Athletes
Top medal winners
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Phelps |  USA |
23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Larysa Latynina |  URS |
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
| Steve Smith | |
23 September |
| Sune Wehlin |  |
21 September |
| Károly Fatér |  |
19 September |
| Andrzej Stalmach |  |
14 September |
| John Ferris | |
13 September |
| More | ||
Born today
| Alexandre Gelbert |  |
1910 |
| John Jackson |  |
1941 |
| Meir Nimni |  |
1948 |
| Kazuhiko Kuwabara |  |
1962 |
| Fatou Gaye |  |
1966 |
| More | ||
Results
Random podium
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle (≤97 kilograms), Men (Wrestling, 1968)
| 1 | Ahmet Ayık |  |
| 2 | Shota Lomidze | |
| 3 | József Csatári | |
| Full results | ||
All-time medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
1129 | 908 | 793 | 2830 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
473 | 376 | 355 | 1204 |
| Germany |  GER |
328 | 350 | 342 | 1020 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
276 | 306 | 310 | 892 |
| France |  FRA |
253 | 278 | 323 | 854 |