Most Decorated Olympians of All Time

Source: Olympics

Most Decorated Olympians of All Time

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Key Findings

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Michael Phelps leads in Total Olympic Medals with 28.

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Average Total Olympic Medals: 15.50 · median: 13.

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Gap: Michael Phelps is 2.3× larger than Birgit Fischer.

About This Dataset

Most Decorated Olympians of All Time

The chart highlights the most decorated Olympians of all time, showcasing the athletes who have amassed the highest number of Olympic medals. Leading the list is Michael Phelps with an astounding 28 medals, followed by Larisa Latynina with 18 and Nikolai Andrianov with 15. These athletes represent a range of sports, illustrating the diverse talent present in the Olympic Games.

Analysis

Michael Phelps heads the table on 28, ahead of Larisa Latynina (18) and Nikolai Andrianov (15) in Total Olympic Medals. The total is spread widely: even Michael Phelps accounts for only 22.6% of the 8 combined. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 15 to 12 Total Olympic Medals.

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Michael Phelps

Total Olympic Medals · All Time

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Total Olympic Medals

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All Time

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Methodology & source

Data source: Olympics
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Total Olympic Medals
Last updated: 16 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

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The Most Decorated Olympians in History

Michael Phelps holds more Olympic medals than the next two athletes combined. Here is the full all-time leaderboard.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Total Olympic Medals · ranked by All Time

✓ 8 sourced

#	Category	All Time
🥇	Michael Phelps	28
🥈	Larisa Latynina	18
🥉	Nikolai Andrianov	15
4	Boris Shakhlin	13
5	Edoardo Mangiarotti	13
6	Takashi Ono	13
7	Paavo Nurmi	12
8	Birgit Fischer	12

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/michael-phelps Visit ↗

2 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/larisa-latynina Visit ↗

3 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nikolai-andrianov Visit ↗

4 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/boris-shakhlin Visit ↗

5 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/edoardo-mangiarotti Visit ↗

6 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/takashi-ono Visit ↗

7 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/paavo-nurmi Visit ↗

8 https://olympics.com/en/athletes/birgit-fischer Visit ↗

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