Olympics records: Top 10 male athletes with most medals at the Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Olympics records: Top 10 male athletes with most medals at the Games

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After a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will finally get underway from July 23. Phelps won a record 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, overtaking Mark Spitz's single edition gold medal haul of 7. 15 - ANDRIANOV, Nikolay, gymnastics, 1972-1980 Nikolai Andrianov held the men’s record for the most Olympic medals at 15 until Michael Phelps went past him at Beijing in 2008. He starred at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, clinching two gold, one silver, and three bronze medals both times. 11 - OSBURN, Carl Townsend, shooting, 1912-1924 Carl Osburn competed in three Olympics to win five gold, four silver and two bronze medals, for 11 in all.

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Today in Sports - Michael Phelps wins 8th gold medal at Beijing Games for most ever at an Olympics
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Today in Sports - Michael Phelps wins 8th gold medal at Beijing Games for most ever at an Olympics

Associated Press  

Aug. 17 1933 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees plays his 1,308th straight game to break Everett Scott’s record of 1,307. 1938 — Henry Armstrong wins the lightweight title with a 15-round decision over Lou Ambers and becomes the only boxer to hold world championship titles in three weight divisions simultaneously. 1995 — John Roethlisberger wins the U.S. …

Today in Sports - Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics with 23 career gold medals
5 months ago

Today in Sports - Michael Phelps ends his career at the Rio Olympics with 23 career gold medals

Associated Press  

Aug. 13 1919 — Upset scores a win against Man o’ War in the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga. 1987 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee equals the world record in the women’s long jump — 24 feet, 5½ inches — in the Pan American Games at Indianapolis. 1997 — Wilson Kipketer topples Sebastian Coe’s 16-year-old record in the 800 meters, finishing in …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Leon Marchand, the most decorated male Olympian at the Summer Games
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Leon Marchand, the most decorated male Olympian at the Summer Games

The Hindu  

Swimming events at the Paris 2024 Olympics brought along with it the arrival of “Marchand-mania” Since the beginning of the Games, home favourite Leon Marchand stunned crowds with his performances, where he won five medals, gold in all four of his individual events, and a bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. Men’s 200m breaststroke and butterfly FILE PHOTO: …

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: World record holding swimmer Sjostrom adds 50m freestyle gold to 100m title

The Hindu  

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 metres freestyle gold at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, adding to the 100 title the Swede won last week. The 30-year-old Sjostrom is swimming as well as ever in her fifth Olympics and smashed Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s Olympic record in the preliminaries. The Swede could not match that time in Sunday’s …

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games
5 months, 2 weeks ago

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games

Hindustan Times  

The Olympics are among the most widely watched sports events worldwide. Gabriel Medina and Daniel Wiffen Swimming 30th July: Women’s 100m backstroke Kaylee McKeown from Australia broke her own Olympic record of 57.47 seconds from the 2021 Tokyo Games. 29th July: Women’s 200-meter freestyle Mollie O’Callaghan from Australia broke the Olympic record of 1:53:50 set by another Australian, Ariarne Titmus …

Full list of major swimming Records broken at the Olympics
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Full list of major swimming Records broken at the Olympics

The Hindu  

The Olympics have always been a stage where athletes strive for greatness, pushing the boundaries. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Perhaps the most successful active female swimmer for USA, Katie Ledecky broke her world record for women’s 800m freestyle swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Team USA broke its own men’s 4 × 100 m …

Paris 2024: Top 10 athletes with most Olympic medals
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Top 10 athletes with most Olympic medals

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. The quadrennial event will be hosted in the French capital for the third time after 1900 and 1924 - the second city to have hosted three Olympiads after London. Former United States swimmer Michael …

India at Olympics: List of country’s individual medallists before Paris 2024
5 months, 4 weeks ago

India at Olympics: List of country’s individual medallists before Paris 2024

The Hindu  

The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics will happen from July 26 to August 11 in Paris. India has appeared in every edition of the Olympics since 1920 after making its official debut at the 1900 Games in Paris. India has won 23 individual medals across 24 Olympic Games - including two gold, eight silver and 13 bronze medals. List …

Top 10 inspirational quotes from Olympic athletes
6 months ago

Top 10 inspirational quotes from Olympic athletes

The Hindu  

The 2024 Summer Olympics will be taking place from July 26 to August 11 in France, with Paris as the main host city along with 16 other cities. USAIN BOLT “If you’re the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again”Usain Bolt Usain Bolt poses with his gold medals after winning the men’s 4 …

With plenty of swimming stars at the 2024 Olympics, France’s Marchand may shine brightest
6 months, 1 week ago

With plenty of swimming stars at the 2024 Olympics, France’s Marchand may shine brightest

Associated Press  

Most of the big stars from the last Olympics will be back at the pool in Paris. At last summer’s world championships in Fukuoka, Marchand broke Phelps’ 15-year-old world record in the 400-meter individual medley, to go along with victories in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly — two more of Phelps’ signature events. I know I can improve this.” …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10
1 year, 5 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10

Associated Press  

Aug. 4 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record. 2007 — Lorena Ochoa wins the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title. 2018 — Georgia Hall …

World Aquatics Championships: Katie Ledecky overtakes Michael Phelps for most individual golds
1 year, 5 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Katie Ledecky overtakes Michael Phelps for most individual golds

Hindustan Times  

Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Saturday at the World Aquatics Championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at the worlds. Silver medallist China's Li Bingjie, gold medallist USA's Katie Ledecky and bronze medallist Australia's …

Katie Ledecky surpasses Michael Phelps’ record of most individual gold medals at Swimming World Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Katie Ledecky surpasses Michael Phelps’ record of most individual gold medals at Swimming World Championships

The Hindu  

American swimmer Katie Ledecky went into the history books yet again after creating a record for winning the most individual gold medals at world championships - 16, going past the all-time record previously held by compatriot Michael Phelps. Ledecky achieved the feat after winning gold in the 800m freestyle final at the swimming world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. RELATED: Ledecky …

On this day in 2008: Michael Phelps breaks Mark Spitz’s Olympics record
2 years, 4 months ago

On this day in 2008: Michael Phelps breaks Mark Spitz’s Olympics record

The Independent  

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: List of all medals won on Sunday, February 13

The Hindu  

Here is a roundup of all medals on Sunday, February 13, at the Beijing 2022 Games. ALPINE SKIING MEN'S GIANT SLALOM Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won gold in the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics, plowing through snow and poor visibility. Zan Kranjec of Slovenia took silver, 0.19 seconds behind, and world champion Mathieu Faivre of France earned bronze, …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5
2 years, 11 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Beijing Games: ___ BIATHLON MIXED RELAY Norway won gold in the biathlon mixed relay, beating France and the Russian team in the first biathlon event of the Beijing Olympics. ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN’S 15KM SKIATHLON Cross-country skier Therese Johaug of Norway won the first gold medal of …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics by numbers: World records, athletes and spectators
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics by numbers: World records, athletes and spectators

The Hindu  

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics came to a close on Sunday, ending 16 days of high drama on and off the playing field. Three world records fell in athletics with Norway's Karsten Warholm in the men's 400m hurdles, American Sydney McLaughlin in the women's event and Venezuela's Yulimar Rojas in the women's triple jump. Georgian weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze earned three world …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, August 7
3 years, 5 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, August 7

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, August 7, at the Tokyo Games: ___ ARTISTIC SWIMMING TEAM FREE Svetlana Romashina has won the seventh gold medal of her Olympic career by leading the Russian Olympic Committee to gold in the artistic swimming team event. ___ BOXING MEN’S FLYWEIGHT 48-51 KILOGRAM Galal Yafai won Britain’s first boxing gold medal …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 12: Complete list of medallists
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 12: Complete list of medallists

The Hindu  

Norway's Karsten Warholm smashed his own world record on Tuesday to win the Olympic men's 400 metres hurdles gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Simone Biles, who had missed all individual events to focus on her mental health, finally competed in the women's balance beam final and won the bronze medal. Complete list of medallists on Day 12: ATHLETICS Men's 400m …

Tokyo Olympics: Milestone medals in pool, surprising winner in 100m dash
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Milestone medals in pool, surprising winner in 100m dash

India TV News  

Caeleb Dressel and Emma McKeon earned milestone medals at the Olympic pool before Italian runner Marcell Jacobs was the surprising winner of the race to determine the fastest man in the world. Nina Derwael of Belgium won the gold medal in the uneven bars and Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee added a bronze medal to her haul in Tokyo. …

Swimming: U.S. win men's 4x100m medley relay in world record time
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimming: U.S. win men's 4x100m medley relay in world record time

The Hindu  

Caeleb Dressel said it was "really special" to end his Olympics with a storming butterfly leg to help the United States smash their own men's 4x100m medley relay world record on Sunday. The US team of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Dressel, and Zach Apple touched in 3min 26.78sec to shatter the global mark of 3:27.28 set at the 2009 world …

Tokyo Olympics highlights Sunday: Australia celebrates best single day in history, Emma McKeon breaks multiple records
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics highlights Sunday: Australia celebrates best single day in history, Emma McKeon breaks multiple records

ABC  

History was made today as the team in Tokyo claimed more gold medals for Australia in a single day than ever before. Emma McKeon led the way with a gold in the women's 50m freestyle, then jumped back in the pool with the rest of the relay team to clinch gold in the 4x100m medley relay. Both McKeon and Campbell …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 9: Complete list of medallists on July 31
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 9: Complete list of medallists on July 31

The Hindu  

Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her women's 100m title and also set a new Olympic record of 10.61s. Her compatriots, Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Shericka Jackson, finished second and third respectively to make it an all-Jamaican podium. Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 to win a memorable bronze medal in the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4: List of Gold medallists
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4: List of Gold medallists

The Hindu  

The fourth day of the Tokyo Olympics saw the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medallist, as weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the 55kg category with a total of 224 kgs. Japan's 13-year-old skateboarder Nishiya Momji scripted history by winning the first women's skateboarding gold medal and became the second-youngest gold medal winner, at 13 years 330 days. The record for the youngest …

Powerhouse US swim team shines with 6 medals, 1st US gold
3 years, 5 months ago

Powerhouse US swim team shines with 6 medals, 1st US gold

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the first U.S. gold at the Olympic pool. Host Japan won a swimming gold, Tunisia claimed a surprising spot atop the medal podium, and the mighty Australian women set the first world record of the competition in the 4x100 freestyle relay. “A pretty good start for the U.S.,” said Kieran Smith, who …

Flashback: A look at Summer Olympics past
3 years, 5 months ago

Flashback: A look at Summer Olympics past

The Hindu  

Every Olympic meet has witnessed some definition defying feats, a spectacle of historic wins or even tragic losses. Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi adds five gold medals to the three he had won in 1920; Swimmer Johnny Weismuller, the winner of two gold medals, became more famous for playing ‘Tarzan’; Games broadcast for the first time; The distance for the marathon, …

Tokyo Olympics: Medal count, schedule and results for all 613 American athletes
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Medal count, schedule and results for all 613 American athletes

LA Times  

Lakers star LeBron James. Several high-profile American athletes, including former gold medalists, aren’t taking part in the Tokyo Olympics. Kerri Walsh Jennings, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, missed out on a sixth Games after she and teammate Brooke Sweat failed to qualify. Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who won the women’s 100 meters at the U.S. track and field …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Larissa Latynina to Allyson Felix, a look at most successful women in history of Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: From Larissa Latynina to Allyson Felix, a look at most successful women in history of Games

Firstpost  

Since women first began to participate at the Olympics in 1900, there have been countless female athletes who have performed acts of incredible athleticism, winning medals by the bucketloads and leaving behind a lasting legacy of success. Her Olympic debut came in Barcelona 1992, where she had a slightly disappointing showing on an individual level, winning only one silver medal, …

From Michael Phelps to Takashi Ono, a Look at The Top Individual Medalists in Olympics History
3 years, 6 months ago

From Michael Phelps to Takashi Ono, a Look at The Top Individual Medalists in Olympics History

News 18  

After a year-long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Olympics are all set to get underway in Tokyo from July 23. Nikolai Andrianov – Gymnastics – 15 Medals The record-setting Russian gymnast Nikolai Andrianov won 15 medals – seven gold, five silver and three bronze – in three Olympics Games from 1972 to 1980. Boris Shakhlin – Gymnastics …

Olympics records: Male and female athletes with most Olympic bronze medals
3 years, 6 months ago

Olympics records: Male and female athletes with most Olympic bronze medals

The Hindu  

We are three weeks away from the start of the Tokyo Olympics. Four years later, in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he won three more bronze medals, one each in the Team event, Pommel Horse and Parallel Bars events. Four years later, at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, he clinched three more bronze medals, one each in the 800m, 1500m and …

Olympics records: Male and female athletes with most Olympic gold medals ahead of Tokyo 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

Olympics records: Male and female athletes with most Olympic gold medals ahead of Tokyo 2020

The Hindu  

After a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics will finally get underway from July 23. RELATED| Men Michael Phelps, aquatics America’s Michael Phelps, arguably the most dominant athlete in Olympics history, smashed records with an undisputed 23 gold medals from four Olympic Games. RELATED| RELATED| Paavo Nurmi, athletics Finland’s Paavo Nurmi dominated the early years of …

Happy Birthday Michael Phelps, the Most Decorated Athlete with 28 Medals at Olympic Games
3 years, 6 months ago

Happy Birthday Michael Phelps, the Most Decorated Athlete with 28 Medals at Olympic Games

News 18  

American legend Michael Phelps is not just the greatest swimmer of all time but also the most decorated athlete in the history of the Olympic Games, with 28 medals in his kitty from five Summer Games. Several Olympics Pundits believe Phelps is built for swimming – his large frame, big feet and broad shoulder. Phelps also holds the records for …

Michael Phelps Says World Records Unlikely at Tokyo Olympics
4 years, 1 month ago

Michael Phelps Says World Records Unlikely at Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Michael Phelps said the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means it is unlikely any swimming world records will fall when the postponed Olympic Games are held in Tokyo next year. They are swimming like they should be, they are lifting,” said Phelps, who set 39 world records during his career. “With all these pools being shut down, somebody would …

Tokyo 2020: Here’s what we missed
4 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Here’s what we missed

CNN  

CNN — This was supposed to be a week of celebration in Tokyo. Biles cementing her legend Four years ago in Rio, American artistic gymnast Simone Biles won four gold medals and a bronze, becoming one of the stars of the Games. Spitz didn’t mind being bested, saying: “It goes to show you that not only is this guy the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Record-setting veteran Olympians stretch careers for Games in 2021
4 years, 9 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Record-setting veteran Olympians stretch careers for Games in 2021

Firstpost  

Dusseldorf: Even if it takes an extra year, Nino Salukvadze will still be aiming for an Olympic record. At the Tokyo Olympics — now postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic — she will set a women’s record of nine appearances. There’s also 37-year-old American hurdler Lolo Jones, who is hoping to return to the track in Tokyo, and …

Top 10 Olympic performances: From Beamon's perfect jump to Bikila's back-to-back gold
4 years, 9 months ago

Top 10 Olympic performances: From Beamon's perfect jump to Bikila's back-to-back gold

The Hindu  

The world, following the outbreak of the novel corona virus or Covid-19 as classified by the World Health Organisation, has come to a grinding halt. Read: ‘Tokyo Olympics postponement the right thing to do’ On October 18, the seventh day of the Games, came the impossible leap as Beamon started off with that effort 8.90m which not only destroyed the …

Quiz: How well do you know the Olympics?
4 years, 9 months ago

Quiz: How well do you know the Olympics?

The Hindu  

Quiz How well do you know the Olympics 1 / 10 | Tokyo was scheduled to host the Olympics once before when the Games had to be cancelled? London 1908 Sydney 2000 Paris 1900 Next 3 / 10 | How many times has India won the hockey gold at the Olympics? Zoltan Magyar, 1980 Nellie Kim, 1976 Nadia Comaneci, 1976 …

Olympic great Michael Phelps watches Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings clash at Kotla. See Pic
5 years, 9 months ago

Olympic great Michael Phelps watches Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings clash at Kotla. See Pic

India TV News  

Ace American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian, Michael Phelps was present at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi to watch the IPL 2019 clash between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. Considered the greatest swimmer of all time, Phelps couldn't save himself from the IPL fever and went to attend the match at Kotla. Phelps, who …

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