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The Olympics are all about winning medals, and each nation takes great pride in where they finish on the medal table. It helps if you\u2019ve got a large pool of athletes to choose from, and it also helps if you\u2019ve got exceptional athletes who can accumulate lots of medals.<\/p>\n

Here we look at the top 20 athletes with the most Olympic medals.<\/p>\n

20. Carl Osburn<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Shooting
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1912, 1920, 1924)
\nGold: 5
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 2
\nTotal: 11<\/p>\n

19. Viktor Chukarin<\/h3>\n

Nation: Soviet Union
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 2 (1952, 1956)
\nGold: 7
\nSilver: 3
\nBronze: 1
\nTotal: 11<\/p>\n

18. V\u011bra \u010c\u00e1slavsk\u00e1<\/h3>\n

Nation: Czechoslovakia
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1960, 1964, 1968)
\nGold: 7
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 0
\nTotal: 11<\/p>\n

17. Matt Biondi<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Swimming
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1984, 1988, 1992)
\nGold: 8
\nSilver: 2
\nBronze: 1
\nTotal: 11<\/p>\n

16. Mark Spitz<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Swimming
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 2 (1968, 1972)
\nGold: 9
\nSilver: 1
\nBronze: 1
\nTotal: 11<\/p>\n

15. Natalie Coughlin<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Swimming
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
\nGold: 3
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 5
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

14. Alexei Nemov<\/h3>\n

Nation: Russia
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1996, 2000, 2004)
\nGold: 4
\nSilver: 2
\nBronze: 6
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

13. Dara Torres<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Swimming
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 5 (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2008)
\nGold: 4
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 4
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

12. Jenny Thompson<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Swimming
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 4 (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
\nGold: 8
\nSilver: 3
\nBronze: 1
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

11. Sawao Kato<\/h3>\n

Nation: Japan
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1968, 1972, 1976)
\nGold: 8
\nSilver: 3
\nBronze: 1
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

10. Bj\u00f8rn D\u00e6hlie<\/h3>\n

Nation: Norway
\nSport: Cross-country skiing
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1992, 1994, 1998)
\nGold: 8
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 0
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

9. Birgit Fischer<\/h3>\n

Nation: Germany
\nSport: Canoeing
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 6 (1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
\nGold: 8
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 0
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

8. Paavo Nurmi<\/h3>\n

Nation: Finland
\nSport: Athletics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1920, 1924, 1928)
\nGold: 9
\nSilver: 3
\nBronze: 0
\nTotal: 12<\/p>\n

7. Takashi Ono<\/h3>\n

Nation: Japan
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 4 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1964)
\nGold: 5
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 4
\nTotal: 13<\/p>\n

6. Edoardo Mangiarotti<\/h3>\n

Nation: Italy
\nSport: Fencing
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 5 (1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960)
\nGold: 6
\nSilver: 5
\nBronze: 2
\nTotal: 13<\/p>\n

5. Boris Shakhlin<\/h3>\n

Nation: Soviet Union
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1956, 1960, 1964)
\nGold: 7
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 2
\nTotal: 13<\/p>\n

4. Ole Einar Bj\u00f8rndalen<\/h3>\n

Nation: Norway
\nSport: Biathlon
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 6 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
\nGold: 8
\nSilver: 4
\nBronze: 1
\nTotal: 13<\/p>\n

3. Nikolai Andrianov<\/h3>\n

Nation: Soviet Union
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1972, 1976, 1980)
\nGold: 7
\nSilver: 5
\nBronze: 3
\nTotal: 15<\/p>\n

2. Larisa Latynina<\/h3>\n

Nation: Soviet Union
\nSport: Gymnastics
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 3 (1956, 1960, 1964)
\nGold: 9
\nSilver: 5
\nBronze: 4
\nTotal: 18<\/p>\n

1. Michael Phelps<\/h3>\n

Nation: USA
\nSport: Swimming
\nNumber of Olympic Games: 4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
\nGold: 18
\nSilver: 2
\nBronze: 2
\nTotal: 22<\/p>\n

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