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Individuals with the Most Summer Olympics Medals

Name the individuals that have won at least 5 gold medals and sit atop the all-time medal table for the Summer Olympics.
Through the 2024 games
Includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded.
Years column only include games in which they won medals
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Rank
Medal Count
Sport
Years
Answer
1
23 3 2
Swimming
2004-2016
Michael Phelps
2
9 5 4
Gymnastics
1956-1964
Larisa Latynina
3
9 4 1
Swimming
2012-2024
Katie Ledecky
4
9 3
Athletics
1920-1928
Paavo Nurmi
5
9 1 1
Swimming
1968-1972
Mark Spitz
6
9 1
Swimming
2016-2024
Caeleb Dressel
Athletics
1984-1996
Carl Lewis
8
8 6
Equestrian
1992-2024
Isabell Werth
9
8 4
Canoeing
1980-2004
Birgit Fischer
10
8 3 1
Gymnastics
1968-1976
Sawao Kato
Swimming
1992-2004
Jenny Thompson
12
8 2 1
Swimming
1984-1992
Matt Biondi
13
8 1
Canoeing
2012-2024
Lisa Carrington
14
8
Athletics
2008-2016
Usain Bolt
Athletics
1900-1908
Ray Ewry
16
7 5 3
Gymnastics
1972-1980
Nikolai Andrianov
17
7 4 2
Gymnastics
1956-1964
Boris Shakhlin
18
7 4
Gymnastics
1960-1968
Věra Čáslavská
19
7 3 1
Gymnastics
1952-1956
Viktor Chukarin
Athletics
2004-2020
Allyson Felix
21
7 2 2
Gymnastics
2016-2024
Simone Biles
22
7 2
Cycling
2008-2020
Jason Kenny
23
7 1 2
Fencing
1932-1960
Aladár Gerevich
24
7
Artistic swimming
2008-2020
Svetlana Romashina
25
6 5 2
Fencing
1936-1960
Edoardo Mangiarotti
26
6 3 5
Swimming
2016-2024
Emma McKeon
27
6 3 3
Swimming
2004-2016
Ryan Lochte
28
6 3
Archery
1900-1920
Hubert Van Innis
29
6 2 2
Gymnastics
1968-1972
Akinori Nakayama
30
6 1 2
Fencing
1996-2012
Valentina Vezzali
31
6 1 1
Canoeing
1948-1960
Gert Fredriksson
Canoeing
2008-2020
Danuta Kozák
33
6 1
Cycling
2000-2012
Chris Hoy
34
6 4
Gymnastics
1992-1996
Vitaly Scherbo
35
6 2
Equestrian
1964-1988
Reiner Klimke
36
6 1
Fencing
1936-1960
Pál Kovács
37
6
Fencing
1948-1960
Rudolf Kárpáti
Table tennis
2012-2024
Ma Long
Fencing
1912-1920
Nedo Nadi
Swimming
1988
Kristin Otto
Basketball
2004-2024
Diana Taurasi
Swimming
1996-2000
Amy Van Dyken
43
5 4 4
Gymnastics
1952-1964
Takashi Ono
44
5 4 2
Shooting
1912-1924
Carl Osburn
45
5 3 2
Swimming
1996-2004
Gary Hall Jr.
Gymnastics
1952-1956
Ágnes Keleti
47
5 3 1
Gymnastics
1976-1980
Nadia Comăneci
Swimming
2000-2004
Ian Thorpe
49
5 3
Athletics
1924-1928
Ville Ritola
50
5 2 3
Gymnastics
1956-1964
Polina Astakhova
51
5 2 2
Swimming
2016-2024
Ryan Murphy
52
5 2 1
Rowing
1984-2004
Elisabeta Lipă
53
5 2
Gymnastics
1960-1968
Yukio Endō
Swimming
2000-2008
Aaron Peirsol
55
5 1 3
Swimming
2020-2024
Kaylee McKeown
Gymnastics
1968-1976
Mitsuo Tsukahara
57
5 1 2
Swimming
2008-2016
Nathan Adrian
Swimming
2020-2024
Mollie O'Callaghan
Cycling
2000-2016
Bradley Wiggins
60
5 1 1
Swimming
1988-1996
Krisztina Egerszegi
Swimming
1984-1992
Tom Jager
Shooting
1920
Willis Augustus Lee
Swimming
2004-2016
Dana Vollmer
Equestrian
1956-1976
Hans Günter Winkler
Diving
2004-2016
Wu Minxia
66
5 1
Gymnastics
1904
Anton Heida
Cycling
2012-2020
Laura Kenny
Gymnastics
1976-1980
Nellie Kim
Shooting
1920-1924
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
Swimming
1964-1968
Don Schollander
Athletics
2016-2020
Elaine Thompson-Herah
72
5 2
Judo
2008-2024
Teddy Riner
73
5 1
Rowing
2000-2008
Georgeta Damian
Swimming
2012-2016
Missy Franklin
Shooting
1912-1920
Alfred Lane
Cycling
2020-2024
Harrie Lavreysen
Rowing
1984-2000
Steve Redgrave
Swimming
1924-1928
Johnny Weissmuller
Gymnastics
2008-2012
Zou Kai
80
5
Basketball
2004-2020
Sue Bird
Diving
2008-2016
Chen Ruolin
Artistic swimming
2004-2012
Anastasia Davydova
Shooting
1920-1924
Morris Fisher
Artistic swimming
2008-2016
Natalia Ishchenko
Archery
2016-2024
Kim Woo-jin
Wrestling
2008-2024
Mijaín López
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