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In response to "Most Olympics Gold Medals by an athlete" by budice

it's crazy, but also largely a factor of sport. there are athletes that have been about as dominant, but in sports that only have one or two events.

Posted by mafic Aug 9 '16, 19:11

the Norwegian biathletes spring to mind, who I remember because they're Bjorn Daehlie and Bjorndaelen, which I find amusing.

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Wait until 4 years from now when they have the Dog Paddle added to swimming. -- nm - Bacon Aug 9, 19:48 2
- 100m Running Across The Bottom Of The Pool -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 19:52 1
  - the 48 hour float, how long can you hold it? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 21:30
it's also always stuck out to me the difference between medals in stuff like this and in, say, soccer or basketball - Reagen Aug 9, 19:18 19
- please tell me you guys aren't really gonna "well, actually" this medal count..nm - x Aug 9, 19:24 18
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    - I've thought this waaaay before phelps, FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 19:40 2
      - yes, there's more swimming events, but not every swimmer swims in them all. - CQ Aug 9, 19:45 1
        
        Uhm...doesn't Phelps do that to some degree? -- nm* - . Aug 9, 20:10
  - one of the best athletes ever, but comparing across events is fraught. - mafic Aug 9, 19:31 12
    - Lewis won long jump 4 straight. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 19:49 1
      - well yeah, that is clearly also amazing...nm - x Aug 9, 19:53
    - yeah, sorry. the guy first won individual gold in 2004. in 2016, he's still winning individual gold...nm - x Aug 9, 19:43
    - yes they are. -- nm - CQ Aug 9, 19:35 8
      - Could Carl Lewis have won that many? Somewhere, I think during London, there was an article comparing them. - . Aug 9, 19:43
      - why? -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 19:39 6
        
        distances, forms, span of career -- nm - CQ Aug 9, 19:42 5
        
        Runners don't have the chance to medal in "100m in a slightly different way" - Reagen Aug 9, 19:44 2
        
        runners often do 100, 200, long jump and triple jump, maybe hurdles -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 21:36
        
        Hurdles! -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 19:48
        
        swimming is inherently different from other events. link is from the last olympics. -- (link) - mafic Aug 9, 19:44 1
        
        21 -- nm - CQ Aug 9, 19:49
  - He's clearly excellent but also benefits from circumstance. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 19:25

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it's crazy, but also largely a factor of sport. there are athletes that have been about as dominant, but in sports that only have one or two events.

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