Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov was a Soviet artistic gymnast who lived from 1952 to 2011, born in Vladimir, Russian SFSR, who held the record for the most Olympic medals won by a man, fifteen in total, seven gold, five silver and three bronze, until Michael Phelps surpassed the mark in 2008. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics he won the all around title and six individual medals plus a team medal, the most medals any athlete has won at a single Olympic Games, and he also won two vault gold medals across the 1976 and 1980 Games. He was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Career HighlightHeld the record for the most Olympic medals by a male athlete, 15 (7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze), until Michael Phelps surpassed it at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 1 Classification
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He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
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Nikolai Yefimovich Andrianov (Russian: ÐиколаÌй ЕфиÌмович ÐндриаÌнов; 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet and Russian gymnast.
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Who broke Nikolai Andrianov's record for most Olympic medals by a man?
Michael Phelps surpassed his fifteen medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Nikolai Andrianov won fifteen Olympic medals, seven gold, five silver and three bronze, and held the men's record for most Olympic medals until Michael Phelps surpassed it at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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