The most successful and decorated Olympic athlete as of 2014 is Michael Phelps. He has 22 Olympic medals with 18 being gold medals.
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The most successful Olympian of the 20th century was Michael Phelps, an American swimmer. He won a total of 28 Olympic medals, including 23 golds, across four Olympic Games from 2004 to 2016. Phelps's dominance in the pool and his record-breaking performances solidified his status as one of the greatest athletes in Olympic history. His achievements not only set numerous records but also transformed the sport of swimming.
It is Nicolas Massú, a tennis player who won both singles and doubles (with Fernando González) gold medals in the Athens 2004 Olympics, the only two gold medals that Chile has ever obtained.Fernando Gonzalez is a successful olympian too. Besides the gold medal with Massú, he won Bronze medal in Singles in Athens 2004, and silver medal in Beijing 2008Olympics.
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No...she was the ninth most important Olympian!!! Answer 2: There was no such ranking, although Zeus is usually seen as number 1.
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