The table illustrates the most successful Olympic athletes of all time, while the line graph shows the total number of medals won by selected countries in the Olympic Games.
Overall, Michael Phelps is the most decorated athlete individually, and the United States leads by a large margin in terms of total medals. In contrast, Italy records the lowest medal count among the countries shown.
According to the table, Michael Phelps from the USA tops the list with 22 medals in swimming. He is followed by Larisa Latynina of the USSR, who won 18 medals in gymnastics. Two other Soviet gymnasts, Nikolai Andrianov and Borys Shakhlin, achieved 15 and 13 medals respectively, highlighting the USSR’s dominance in gymnastics. Ole Einar Bjørndalen from Norway also won 13 medals, making him the only non-American or Soviet athlete among the top five.
Turning to the line graph, the United States has by far the highest total medal count, at approximately 2,700. The USSR ranks second with around 1,200 medals. Great Britain and Germany show similar figures, with roughly 850 and 800 medals respectively, while Italy records the lowest total at about 700 medals.