The highest number of medals won by a single athlete in each major Olympic sport discipline. Gymnastics and swimming produce the most prolific individual medal winners, with athletes like Larisa Latynina, Michael Phelps, and Nikolai Andrian...
About: Most Individual Medals at Summer Olympics — Sport-by-Sport Records
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The highest number of medals won by a single athlete in each major Olympic sport discipline. Gymnastics and swimming produce the most prolific individual medal winners, with athletes like Larisa Latynina, Michael Phelps, and Nikolai Andrianov collecting extraordinary totals across multiple Olympic cycles.
Key Findings
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Michael Phelps (Swimming) leads with 28 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 14 · median: 12.
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Gap in All Time: Michael Phelps (Swimming) is 3.1× larger than Usain Bolt (Athletics).
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Most Individual Medals at Summer Olympics — Sport-by-Sport Records
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
28
Michael Phelps (Swimming)
Sport Olympic Medals · All Time
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Metrics
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Sport Olympic Medals
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michael Phelps (Swimming) | 28 | 28 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Larisa Latynina (Gymnastics) | 18 | 18 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Edoardo Mangiarotti (Fencing) | 13 | 13 | +0% |
| 4 | Birgit Fischer (Canoe) | 12 | 12 | +0% |
| 5 | Jenny Thompson (Swimming) | 12 | 12 | +0% |
| 6 | Simone Biles (Gymnastics) | 11 | 11 | +0% |
| 7 | Carl Lewis (Athletics) | 10 | 10 | +0% |
| 8 | Usain Bolt (Athletics) | 9 | 9 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
28
Maximum
9
Minimum
14
Average
12
Median
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