Biathlon 1998 -- 2014 Winter 5 13 Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team Belarus Gymnastics 1992 -- 1996 Summer 5 0 14 Ireen Wüst Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 15 Ray Ewry United States Athletics 1900 -- 1908 Summer 8 0 0 8 16 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1960 -- 1968 Summer 7 0 Carl Lewis United States Athletics 1984 -- 1996 Summer 7 0 18 Akinori Nakayama Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer Kjetil André Aamodt Norway Alpine skiing 1992 -- 2006 Winter Claudia Pechstein Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 2006 Winter 21 Karin Enke East Germany Speed skating 1980 -- 1988 Winter Gunda Niemann - Stirnemann Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 1998 Winter 23 Alexander Dityatin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 5 24 Clas Thunberg Finland Speed skating 1924 -- 1928 Winter 5 7 Gert Fredriksson Sweden Canoeing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 5 Nadia Comăneci Romania Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 5 Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary Swimming 1988 -- 1996 Summer 5 28 Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1994 Winter 0 29 Ivar Ballangrud Norway Speed skating 1928 -- 1936 Winter 30 Sixten Jernberg Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956 -- 1964 Winter 31 Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union Unified Team Cross-country skiing 1976 -- 1992 Winter Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe Swimming 2004 -- 2008 Summer 34 Stefania Belmondo Italy Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 2002 Winter 35 Ryan Lochte United States Swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer 36 Andrea Ehrig - Mitscherlich East Germany Speed skating 1976 -- 1988 Winter 5 37 Merlene Ottey Jamaica Athletics 1980 -- 2000 Summer 0 5 Athletes with medals in different disciplines This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. In the Summer and Winter Games Athlete ( Nation ) Summer Games Winter Games Ref Year Medal Event Year Medal Event Eddie Eagan ( USA ) 1920 Antwerp Gold Boxing ( light heavyweight ) 1932 Lake Placid Gold Bobsleigh ( four - man ) Jacob Tullin Thams ( NOR ) 1936 Berlin Silver Sailing ( 8 - metre ) 1924 Chamonix Gold Ski jumping ( individual large hill ) Christa Luding - Rothenburger ( GDR ) 1988 Seoul Silver Cycling ( sprint ) 1984 Sarajevo Gold Speed skating ( 500 m ) 1988 Calgary Gold Speed skating ( 1000 m ) Silver Speed skating ( 500 m ) 1992 Albertville Bronze Speed skating ( 500 m ) Clara Hughes ( CAN ) 1996 Atlanta Bronze Cycling ( road race ) 2002 Salt Lake City Bronze Speed skating ( 5000 m ) 2006 Turin Silver Speed skating ( team pursuit ) Bronze Cycling ( time trial ) Gold Speed skating ( 5000 m ) 2010 Vancouver Bronze Speed skating ( 5000 m ) Lauryn Williams ( USA ) 2004 Athens Silver Athletics ( 100 m ) 2014 Sochi Silver Bobsleigh ( two - woman ) 2012 London Gold Athletics ( 4 × 100 m relay ) Gillis Grafström became the first person to win a medal in the same event in Summer and Winter Olympics, winning figure skating golds at the 1920 Olympics and at the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Eddie Eagan became the first person to win a medal in the Winter Olympics and in the Summer Olympics in different events. He is the only Summer and Winter medalist to win gold medals in different events. Christa Luding - Rothenburger is the only person to win medals at the Winter and Summer Games in the same year. ( This feat is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years ). She is also the first person to win medals in successive Winter and Summer Games or vice versa. Clara Hughes is the first person to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Games and holds the highest number of medals of any Olympian to win medals in both the Summer and Winter Games. In the Summer Games Swimming and water polo Paul Radmilovic ( GBR ) Johnny Weissmuller ( USA ) Gérard Blitz ( BEL ) Tim Shaw ( USA ) Others in Summer Games Morris Kirksey ( USA ) ( athletics and rugby ) Edwin Flack ( AUS ) ( athletics and tennis ) Karch Kiraly ( USA ) ( indoor volleyball and beach volleyball ) Otto Herschmann ( AUT ) ( swimming and fencing ) Carl Schuhmann ( GER ) ( gymnastics and wrestling ) Rebecca Romero ( GBR ) ( cycling and rowing ) Roswitha Krause ( GER ) ( swimming and handball ) Walter W. Winans ( USA ) ( shooting and sculpture ) Alfréd Hajós ( HUN ) ( swimming and architecture ) Conn Findlay ( USA ) ( rowing and sailing ) Magnus Wegelius ( FIN ) ( gymnastics and shooting ) Veli Nieminen ( FIN ) ( gymnastics and shooting ) Daniel Norling ( SWE ) ( gymnastics and equestrian ) Fritz Hofmann ( GER ) ( gymnastics and athletics ) Oswald Holmberg ( SWE ) ( gymnastics and tug of war ) Gustaf Dyrssen ( SWE ) ( modern pentathlon and fencing ) In the Winter Games Cross-country skiing and Nordic combined Thorleif Haug ( NOR ) Johan Grøttumsbråten ( NOR ) Thoralf Strømstad ( NOR ) Oddbjørn Hagen ( NOR ) Heikki Hasu ( FIN ) Others in Winter Games Anfisa Reztsova ( URS ) ( biathlon and cross-country skiing ) Susi Erdmann ( GER ) ( luge and bobsleigh ) Gerda Weissensteiner ( ITA ) ( luge and bobsleigh ) Eric Flaim ( USA ) ( long track speed skating and short track speed skating ) Jorien ter Mors ( NED ) ( long track speed skating and short track speed skating ) Ester Ledecká ( CZE ) ( alpine skiing and snowboarding ) See also List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games All - time Olympic Games medal table Leonidas of Rhodes References ^ Jump up to : Coubertin, Pierre de ; Timoleon J. Philimon ; N.G. Politis ; Ch. Anninos ( 1897 ). `` Second Part : The Olympic Games in 1896 '' ( PDF ). The Olympic Games, B.C. 776 -- A.D. 1896 ( PDF ) format = requires url = ( help ). IOC official Olympic reports. translated by A. v. K. London : Grevel. pp. 55 -- 81 ( passim ). Retrieved 13 August 2008. ( note : the source gives dates in the Julian calendar ; this table uses the Gregorian calendar ) Jump up ^ `` Eddie Eagan ''. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jacob Tullin Thams ''. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Christa Rothenburger - Luding ''. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Clara Hughes ''. sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Jump up ^ Borden, Sam ( 19 February 2014 ). `` Canada Catches U.S. in Final Bobsled Run ''. New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2014. `` Olympic Medal Winners ''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2007. `` databaseOlympics.com ''. databaseSports.com. 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Question: who has won the most gold medals in swimming
Answer: Michael Phelps