Хотите получить игрока с максимальным количеством золотых медалей в каждом году пытался макс (количество ())
затем пытался
select olympic_name, player_name, max(medals) as max
from (
select olympic_name, player_name, count(medal) as medals
from olympics
where medal='Gold'
group by olympic_name, player_name
order by medals desc
)
group by olympic_name,player_name
order by max desc
+------------+--------------------+------+
|olympic_name| player_name|medals|
+------------+--------------------+------+
| 2008 Summer|Michael Fred Phel...| 8|
| 2016 Summer|Michael Fred Phel...| 5|
| 2016 Summer|Kathleen Geneviev...| 4|
| 2016 Summer|Simone Arianne Biles| 4|
| 2012 Summer|Michael Fred Phel...| 4|
| 2012 Summer|Melissa Jeanette ...| 4|
| 2012 Summer|Dana Whitney Voll...| 3|
| 2016 Summer| Danuta Kozk| 3|
| 2016 Summer| Katinka Hossz| 3|
| 2008 Summer|Christopher Andre...| 3|
| 2016 Summer| Ryan Murphy| 3|
| 2016 Summer| Jason Francis Kenny| 3|
| 2010 Winter| Wang Meng| 3|
| 2014 Winter| Viktor An| 3|
| 2008 Summer| Zou Kai| 3|
| 2008 Summer|Stephanie Louise ...| 3|
| 2014 Winter|Darya Vladimirovn...| 3|
| 2016 Summer| Usain St. Leo Bolt| 3|
| 2014 Winter| Marit Bjrgen| 3|
| 2010 Winter| Marit Bjrgen| 3|