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
| Alex Pullin |  |
8 July |
| Finn Christian Jagge |  |
8 July |
| Zdzisław Myrda |  |
6 July |
| Willi Holdorf |  |
5 July |
| Volodymyr Troshkin | |
5 July |
| More | ||
Born today
| Rafael de la Cerda |  |
1904 |
| Jules Herremans |  |
1904 |
| Edgardo Toetti |  |
1910 |
| Geoff Williamson | |
1923 |
| Jon Root | |
1964 |
| More | ||
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 | 351 | 341 | 1020 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
276 | 306 | 311 | 893 |
| France |  FRA |
253 | 278 | 324 | 855 |