Did you know that over the past 126 years, five separate Olympic games were not held due to the World Wars? The five games include the 1916 Summer Olympics, the 1940 summer and winter Olympics, and the 1944 summer and winter Olympics. The summer and winter Olympics started being hosted in the same year beginning in 1924 and it wasn’t until 1994 that the winter Olympics was back to being held in a different year than the summer Olympics. Over the sixty summer and winter Olympic games that were held since 1896 we have seen many athletes display incredible acts of athleticism as they compete with the best in the world. Some of these athletes stand out more than others as they were the most decorated Olympian at their respective games. Learn more about the athletes that won the most Olympic medals during every modern summer and winter Olympics with this visual from Wizard Pins, Thee Winningest Olympian at Every Modern Olympics.
