Female swimmer, Zhang Yufei of China emerged medallist with the highest number of medals, totalling six (6).
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| Zhang Yufei (China), Leon Merchand (France), and Simone Biles (USA). Photo: Getty Images |
She’s closely followed by swimmer, Leon Merchand (male) of France with five (5) medals.
American gymnast, Simone Biles, won a total of four (4) medals.
Yufei, 26, specializes in sprint freestyle and butterfly events; currently holds the record for most Olympic medals for a Chinese athlete.
She clinched a tally of forty-three medals (eighteen gold medals, eight silver medals, and seventeen bronze medals) in her swimming career, spanning the Youth Olympics, Asian Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics.
Paris 2024 top 15 Medallists (olympics .com) below:
| No | Country | Athlete | Medals 🥇🥈🥉 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | Zhang Yufei | 6 |
| 2 | France | Leon Merchand | 5 |
| 3 | USA | Huske Torri | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | O’Callaghan Mollie | 5 |
| 5 | USA | Smith Regan | 5 |
| 6 | Australia | McKeown Kaylee | 5 |
| 7 | Canada | McIntoch Summer | 4 |
| 8 | USA | Simone Biles | 4 |
| 9 | Japan | Oka Shinnosuke | 4 |
| 10 | Australia | Titmus Ariarne | 4 |
| 11 | USA | Douglass Kate | 4 |
| 12 | USA | Walsh Gretchen | 4 |
| 13 | USA | Ledecky Katie | 4 |
| 14 | Brazil | Andrade Rebeca | 4 |
| 15 | China | Yang Junxuan | 4 |
