Nikolai Andrianov
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Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov won a total of 15 Olympic medals (7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) across the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1980 Moscow Games, setting the men's gymnastics record for most Olympic medals. For decades this was also the overall gymnastics Olympic medal record. Andrianov excelled across multiple apparatus -- floor, rings, vault, and more -- and was the driving force behind the golden era of Soviet gymnastics.