Since then, the most decorated athlete of the modern era has stood at the highest spot of the podium 23 times, 2.5 times more than any other athlete. His 28 total medals put him 10 ahead of Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who is second on the list. CountryAthleteSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal...
Both were big winners at the Games: Ledecky walked away with five total medals, four of them gold, along with two world records.Phelps finished his careerwith 23 gold medals and 28 overall, including five gold medals in Rio, making him the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. But ...
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The most decorated athlete in Olympic history is Rio bound. “With everything that’s happened and being able to come back, that was probably harder than any swim I’ve had in my life,” Phelps said. “Just being able to finish how I want to is so important to me. Getting on this...
There have been three instances where an athlete won eight total medals at a single Olympics. The first to do so was Russian gymnast Aleksandr Dityatin, who had a record-setting eight podium finishes at the1980 Moscow Games. Dityatin, a 10-time Olympic medalist, captured thr...
One of the most decorated college athletes in the Nation, Lee is already a multi-time Olympic medallist having won gold at the Tokyo games, as well as the 2019 World Championships and a 2022 NCAA Champion in Fort Worth. Having already secured deals with CLIF Bar & Company, Amazon, Invisali...
American Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor won her fifth Olympic medal Saturday, making her not only the most decorated woman to ever compete in the Olympic bobsled but also the most decorated Black athlete in the history of the Winter Games. After earning a bronze medal in the two-woman ...
In 2012, she received the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award. Griner was recently on the USA Olympic Women's team, where she helped lead them to victory. In 2013, Griner signed an endorsement deal with Nike. Teams: Baylor Lady Bears basketball, Phoenix Mercury Also ranks #2 on The Best ...
This is not a list of the greatest players of all time, although many of the athletes on the list may have been great players. This is a list of the greatest athletes which begs the question, what makes someone a great athlete.