HIGHEST MEDAL WINNING PLAYERS IN OLYMPIC



RANK
PLAYER NAME
COUNTRY
GAME
MEDAL




GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
TOTAL
1
Michael Phelps
 United States
Swimming
18
2
2
22
2
Larisa Latynina
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
9
5
4
18
3
Nikolai Andrianov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
7
5
3
15
4
Ole Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Biathlon
8
4
1
13
5
Boris Shakhlin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
7
4
2
13
6
Edoardo Mangiarotti
 Italy
Fencing
6
5
2
13
7
Takashi Ono
 Japan
Gymnastics
5
4
4
13
8
Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
Athletics
9
3
0
12
9
Birgit Fischer
 Germany
Canoeing
8
4
0
12
Bjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
8
4
0
12
11
Sawao Kato
 Japan
Gymnastics
8
3
1
12
Jenny Thompson
 United States
Swimming
8
3
1
12
13
Dara Torres
 United States
Swimming
4
4
4
12
14
Alexei Nemov
 Russia
Gymnastics
4
2
6
12
15
Natalie Coughlin
 United States
Swimming
3
4
5
12
16
Mark Spitz
 United States
Swimming
9
1
1
11
17
Matt Biondi
 United States
Swimming
8
2
1
11
18
Věra Čáslavská
Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics
7
4
0
11
19
Viktor Chukarin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
7
3
1
11
20
Carl Osburn
 United States
Shooting
5
4
2
11
21
Ryan Lochte
 United States
Swimming
5
3
3
11
22
Carl Lewis
 United States
Athletics
9
1
0
10
23
Aladár Gerevich
 Hungary
Fencing
7
1
2
10
24
Marit Bjørgen
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
6
3
1
10
25
Akinori Nakayama
 Japan
Gymnastics
6
2
2
10
26
Vitaly Scherbo
 Belarus
Gymnastics
6
0
4
10
27
Ágnes Keleti
 Hungary
Gymnastics
5
3
2
10
Gary Hall, Jr.
 United States
Swimming
5
3
2
10
29
Polina Astakhova
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
5
2
3
10
30
Raisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
Cross-country skiing
4
5
1
10
31
Alexander Dityatin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
3
6
1
10
32
Stefania Belmondo
 Italy
Cross-country skiing
2
3
5
10
33
Franziska van Almsick
 Germany
Swimming
0
4
6
10
34
Hubert Van Innis
 Belgium
Archery
6
3
0
9
Lyubov Yegorova
 Russia
Cross-country skiing
6
3
0
9
36
Valentina Vezzali
 Italy
Fencing
6
1
2
9
37
Nadia Comăneci
 Romania
Gymnastics
5
3
1
9
Ian Thorpe
 Australia
Swimming
5
3
1
9
39
Claudia Pechstein
 Germany
Speed skating
5
2
2
9
40
Mitsuo Tsukahara
 Japan
Gymnastics
5
1
3
9
41
Alexander Popov
 Russia
Swimming
4
5
0
9
42
Sixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Cross-country skiing
4
3
2
9
Ludmilla Tourischeva
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
4
3
2
9
44
Anky van Grunsven
Netherlands
Equestrian
3
5
1
9
Leisel Jones
 Australia
Swimming
3
5
1
9
46
Giulio Gaudini
 Italy
Fencing
3
4
2
9
47
Alfred Swahn
 Sweden
Shooting
3
3
3
9
48
Mikhail Voronin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
2
6
1
9
49
Heikki Savolainen
 Finland
Gymnastics
2
1
6
9
50
Yuri Titov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1
5
3
9
51
Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
Athletics
0
3
6
9
52
Ray Ewry
 United States
Athletics
8
0
0
8
53
Gert Fredriksson
 Sweden
Canoeing
6
1
1
8
54
Reiner Klimke
 Germany
Equestrian
6
0
2
8
54
Viktor Ahn
 South Korea/Russia
Short track speed skating
6
0
2
8
55
Ville Ritola
 Finland
Athletics
5
3
0
8
Isabell Werth
 Germany
Equestrian
5
3
0
8
57
Elisabeta Lipă
 Romania
Rowing
5
2
1
8
58
Vilhelm Carlberg
 Sweden
Shooting
4
4
0
8
Dawn Fraser
 Australia
Swimming
4
4
0
8
Kornelia Ender
 East Germany
Swimming
4
4
0
8
60
Otto Olsen
 Norway
Shooting
4
3
1
8
Georges Miez
 Switzerland
Gymnastics
4
3
1
8
Ricco Groß
 Germany
Biathlon
4
3
1
8
Ireen Wüst
Netherlands
Speed skating
4
3
1
8
65
Roland Matthes
 East Germany
Swimming
4
2
2
8
Galina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
Cross-country skiing
4
2
2
8
Kjetil André Aamodt
 Norway
Alpine skiing
4
2
2
8
Sven Fischer
 Germany
Biathlon
4
2
2
8
Inge de Bruijn
Netherlands
Swimming
4
2
2
8
Jason Lezak
 United States
Swimming
4
2
2
8
71
Giovanna Trillini
 Italy
Fencing
4
1
3
8
72
Katalin Kovács
 Hungary
Canoeing
3
5
0
8
73
Roger Ducret
 France
Fencing
3
4
1
8
Philippe Cattiau
 France
Fencing
3
4
1
8
Karin Enke
 East Germany
Speed skating
3
4
1
8
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany
Speed skating
3
4
1
8
Petria Thomas
 Australia
Swimming
3
4
1
8
78
Shirley Babashoff
 United States
Swimming
2
6
0
8
79
Susie O'Neill
 Australia
Swimming
2
4
2
8
80
Margit Korondi
 Hungary
Gymnastics
2
2
4
8
Sofia Muratova
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
2
2
4
8
Dmitri Sautin
 Russia
Diving
2
2
4
8
Apolo Ohno
 United States
Short track speed skating
2
2
4
8
84
Chris Hoy
 Great Britain
Cycling
6
1
0
7
85
Pál Kovács
 Hungary
Fencing
6
0
1
7
87
Yukio Endo
 Japan
Gymnastics
5
2
0
7
Aaron Peirsol
 United States
Swimming
5
2
0
7
88
Willis Augustus Lee
 United States
Shooting
5
1
1
7
Clas Thunberg
 Finland
Speed skating
5
1
1
7
Hans Günter Winkler
 Germany
Equestrian
5
1
1
7
Tom Jager
 United States
Swimming
5
1
1
7
Krisztina Egerszegi
 Hungary
Swimming
5
1
1
7
Larisa Lazutina
 Russia
Cross-country skiing
5
1
1
7
94
Lucien Gaudin
 France
Fencing
4
3
0
7
Ivan Patzaichin
 Romania
Canoeing
4
3
0
7
96
Einar Liberg
 Norway
Shooting
4
2
1
7
Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway
Speed skating
4
2
1
7
98
Charles Daniels
 United States
Swimming
4
1
2
7
Lloyd Spooner
 United States
Shooting
4
1
2
7
Bradley Wiggins
 Great Britain
Cycling
4
1
2
7
Kosuke Kitajima
 Japan
Swimming
4
1
2
7
Libby Trickett
 Australia
Swimming
4
1
2
7
103
Veikko Hakulinen
 Finland
Cross-country skiing
3
3
1
7
104
Eero Mäntyranta
 Finland
Cross-country skiing
3
2
2
7
Irena Szewińska
 Poland
Athletics
3
2
2
7
Agneta Andersson
 Sweden
Canoeing
3
2
2
7
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Netherlands
Swimming
3
2
2
7
Veronica Campbell-Brown
 Jamaica
Athletics
3
2
2
7
Sven Kramer
Netherlands
Speed skating
3
2
2
7
110
Shirley Strickland
 Australia
Athletics
3
1
3
7
Simona Amânar
 Romania
Gymnastics
3
1
3
7
112
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
 Finland
Cross-country skiing
3
0
4
7
Yelena Välbe
 Russia
Cross-country skiing
3
0
4
7
114
Gustavo Marzi
 Italy
Fencing
2
5
0
7
Maria Gorokhovskaya
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
2
5
0
7
116
Amanda Beard
 United States
Swimming
2
4
1
7
Svetlana Khorkina
 Russia
Gymnastics
2
4
1
7
Kirsty Coventry
 Zimbabwe
Swimming
2
4
1
7
119
Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő
 Hungary
Fencing
2
3
2
7
Karin Janz
 East Germany
Gymnastics
2
3
2
7
121
Shannon Miller
 United States
Gymnastics
2
2
3
7
Manuela Di Centa
 Italy
Cross-country skiing
2
2
3
7