Through the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, 4.
1) Alain Bernard won gold in men's 100 meter freestyle at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
2) Laure Manaudou won gold in women's 400 meter freestyle at the 2004 Games in Athens.
3) Jean Boiteux won gold in men's 400 meter freestyle at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
4) Charles de Vaudeville won gold in men's underwater swimming at the 1900 Games in Paris. This event awarded points for distance and time swum underwater ... 2 points for every meter and 1 point for every second. de Vaudeville swam 60 meters in 68.4 seconds to win the event.
They won 13 gold medals in the summer olympics, and none in the winter olympics.
United States (11 gold medals)
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps holds the current record, winning 14 gold medals in the combined games of the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He holds the record for the most gold medals (8) won at a single Olympics.
Michael Phelps leads the USA 2012 Olympics in total medal count with 4 Gold Medals and 2 Silver Metals and was also the leading Swimming Medal winner for the 2012 Olympics and the leading Medal winner in the 2012 Olympics. 2012 is actually his worst Olympic record after his winning 8 Gold Medals in 2008 and 6 Gold and 2 Bronze in 2004. He is the all time top medalist with 22 medals including 18 Gold Medals. Larisa Latynina from the Soviet Union during the 1956-1964 Olympics won 18 total medals in Gymnastics including 9 Gold Medals and is second leading medal all time winner
For the Olympics between 1992-2008, that is the United States with 149 (62 gold, 47 silver, 40 bronze).Australia has won the second most swimming medals during that time with 74 (21 gold, 27 silver, 26 bronze).
France won 7 gold medals in the 2008 Olympics in Bejing
6 gold medals.
They won 13 gold medals in the summer olympics, and none in the winter olympics.
As of the 2008 Games, that would be swimming. Australia has won 50 gold medals in swimming. Second is athletics with 18 gold medals and third is cycling with 13 gold medals.
France won a total of 34 medals - 11 gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze Most of these medals were awarded to the athletes in judo, cycling and swimming but they won medals in 13 sports Including a Gold Medal for Handball and 2 Gold Medals for Canoeing events.
Michael Phelps of the United States with 14 gold medals in swimming.
Michael Phelps in Beijing 2008 games, He won 8 gold medals.
Michael Phelps, Swimming, 14 gold medals.
He won Two gold medals in swimming
Michael Phelps, he got 8 gold medals for swimming
Michael Phelps
Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in swimming.