Most Olympic gold medals in athletics (9) and most Olympic medals in track events (12: 9 Gold, 3 Silver) between 1920 and 1928.
Holds the record for most Olympic medals overall (18: 9 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze) across all Olympics participated in (1956-1964)
Larissa Latynina Gymnastics - Soviet Union
Al Oerter Athletics - United States
Unprecedented four consecutive Olympic gold medals in discus throw (1956-1964).
Wilma Rudolph (Athletics - United States)
Overcame polio as a child to win three gold medals in track and field (1960).
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Athletics - United States)
Holds the Olympic record in heptathlon (7291 points in 1988) and long jump (7.40 meters in 1988)
Florence Griffith-Joyner (Athletics - United States):
Holds the Olympic records in the 100m (10.49 seconds in 1988) and 200m (21.34 seconds in 1988)
Carl Lewis (Athletics - United States):
Most Olympic medals in long jump (9: 4 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze) achieved throughout his career (1984-1996).
Yelena Isinbayeva (Pole Vault - Russia)
Holds the Olympic record in women's pole vault (5.05 meters achieved in 2008).
Michael Phelps (Swimming - United States)
Most individual Olympic medals (23) and most overall medals for a male athlete (28: 23 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze). All his medals were achieved between 2004 and 2016.
Usain Bolt (Athletics - Jamaica)
Holds the world records for the 100m (9.58 seconds in 2009), 200m (19.19 seconds in 2009), and 4x100m relay (36.84 seconds in 2012).