This is the list of Olympic gold medalist, listing people who have won Olympic gold medals. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals. Here are the top 10 olympic medal winners of all time.
| 10. Ray Ewry, United States Ray Ewry, from United states bagged 8 gold medals in the 1900–1908 olympics in Athletics. |
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| 9. Jenny Thompson, United States Jenny Thompson, a United States nationality won 8 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals, a total of 12 medals in the 1992–2004 olympics in swimming. |
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| 8. Sawao Kato, Japanese Sawao Kato, a Japanese, bagged 8 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medals, a total of 12 medals in Gymnastics in the 1968–1976 olympics. |
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| 7. Birgit Fischer, Germany Birgit Fischer, a Germany resident, bagged 8 gold medals and 4 silver medals, a total of 12 medals in Canoeing in the 1980–2004 olympics. |
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| 6. Bjorn Daehlie, Norway Bjorn Daehlie, from Norway won 8 gold medals and 4 silver medals, a total of 12 medals in the 1992–1998 winter olympics in Cross-country skiing. |
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| 5. Carl Lewis, United States Carl Lewis, from United states bagged 9 gold medals and 1 silver medal, a total of 10 medals in the 1984–1996 olympics in Athletics. |
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| 4. Mark Spitz, United States Mark Spitz, a United States nationality won 9 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal, a total of 11 medals in the 1968–1972 olympics in Swimming. |
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| 3. Paavo Nurmi, Finland Paavo Nurmi, is from Finland and has won 9 gold medals, 3 silver medals, a total of 12 medals in 1920–1928 olympics in the Athletics. |
| 2. Larisa Latynina, Soviet Union Larisa Latynina, a Soviet Union resident, bagged 9 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 4 bronze medals, a total of 18 medals in Gymnastics in the 1956–1964 olympics |
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| 1. Michael Phelps, United States Michael Phelps, a United States nationality won 14 gold medals and 2 bronze medals, a total of 16 medals in the 2004–2008 olympics in swimming. |
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