The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics officially began Friday with the Opening Ceremony, which means thousands of athletes from around the world have gathered for a chance to compete among the best at their respective sport.
The United States has dominated the total medal count with Summer Games, leading the world with 2,667 total medals before the Paris Olympics, including a world-best 1,070 gold medals. American swimmer Michael Phelps has the most individual medals ever with 28, including 23 goal medals, which is also an all-time record.
As the 2024 Paris Olympics get underway, we’re taking a look at the most decorated individual Olympians of all time:
1
Michael Phelps (USA) - 28 medals
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
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) - 13 medals
Sport: Biathlon
Gold: 8
Silver: 4
Bronze: 1
6
Boris Shakhlin (URS/UKR) - 13 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 7
Silver: 4
Bronze: 2
7
Edoardo Mangiarotti (ITA) - 13 medals
Sport: Fencing
Gold: 6
Silver: 5
Bronze: 2
8
Takashi Ono (JPN) - 13 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 5
Silver: 4
Bronze: 4
9
Paavo Nurmi (FIN) - 12 medals
Sport: Athletics
Gold: 9
Silver: 3
Bronze: 0
10
Birgit Fischer-Schmidt (GDR/GER) - 12 medals
Sport: Canoeing
Gold: 8
Silver: 4
Bronze: 0
11
Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) - 12 medals
Sport: Cross-Country Skiing
Gold: 8
Silver: 4
Bronze: 0
12
Sawao Kato (JPN) - 12 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 8
Silver: 3
Bronze: 1
13
Jenny Thompson (USA) - 12 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 8
Silver: 3
Bronze: 1
14
Isabell Werth (GER) - 12 medals
Sport: Equestrian dressage
Gold: 7
Silver: 5
Bronze: 0
15
Ryan Lochte (USA) - 12 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 6
Silver: 3
Bronze: 3
16
Dara Torres (USA) - 12 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 4
Silver: 4
Bronze: 4
17
Aleksey Nemov (RUS) - 12 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 4
Silver: 2
Bronze: 6
18
Natalie Coughlin (USA) - 12 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 3
Silver: 4
Bronze: 5
19
Mark Spitz (USA) - 11 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 9
Silver: 1
Bronze: 1
20
Matt Biondi (USA) - 11 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 8
Silver: 2
Bronze: 1
21
Věra Čáslavská (CZE/TCH) - 11 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 7
Silver: 4
Bronze: 0
22
Viktor Chukarin (USR/UKR) - 11 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 7
Silver: 3
Bronze: 1
23
Allyson Felix (USA) - 11 medals
Sport: Track
Gold: 7
Silver: 3
Bronze: 1
24
Ireen Wüst (NED) - 13 medals
Sport: Speedskating
Gold: 5
Silver: 5
Bronze: 1
25
Carl Osburn (USA) - 11 medals
Sport: Shooting
Gold: 5
Silver: 4
Bronze: 2
26
Emma McKeon (AUS) - 11 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 5
Silver: 2
Bronze: 4
27
Carl Lewis (USA) - 10 medals
Sport: Athletics
Gold: 9
Silver: 1
Bronze: 0
28
Katie Ledecky (USA) - 10 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 7
Silver: 3
Bronze: 0
29
Aladár Gerevich (HUN) - 10 medals
Sport: Fencing
Gold: 7
Silver: 1
Bronze: 2
30
Hubert Van Innis (BEL) - 10 medals
Sport: Archery
Gold: 6
Silver: 4
Bronze: 0
31
Akinori Nakayama (JPN) - 10 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 6
Silver: 2
Bronze: 2
32
Vitaly Shcherbo (BLR/EUN) - 10 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 6
Silver: 0
Bronze: 4
33
Ágnes Keleti (HUN) - 10 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 5
Silver: 3
Bronze: 2
34
Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) - 10 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 5
Silver: 3
Bronze: 2
35
Polina Astakhova (URS/UKR) - 10 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 5
Silver: 2
Bronze: 3
36
Raisa Smetanina (RUS/URS/EUN) - 10 medals
Sport: Cross-Country Skiing
Gold: 4
Silver: 5
Bronze: 1
37
Allison Schmitt (USA) - 10 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 4
Silver: 3
Bronze: 3
38
Aleksandr Dityatin (RUS/URS) - 10 medals
Sport: Gymnastics
Gold: 3
Silver: 6
Bronze: 1
39
Stefania Belmondo (ITA) - 10 medals
Sport: Cross-Country Skiing
Gold: 2
Silver: 3
Bronze: 5
40
Franziska van Almsick (GER) - 10 medals
Sport: Swimming
Gold: 0
Silver: 4
Bronze: 6
