Famous Winners of Olympics

Olympic games is an international sports event in which the whole world participates. This multi sports extravaganza is one of the much awaited events. It is held once in every four year. Each year the venue is different. The venue is selected by the Olympic committee. The history of Olympic Games dates back to 776 BC in Greece. For centuries this sports event was held in Greece until it became public. In 1984, International Olympic committee was formed. The first Olympic game held under this committee was in Athens, Greece in 1896. Many who participated in this game made history by creating record. Some of the Famous Winners of Olympics are:

Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
Guoliang Liu
Larysa Latynina
Suzanne Lenglen
Elisabeta Lipa
Andre Aggassi
Xiang Liu
Nadia Comaneci
Christa Luding
Liselott Li
Birger Ruud
Irina Rodnina
Jeannette Altwegg
Muhammad Ali
John Boland
Shelda Bede

Apart from these winners there are thousands of other winners who made history and are still remembered for their outstanding performance in their respective fields. The Famous Winners of Olympics are felicitated with many awards. One of the Famous Winners of Olympics is Larissa Semyonovna Latynina. She was a famous gymnast from Ukraine. She is famous for winning nine Olympic games. She was awarded 18 Olympic medals, the highest in Olympic history.

Another famous Olympic winner is Mark Andrew Spitz was a swimmer from America. He won 9 Olympic medals from 1965 to 1972. Frederick Carlton is one of the Famous Winners of Olympics. He is a track athlete and has won 10 Olympic medals including nine gold medals. He has also created many record. Birgit Fischer is a famous kayaker, who won 8 gold medals and created many records. There are many Olympic winners who are still remembered for their excellent performance in various fields. For more information go through the following links.

Andre Aggassi
Xiang Liu
Nadia Comaneci
Spyridon Louis
Simon Ammann
Shizuka Arakawa
Jeannette Altwegg
Muhammad Ali
Nikolay Andrianov
Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss
Richard Button
Mike Burton
Pavel Bure
Olga Brusnikina
G. Alberto Braglia
John Boland
Shelda Bede
Myriam Bédard
Andras Balczo
Christa Luding
Liselott Linsenhoff
Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli
Guoliang Liu
Larysa Latynina
Suzanne Lenglen
Elisabeta Lipa
Birger Ruud
Irina Rodnina