Even if the underlying aspect of the Games is about participation and fighting to the best of one’s capabilities, the Olympics are synonymo...
Even if the underlying aspect of the Games is about participation and fighting to the best of one’s capabilities, the Olympics are synonymous with the medals that are handed out to the best athletes. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the top finishers in every event at the Olympic Games and that is a tradition that began at the St. Louis Games in 1904. The first two editions of the Modern Olympic Games did not, at that time, recognise winners as we do now. But those events have been retrospectively added to the tally as well.
And over the years, some Olympians — every one of them already among the best in the world for even getting to the Games — have won more than the others.
Here we take a look at the most successful Olympians we have seen in the history of the Summer Olympic Games.
DID YOU KNOW:
- From 1896 in Athens to 1928 in Amsterdam, the medals ceremony traditionally took place during the Closing Ceremony of the Games. From 1932 in Los Angeles, the medals were awarded after each competition.
- The medals must have a minimum diameter of 70mm and be...
