Which Olympian has the most medals from a single Olympic winter or summer competition? Michael Phelps of the United States and Aleksandr Dityatin of the Soviet Union, both of whom won eight medals at their respective Olympics, are tied for the most medals won by an Olympian in a single Games. While Michael Phelps earned eight medals for swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Alexander won eight for artistic gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics. The following summer Olympics in 2008 saw Michael Phelps win another eight medals for swimming, tying his previous medal total. In all previous summer and winter Olympic competitions, how many medals did the top Olympians take home? With this graph showing the most successful Olympians in every modern Olympics, Wizard Pins breaks it down.
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