Who are the most decorated Olympians of all time?

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The 2026 Winter Olympics officially began Friday, February 6, with the Opening Ceremony, gathering thousands of athletes from around the world for a chance to compete among the best in their respective sports.

Ahead of the Milano Cortina games, the United States has earned 3,095 total medals from the Summer and Winter Olympics. Of the medals won by the United States, 1,219 of them are gold, including 114 gold medals during the Winter Olympic Games. Swimming legend Michael Phelps has the most individual medals ever, with 28, including 23 gold medals, also a record.

As the 2026 Winter Olympics get underway, let's take a look at the most decorated individual Olympians of all time:

1. Michael Phelps (USA) - 28 medals​

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Sport: Swimming

Gold: 23

Silver: 3

Bronze: 2

2. Larisa Latynina (URS/UKR) - 18 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 9

Silver: 5

Bronze: 4

3. Marit Bjørgen (NOR) - 15 medals​

Sport: Cross-Country Skiing

Gold: 8

Silver: 4

Bronze: 3

4. Nikolay Andrianov (RUS/URS) - 15 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 7

Silver: 5

Bronze: 3

5. Katie Ledecky (USA) - 14 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 9

Silver: 4

Bronze: 1

6. Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) - 14 medals​

Sport: Biathlon

Gold: 8

Silver: 4

Bronze: 2

7. Boris Shakhlin (URS/UKR) - 13 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 7

Silver: 4

Bronze: 2

8. Ireen Wüst (NLD) - 13 medals​

Sport: Speed skating

Gold: 6

Silver: 5

Bronze: 2

9. Edoardo Mangiarotti (ITA) - 13 medals​

Sport: Fencing

Gold: 6

Silver: 5

Bronze: 2

10. Takashi Ono (JPN) - 13 medals​

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Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 5

Silver: 4

Bronze: 4

11. Paavo Nurmi​

Sport: Athletics

Gold: 9

Silver: 3

Bronze: 0

12. Birgit Fischer-Schmidt (GDR/GER) - 12 medals​

Sport: Canoeing

Gold: 8

Silver: 4

Bronze: 0

13. Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) - 12 medals​

Sport: Cross-Country Skiing

Gold: 8

Silver: 4

Bronze: 0

14. Sawao Kato (JPN) - 12 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 8

Silver: 3

Bronze: 1

15. Jenny Thompson (USA) - 12 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 8

Silver: 3

Bronze: 1

16. Isabell Werth (GER) - 12 medals​

Sport: Equestrian dressage

Gold: 7

Silver: 5

Bronze: 0

17. Ryan Lochte (USA) - 12 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 6

Silver: 3

Bronze: 3

18. Emma McKeon (AUS) - 12 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 6

Silver: 2

Bronze: 4

19. Dara Torres (USA) - 12 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 4

Silver: 4

Bronze: 4

20. Aleksey Nemov (RUS) - 12 medals​

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Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 4

Silver: 2

Bronze: 6

21. Natalie Coughlin (USA) - 12 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 3

Silver: 4

Bronze: 5

22. Mark Spitz (USA) - 11 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 9

Silver: 1

Bronze: 1

23. Matt Biondi (USA) - 11 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 8

Silver: 2

Bronze: 1

24. Věra Čáslavská (CZE/TCH) - 11 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 7

Silver: 4

Bronze: 0

25. Viktor Chukarin (USR/UKR) - 11 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 7

Silver: 3

Bronze: 1

26. Allyson Felix (USA) - 11 medals​

Sport: Track

Gold: 7

Silver: 3

Bronze: 1

27. Simone Biles (USA) - 11 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 7

Silver: 2

Bronze: 2

28. Carl Osburn (USA) - 11 medals​

Sport: Shooting

Gold: 5

Silver: 4

Bronze: 2

29. Arianna Fontana (ITA) - 11 medals​

Sport: Speed skating

Gold: 2

Silver: 4

Bronze: 5

30. Carl Lewis (USA) - 10 medals​

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Sport: Athletics

Gold: 9

Silver: 1

Bronze: 0

31. Aladár Gerevich (HUN) - 10 medals​

Sport: Fencing

Gold: 7

Silver: 1

Bronze: 2

32. Hubert Van Innis (BEL) - 10 medals​

Sport: Archery

Gold: 6

Silver: 4

Bronze: 0

33. Akinori Nakayama (JPN) - 10 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 6

Silver: 2

Bronze: 2

34. Vitaly Shcherbo (BLR/EUN) - 10 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 6

Silver: 0

Bronze: 4

35. Ágnes Keleti (HUN) - 10 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 5

Silver: 3

Bronze: 2

36. Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) - 10 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 5

Silver: 3

Bronze: 2

37. Polina Astakhova (URS/UKR) - 10 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 5

Silver: 2

Bronze: 3

38. Raisa Smetanina (RUS/URS/EUN) - 10 medals​

Sport: Cross-Country Skiing

Gold: 4

Silver: 5

Bronze: 1

39. Allison Schmitt (USA) - 10 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 4

Silver: 3

Bronze: 3

40. Aleksandr Dityatin (RUS/URS) - 10 medals​

Sport: Gymnastics

Gold: 3

Silver: 6

Bronze: 1

41. Stefania Belmondo (ITA) - 10 medals​

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Sport: Cross-Country Skiing

Gold: 2

Silver: 3

Bronze: 5

42. Franziska van Almsick (GER) - 10 medals​

Sport: Swimming

Gold: 0

Silver: 4

Bronze: 6

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Winter Olympics 2026: Most decorated Olympians in history

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