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title: "Which Athlete has won most number of Olympic medals?"  
description: "Which Athlete has won most number of Olympic medals?"  
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published: 2018-02-04  
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# Which Athlete has won most number of Olympic medals?

Which Athlete has won most number of [Olympic medals](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99172/how-many-olympic-medals-can-a-player-win-at-one-time)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**Michael Fred Phelps has won the most number of medals in Olympic medal.** He is a retired American swimmer and is one of the most renowned Olympian ever as **he has the record of winning 28 medals in Olympic.**

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**Phelps holds the record of grabbing up 23 gold medals throughout his carrier. In his entire carrier, he has won 82 medals of which 65 were gold, 14 silver, and 3 bronze.**In the Beijing Olympics which were held in 2008, **he broke the record of seven first-place finishes at any single** Olympic Games which has been set by his fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz in the year 1972.

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**Even in the last Olympics which were held in the year 2016 in Rio De Janerio, he won 5 golds and a silver which made him the most successful and exceptional athlete in the world.**\


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