Athletes
Top medal winners
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA |
23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Larisa Latynina |  URS UKR |
9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Paavo Nurmi |  FIN |
9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Mark Spitz | USA |
9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Carl Lewis | USA |
9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Recent deaths
| Bob Lay |  |
5 August |
| Mark Paterson |  |
5 August |
| Rodger Doner |  |
4 August |
| Abdel Kader Moukhtatif |  |
4 August |
| Ng Boon Bee |  |
3 August |
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Born today
| Lars Musæus |  |
1908 |
| Fred Meyer | |
1910 |
| Robelis Despaigne |  |
1988 |
| Lorenzo Zazzeri |  |
1994 |
| Jorrit Croon |  |
1998 |
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Results
Recent Games
| Beijing 2022 |  |
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| Tokyo 2020 |  |
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| PyeongChang 2018 |  |
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| Rio de Janeiro 2016 |  |
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| Sochi 2014 |  |
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Random podium
400 metres, Women (Athletics, 1972)
| 1 | Monika Zehrt |  |
| 2 | Rita Jahn-Wilden |  |
| 3 | Kathy Hammond | |
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All-time medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1182 | 964 | 839 | 2985 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany |  GER |
351 | 371 | 360 | 1082 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
304 | 329 | 332 | 965 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
284 | 231 | 196 | 711 |