Olympic Medal Winners

Most Decorated Olympians

American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most-decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, 23 of which are gold. He also was the first athlete to win 8 gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

Individual Medal Totals

WEB Medal totals in this table are current through the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China, and all changes in medal standings due to doping disqualifications have been taken into account.

No other Olympian has won more than 9 gold medals. This list includes athletes who have won six or more Olympic medals over their sporting career. It includes top-three placings in the 1896 Olympic Games.

A total of 1,179 athletes have won six or more Olympic medals, according to the Olympic Foundation. Following the United States with the most decorated Olympians is the Soviet Union with 473 gold medals.