American swimmer is the one with the most number of Olympic medals. Then who come next after Phelps. lets look into most Olympic gold medals.
Olympics are the most celebrated sports events in the entire world. It provides sportspersons from different backgrounds and categories to come together and compete internationally.
Since 1989 there has not been any single season of Olympics games that missed out on entertainment. The players that secure first position in any Olympics events are awarded a gold medal.
Here are the Top 10 Most Olympic Gold Medals Winner
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Michael Phelps
Total Medals- 28
Gold Medals- 23
Michael Phelps is a professional swimmer who hails from America; he is the one with the most number Olympic gold medals in the world.
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Larisa Semyonovna
Total Medals- 18
Gold Medals- 9
Larisa is a gymnast and has won a total of 18 medals in the Olympics to date out of which 9 are gold.
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Marit Bjorgen
Total Medals- 15
Gold Medals- 8
Marit hails from Norway and is a star cross country skier; he has a total of 15 gold medals in his name.
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Nikolai Yefimovich
Total Medals- 15
Gold Medals- 7
Nikolai belongs to Russia; she has won 7 gold medals in the Olympics under the gymnastics category.
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Ole Einar
Total Medals- 13
Gold Medals- 8
Ole Einar is a biathlete who won the first Olympic gold in the year 1992. He has also been a Junior World Championship in his sports category.
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Edoardo Mangiarotti
Total Medals- 13
Gold Medals- 6
Edoardo has won 1 gold medal in the individual category and 5 gold medals in the team category. He also became a record maker at the Helsinki Olympics.
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Paavo Johannes
Total Medals- 12
Gold Medals- 9
Paavo hails from Finland and is an athlete. He is so fast on the track that his supporters have named him Flying Finn and phantom Finn.
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Birgit Fisher
Total Medals- 12
Gold Medals- 8
Birgit is a multi-talented player; he has won gold medals in five different sport categories.
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Mark Andrew
Total Medals- 11
Gold Medals- 9
Mark Andrew is an ace swimmer who hails from America. In the year 1972 Mark was honored with the title of the swimmer of the year.
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Frederick
Total Medals- 10
Gold Medal- 8
Frederick is an ace field and track athlete from America