List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.

List of most Olympic gold medals over career edit

This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold). It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games in which they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall has changed over time.

Names in bold denote people that have competed in the most recent Olympics, namely 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

No.	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	2000–2016	Summer	M	23	3	2	28
2	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	F	9	5	4	18
3	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	1920–1928	Summer	M	9	3	0	12
4	Mark Spitz	United States	Swimming	1968–1972	Summer	M	9	1	1	11
5	Carl Lewis	United States	Athletics	1984–1996	Summer	M	9	1	0	10
6	Marit Bjørgen	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2002–2018	Winter	F	8	4	3	15
7	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Norway	Biathlon	1998–2014	Winter	M	8	4	1	13
8	Bjørn Dæhlie	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	M	8	4	0	12
8	Birgit Fischer	East Germany Germany	Canoeing	1980–2004	Summer	F	8	4	0	12
10	Sawao Kato	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	8	3	1	12
10	Jenny Thompson	United States	Swimming	1992–2004	Summer	F	8	3	1	12
12	Matt Biondi	United States	Swimming	1984–1992	Summer	M	8	2	1	11
13	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	Athletics	2008–2016	Summer	M	8	0	0	8
13	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	8	0	0	8
15	Nikolai Andrianov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1972–1980	Summer	M	7	5	3	15
16	Isabell Werth	Germany	Equestrian	1992–2020	Summer	F	7	5	0	12
17	Boris Shakhlin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	M	7	4	2	13
18	Věra Čáslavská	Czechoslovakia	Gymnastics	1960–1968	Summer	F	7	4	0	11
19	Viktor Chukarin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	M	7	3	1	11
19	Allyson Felix	United States	Athletics	2004–2020	Summer	F	7	3	1	11
21	Katie Ledecky	United States	Swimming	2012–2020	Summer	F	7	3	0	10
22	Jason Kenny	Great Britain	Cycling	2008–2020	Summer	M	7	2	0	9
23	Aladár Gerevich	Hungary	Fencing	1932–1960	Summer	M	7	1	2	10
24	Caeleb Dressel	United States	Swimming	2016–2020	Summer	M	7	0	0	7
24	Svetlana Romashina	Russia ROC	Synchronized swimming	2008–2020	Summer	F	7	0	0	7
26	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	Fencing	1936–1960	Summer	M	6	5	2	13
26	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2022	Winter	F	6	5	2	13
28	Ryan Lochte	United States	Swimming	2004–2016	Summer	M	6	3	3	12
29	Hubert Van Innis	Belgium	Archery	1900–1920	Summer	M	6	3	0	9
29	Lyubov Yegorova	Unified Team Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1994	Winter	F	6	3	0	9
31	Akinori Nakayama	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1972	Summer	M	6	2	2	10
32	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	Fencing	1996–2012	Summer	F	6	1	2	9
33	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	1948–1960	Summer	M	6	1	1	8
33	Danuta Kozák	Hungary	Canoeing	2008–2020	Summer	F	6	1	1	8
35	Chris Hoy	Great Britain	Cycling	2000–2012	Summer	M	6	1	0	7
36	Vitaly Scherbo	Unified Team Belarus	Gymnastics	1992–1996	Summer	M	6	0	4	10
37	Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor Ahn	South Korea Russia	Short track speed skating	2006–2014	Winter	M	6	0	2	8
37	Reiner Klimke	United Team of Germany West Germany	Equestrian	1964–1988	Summer	M	6	0	2	8
39	Natalie Geisenberger	Germany	Luge	2010–2022	Winter	F	6	0	1	7
39	Pál Kovács	Hungary	Fencing	1936–1960	Summer	M	6	0	1	7
41	Tobias Arlt	Germany	Luge	2014–2022	Winter	M	6	0	0	6
	Rudolf Kárpáti	Hungary	Fencing	1948–1960	Summer	M	6	0	0	6
	Nedo Nadi	Italy	Fencing	1912–1920	Summer	M	6	0	0	6
	Kristin Otto	East Germany	Swimming	1988	Summer	F	6	0	0	6
	Lidia Skoblikova	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1960–1964	Winter	F	6	0	0	6
	Amy Van Dyken	United States	Swimming	1996–2000	Summer	F	6	0	0	6
	Tobias Wendl	Germany	Luge	2014–2022	Winter	M	6	0	0	6
48	Takashi Ono	Japan	Gymnastics	1952–1964	Summer	M	5	4	4	13
49	Carl Osburn	United States	Shooting	1912–1924	Summer	M	5	4	2	11
50	Gary Hall Jr.	United States	Swimming	1996–2004	Summer	M	5	3	2	10
50	Ágnes Keleti	Hungary	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	F	5	3	2	10
52	Nadia Comăneci	Romania	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	5	3	1	9
52	Ian Thorpe	Australia	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	5	3	1	9
54	Ville Ritola	Finland	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	5	3	0	8
55	Emma McKeon	Australia	Swimming	2016–2020	Summer	F	5	2	4	11
56	Polina Astakhova	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	F	5	2	3	10
57	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	Speed skating	1992–2006	Winter	F	5	2	2	9
58	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Norway	Biathlon	2018–2022	Winter	M	5	2	1	8
58	Elisabeta Lipă	Romania	Rowing	1984–2004	Summer	F	5	2	1	8
60	Yukio Endo	Japan	Gymnastics	1960–1968	Summer	M	5	2	0	7
	Martin Fourcade	France	Biathlon	2014–2018	Winter	M	5	2	0	7
	Aaron Peirsol	United States	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	5	2	0	7
63	Mitsuo Tsukahara	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	5	1	3	9
64	Nathan Adrian	United States	Swimming	2008–2016	Summer	M	5	1	2	8
64	Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	Cycling	2000–2016	Summer	M	5	1	2	8
66	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1996	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
	Tom Jager	United States	Swimming	1984–1992	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2018–2022	Winter	M	5	1	1	7
	Larisa Lazutina	Unified Team Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	5	1	1	7
	Willis A. Lee	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
	Clas Thunberg	Finland	Speed skating	1924–1928	Winter	M	5	1	1	7
	Dana Vollmer	United States	Swimming	2004–2016	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
	Hans Günter Winkler	United Team of Germany West Germany	Equestrian	1956–1976	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
	Wu Minxia	China	Diving	2004–2016	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
75	Thomas Alsgaard	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1994–2002	Winter	M	5	1	0	6
	Anton Heida	United States	Gymnastics	1904	Summer	M	5	1	0	6
	Laura Kenny	Great Britain	Cycling	2012–2020	Summer	F	5	1	0	6
	Nellie Kim	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	5	1	0	6
	Ole Lilloe-Olsen	Norway	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	5	1	0	6
	Don Schollander	United States	Swimming	1964–1968	Summer	M	5	1	0	6
	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Jamaica	Athletics	2016–2020	Summer	F	5	1	0	6
82	Bonnie Blair	United States	Speed skating	1988–1994	Winter	F	5	0	1	6
	Lisa Carrington	New Zealand	Canoeing	2012–2020	Summer	F	5	0	1	6
	Georgeta Damian	Romania	Rowing	2000–2008	Summer	F	5	0	1	6
	Missy Franklin	United States	Swimming	2012–2016	Summer	F	5	0	1	6
	Alfred Lane	United States	Shooting	1912–1920	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
	Steve Redgrave	Great Britain	Rowing	1984–2000	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
	Johnny Weissmuller	United States	Swimming, Water polo	1924–1928	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
	Zou Kai	China	Gymnastics	2008–2012	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
90	Sue Bird	United States	Basketball	2004–2020	Summer	F	5	0	0	5
	Chen Ruolin	China	Diving	2008–2016	Summer	F	5	0	0	5
	Anastasia Davydova	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2004–2012	Summer	F	5	0	0	5
	Morris Fisher	United States	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	5	0	0	5
	Eric Heiden	United States	Speed skating	1980	Winter	M	5	0	0	5
	Natalia Ishchenko	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2008–2016	Summer	F	5	0	0	5
	Ma Long	China	Table tennis	2012–2020	Summer	M	5	0	0	5
	Diana Taurasi	United States	Basketball	2004–2020	Summer	F	5	0	0	5
98	Raisa Smetanina	Soviet Union Unified Team	Cross-country skiing	1976–1992	Winter	F	4	5	1	10
99	Alexander Popov	Unified Team Russia	Swimming	1992–2000	Summer	M	4	5	0	9
100	Dara Torres	United States	Swimming	1984–2008	Summer	F	4	4	4	12
101	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	Swimming	1972–1976	Summer	F	4	4	0	8
101	Dawn Fraser	Australia	Swimming	1956–1964	Summer	F	4	4	0	8
103	Allison Schmitt	United States	Swimming	2008–2020	Summer	F	4	3	3	10
104	Sixten Jernberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1956–1964	Winter	M	4	3	2	9
104	Ludmilla Tourischeva	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	F	4	3	2	9
106	Ricco Groß	Germany	Biathlon	1992–2006	Winter	M	4	3	1	8
	Georges Miez	Switzerland	Gymnastics	1924–1936	Summer	M	4	3	1	8
	Otto Olsen	Norway	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	4	3	1	8
	Emil Hegle Svendsen	Norway	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	M	4	3	1	8
110	Ivan Patzaichin	Romania	Canoeing	1968–1984	Summer	M	4	3	0	7
111	Alexei Nemov	Russia	Gymnastics	1996–2000	Summer	M	4	2	6	12
112	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2022	Winter	M	4	2	3	9
113	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	Alpine skiing	1992–2006	Winter	M	4	2	2	8
	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	2	2	8
	Sven Fischer	Germany	Biathlon	1994–2006	Winter	M	4	2	2	8
	Galina Kulakova	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1972–1980	Winter	F	4	2	2	8
	Jason Lezak	United States	Swimming	2000–2012	Summer	M	4	2	2	8
	Roland Matthes	East Germany	Swimming	1968–1976	Summer	M	4	2	2	8
119	Ivar Ballangrud	Norway	Speed skating	1928–1936	Winter	M	4	2	1	7
119	Einar Liberg	Norway	Shooting	1908–1924	Summer	M	4	2	1	7
121	Giuseppe Delfino	Italy	Fencing	1952–1964	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
	Christian d'Oriola	France	Fencing	1948–1956	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
	Lucien Gaudin	France	Fencing	1920–1928	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
	Jørgen Graabak	Norway	Nordic combined	2014–2022	Winter	M	4	2	0	6
	Matt Grevers	United States	Swimming	2008–2012	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
	Guo Jingjing	China	Diving	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	2	0	6
	Jin Jong-oh	South Korea	Shooting	2004–2016	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
	Olga Korbut	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1972–1976	Summer	F	4	2	0	6
	Janica Kostelić	Croatia	Alpine skiing	2002–2006	Winter	F	4	2	0	6
	Kevin Kuske	Germany	Bobsleigh	2002–2018	Winter	M	4	2	0	6
131	Cate Campbell	Australia	Swimming	2008–2020	Summer	F	4	1	3	8
131	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	Fencing	1992–2008	Summer	F	4	1	3	8
133	Simone Biles	United States	Gymnastics	2016–2020	Summer	F	4	1	2	7
	Charles Daniels	United States	Swimming	1904–1908	Summer	M	4	1	2	7
	Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	Swimming	2004–2012	Summer	M	4	1	2	7
	Lloyd Spooner	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	4	1	2	7
	Libby Trickett	Australia	Swimming	2004–2012	Summer	F	4	1	2	7
138	Darya Domracheva	Belarus	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	F	4	1	1	6
	Charles Hamelin	Canada	Short track speed skating	2006–2022	Winter	M	4	1	1	6
	Doina Ignat	Romania	Rowing	1992–2008	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Therese Johaug	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2010–2022	Winter	F	4	1	1	6
	Kim Soo-Nyung	South Korea	Archery	1988–2000	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Ryan Murphy	United States	Swimming	2016–2020	Summer	M	4	1	1	6
	Elena Novikova-Belova	Soviet Union	Fencing	1968–1980	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Murray Rose	Australia	Swimming	1956–1960	Summer	M	4	1	1	6
	Viktor Sidyak	Soviet Union	Fencing	1968–1980	Summer	M	4	1	1	6
	Gunde Svan	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1984–1988	Winter	M	4	1	1	6
	Leontien van Moorsel	Netherlands	Cycling	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Katrin Wagner-Augustin	Germany	Canoeing	2000–2012	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Wang Meng	China	Short track speed skating	2006–2010	Winter	F	4	1	1	6
151	Ben Ainslie	Great Britain	Sailing	1996–2012	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Vladimir Artemov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Evelyn Ashford	United States	Athletics	1984–1992	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Janet Evans	United States	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Ian Ferguson	New Zealand	Canoeing	1984–1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Ramón Fonst	Cuba	Fencing	1900–1904	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Fu Mingxia	China	Diving	1992–2000	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Yevgeny Grishin	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1956–1964	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	Jayna Hefford	Canada	Ice hockey	1998–2014	Winter	F	4	1	0	5
	Yana Klochkova	Ukraine	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	Athletics	1912–1920	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Johann Olav Koss	Norway	Speed skating	1992–1994	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	André Lange	Germany	Bobsleigh	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	Greg Louganis	United States	Diving	1976–1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Valentin Muratov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	John Naber	United States	Swimming	1976	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Matti Nykänen	Finland	Ski jumping	1984–1988	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	Charles Pahud de Mortanges	Netherlands	Equestrian	1924–1936	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Mel Sheppard	United States	Athletics	1908–1912	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Ecaterina Szabo	Romania	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Alexander Tikhonov	Soviet Union	Biathlon	1968–1980	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	Wang Nan	China	Table tennis	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	Ice hockey	1998–2014	Winter	F	4	1	0	5
	Venus Williams	United States	Tennis	2000–2016	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Nikolay Zimyatov	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1980–1984	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
177	Győző Kulcsár	Hungary	Fencing	1964–1976	Summer	M	4	0	2	6
178	Ludger Beerbaum	West Germany Germany	Equestrian	1988–2016	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
	Kathrin Boron	Germany	Rowing	1992–2008	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
	Chun Lee-Kyung	South Korea	Short track speed skating	1994–1998	Winter	F	4	0	1	5
	Teresa Edwards	United States	Basketball	1984–2000	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
	Marcus Hurley	United States	Cycling	1904	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
	Li Xiaopeng	China	Gymnastics	2000–2008	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
	Jon Olsen	United States	Swimming	1992–1996	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
	Stanislav Pozdnyakov	Unified Team Russia	Fencing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
	Sanya Richards-Ross	United States	Athletics	2004–2012	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
	Viorica Susanu	Romania	Rowing	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
	Giorgio Zampori	Italy	Gymnastics	1912–1924	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
189	Simon Ammann	Switzerland	Ski jumping	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	Athletics	1948	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Tamika Catchings	United States	Basketball	2004–2016	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Dario Cologna	Switzerland	Cross-country skiing	2010–2018	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	Athletics	1956–1964	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Deng Yaping	China	Table tennis	1992–1996	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Harrison Dillard	United States	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Paul Bert Elvstrøm	Denmark	Sailing	1948–1960	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Anastasia Ermakova	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2004–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Mohamed Farah	Great Britain	Athletics	2012–2016	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Sylvia Fowles	United States	Basketball	2008–2020	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Francesco Friedrich	Germany	Bobsleigh	2018–2022	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Jenő Fuchs	Hungary	Fencing	1908–1912	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Kaori Icho	Japan	Wrestling	2004–2016	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Michael Johnson	United States	Athletics	1992–2000	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	Athletics	1996–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	Athletics	1900	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Lenny Krayzelburg	United States	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Viktor Krovopuskov	Soviet Union	Fencing	1976–1980	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Lisa Leslie	United States	Basketball	1996–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Mijaín López	Cuba	Wrestling	2008–2020	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Thorsten Margis	Germany	Bobsleigh	2018–2022	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Pat McCormick	United States	Diving	1952–1956	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Al Oerter	United States	Athletics	1956–1968	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Caroline Ouellette	Canada	Ice hockey	2002–2014	Winter	F	4	0	0	4
	Jesse Owens	United States	Athletics	1936	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Carlo Pavesi	Italy	Fencing	1952–1960	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Matthew Pinsent	Great Britain	Rowing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Paulo Radmilovic	Great Britain	Water polo, Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Henri Saint Cyr	Sweden	Equestrian	1952–1956	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Swimming	1980–1988	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Gymnastics, Wrestling	1896	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Shi Tingmao	China	Diving	2016–2020	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Nicole Uphoff	West Germany Germany	Equestrian	1988–1992	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Lasse Virén	Finland	Athletics	1972–1976	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Thomas Wassberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1980–1988	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Serena Williams	United States	Tennis	2000–2012	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Bärbel Wöckel	East Germany	Athletics	1976–1980	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Zhang Yining	China	Table tennis	2004–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4

Timeline edit

This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most titles won. It includes titles won in 1896 and 1900, before gold medals were awarded for first place. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.

Michael Phelps, holder of the record for the most Olympic gold medals, with one of his medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Gold medals	Date	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Record gold-medal event	Earlier gold-medal events	Gender
1^[1]	1896-04-06	James Connolly	United States	Athletics	Triple jump	—	M
	1896-04-06	Robert Garrett	United States	Athletics	Discus		M
	1896-04-07	Ellery Clark	United States	Athletics	Long jump		M
		Thomas Burke	United States	Athletics	400 metres		M
2^[1]		Robert Garrett	United States	Athletics	Shot put	see above	M
	1896-04-09	Edwin Flack	Australia	Athletics	800 metres	1896 - 1	M
		Fritz Hofmann, Konrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner	Germany	Gymnastics	Team horizontal bar	1896 - 1	M
3^[1]		Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Gymnastics	Vault	see previous	M
		Hermann Weingärtner	Germany	Gymnastics	Horizontal bar	see above	M
	1896-04-10	Alfred Flatow	Germany	Gymnastics	Parallel bars	see above	M
4	1896-04-11^[1]	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Wrestling	Greco-Roman	see above	M
	1900-07-16	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	Athletics	200 metre hurdles	1900 - 1, 2, 3	M
	1904-08-05	Marcus Hurley	United States	Cycling	1 mile	1904 - 1, 2, 3	M
	1904-08-29	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	Standing long jump	1900 - 1, 2, 3	M
5	1904-08-31				Standing high jump
6	1904-09-03				Standing triple jump
7	1908-07-20			Athletics	Standing long jump
8	1908-07-23			Athletics	Standing high jump
8	1924-07-13	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	Team cross-country	1920 - 1, 2, 3 1924 - 4, 5, 6, 7	M
9	1928-07-29	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	10000 metres	1920 - 1, 2, 3 1924 - 4, 5, 6, 7	M
	1964-10-23	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	Floor exercise	1956 - 1, 2, 3, 4 1960 - 5, 6, 7 1964 - 8	F
	2008-08-12	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	200 metre freestyle	2004 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 2008 - 7, 8	M
10	2008-08-13				200 metre butterfly
11	2008-08-13				4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
12	2008-08-15				200 metre individual medley
13	2008-08-16				100 metre butterfly
14	2008-08-17				4 × 100 metre medley relay
15	2012-07-31			Swimming	4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
16	2012-08-02				200 metre individual medley
17	2012-08-03				100 metre butterfly
18	2012-08-04				4 × 100 metre medley relay
19	2016-08-07			Swimming	4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
20	2016-08-09				200 metre butterfly
21	2016-08-09				4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
22	2016-08-11				200 metre individual medley
23	2016-08-13				4 × 100 metre medley relay

List of most career gold medals in individual events edit

This list currently includes all Olympians with three or more gold medals won as individuals (not as part of a team of two or more).

No.	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	2004–2016	Summer	M	13	2	1	16
2	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	8	0	0	8
3	Věra Čáslavská	Czechoslovakia	Gymnastics	1964–1968	Summer	F	7	1	0	8
3	Carl Lewis	United States	Athletics	1984–1996	Summer	M	7	1	0	8
5	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	F	6	5	3	14
6	Nikolai Andrianov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1972–1980	Summer	M	6	3	3	12
7	Bjørn Dæhlie	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	M	6	3	0	9
7	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	1920–1928	Summer	M	6	3	0	9
9	Boris Shakhlin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	M	6	2	2	10
10	Katie Ledecky	United States	Swimming	2012–2020	Summer	F	6	1	0	7
11	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	Athletics	2008–2016	Summer	M	6	0	0	6
11	Lidia Skoblikova	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1960–1964	Winter	F	6	0	0	6
13	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2022	Winter	F	5	4	1	10
14	Marit Bjørgen	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2002–2018	Winter	F	5	3	2	10
15	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Norway	Biathlon	1998–2014	Winter	M	5	3	1	9
	Viktor Chukarin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	M	5	3	1	9
	Sawao Kato	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	5	3	1	9
18	Nadia Comăneci	Romania	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1996	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	1948–1960	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
	Clas Thunberg	Finland	Speed skating	1924–1928	Winter	M	5	1	1	7
22	Vitaly Scherbo	Unified Team Belarus	Gymnastics	1992–1996	Summer	M	5	0	4	9
23	Bonnie Blair	United States	Speed skating	1988–1994	Winter	F	5	0	1	6
24	Eric Heiden	United States	Speed skating	1980	Winter	M	5	0	0	5
25	Lyubov Yegorova	Unified Team Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1994	Winter	F	4	3	0	7
26	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	Alpine skiing	1992–2006	Winter	M	4	2	2	8
	Akinori Nakayama	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1972	Summer	M	4	2	2	8
	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	Speed skating	1992–2006	Winter	F	4	2	2	8
29	Ivar Ballangrud	Norway	Speed skating	1928–1936	Winter	M	4	2	1	7
30	Martin Fourcade	France	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	M	4	2	0	6
	Jin Jong-oh	South Korea	Shooting	2004–2016	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
	Janica Kostelić	Croatia	Alpine skiing	2002–2006	Winter	F	4	2	0	6
	Hubert Van Innis	Belgium	Archery	1900–1920	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
34	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Ágnes Keleti	Hungary	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
	Mark Spitz	United States	Swimming	1968–1972	Summer	M	4	1	1	6
	Leontien van Moorsel	Netherlands	Cycling	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
38	Ben Ainslie	Great Britain	Sailing	1996–2012	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Janet Evans	United States	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Yevgeny Grishin	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1956–1964	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	Anton Heida	United States	Gymnastics	1904	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Jason Kenny	Great Britain	Cycling	2008–2020	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Yana Klochkova	Ukraine	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
	Johann Olav Koss	Norway	Speed skating	1992–1994	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
	Greg Louganis	United States	Diving	1976–1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Alexander Popov	Unified Team Russia	Swimming	1992–2000	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
	Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
47	Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor Ahn	South Korea Russia	Short track speed skating	2006–2014	Winter	M	4	0	2	6
48	Marcus Hurley	United States	Cycling	1904	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
48	Roland Matthes	East Germany	Swimming	1968–1976	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
50	Simon Ammann	Switzerland	Ski jumping	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Dario Cologna	Switzerland	Cross-country skiing	2010–2018	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Paul Bert Elvstrøm	Denmark	Sailing	1948–1960	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Mohamed Farah	Great Britain	Athletics	2012–2016	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Fu Mingxia	China	Diving	1992–2000	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Chris Hoy	Great Britain	Cycling	2004–2012	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Kaori Icho	Japan	Wrestling	2004–2016	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	Athletics	1912–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	Athletics	1996–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	Athletics	1900	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Mijaín López	Cuba	Wrestling	2008–2020	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Pat McCormick	United States	Diving	1952–1956	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Al Oerter	United States	Athletics	1956–1968	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
	Kristin Otto	East Germany	Swimming	1988	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Jamaica	Athletics	2016-2020	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
	Lasse Virén	Finland	Athletics	1972–1976	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
68	Karin Enke	East Germany	Speed skating	1980–1988	Winter	F	3	4	1	8
68	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	Germany	Speed skating	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	4	1	8
70	Takashi Ono	Japan	Gymnastics	1952–1960	Summer	M	3	3	4	10
71	Sixten Jernberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1956–1964	Winter	M	3	3	1	7
72	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Slovakia	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	F	3	3	0	6
72	Ville Ritola	Finland	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	3	0	6
74	Alexei Nemov	Russia	Gymnastics	1996–2000	Summer	M	3	2	5	10
75	Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	Speed skating	2010–2022	Winter	F	3	2	2	7
76	George Eyser	United States	Gymnastics	1904	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
	Knut Holmann	Norway	Canoeing	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
	Ralph Rose	United States	Athletics	1904–1912	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
79	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	Diving	1964–1976	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
	Georg Hackl	West Germany Germany	Luge	1988–2002	Winter	M	3	2	0	5
	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2018	Winter	M	3	2	0	5
	Georges Miez	Switzerland	Gymnastics	1928–1936	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
	Aaron Peirsol	United States	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
	Ralf Schumann	East Germany Germany	Shooting	1988–2008	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
	Sun Yang	China	Swimming	2012–2016	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
	Alberto Tomba	Italy	Alpine skiing	1988–1994	Winter	M	3	2	0	5
87	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Norway	Nordic combined, Cross-country skiing	1924–1932	Winter	M	3	1	2	6
	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	United States	Athletics	1984–1996	Summer	F	3	1	2	6
	Kim Rhode	United States	Shooting	1996–2016	Summer	F	3	1	2	6
90	Charles Daniels	United States	Swimming	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
	Darya Domracheva	Belarus	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	F	3	1	1	5
	Shane Gould	Australia	Swimming	1972	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
	Therese Johaug	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2014–2022	Winter	F	3	1	1	5
	Li Ning	China	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
	Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	Alpine skiing	1988–1994	Winter	F	3	1	1	5
	Daniela Silivaş	Romania	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
	Leon Štukelj	Yugoslavia	Gymnastics	1924–1936	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
	Ian Thorpe	Australia	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	Fencing	1996–2012	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
	Wang Meng	China	Short track speed skating	2006–2010	Winter	F	3	1	1	5
102	Vladimir Artemov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	Athletics	2004–2008	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Niccolò Campriani	Italy	Shooting	2012–2016	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Deborah Compagnoni	Italy	Alpine skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	Swimming	1972–1976	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	John Flanagan	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Ramón Fonst	Cuba	Fencing	1900–1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Dawn Fraser	Australia	Swimming	1956–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	Figure skating	1920–1932	Both	M	3	1	0	4
	Michael Groß	West Germany	Swimming	1984–1988	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Tomas Gustafson	Sweden	Speed skating	1984–1988	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
	Harry Hillman	United States	Athletics	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Maria Höfl-Riesch	Germany	Alpine skiing	2010–2014	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	Swimming	2016	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Alexander Karelin	Soviet Union Unified Team Russia	Wrestling	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Nellie Kim	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Ingrid Krämer	United Team of Germany	Diving	1960–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Matti Nykänen	Finland	Ski jumping	1984–1988	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
	Tamara Press	Soviet Union	Athletics	1960–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Myer Prinstein	United States	Athletics	1900–1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Murray Rose	Australia	Swimming	1956–1960	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	Athletics	1968–1980	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
	Ard Schenk	Netherlands	Speed skating	1968–1972	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
	Ecaterina Szabo	Romania	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	Equestrian	1996–2008	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Saori Yoshida	Japan	Wrestling	2004–2016	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
	Jan Železný	Czechoslovakia Czech Republic	Athletics	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
129	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	Athletics	2004–2016	Summer	F	3	0	3	6
130	Simone Biles	United States	Gymnastics	2016–2020	Summer	F	3	0	2	5
	Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Finland	Cross-country skiing	1984–1994	Winter	F	3	0	2	5
	Katja Seizinger	Germany	Alpine skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	0	2	5
133	Johannes Thingnes Bø	Norway	Biathlon	2018–2022	Winter	M	3	0	1	4
	Pyrros Dimas	Greece	Weightlifting	1992–2004	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
	Ugo Frigerio	Italy	Athletics	1920–1932	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
	Natalie Geisenberger	Germany	Luge	2010–2022	Winter	F	3	0	1	4
	Irene Schouten	Netherlands	Speed skating	2018–2022	Winter	F	3	0	1	4
	Martin Sheridan	United States	Athletics	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
	Michelle Smith	Ireland	Swimming	1996	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
	Zou Kai	China	Gymnastics	2008–2012	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
	Matthias Mayer	Austria	Alpine skiing	2014–2022	Winter	F	3	0	1	4
142	Thomas Alsgaard	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1994–2002	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Hjalmar Andersen	Norway	Speed skating	1952	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Kristin Armstrong	United States	Cycling	2008–2016	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Félicia Ballanger	France	Cycling	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Brooke Bennett	United States	Swimming	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	Athletics	1948	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Mike Burton	United States	Swimming	1968–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	Athletics	1956–1964	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Caeleb Dressel	United States	Swimming	2016–2020	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Tony Estanguet	France	Canoeing	2000–2012	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Archie Hahn	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Thorleif Haug	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1924	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Sonja Henie	Norway	Figure skating	1928–1936	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
	Bud Houser	United States	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Vyacheslav Ivanov	Soviet Union	Rowing	1956–1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Wrestling	1932–1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Michael Johnson	United States	Athletics	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Kakhi Kakhiashvili Akakios Kakiasvilis	Unified Team Greece	Weightlifting	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Pertti Karppinen	Finland	Rowing	1976–1984	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Tatyana Kazankina	Soviet Union	Athletics	1976–1980	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Jean-Claude Killy	France	Alpine skiing	1968	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Ester Ledecká	Czech Republic	Snowboarding, Alpine skiing	2018–2022	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
	Eric Lemming	Sweden	Athletics	1908–1912	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	James Lightbody	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Paul Masson	France	Cycling	1896	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Alexander Medved	Soviet Union	Wrestling	1964–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Debbie Meyer	United States	Swimming	1968	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	Weightlifting	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Nedo Nadi	Italy	Fencing	1912–1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Tadahiro Nomura	Japan	Judo	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Kjeld Nuis	Netherlands	Speed skating	2018-2022	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Jesse Owens	United States	Athletics	1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	László Papp	Hungary	Boxing	1948–1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Marie-José Pérec	France	Athletics	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Toni Sailer	Austria	Alpine skiing	1956	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Buvaisar Saitiev	Russia	Wrestling	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Swimming	1980–1988	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Félix Savón	Cuba	Boxing	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Peter Snell	New Zealand	Athletics	1960–1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Teófilo Stevenson	Cuba	Boxing	1972–1980	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Kamil Stoch	Poland	Ski jumping	2014–2018	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	Weightlifting	1988–1996	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Áron Szilágyi	Hungary	Fencing	2012–2020	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Marianne Timmer	Netherlands	Speed skating	1998–2006	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	Speed skating	1988	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
	Ulrich Wehling	East Germany	Nordic combined	1972–1980	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Johnny Weissmuller	United States	Swimming	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Carl Westergren	Sweden	Wrestling	1920–1932	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Shaun White	United States	Snowboarding	2006–2018	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
	Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	Cycling	2004–2012	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
	Anita Wlodarczyk	Poland	Athletics	2012–2020	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
	Nikolay Zimyatov	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1980–1984	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Coubertin, Pierre de; Timoleon J. Philimon; N. G. Politis; Ch. Anninos (1897). "Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896" (PDF). The Olympic Games, B.C. 776 – A.D. 1896. IOC official Olympic reports. translated by A. v. K. London: Grevel. pp. 55–81 (passim). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2008-08-13. (note: the source gives dates in the Julian calendar; this table uses the Gregorian calendar)

"Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
"databaseOlympics.com". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
See also references in the articles on each athlete.

[ioc1896-1] Coubertin, Pierre de; Timoleon J. Philimon; N. G. Politis; Ch. Anninos (1897). "Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896" (PDF). The Olympic Games, B.C. 776 – A.D. 1896. IOC official Olympic reports. translated by A. v. K. London: Grevel. pp. 55–81 (passim). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2008-08-13. (note: the source gives dates in the Julian calendar; this table uses the Gregorian calendar)

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List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

Contents

List of most Olympic gold medals over career edit

Timeline edit

List of most career gold medals in individual events edit

See also edit

References edit