The top 20 most successful athletes at Olympic Summer Games, reportede dpa.
1. Larisa Latynina, Soviet Union 1956-1964 Gymnastics 9-5-4 2. Paavo Nurmi, Finland 1920-1928 Athletics 9-3-0 3. Mark Spitz, United States 1968/1972 Swimming 9-1-1 4. Carl Lewis, United States 1984-1996 Athletics 9-1-0 5. Birgit Fischer, Germany 1980-2004 Canoeing 8-4-0 6. Sawao Kato, Japan 1968-1976 Gymnastics 8-3-1 Jenny Thompson, United States 1992-2004 Swimming 8-3-1 8. Matt Biondi, United States 1984-1992 Swimming 8-2-1 9. Ray C Ewry, United States 1900-1908 Athletics 8-0-0 10. Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet U. 1972-1980 Gymnastics 7-5-3 11. Boris Shakhlin, Soviet Union 1956-1964 Gymnastics 7-4-2 12. Vera Caslavska, Czechoslovakia 1960-1968 Gymnastics 7-4-0 13. Viktor Shukarin, Soviet Union 1952/1956 Gymnastics 7-3-1 14. Aladar Gerevich, Hungary 1932-1960 Fencing 7-1-2 15. Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italy 1936-1960 Fencing 6-5-2 16. Hubert van Innis, Belgium 1900-1920 Archery 6-3-0 17. Akinori Nakayama, Japan 1968/1972 Gymnastics 6-2-2 18. Gert Fredriksson, Sweden 1948-1960 Canoeing 6-1-1 19. Vitali Sherbo, CIS/Belarus 1992/1996 Gymnastics 6-0-4 20. Reiner Klimke, Germany 1964-1988 Equestrian 6-0-2 Michael Phelps, United States 2004 Swimming 6-0-2.