Dmitri Sautin

Dmitri Ivanovich Sautin, born on 15 March 1974 in Voronezh, is a Russian diver who has won more Olympic medals than any other diver. He started diving at the age of seven. His career almost ended in 1991 when he was stabbed several times in an attack, but after two months in hospital he was able to dive at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He went on to win medals at the Games of 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008, which made him one of the longest lasting medal winners in the sport. Away from the pool he later became a deputy in the Voronezh Duma, and he appears on the list of multiple Summer Olympic medalists.