Medal Winners

The following is a list of the top 10 medal winners from the Summer Olympic Games (in order of most gold medals).

  1. Michael Phelps (USA): Swimming - 14 gold, 4 bronze (2000-2008)
  2. Larissa Latynina (USSR): Gymnastics - 9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze (1956-1964)
  3. Paavo Nurmi (Finland): Athletics - 9 gold, 3 silver (1920-1928)
  4. Mark Spitz (USA): Swimming - 9 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze (1968-1972)
  5. Carl Lewis (USA): Athletics - 9 gold, 1 silver (1984-1996)
  6. Birgit Fischer (Germany): Canoeing - 8 gold, 4 silver (1980-2004)
  7. Sawao Kato (Japan): Gymnastics - 8 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze (1968-1976)
  8. Jenny Thompson (USA): Swimming - 8 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze (1992-2004)
  9. Matt Biondi (USA): Swimming - 8 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze (1984-1992)
  10. Ray Ewry (USA): Athletics - 8 gold (1900-1908)

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