top 10 olympians ever

TOP 10 OLYMPIANS EVER

By Joe Brundell and Erik Dawson

10- NADIA COMANECI

• Nationality- Russian • Event- Gymnastics• First person to get a perfect score on

a floor routine.• Gold Medals- 5

9- JESSE OWENS

• Nationality- American• Event- 100m• Won 4 gold medals at the Berlin

olympics in 1936• Gold Medals- 4

8-EMILIO ZATOPEK

• Nationality- Czech Republic• Event- Long distance running• Won 3 gold medals at the Helsinki

games in 1952• Gold medal- 4

7- FANNY BLANKERS-COHEN

• Nationality- Dutch• Event- 100m, 200m and 80m hurdles• Won 4 gold medals at the London

game in 1938• Gold Medals- 4

6- CARL LEWIS

• Nationality- American• Event- Long jump, 100m, 200m• Won 4 gold medals in the long jump• Gold medals- 9

5-PAAVO NURMI

• Nationality- Finland • Event- 10000m• Won 4 gold medals at the 1924

Olympics• Gold medals- 9

4- LARISSA LATYNINA

• Nationality- Russian• Event- Gymnastics• Has a record 18 Olympics medals• Gold Medals- 9

3- MARK SPITZ

• Nationality- American• Event- Swimming• Won 6 gold medals in 1968

Olympics• Gold Medals- 13

2- MICHAEL PHELPS

• Nationality- American• Event- Swimming• Won 6 gold medals on his Olympic

debut in 2008• Gold medals- 13

1- STEVE REDGRAVE

• Nationality- British• Event- Rowing• Won a gold a gold medal in every

Olympics he competed in• Gold Medals- 5