This achievement makes her the fifth most decorated athlete in Olympic history, trailing only Michael Phelps, Larisa Latynina ...

Phelps leaped past Larisa Latynina, an 18-medal winner in gymnastics for the former Soviet Union from 1956 and 1964. Latynina, 77, had planned to watch Phelps after attending the women’s team ...

Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, track and field athlete Carl Lewis and Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi). Phelps commands first place with 20 Olympic gold medals. Last year, Ledecky was named ...

Following Phelps is USSR gymnast Larisa Latynina with 18 medals, nine being gold. Phelps with 28 and Latynina with 18 are tops here as well, followed by Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov with 15.

She became the first woman ever, and the second swimmer ever after Michael Phelps, to four-peat in an individual Olympic event. “The four times one (record) is the one that means the most to me.

There's just no contest: Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time. He's racked up 28 medals (23 of them gold) and shattered world records. He's gone into retirement and come back out.