We often measure success at the Olympic Games based on the number of medals won. We rank countries based on medals won and celebrate multiple medal winners such as Phelps, Biles, Nurmi and Latynina.
It is clear that athletes from certain sports have an advantage, for example, there are many more gymnastics and swimming medals up for grabs than for a team sport like hockey, basketball or volleyball. Also, the number of sports in which medals are available overall have changed over time , there are more sports and medals available in recent times compared to earlier last century.
Arguably, the greatest Olympic athlete ever and the winner of the most gold medals , Michael Phelps , was advantaged by the high number of medals available in swimming. The Winter Games medals are generally larger, thicker, and heavier than those for the Summer Games. Winning athletes are often photographed biting their medals. From to , art competitions were held as part of the Olympic Games, and medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport. The five categories included: architecture, literature, music painting, and sculpture.
With 18 Olympic gold medals, Michael Phelps holds the all-time medal record. The record for most gold medals held by a woman belongs to Larisa Latynina, a former Soviet gymnast, with nine. Great Britain. Russian Olympic Committee. New Zealand. South Korea. Czech Republic. Chinese Taipei. Hong Kong. The Olympics is divided into two seasonally themed halves. The Summer Olympics includes a myriad of fair weather sports, from track and field to swimming, gymnastics, and basketball.
Conversely, the Winter Olympics focuses upon cold-weather sports such as bobsledding, ice skating, and skiing. Both events are held every four years, but their schedules are currently offset by two years.
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