Which country has most Nobel Prize winners?
Summary
Country | Number of Nobel laureates (Number of Nobel Prizes) |
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United States | 388 (390) |
United Kingdom | 133 (134) |
Germany | 109 |
France | 70 (71) |
Who is the only person to win both an Olympic medal and an Oscar?
Noel-Baker is the only person to have won an Olympic medal and received a Nobel Prize….Philip Noel-Baker.
The Right Honourable The Lord Noel-Baker PC | |
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In office 15 February 1950 – 31 October 1951 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Gaitskell |
Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
Has anyone won an Oscar and an Olympic medal?
Philip Noel Baker the English diplomat is the only person in history to have won both the Nobel Prize and an Olympic medal. The other similar distinction of having won both the Nobel prize and an Oscar award is now held by two people: George Bernard Shaw and Bob Dylan.
Who is the oldest person to win a gold medal?
Oscar Swahn
Who is the oldest Olympic athlete?
Who is the oldest person to ever compete in the Olympics?
Who is the oldest athlete still playing?
List of oldest professional athletes by sport
Sport | Name | Age played |
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Cycling | Lex Nederlof | 52 years |
Golf | Gary Player | 73 years |
Ice hockey | Gordie Howe | 69 years (played 1 shift) |
International Darts | John Magowan | 72 years |
How old is the youngest Olympic swimmer?
14 years and 309 days
Who has won the most Olympic gold medals?
Michael Phelps
Which country has won the least Olympic medals?
The country which has attended the most games without a medal is Monaco (20 Olympic Games), the country which has won the most medals without winning a gold medal is Malaysia (0 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze).
Which African country has won the most Olympic medals?
South Africa is the leader within the continent in terms of the number of Gold medals it has received although Kenya has won the most total medals on the continent.
Which country has never won a Winter Olympic medal?
Cameroon, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, Paraguay, Serbia and Montenegro, Togo, Tonga, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe have all participated in a single Winter Olympic without winning a medal.
Which country has won the most Olympic medals in swimming?
Australia
Which country has won the most Winter Olympic medals to date?
Great Britain
Who is the oldest person to receive a Winter Olympic medal?
Anders Haugen
Who has won 5 Olympic gold medals?
American swimmer Michael Phelps is the youngest, most decorated Olympian, having won 28 medals in both individual and team events (23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze)….List of Olympic medals over career.
Athlete | Edoardo Mangiarotti |
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Gold | 6 |
Silver | 5 |
Bronze | 2 |
Total | 13 |
Who is the youngest figure skater?
German figure skater Maxi Herber is the youngest Olympic figure skating champion (at the age of 15 years and 128 days) when she won gold in pair skating together with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics. American figure skater Scott Allen is the youngest Olympic medalist in figure skating.
Which country has the longest winning streak in a single event?
The United States’ Marjorie Gestring was 13 years, 268 days old when she won a gold medal in springboard diving in 1936. 2) What country has the longest winning streak in a single event? Answer: a. The United States won the pole vault in 12 straight Olympics from 1908 through 1968.
What is the biggest winning streak in NBA history?
33 consecutive wins
Which football team has the highest winning streak?
Indianapolis Colts
What is the longest winning streak in La Liga?
Wins
- Most wins overall: 1716, Real Madrid.
- Most wins in a season: 32, Real Madrid (2011–12) and Barcelona (2012–13)
- Most home wins in a season: 18, Real Madrid (1987–88 and 2009–10) and Barcelona (2009–10)
- Most away wins in a season: 16, Real Madrid (2011–12)
Who has more records Ronaldo or Messi?
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: Titles
Cristiano Ronaldo | Competition | Lionel Messi |
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7 | League titles | 10 |
5 | Champions League | 4 |
4 | Club World Cup | 3 |
3 | National Cups* | 6 |