Michael Phelps(USA) - Highest No. of Medal Winner in Olympic History

Michael Phelps(DOB June 30,1985)(USA) has 17 Gold Medals in his Olympic Career in Swimming, 8 more than anyone else, to go along with 2 Silvers and 2 Bronzes.

Event - Swimming	2004 Athens Olympics	2008 Beijing Olympics	2012 London Olympics
100 M Butterfly	Gold	Gold	Gold - 17th
200 M Butterfly	Gold	Gold	Silver
200 M Medley	Gold	Gold	Gold
400 M Medley	Gold	Gold
200 M Free Style	Bronze	Gold
4x100 M Free Style	Bronze	Gold	Silver
4x200 M Free Style	Gold	Gold	Gold
4x100 M Medley	Gold	Gold
Total Medals	6Gold and 2Bronze	8 Gold	3 Gold and 2 Silver

Michael Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley on Thursday Aug 02,2012 for his first individual gold of the London Games, becoming the first man to win the same indvidual event in 3 straight Olympics.

Michael Phelps hold the record for the most Gold Medals won in a Single Olympics when he won 8 Gold Medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and surpass Mark Spitz(USA) who won 7 Gold Medals at the 1972 Minich Olympics.

Also Michael Phelps has won the 'World Swimmer of the Year Award 6 Times - 2003-2004 and 2006-09

 Michael Phelps by winning the 19th medal overtakes Larisa Latynina as the highest no. of medal winner in olympic history.

Previous Record Holder - 18 Medals

Larisa Latynina(Soviet Union)Gymnast won 9 Golds, 5 Silvers and 4 Bronzes from 1956-64

Event - Gymnastics	1956 Melbourne Olympics	1960 Rome Olympics	1964 Tokyo Olympics
Team	Gold	Gold	Gold
All-Round	Gold	Gold	Silver
Vault	Gold	Bronze	Silver
Floor Exercise	Gold	Gold	Gold
Uneven Bars	Silver	Silver	Bronze
Team Apparatus	Bronze	NA	NA
Balance Beam	NA	Silver	Bronze
Total Medals	4Gold;1Silver and 1Bronze	3Gold;2Silver and 1Bronze	2Gold;2Silver and 2Bronze