Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Below is a list of the all-time top male medalists at the Summer Games. Michael Phelps tops the list with 20 medals.
| No | Sport | G-S-B | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Michael Phelps, USA | Swimming | 18-2-2 |
| 15 | Nikolai Andrianov, USSR | Gymnastics | 7-5-3 |
| 13 | Boris Shakhlin, USSR | Gymnastics | 7-4-2 |
| 13 | Edoardo Mangiarotti, ITA | Fencing | 6-5-2 |
| 13 | Takashi Ono, JPN | Gymnastics | 5-4-4 |
| 12 | Paavo Nurmi, FIN | Track/Field | 9-3-0 |
| 12 | Sawao Kato, JPN | Gymnastics | 8-3-1 |
| 12 | Alexei Nemov, RUS | Gymnastics | 4-2-6 |
| 11 | Mark Spitz, USA | Swimming | 9-1-1 |
| 11† | Matt Biondi, USA | Swimming | 8-2-1 |
| 11 | Viktor Chukarin, USSR | Gymnastics | 7-3-1 |
| 11 | Carl Osburn, USA | Shooting | 5-4-2 |
| 10 | Carl Lewis, USA | Track/Field | 9-1-0 |
| 10 | Aladár Gerevich, HUN | Fencing | 7-1-2 |
| 10 | Akinori Nakayama, JPN | Gymnastics | 6-2-2 |
| 10 | Aleksandr Dityatin, USSR | Gymnastics | 3-6-1 |
| 10 | Vitaly Scherbo, BLR | Gymnastics | 6-0-4 |
| 10 | Gary Hall Jr., USA | Swimming | 5-3-2 |
†Includes gold medal as preliminary member of 1st-place relay team.
| Most Combined Overall Medals | Women |
