<P> The page lists various individuals who have won multiple Olympic medals at either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games . </P> <P> As of August 13, 2016, American swimmer Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals with 28 medals (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze). He is also the most decorated Olympian in individual events, with 16 medals (13 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen is the most decorated Winter Olympian, with 13 medals (8 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze). </P> <P> This is a list of multiple Olympic medalists, listing people who have won seven or more Olympic medals . Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included . It includes top - three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top - three placings . When an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, for simplicity only the last nation he or she represented is mentioned here . The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals . See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed . </P>

Highest number of gold medals in olympics by an individual