Who has won 5 gold medals in a single Olympics?
Michael Phelps
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….List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games.
| Athlete | Michael Phelps |
|---|---|
| Gold | 5 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 6 |
Who is the most successful athlete in Olympic history?
List of most Olympic gold medals over career
| No. | Athlete | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Phelps | Swimming |
| 2 | Larisa Latynina | Gymnastics |
| 3 | Paavo Nurmi | Athletics |
| 4 | Mark Spitz | Swimming |
Who was the youngest Olympic gold medalist?
Marjorie Gestring
Not that we really know who that is. The current accepted youngest gold medalist is Marjorie Gestring, a 13-year-old American diver who won the springboard competition in 1936. Her record was threatened by Momiji Nishiya of Japan, a 13-year-old who won the street skateboard competition last week.
Who was the first person to win five gold medals in speed skating?
The first person to win five individual gold medals in one Games (Summer and Winter) was American Eric Heiden, when he won all five men’s speed skating titles (three of Mark Spitz’s swimming gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics were in relays).
Who was the first person to win a gold medal in Winter Olympics?
The FIRST Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The FIRST Winter Olympic gold medalist was Charlew Jewtraw, from Lake Placid in the United States, when he won the 500 meters speed skating title in 1924. The FIRST Winter Olympic female gold medalist was Herma Planck Szabo of Austria in the Figure Skating Event in 1924.
Who are the most Olympic gold medalists of all time?
List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games Rank Athlete Nation Year Sex 1 Michael Phelps United States 2008 M 2 Mark Spitz United States 1972 M 3 Michael Phelps United States 2004 M 4 Kristin Otto East Germany 1988 F
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal?
Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas is best known as the first African American to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Italian American actor Rudolph Valentino was admired as the “Great Lover” of the 1920s.