Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals, 23 of them gold, in swimming.
Larisa Latynina is the second most decorated Olympian of all time, with 18 medals, nine of them gold, in artistic gymnastics.
Marianne Vos is the third most decorated Olympian of all time, with 15 medals, nine of them gold, in cross-country skiing.
Nikolai Andrianov is the fourth most decorated Olympian of all time, with 15 medals, seven of them gold, in artistic gymnastics.
Birgit Fischer is the fifth most decorated Olympian of all time, with 12 medals, eight of them gold, in canoeing.