(dpa) - The top 20 most successful athletes at Olympic Summer Games after American swimmer Michael Phelps won a 10th gold medal on Wednesday at the Beijing Olympics.
Name, country Years Sport Medals G S B
1. Michael Phelps, United States 2004/2008 Swimming 10-0-2 2. Larisa Latynina, Soviet Union 1956-1964 Gymnastics 9-5-4 3. Paavo Nurmi, Finland 1920-1928 Athletics 9-3-0 4. Mark Spitz, United States 1968/1972 Swimming 9-1-1 5. Carl Lewis, United States 1984-1996 Athletics 9-1-0 6. Birgit Fischer, Germany 1980-2004 Canoeing 8-4-0 7. Sawao Kato, Japan 1968-1976 Gymnastics 8-3-1 Jenny Thompson, United States 1992-2004 Swimming 8-3-1 9. Matt Biondi, United States 1984-1992 Swimming 8-2-1 10. Ray C Ewry, United States 1900-1908 Athletics 8-0-0 11. Nikolai Andrianov, Soviet U. 1972-1980 Gymnastics 7-5-3 12. Boris Shakhlin, Soviet Union 1956-1964 Gymnastics 7-4-2 13. Vera Caslavska, Czechoslovakia 1960-1968 Gymnastics 7-4-0 14. Viktor Shukarin, Soviet Union 1952/1956 Gymnastics 7-3-1 15. Aladar Gerevich, Hungary 1932-1960 Fencing 7-1-2 16. Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italy 1936-1960 Fencing 6-5-2 17. Hubert van Innis, Belgium 1900-1920 Archery 6-3-0 18. Akinori Nakayama, Japan 1968/1972 Gymnastics 6-2-2 19. Gert Fredriksson, Sweden 1948-1960 Canoeing 6-1-1 20. Vitali Sherbo, CIS/Belarus 1992/1996 Gymnastics 6-0-4