Swm: Phelps' place among most successful athletes

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2008
Swm: Phelps' place among most successful athletes

BEIJING, Aug 12 DPA - The top 20 most successful athletes at Olympic
Summer Games after American swimmer Michael Phelps won a ninth gold
medal on Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics.

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Name, country Years Sport Medals

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1. Larisa Latynina, Soviet Union 1956-1964 Gymnastics 9-5-4

2. Paavo Nurmi, Finland 1920-1928 Athletics 9-3-0

3. Mark Spitz, United States 1968/1972 Swimming 9-1-1

4. Carl Lewis, United States 1984-1996 Athletics 9-1-0

5. Michael Phelps, United States 2004/2008 Swimming 9-0-2

6. Birgit Fischer, Germany 1980-2004 Canoeing 8-4-0

7. Sawao Kato, Japan 1968-1976 Gymnastics 8-3-1

Jenny Thompson, United States 1992-2004 Swimming 8-3-1

9. Matt Biondi, United States 1984-1992 Swimming 8-2-1
10. Ray C Ewry, United States 1900-1908 Athletics 8-0-0
11. Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet U. 1972-1980 Gymnastics 7-5-3
12. Boris Shakhlin, Soviet Union 1956-1964 Gymnastics 7-4-2
13. Vera Caslavska, Czechoslovakia 1960-1968 Gymnastics 7-4-0
14. Viktor Shukarin, Soviet Union 1952/1956 Gymnastics 7-3-1
15. Aladar Gerevich, Hungary 1932-1960 Fencing 7-1-2
16. Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italy 1936-1960 Fencing 6-5-2
17. Hubert van Innis, Belgium 1900-1920 Archery 6-3-0
18. Akinori Nakayama, Japan 1968/1972 Gymnastics 6-2-2
19. Gert Fredriksson, Sweden 1948-1960 Canoeing 6-1-1
20. Vitali Sherbo, CIS/Belarus 1992/1996 Gymnastics 6-0-4
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