Top 10 Medal Winners at the Olympics

Number 1: Name: Michael Phelps; Country: United States; Event: Swimming; Olympics: 2004-2008 Summer ; Gold: 14; Silver 0; Bronze: 2 Total: 16

Number 2; Name: Larissa Latynina ; Country: Soviet Union; Event: Gymnastics; Olympics: Summer 1956-1964 Gold: 9; Silver 5; Bronze: 4; Total: 18

Number 3; Name:Paavo Nurmi ; Country: Finland; Event: Athletics ; Olympics: 1920-1928 Summer ; Gold: 9; Silver: 3; Bronze: 0 ; Total: 12

Number 4; Name:Mark Spitz ; Country: United States; Event: Swimming ; Olympics: 1968-1972 Summer; Gold: 9; Silver: 1; Bronze: 1; Total: 11

Number 5; Name:Carl Lewis ; Country: United States; Event: Athletics ; Olympics: 1984-1996 Summer; Gold: 9; Silver 1; Bronze:0 ; Total: 10

Number 6; Name: Bjørn Dæhlie; Country: Norway; Event: Cross-country skiing ; Olympics: 1992-1998 Winter; Gold:8 ; Silver; 4 Bronze: 0; Total: 12

Number 6; Name: Birgit Fischer ; Country: Germany; Event: Canoeing ; Olympics: 1980-2004 Summer; Gold: 8 ; Silver: 4; Bronze: 0; Total: 12

Number: 7; Name: Sawao Kato; Country: Japan; Event: ; Gymnastics Olympics: 1968-1976 Summer; Gold: 8; Silver; 3Bronze: 1; Total: 12

Number 8; Name: Jenny Thompson; Country: United States; Event: Swimming; Olympics: 1992-2004 Summer; Gold: 8; Silver; 3 Bronze: 1; Total: 12

Number 10; Name: Matt Biondi; Country: United States; Event: Swimming; Olympics: 1984-1992 Summer; Gold: 8; Silver: 2; Bronze: 1; Total: 11

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