Number of gold medals won at the Olympic Games 1896-2021, by athlete

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 8, 2022
This statistic shows the athletes with the number of Summer Olympic victories since the start of the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2021. Michael Phelps, the legendary American swimmer, won 23 gold medals across his participation in the games.

Athletes with the most gold medals won at Summer Olympic Games from 1896 to 2021

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Release date

August 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1896 to 2021

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