Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix cemented her place as the greatest American track and field athlete of all time Saturday morning. The 35-year-old track star won her 11th Olympic medal on Saturday morning, surpassing the American record of 10 medals in track and field set by Carl Lewis in 1996.
Who has the most Winter Olympic medals?
Norway
Norway is the most successful nation of all time at the Winter Olympic Games, having amassed a total of 368 medals since the first Winter Olympics in 1924 – this tally includes 132 gold medals, 125 silver, and 111 bronze.
Who is the best male swimmer?
Michael Phelps
Men
| Name | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Phelps | 16 |
| 2. | Mark Spitz | 6 |
| 3. | Alexander Popov | 5 |
| 4. | Roland Matthes | 5 |
Who is the most decorated Winter Olympian in US history?
Apolo Ohno reveals how the mindset that made him the most decorated winter Olympian United States history. Meet Apolo Anton Ohno. He’s the most decorated Winter Olympian in U.S. History with eight medals in short track speed skating. The half-Japanese athlete was raised in Seattle by a single father who immigrated to the U.S. from Japan.
How many Olympic medals does Apolo Ohno have?
Over the next decade and a half, he went from kid prodigy to the most decorated US Winter Olympian in history—a title he still holds—earning eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating across the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Games.
Who is the most decorated American athlete of all time?
See Article History. Apolo Anton Ohno, (born May 22, 1982, Seattle, Washington, U.S.), American short-track speed skater who was the most-decorated American athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics.
How old was Apolo Anton Ohno when he started skating?
His talent on the ice was recognized almost immediately, and at age 14 he became the youngest skater ever to be accepted into the residency program at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York.
