The following are the all time top Gold medal winners. As you can see, Britain does not have anyone in this league. The USA seems to dominate the results.
- Michael Phelps Swimming USA 2000-2008 14Gold 0Silver 2Bronze - 16Total
- Larissa Latynina Gymnastics USSR 1956-1964 9Gold 5Silver 4Bronze - 18Total
- Paavo Nurmi Athletics Finland 1920-1928 9Gold 3Silver 0Bronze - 12Total
- Mark Spitz Swimming USA 1968-1972 9Gold 1Silver 1Bronze - 11Total
- Carl Lewis Athletics USA 1984-1996 9Gold 1Silver 0Bronze - 10Total
Looking at the overall all-time medal table for the different countries
- USA 1008Gold 810Silver 696Bronze - 2514Total
- USSR 473Gold 376Silver 355Bronze - 1204Total
- G.Britain 215Gold 258Silver 263Bronze - 736Total
Britain has not done too badly over all the Olympic Games - being 3rd on the all-time medal list. Having the Olympics here in London in 2012 should give Britain an added home advantage, and, I believe, a will to win more medals than they won at Beijing. We did do rather well, but I still feel our athletes will have a lot to prove competing here at home. The London 2012 Olympics are going to give not only our athletes a boost, but the nation as a whole. It would be good for this country to regain the pride we had in the 40’s and 50’s.
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