Greatest Olympic Athletes of All Time
Greatest Olympic Athletes Of All Time is a structured sports dataset with 25 entries. Its fields include Name, Country, Sport. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 25 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- LLM Generated
- Data updated
- Not provided
Included fields: Name, Country, Sport, Gold Medals, Total Medals, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Years Active span
- 1920 to 2016
- Across 25 preview rows
- Gold Medals range
- 4 to 23
- Across 25 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Country, and Sport across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 25 downloadable records
Name↕ | Country↕ | Sport↕ | Gold Medals↕ | Total Medals↕ | Years Active↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 23 | 28 | 2000-2016 |
Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 9 | 18 | 1956-1964 |
Marit Bjorgen | Norway | Cross-Country Skiing | 8 | 15 | 2002-2018 |
Nikolai Andrianov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 7 | 15 | 1972-1980 |
Ole Einar Bjorndalen | Norway | Biathlon | 8 | 13 | 1994-2018 |
Boris Shakhlin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 7 | 13 | 1956-1964 |
Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy | Fencing | 6 | 13 | 1936-1960 |
Takashi Ono | Japan | Gymnastics | 5 | 13 | 1952-1964 |
Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | 9 | 12 | 1920-1928 |
Bjorn Daehlie | Norway | Cross-Country Skiing | 8 | 12 | 1992-1998 |
Jenny Thompson | United States | Swimming | 8 | 12 | 1992-2004 |
Ryan Lochte | United States | Swimming | 6 | 12 | 2004-2016 |
Dara Torres | United States | Swimming | 4 | 12 | 1984-2008 |
Birgit Fischer | Germany | Canoeing | 8 | 12 | 1980-2004 |
Sawao Kato | Japan | Gymnastics | 8 | 12 | 1968-1976 |
Usain Bolt | Jamaica | Athletics | 8 | 8 | 2004-2016 |
Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | 9 | 10 | 1984-1996 |
Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | 9 | 11 | 1968-1972 |
Katie Ledecky | United States | Swimming | 7 | 10 | 2012-2024 |
Simone Biles | United States | Gymnastics | 7 | 11 | 2016-2024 |
Nadia Comaneci | Romania | Gymnastics | 5 | 9 | 1976-1980 |
Allyson Felix | United States | Athletics | 7 | 11 | 2004-2020 |
Serena Williams | United States | Tennis | 4 | 4 | 2000-2012 |
Mo Farah | Great Britain | Athletics | 4 | 4 | 2012-2016 |
Ian Thorpe | Australia | Swimming | 5 | 9 | 2000-2004 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Greatest Olympic Athletes of All Time organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 25 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 25 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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