The Olympic Games are the world’s foremost sports competition, bringing together athletes from across the globe to compete in various sports.<\/p>\n
Over the years, the Olympics have seen remarkable achievements and memorable moments, including the breaking of numerous records and the participation of professional athletes.<\/p>\n
There have been hundreds of amazing athletes at the Olympics who have made their mark on various sports. Here are some of the most iconic athletes of all time:<\/p>\n
Michael Phelps is an American swimmer and the most successful Olympian ever. He has won 28 medals, with 23 of them being gold.<\/p>\n
He first competed in the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning 6 golds and 2 bronzes.<\/p>\n
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won 8 golds, breaking the record for the most golds in one Olympics.<\/p>\n
He also won medals in the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, making him the top medal winner in Olympic history.<\/p>\n
His achievements include multiple world records in events like the 100m and 200m butterfly and the 200m and 400m individual medley.<\/p>\n
Jamaican Usain Bolt is known for his amazing speed in track and field. He won 8 gold medals in the 100m and 200m sprints at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics.<\/p>\n
Bolt still holds the world record for the fastest times in both the 100m (9.58 seconds) and 200m (19.19 seconds), making him the fastest runner ever.<\/p>\n
Larisa Latynina, a gymnast from the Soviet Union, held the record for the most Olympic medals (18) for many years until Michael Phelps broke it.<\/p>\n
She competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics, winning 9 golds, 5 silvers, and 4 bronzes. Her success helped make the Soviet Union a top country in gymnastics.<\/p>\n
Carl Lewis is an American track and field athlete who competed in four Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996).<\/p>\n
He won 9 gold medals and one silver in events like the long jump and the 100m sprint.<\/p>\n
He was a dominant figure in his sport, and his rivalry with Ben Johnson was a major story in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.<\/p>\n
Paavo Nurmi, known as the “Flying Finn,” was a great long-distance runner. He competed in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Olympics, winning nine gold medals and three silvers.<\/p>\n
One of his most impressive feats was winning both the 1500m and 5000m races within an hour at the 1924 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n
Fan of soccer? <\/i><\/b>Check out our list of the greatest soccer players<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mark Spitz is an American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, each in world-record time.<\/p>\n He also competed in the 1968 Olympics, winning a total of nine golds, one silver, and one bronze throughout his career.<\/p>\n His record for the most golds in one Olympics stood until Michael Phelps broke it in 2008.<\/p>\n Jesse Owens, an American track and field athlete, won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 100m, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay.<\/p>\n His victories in Nazi Germany challenged Hitler’s ideas about race and made Owens a symbol of courage and equality\u200b.<\/p>\n Nadia Comaneci, a Romanian gymnast, became famous at the 1976 Montreal Olympics by scoring the first perfect 10 in gymnastics.<\/p>\n She won three gold medals in 1976 and two more in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Her performances set new standards for the sport.<\/p>\n6. Mark Spitz<\/h3>\n
7. Jesse Owens<\/h3>\n
8. Nadia Comaneci<\/h3>\n