1.
Mark Spitz
He holds the record for most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games.
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Micheal Phelps
Micheal Phelps won 16 Olympic medals in swimming.
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3.
Jim Thorpe
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4.
Parry O’Brien
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5.
Michael Johnson
He is the only male sprint athlete in history to win both the 200 m and 400 m events at the same Olympics
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6.
Babe Didrikson
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7.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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8.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds.
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9.
Jesse Owens
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10.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer who was fifteen in London 2012, winning many titles along the way and Paris 2024 marks her fourth consecutive appearance.
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11.
Gwen Torrence
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12.
Mal Whitfield
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13.
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
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14.
Bob Mathias
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15.
Evelyn Ashford
She has won 7 Olympic medals, 6 gold and 1 silver.
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16.
Ralph Rose
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17.
Rafer Johnson
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18.
James Lightbody
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19.
Wilma Rudolph
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20.
Al Oerter
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21.
Bob Beamon
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