Olympic Medalists
All-Time Medalists
Most-Decorated Olympian
American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most-decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, 23 of which are gold. He also was the first athlete to win eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games, which he did at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Four or More Gold Medals
A partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists includes:
- Michael Phelps (USA) - 23 gold medals
- Larisa Latynina (URS) - 14 gold medals
- Nikolai Andrianov (URS) - 15 gold medals
- Carl Lewis (USA) - 10 gold medals
- Jenny Thompson (USA) - 12 gold medals
Access Olympic Results
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) provides access to the official Olympic database of results, which contains all records since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. The database is searchable by Olympic Games, sports, and events.
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