TOP 10 OLYMPIANS EVER By Joe Brundell and Erik Dawson
10- NADIA COMANECI Nationality- Russian Event- Gymnastics First person to get a perfect score on a floor routine. Gold Medals- 5
9- JESSE OWENS Nationality- American Event- 100m Won 4 gold medals at the Berlin olympics in 1936 Gold Medals- 4
8-EMILIO ZATOPEK Nationality- Czech Republic Event- Long distance running Won 3 gold medals at the Helsinki games in 1952 Gold medal- 4
7- FANNY BLANKERS-COHEN Nationality- Dutch Event- 100m, 200m and 80m hurdles Won 4 gold medals at the London game in 1938 Gold Medals- 4
6- CARL LEWIS Nationality- American Event- Long jump, 100m, 200m Won 4 gold medals in the long jump Gold medals- 9
5-PAAVO NURMI Nationality- Finland Event m Won 4 gold medals at the 1924 Olympics Gold medals- 9
4- LARISSA LATYNINA Nationality- Russian Event- Gymnastics Has a record 18 Olympics medals Gold Medals- 9
3- MARK SPITZ Nationality- American Event- Swimming Won 6 gold medals in 1968 Olympics Gold Medals- 13
2- MICHAEL PHELPS Nationality- American Event- Swimming Won 6 gold medals on his Olympic debut in 2008 Gold medals- 13
1- STEVE REDGRAVE Nationality- British Event- Rowing Won a gold a gold medal in every Olympics he competed in Gold Medals- 5