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TOP 10 OLYMPIANS EVER. By Joe B rundell and Erik Dawson. 10- NADIA COMANECI. Nationality- Russian Event- Gymnastics First person to get a perfect score on a floor routine. Gold Medals- 5. 9- JESSE OWENS. Nationality- American Event- 100m
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TOP 10 OLYMPIANS EVER By Joe Brundell and Erik Dawson
10- NADIA COMANECI • Nationality- Russian • Event- Gymnastics • First person to get a perfect score on a floor routine. • Gold Medals- 5
9- JESSE OWENS • Nationality- American • Event- 100m • Won 4 gold medals at the Berlin olympics in 1936 • Gold Medals- 4
8-EMILIO ZATOPEK • Nationality- Czech Republic • Event- Long distance running • Won 3 gold medals at the Helsinki games in 1952 • Gold medal- 4
7- FANNY BLANKERS-COHEN • Nationality- Dutch • Event- 100m, 200m and 80m hurdles • Won 4 gold medals at the London game in 1938 • Gold Medals- 4
6- CARL LEWIS • Nationality- American • Event- Long jump, 100m, 200m • Won 4 gold medals in the long jump • Gold medals- 9
5-PAAVO NURMI • Nationality- Finland • Event- 10000m • Won 4 gold medals at the 1924 Olympics • Gold medals- 9
4- LARISSA LATYNINA • Nationality- Russian • Event- Gymnastics • Has a record 18 Olympics medals • Gold Medals- 9
3- MARK SPITZ • Nationality- American • Event- Swimming • Won 6 gold medals in 1968 Olympics • Gold Medals- 13
2- MICHAEL PHELPS • Nationality- American • Event- Swimming • Won 6 gold medals on his Olympic debut in 2008 • Gold medals- 13
1- STEVE REDGRAVE • Nationality- British • Event- Rowing • Won a gold a gold medal in every Olympics he competed in • Gold Medals- 5