Top 5 most Decorated Athletes in Olympics

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Olympics - the biggest sporting event in the world, a platform where every athlete wants to represent their country. Participating in the Olympics is a monumental thing in itself but think about the ones who win a medal at this auspicious event and that too for their country. There are some athletes whose names are written in golden words in the history of the Olympics. These athletes have not only made their country proud but also have created history.

In this blog, we will discuss the most decorated athletes of the Olympics. Here is a list of the top 5 most decorated athletes in the Olympics.

Top 5 Most Decorated Athletes in Olympics

5 Edoardo Mangiarotti

Country: Italy
No. of Medals: 13

Edoardo Mangiarotti was a fencer from Italy and he was able to bag a total of 13 medals from 1936 to 1960 Olympics. He won 6 Golds, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. He retired in 1961 and to date, no one has been able to match his records in fencing. He is considered the best fencer in the history of sports.

4 Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin

Country: Soviet Union
No. of Medals: 13

Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a gymnast from the Soviet Union who was able to bag a total of 13 Medals from the 1956 to 1964 Olympics. He won 7 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.

He was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics and was announced the 1960 Olympic all-around champion. He held the record for most Olympics Medals by a male athlete until his fellow countryman broke his record and that man was Nikolai Andrianov.

3 Nikolai Andrianov

Country: Soviet Union
No. of Medals: 15

He was a gymnast hailing from the Soviet Union and was able to bag a total of 15 Medals from 1972 to 1980. He won 7 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze. He held the record for most medals in Olympics by a male athlete until the person who is no. 1 in the list broke that record. He is still one of the most decorated and respected athletes in the world.

2 Larisa Latynina

Country: Soviet Union
No. of Medals: 18

Larisa Latynina was also a gymnast from the Soviet Union who won a total of 18 Medals from 1956 to the 1964 Olympics. She won 9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze medals.

She is still the most decorated female athlete while being the second most decorated athlete in Olympics history. She was able to win 4 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in the very first Olympic games she competed that was in 1956 when she was only 21 years old.

1 Micheal Phelps

Country: United States of America
No. of Medals: 28

Micheal Phelps is an American born former Swimmer who was able to win a total of 28 Medals from 2000 to the 2016 Olympics making him the most decorated athlete in the history of the Olympics. He won 23 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze.

He was able to qualify for the Olympics in 2000 when he was just 15 years old making him the youngest American swimmer to qualify for the Olympics. He also holds the record for the most number of Olympic golds. He is worshipped as the god of swimming and all the youth take inspiration from him.

These are the Top 5 most decorated athletes in Olympics. We hope you find this information helpful and if you do then, don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated with the top 5 series.

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