10 Best Olympic Athletics Of All Time

The Olympics have had more athletics than you can count, so who are the 10 best Olympic athletics of all-time? That is a hard question to answer considering that the Olympic games have been around for over a century. So after doing some careful research Made Manual can proudly give you our list of the ten best Olympic athletics of all time.

1. Michael Phelps: The number one Olympic Athletics of all-time is Michael Phelps.  Despite his drug problems, he's still won eleven gold medals. That's the most Gold Medals won by an Olympic athletics in history.

2. Carl Lewis: The number two Olympic athletics of all-time is Carl Lewis. Before Michael Phelps came around, Carl Lewis held the record for most gold medals in Olympic history. He still holds the most gold medals for the track and field event.

3. Jesse Owens: He made history back in the summer of 1936 during the Summer Olympics in Berlin Germany. How did he make history? Jesse Owes became the first athlete to win a gold medal in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and 4x100 meter relay team in same year making him our number three Olympic Athletic of all-time.

4. Mark Spitz: He is the only athlete to win a gold medal and set a world record in each even in participated in. This makes him our number four Olympic Athletic of all-time. He is also the second best Olympic swimmer of all-time after Michael Phelps.

5. Paavo Nurmi: Our number five Olympic athletic is one of the few Olympic Athletics to have won a medal in each even he participated in. He won nine gold medals and three silver medals after competing in twelve events.

6. Larissa Latynina: For those of you who think girls cant compete with the boys, Larissa Latynina will make you change your opinion. She holds the Olympic record for the most medals in Olympic history with eighteen.

7. Wilma Rudolph: Another girl that proves that girls can indeed keep up with the boys. She was the first American women to win three gold medals in the track and field event. That makes her our number seven Olympic athletic.

8. Edwin Moses: Our number eight Olympic athletic set the world record for the track and field event four times. He also won two gold medals during his Olympic career.

9. Bruce Jenner: The man who won the gold medal in the decathlon event in 1976. Besides being known as a great athletic he is also known for running the victory lap with an America flag that was handed to him to by a bystander as he was running.

10. Michelle Kwan: Drum roll please for our final athletic on our list of the ten best Olympic athletics of all-time. She won two Olympic medals and is one of the best figure skaters of all-time. Besides winning two Olympic medals she is also a five time world champion and nine-time U.S champion.