top 10 olympians ever by joe brundell and erik dawson
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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