Michael Phelps is the most successful male Olympian.
The former American swimmer has 28 medals to his name.
Overall, he has clinched 23 gold in five editions.
Phelps also holds the record for winning the most number of Olympic gold medals in a single edition.
He had bagged 8 gold medals during the 2008 Olympics, held in Beijing.
Former gymnast Larisa Latynina is the most successful Olympian among women.
Latynina has claimed 18 Olympic medals.
Gymnast Nikolay Andrianov comes next with 15 Olympic medals over three editions.
He won 7 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals in the Olympics.
Boris Shakhlin, Edoardo Mangiarotti and Takashi Ono are tied on 13 medals.