the maximum number of gold medals at a single olympic games was won by michael phelps.
the maximum number of gold medals at a single olympic games was won by michael phelps.
maximum number of gold medals at a single olympic games was won by?
michael phelps
michael fred phelps ii (born june 30, 1985) is an american retired competitive swimmer and the most successful and most decorated olympian of all time, with a total of 28 medals. phelps also holds the all-time records for olympic gold medals (23), olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and olympic medals in individual events (16). when he won eight gold medals at the 2008 beijing games, phelps broke fellow american swimmer mark spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single olympic games. at the 2004 summer olympics in athens, phelps had already tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single games by winning six gold and two bronze medals. at the 2012 summer olympics in london, phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 summer olympics in rio de janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. this made him the most successful athlete of the games for the fourth olympics in a row.
michael phelps
list of multiple olympic gold medalists at a single games









































section::::list of most gold medals won at a single olympic games.









































this is a list of most gold medals won in a single olympic games. medals won in the 1906 intercalated games are not included. it includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.









































section::::list of most gold medals won at a single olympic games.:timeline.









































the historical progression of the leading performance(s).









































section::::list of most individual gold medals won at a single olympic games.
list of multiple olympic gold medalists at a single games