List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games

This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

Michael Phelps has won the most gold medals at a single Olympics, winning 8 gold medals in 2008

List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games edit

This is a list of most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.

RankAthleteNationSportYearGameSex
1Michael Phelps  United StatesSwimming2008SummerM8008
2Mark Spitz  United StatesSwimming1972SummerM7007
3Michael Phelps  United StatesSwimming2004SummerM6028
4Kristin Otto  East GermanySwimming1988SummerF6006
Vitaly Scherbo  Unified TeamGymnastics1992SummerM6006
6Willis A. Lee  United StatesShooting1920SummerM5117
Matt Biondi  United StatesSwimming1988SummerM5117
8Anton Heida  United StatesGymnastics1904SummerM5106
Michael Phelps  United StatesSwimming2016SummerM5106
10Nedo Nadi  ItalyFencing1920SummerM5005
Paavo Nurmi  FinlandAthletics1924SummerM5005
Eric Heiden  United StatesSpeed skating1980WinterM5005
Caeleb Dressel  United StatesSwimming2020SummerM5005
14Boris Shakhlin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1960SummerM4217
Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet UnionGymnastics1976SummerM4217
16Hubert Van Innis  BelgiumArchery1920SummerM4206
Ville Ritola  FinlandAthletics1924SummerM4206
Viktor Chukarin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1952SummerM4206
Ágnes Keleti  HungaryGymnastics1956SummerF4206
Věra Čáslavská  CzechoslovakiaGymnastics1968SummerF4206
Michael Phelps  United StatesSwimming2012SummerM4206
22Lloyd Spooner  United StatesShooting1920SummerM4127
23Carl Osburn  United StatesShooting1920SummerM4116
Larisa Latynina  Soviet UnionGymnastics1956SummerF4116
Akinori Nakayama  JapanGymnastics1968SummerM4116
26Kornelia Ender  East GermanySwimming1976SummerF4105
John Naber  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM4105
Ecaterina Szabo  RomaniaGymnastics1984SummerF4105
Vladimir Artemov  Soviet UnionGymnastics1988SummerM4105
Katie Ledecky  United StatesSwimming2016SummerF4105
31Emma McKeon  AustraliaSwimming2020SummerF4037
32Marcus Hurley  United StatesCycling1904SummerM4015
Missy Franklin  United StatesSwimming2012SummerF4015
Simone Biles  United StatesGymnastics2016SummerF4015
Johannes Thingnes Bø  NorwayBiathlon2022WinterM4015
36Carl Schuhmann  GermanyGymnastics, Wrestling1896SummerM4004
Alvin Kraenzlein  United StatesAthletics1900SummerM4004
Jesse Owens  United StatesAthletics1936SummerM4004
Fanny Blankers-Koen  NetherlandsAthletics1948SummerF4004
Lidiya Skoblikova  Soviet UnionSpeed skating1964WinterF4004
Don Schollander  United StatesSwimming1964SummerM4004
Carl Lewis  United StatesAthletics1984SummerM4004
Amy Van Dyken  United StatesSwimming1996SummerF4004
Ole Einar Bjørndalen  NorwayBiathlon2002WinterM4004
45Alexander Dityatin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1980SummerM3418
46Hermann Weingärtner  GermanyGymnastics1896SummerM3216
George Eyser  United StatesGymnastics1904SummerM3216
Larisa Latynina  Soviet UnionGymnastics1960SummerF3216
Li Ning  ChinaGymnastics1984SummerM3216
Daniela Silivaş  RomaniaGymnastics1988SummerF3216
51Vilhelm Carlberg  SwedenShooting1912SummerM3205
Otto Olsen  NorwayShooting1920SummerM3205
Roger Ducret  FranceFencing1924SummerM3205
Sawao Kato  JapanGymnastics1972SummerM3205
Lyubov Yegorova  Unified TeamCross-country skiing1992WinterF3205
Ian Thorpe  AustraliaSwimming2000SummerM3205
57Konrad Frey  GermanyGymnastics1936SummerM3126
Takashi Ono  JapanGymnastics1960SummerM3126
59Charles Daniels  United StatesSwimming1904SummerM3115
Clas Thunberg  FinlandSpeed skating1924WinterM3115
Veikko Huhtanen  FinlandGymnastics1948SummerM3115
Viktor Chukarin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1956SummerM3115
Shane Gould  AustraliaSwimming1972SummerF3115
Nadia Comaneci  RomaniaGymnastics1976SummerF3115
Larisa Lazutina  RussiaCross-country skiing1998WinterF3115
Marit Bjørgen  NorwayCross-country skiing2010WinterF3115
Allison Schmitt  United StatesSwimming2012SummerF3115
Alexander Bolshunov  ROCCross-country skiing2022WinterM3115
69Rie Mastenbroek  NetherlandsSwimming1936SummerF3104
Hannes Kolehmainen  FinlandAthletics1912SummerM3104
Paavo Nurmi  FinlandAthletics1920SummerM3104
Georges Miez  SwitzerlandGymnastics1928SummerM3104
Ivar Ballangrud  NorwaySpeed skating1936WinterM3104
Věra Čáslavská  CzechoslovakiaGymnastics1964SummerF3104
Yukio Endo  JapanGymnastics1964SummerM3104
Charlie Hickcox  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM3104
Olga Korbut  Soviet UnionGymnastics1972SummerF3104
Nellie Kim  Soviet UnionGymnastics1976SummerF3104
Florence Griffith-Joyner  United StatesAthletics1988SummerF3104
Bjørn Dæhlie  NorwayCross-country skiing1992WinterM3104
Vegard Ulvang  NorwayCross-country skiing1992WinterM3104
Lyubov Yegorova  RussiaCross-country skiing1994WinterF3104
Bjørn Dæhlie  NorwayCross-country skiing1998WinterM3104
Inge de Bruijn  NetherlandsSwimming2000SummerF3104
Leontien van Moorsel  NetherlandsCycling2000SummerF3104
Janica Kostelić  CroatiaAlpine skiing2002WinterF3104
Petria Thomas  AustraliaSwimming2004SummerF3104
Katinka Hosszú  HungarySwimming2016SummerF3104
88Marte Olsbu Røiseland  NorwayBiathlon2022WinterF3025
89Johnny Weissmuller  United StatesSwimming1924SummerM3014
Paavo Aaltonen  FinlandGymnastics1948SummerM3014
Sawao Kato  JapanGymnastics1968SummerM3014
Jim Montgomery  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM3014
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen  FinlandCross-country skiing1984WinterF3014
Dmitry Bilozerchev  Soviet UnionGymnastics1988SummerM3014
Michelle Smith  IrelandSwimming1996SummerF3014
Jenny Thompson  United StatesSwimming2000SummerF3014
Ahn Hyun-Soo  South KoreaShort track speed skating2006WinterM3014
Victor Ahn  RussiaShort track speed skating2014WinterM3014
Kaylee McKeown  AustraliaSwimming2020SummerF3014
Irene Schouten  NetherlandsSpeed skating2022WinterF3014
101Paul Masson  FranceCycling1896SummerM3003
Ray Ewry  United StatesAthletics1900SummerM3003
Ray Ewry  United StatesAthletics1904SummerM3003
Archie Hahn  United StatesAthletics1904SummerM3003
Mel Sheppard  United StatesAthletics1908SummerM3003
Henry Taylor  Great BritainSwimming1908SummerM3003
Alfred Lane  United StatesShooting1912SummerM3003
Morris Fisher  United StatesShooting1920SummerM3003
Ole Lilloe-Olsen  NorwayShooting1920SummerM3003
Norman Ross  United StatesSwimming1920SummerM3003
Thorleif Haug  NorwayCross-country skiing
& Nordic combined
1924WinterM3003
Hjalmar Andersen  NorwaySpeed skating1952WinterM3003
Emil Zátopek  CzechoslovakiaAthletics1952SummerM3003
Toni Sailer  AustriaAlpine skiing1956WinterM3003
Betty Cuthbert  AustraliaAthletics1956SummerM3003
Bobby Morrow  United StatesAthletics1956SummerM3003
Murray Rose  AustraliaSwimming1956SummerM3003
Wilma Rudolph  United StatesAthletics1960SummerF3003
Klavdiya Boyarskikh  Soviet UnionCross-country skiing1964WinterF3003
Steve Clark  United StatesSwimming1964SummerM3003
Jean-Claude Killy  FranceAlpine skiing1968WinterM3003
Debbie Meyer  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM3003
Galina Kulakova  Soviet UnionCross-country skiing1972WinterF3003
Ard Schenk  NetherlandsSpeed skating1972WinterM3003
Sandy Neilson  United StatesSwimming1972SummerF3003
Nikolay Zimyatov  Soviet UnionCross-country skiing1976WinterM3003
Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet UnionSwimming1980SummerM3003
Valerie Brisco-Hooks  United StatesAthletics1984SummerF3003
Rick Carey  United StatesSwimming1984SummerM3003
Tracy Caulkins  United StatesSwimming1984SummerF3003
Ian Ferguson  New ZealandCanoeing1984SummerM3003
Rowdy Gaines  United StatesSwimming1984SummerM3003
Mary Meagher  United StatesSwimming1984SummerF3003
Matti Nykänen  FinlandSki jumping1988WinterM3003
Yvonne van Gennip  NetherlandsSpeed skating1988WinterF3003
Janet Evans  United StatesSwimming1988SummerF3003
Krisztina Egerszegi  HungarySwimming1992SummerF3003
Yevgeny Sadovyi  Unified TeamSwimming1992SummerM3003
Johann Olav Koss  NorwaySpeed skating1994WinterM3003
Josh Davis  United StatesSwimming1996SummerM3003
Jenny Thompson  United StatesSwimming1996SummerF3003
Lenny Krayzelburg  United StatesSwimming2000SummerM3003
Samppa Lajunen  FinlandNordic combined2002WinterM3003
Jodie Henry  AustraliaSwimming2004SummerF3003
Aaron Peirsol  United StatesSwimming2004SummerM3003
Cătălina Ponor  RomaniaGymnastics2004SummerF3003
Michael Greis  GermanyBiathlon2006WinterM3003
Jin Sun-Yu  South KoreaShort track speed skating2006WinterF3003
Chris Hoy  Great BritainCycling2008SummerM3003
Zou Kai  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerM3003
Stephanie Rice  AustraliaSwimming2008SummerF3003
Wang Meng  ChinaShort track speed skating2010WinterF3003
Usain Bolt  JamaicaAthletics2012SummerM3003
Allyson Felix  United StatesAthletics2012SummerF3003
Dana Vollmer  United StatesSwimming2012SummerF3003
Marit Bjørgen  NorwayCross-country skiing2014WinterF3003
Darya Domracheva  BelarusBiathlon2014WinterF3003
Usain Bolt  JamaicaAthletics2016SummerM3003
Jason Kenny  Great BritainCycling2016SummerM3003
Danuta Kozák  HungaryCanoeing2016SummerF3003
Ryan Murphy  United StatesSwimming2016SummerM3003
Martin Fourcade  FranceBiathlon2018WinterM3003
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  NorwayCross-country skiing2018WinterM3003
An San  South KoreaArchery2020SummerF3003
Lisa Carrington  New ZealandCanoeing2020SummerF3003
Elaine Thompson-Herah  JamaicaAthletics2020SummerF3003
Therese Johaug  NorwayCross-country skiing2022WinterF3003
168Ireen Wüst  NetherlandsSpeed skating2014WinterF2305
Quentin Fillon Maillet  FranceBiathlon2022WinterM2305
170Larisa Latynina  Soviet UnionGymnastics1964SummerF2226
171Walter Tewksbury  United StatesAthletics1900SummerM2215
Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet UnionGymnastics1980SummerM2215
Manuela Di Centa  ItalyCross-country skiing1994WinterF2215
Natalie Coughlin  United StatesSwimming2004SummerF2215
Ryan Lochte  United StatesSwimming2012SummerM2215
176Edoardo Mangiarotti  ItalyFencing1952SummerM2204
Nadia Comaneci  RomaniaGymnastics1980SummerF2204
Karin Enke  East GermanySpeed skating1984WinterF2204
Michael Gross  West GermanySwimming1984SummerM2204
Alexander Popov  Unified TeamSwimming1992SummerM2204
Bjørn Dæhlie  NorwayCross-country skiing1994WinterM2204
Gary Hall, Jr.  United StatesSwimming1996SummerM2204
Alexander Popov  RussiaSwimming1996SummerM2204
Simone Manuel  United StatesSwimming2016SummerF2204
Zhang Yufei  ChinaSwimming2020SummerF2204
Katie Ledecky  United StatesSwimming2020SummerF2204
187Alexei Nemov  RussiaGymnastics1996SummerM2136
Alexei Nemov  RussiaGymnastics2000SummerM2136
189Mitsuo Tsukahara  JapanGymnastics1976SummerM2125
Koji Gushiken  JapanGymnastics1984SummerM2125
Svetlana Boginskaya  Soviet UnionGymnastics1988SummerF2125
Yelena Shushunova  Soviet UnionGymnastics1988SummerF2125
Marit Bjørgen  NorwayCross-country skiing2018WinterF2125
194Polina Astakhova  Soviet UnionGymnastics1960SummerF2114
Polina Astakhova  Soviet UnionGymnastics1964SummerF2114
Mark Spitz  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM2114
Michael Wenden  AustraliaSwimming1968SummerM2114
Jerry Heidenreich  United StatesSwimming1972SummerM2114
Roland Matthes  East GermanySwimming1972SummerM2114
Akinori Nakayama  JapanGymnastics1972SummerM2114
Ludmilla Tourischeva  Soviet UnionGymnastics1972SummerF2114
Gunde Svan  SwedenCross-country skiing1984WinterM2114
Lavinia Miloşovici  RomaniaGymnastics1992SummerF2114
Gary Hall, Jr.  United StatesSwimming2000SummerM2114
Ian Thorpe  AustraliaSwimming2004SummerM2114
Lisbeth Trickett  AustraliaSwimming2008SummerF2114
Petter Northug  NorwayCross-country skiing2010WinterM2114
Sun Yang  ChinaSwimming2012SummerM2114
Maya DiRado  United StatesSwimming2016SummerF2114
Ariarne Titmus  AustraliaSwimming2020SummerF2114
Tarjei Bø  NorwayBiathlon2022WinterM2114
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  NorwayCross-country skiing2022WinterM2114
Suzanne Schulting  NetherlandsShort track speed skating2022WinterF2114
214Meyer Prinstein  United StatesAthletics1900SummerM2103
Hubert Van Innis  BelgiumArchery1900SummerM2103
Ole Lilloe-Olsen  NorwayShooting1924SummerM2103
Lucien Gaudin  FranceFencing1928SummerM2103
Jimmy McLane  United StatesSwimming1948SummerM2103
Ford Konno  United StatesSwimming1952SummerM2103
Dawn Fraser  AustraliaSwimming1956SummerM2103
Eero Mäntyranta  FinlandCross-country skiing1964WinterM2103
Toini Gustafsson  SwedenCross-country skiing1968WinterM2103
Roland Matthes  East GermanySwimming1968SummerM2103
Ken Walsh  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM2103
Rosi Mittermaier  GermanyAlpine skiing1976WinterF2103
Raisa Smetanina  Soviet UnionCross-country skiing1976WinterF2103
John Hencken  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM2103
Sawao Kato  JapanGymnastics1976SummerM2103
Hanni Wenzel  LiechtensteinAlpine skiing1980WinterF2103
Anatoly Alyabyev  Soviet UnionBiathlon1980WinterM2103
Agneta Andersson  SwedenCanoeing1984SummerF2103
Mike Heath  United StatesSwimming1984SummerM2103
Peter Vidmar  United StatesGymnastics1984SummerM2103
Chris Jacobs  United StatesSwimming1988SummerM2103
Tom Jager  United StatesSwimming1988SummerM2103
Carl Lewis  United StatesAthletics1988SummerM2103
Birgit Schmidt  East GermanyCanoeing1988SummerF2103
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann  GermanySpeed skating1992WinterF2103
Mark Kirchner  GermanyBiathlon1992WinterM2103
Matt Biondi  United StatesSwimming1992SummerM2103
Jenny Thompson  United StatesSwimming1992SummerF2104
Gwen Torrence  United StatesAthletics1992SummerF2103
Denis Pankratov  RussiaSwimming1996SummerM2103
Olga Danilova  RussiaCross-country skiing1998WinterF2103
Kazuyoshi Funaki  JapanSki jumping1998WinterM2103
Elena Zamolodchikova  RussiaGymnastics2000SummerF2103
Jochem Uytdehaage  NetherlandsSpeed skating2002WinterM2103
Kati Wilhelm  GermanyBiathlon2002WinterF2103
Frode Estil  NorwayCross-country skiing2002WinterM2103
Yang Yang (b. 1976)  ChinaShort track speed skating2002WinterF2103
Felix Gottwald  AustriaNordic combined2006WinterM2103
Matt Grevers  United StatesSwimming2008SummerM2103
Aaron Peirsol  United StatesSwimming2008SummerM2103
Yang Wei  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerM2103
Magdalena Neuner  GermanyBiathlon2010WinterF2103
Emil Hegle Svendsen  NorwayBiathlon2010WinterM2103
Lee Jung-Su  South KoreaShort track speed skating2010WinterM2103
Nathan Adrian  United StatesSwimming2012SummerM2103
Matt Grevers  United StatesSwimming2012SummerM2103
Ranomi Kromowidjojo  NetherlandsSwimming2012SummerF2103
Martin Fourcade  FranceBiathlon2014WinterM2103
Sven Kramer  NetherlandsSpeed skating2014WinterM2103
Allyson Felix  United StatesAthletics2016SummerF2103
Elaine Thompson  JamaicaAthletics2016SummerF2103
Simen Hegstad Krüger  NorwayCross-country skiing2018WinterM2103
Martin Johnsrud Sundby  NorwayCross-country skiing2018WinterM2103
James Guy  Great BritainSwimming2020SummerM2103
Adam Peaty  Great BritainSwimming2020SummerM2103
Evgeny Rylov  ROCSwimming2020SummerM2103
Vitalina Batsarashkina  ROCShooting2020SummerF2103
Daiki Hashimoto  JapanGymnastics2020SummerM2103
Jørgen Gråbak  NorwayNordic combined2022WinterM2103
Eileen Gu  ChinaFreestyle skiing2022WinterF2103
Johannes Strolz  AustriaAlpine skiing2022WinterM2103
275Dara Torres  United StatesSwimming2000SummerF2035
276Natalia Kuchinskaya  Soviet UnionGymnastics1968SummerF2024
Tatyana Averina  Soviet UnionSpeed skating1976WinterF2024
Natalia Shaposhnikova  Soviet UnionGymnastics1980SummerF2024
Pieter van den Hoogenband  NetherlandsSwimming2000SummerM2024
Ryan Lochte  United StatesSwimming2008SummerM2024
Nathan Adrian  United StatesSwimming2016SummerM2024
282Reginald Doherty  Great BritainTennis1900SummerM2013
Martin Sheridan  United StatesAthletics1908SummerM2013
Alfred Lane  United StatesShooting1920SummerM2013
Einar Liberg  NorwayShooting1920SummerM2013
Henri Oreiller  FranceAlpine skiing1948WinterM2013
Mal Whitfield  United StatesAthletics1948SummerM2013
Edoardo Mangiarotti  ItalyFencing1956SummerM2013
Sixten Jernberg  SwedenCross-country skiing1964WinterM2013
Vyacheslav Vedenin  Soviet UnionCross-country skiing1972WinterM2013
Mitsuo Tsukahara  JapanGymnastics1972SummerM2013
Larisa Petrik  Soviet UnionGymnastics1968SummerF2013
Yelena Davydova  Soviet UnionGymnastics1980SummerF2013
Gaetan Boucher  CanadaSpeed skating1984WinterM2013
Toni Nieminen  FinlandSki jumping1992WinterM2013
Jon Olsen  United StatesSwimming1992SummerM2013
Melvin Stewart  United StatesSwimming1992SummerM2013
Chun Lee-Kyung  South KoreaShort track speed skating1998WinterF2013
Katja Seizinger  GermanyAlpine skiing1998WinterF2013
Simona Amânar  RomaniaGymnastics2000SummerF2013
Marc Gagnon  CanadaShort track speed skating2002WinterM2013
Veronica Campbell-Brown  JamaicaAthletics2004SummerF2013
Kosuke Kitajima  JapanSwimming2004SummerM2013
Enrico Fabris  ItalySpeed skating2006WinterM2013
Sven Fischer  GermanyBiathlon2006WinterM2013
Kosuke Kitajima  JapanSwimming2008SummerM2013
Jason Lezak  United StatesSwimming2008SummerM2013
Martina Sáblíková  Czech RepublicSpeed skating2010WinterF2013
Zou Kai  ChinaGymnastics2012SummerM2013
Aly Raisman  United StatesGymnastics2012SummerF2013
Max Whitlock  Great BritainGymnastics2016SummerM2013
Eric Frenzel  GermanyNordic combined2018WinterM2013
Laura Dahlmeier  GermanyBiathlon2018WinterF2013
Cate Campbell  AustraliaSwimming2020SummerF2013
Mollie O'Callaghan  AustraliaSwimming2020SummerF2013
Sifan Hassan  NetherlandsAthletics2020SummerF2013
Harrie Lavreysen  NetherlandsCycling2020SummerM2013
318Thomas Burke  United StatesAthletics1896SummerM2002
Edwin Flack  AustraliaAthletics1896SummerM2002
Robert Garrett  United StatesAthletics1896SummerM2002
Alfréd Hajós  HungarySwimming1896SummerM2002
Albert Robert Ayat  FranceFencing1900SummerM2002
John Arthur Jarvis  Great BritainSwimming1900SummerM2002
Gaston Alibert  FranceFencing1908SummerM2002
Ray Ewry  United StatesAthletics1908SummerM2002
Zoltán Halmay  HungarySwimming1908SummerM2002
George Larner  Great BritainAthletics1908SummerM2002
Eric Lemming  SwedenAthletics1908SummerM2002
Oscar Swahn  SwedenShooting1908SummerM2002
Alfred Swahn  SwedenShooting1912SummerM2002
Armas Taipale  FinlandAthletics1912SummerM2002
Jim Thorpe  United StatesAthletics1912SummerM2002
Albert Hill  Great BritainAthletics1920SummerM2002
Duke Kahanamoku  United StatesSwimming1920SummerM2002
Charlie Paddock  United StatesAthletics1920SummerM2002
Morris Fisher  United StatesShooting1924SummerM2002
Lucien Gaudin  FranceFencing1924SummerF2002
Clarence Houser  United StatesAthletics1924SummerM2002
Harold Osborn  United StatesAthletics1924SummerM2002
Adolph van der Voort van Zijp  NetherlandsEquestrian1924SummerM2002
Johan Grøttumsbråten  NorwayCross-country skiing
& Nordic combined
1928WinterM2002
Clas Thunberg  FinlandSpeed skating1928WinterM2002
George Kojac  United StatesSwimming1928SummerM2002
Charles Pahud de Mortanges  NetherlandsEquestrian1928SummerM2002
Johnny Weissmuller  United StatesSwimming1928SummerM2002
Irving Jaffee  United StatesSpeed skating1932WinterM2002
Jack Shea  United StatesSpeed skating1932WinterM2002
Ivar Johansson  SwedenWrestling1932SummerM2002
Yasuji Miyazaki  JapanSwimming1932SummerM2002
Eddie Tolan  United StatesAthletics1932SummerM2002
Kristjan Palusalu  EstoniaWrestling1936SummerM2002
Martin Lundström  SwedenCross-country skiing1948WinterM2002
Jehan Buhan  FranceFencing1948SummerM2002
Harrison Dillard  United StatesAthletics1948SummerM2002
Gert Fredriksson  SwedenCanoeing1948SummerM2002
Aladár Gerevich  HungaryFencing1948SummerM2002
Mel Patton  United StatesAthletics1948SummerM2002
Wally Ris  United StatesSwimming1948SummerM2002
Heikki Savolainen  FinlandGymnastics 1948SummerM2002
Bill Smith  United StatesSwimming1948SummerM2002
Andrea Mead Lawrence  United StatesAlpine skiing1952WinterF2002
Lorenz Nieberl  GermanyBobsleigh1952WinterM2002
Andreas Ostler  GermanyBobsleigh1952WinterM2002
Harrison Dillard  United StatesAthletics1952SummerM2002
Yrjö Hietanen  FinlandCanoeing1952SummerM2002
Christian d'Oriola  FranceFencing1952SummerM2002
Pál Kovács  HungaryFencing1952SummerM2002
André Noyelle  BelgiumCycling1952SummerM2002
Henri Saint Cyr  SwedenEquestrian1952SummerM2002
Kurt Wires  FinlandCanoeing1952SummerM2002
Yevgeny Grishin  Soviet UnionSpeed skating1956WinterM2002
Gert Fredriksson  SwedenCanoeing1956SummerM2002
John Henricks  AustraliaSwimming1956SummerM2002
Rudolf Kárpáti  HungaryFencing1956SummerM2002
Henri Saint Cyr  SwedenEquestrian1956SummerM2002
Boris Shakhlin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1956SummerM2002
Hans Günter Winkler  United Team of GermanyEquestrian1956SummerM2002
Yevgeny Grishin  Soviet UnionSpeed skating1960WinterM2002
Lidiya Skoblikova  Soviet UnionSpeed skating1960WinterF2002
Glenn Davis  United StatesAthletics1960SummerM2002
Giuseppe Delfino  ItalyFencing1960SummerM2002
Jeff Farrell  United StatesSwimming1960SummerM2002
Rudolf Kárpáti  HungaryFencing1960SummerM2002
Mike Troy  United StatesSwimming1960SummerM2002
Bob Hayes  United StatesAthletics1964SummerM2002
Gary Ilman  United StatesSwimming1964SummerM2002
Peter Snell  New ZealandAthletics1964SummerM2002
Haruhiro Yamashita  JapanGymnastics1964SummerM2002
Luciano de Paolis  ItalyBobsleigh1968WinterM2002
Ole Ellefsæter  NorwayCross-country skiing1968WinterM2002
Harald Grønningen  NorwayCross-country skiing1968WinterM2002
Eugenio Monti  ItalyBobsleigh1968WinterM2002
Mike Burton  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM2002
Lee Evans  United StatesAthletics1968SummerM2002
Jim Hines  United StatesAthletics1968SummerM2002
Don McKenzie  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM2002
Stephen Rerych  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM2002
Doug Russell  United StatesSwimming1968SummerM2002
Wyomia Tyus  United StatesAthletics1968SummerF2002
Marie-Theres Nadig  SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1972WinterF2002
Richard Meade  Great BritainEquestrian1972SummerM2002
Wim Ruska  NetherlandsJudo1972SummerM2002
Lasse Virén  FinlandAthletics1972SummerM2002
Witold Woyda  PolandFencing1972SummerM2002
Nikolay Kruglov  Soviet UnionBiathlon1976WinterM2002
Meinhard Nehmer  East GermanyBobsleigh1976WinterM2002
Bernhard Germeshausen  East GermanyBobsleigh1976WinterM2002
Mike Bruner  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM2002
Bruce Furniss  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM2002
Brian Goodell  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM2002
Alberto Juantorena  CubaAthletics1976SummerM2002
Lasse Virén  FinlandAthletics1976SummerM2002
Matt Vogel  United StatesSwimming1976SummerM2002
Nellie Kim  Soviet UnionGymnastics1980SummerF2002
Ingemar Stenmark  SwedenAlpine skiing1980WinterM2002
Barbara Petzold  East GermanyCross-country skiing1980WinterF2002
Pascale Trinquet  FranceFencing1980SummerF2002
Thomas Wassberg  SwedenCross-country skiing1984WinterM2002
Wolfgang Hoppe  East GermanyBobsleigh1984WinterM2002
Dietmar Schauerhammer  East GermanyBobsleigh1984WinterM2002
Evelyn Ashford  United StatesAthletics1984SummerF2002
Alonzo Babers  United StatesAthletics1984SummerM2002
Alex Baumann  CanadaSwimming1984SummerM2002
Bart Conner  United StatesGymnastics1984SummerM2002
Tom Jager  United StatesSwimming1984SummerM2002
Reiner Klimke  West GermanyEquestrian1984SummerM2002
Greg Louganis  United StatesDiving1984SummerM2002
Steve Lundquist  United StatesSwimming1984SummerM2002
Tomas Gustafson  SwedenSpeed skating1988WinterM2002
Gunde Svan  SwedenCross-country skiing1988WinterM2002
Alberto Tomba  ItalyAlpine skiing1988WinterM2002
Tamara Tikhonova  Soviet UnionCross-country skiing1988WinterF2002
Frank-Peter Roetsch  East GermanyBiathlon1988WinterM2002
Vreni Schneider  AustriaAlpine skiing1988WinterF2002
Troy Dalbey  United StatesSwimming1988SummerM2002
Tamás Darnyi  HungarySwimming1988SummerM2002
Steve Lewis  United StatesAthletics1988SummerM2002
Greg Louganis  United StatesDiving1988SummerM2002
Kim Soo-Nyung  South KoreaArchery1988SummerF2002
Bonnie Blair  United StatesSpeed skating1992WinterF2002
Kim Ki-hoon  South KoreaShort track speed skating1992WinterM2002
Petra Kronberger  AustriaAlpine skiing1992WinterF2002
Nikolay Bukhalov  BulgariaCanoeing1992SummerM2002
Cho Youn-Jeong  South KoreaArchery1992SummerF2002
Tamás Darnyi  HungarySwimming1992SummerM2002
Nelson Diebel  United StatesSwimming1992SummerM2002
Carl Lewis  United StatesAthletics1992SummerM2002
Mike Marsh  United StatesAthletics1992SummerM2002
Pablo Morales  United StatesSwimming1992SummerM2002
Deng Yaping  ChinaTable tennis 1992SummerF2002
Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek  PolandModern pentathlon1992SummerM2002
Giovanna Trillini  ItalyFencing1992SummerF2002
Quincy Watts  United StatesAthletics1992SummerM2002
Myriam Bédard  CanadaBiathlon1994WinterF2002
Bonnie Blair  United StatesSpeed skating1994WinterF2002
Chun Lee-Kyung  South KoreaShort track speed skating1994WinterF2002
Markus Wasmeier  GermanyAlpine skiing1994WinterM2002
Jens Weißflog  GermanySki jumping1994WinterM2002
Donovan Bailey  CanadaAthletics1996SummerM2002
Gail Devers  United StatesAthletics1996SummerF2002
Martin Doktor  Czech RepublicCanoeing1996SummerM2002
Laura Flessel-Colovic  FranceFencing1996SummerF2002
Michael Johnson  United StatesAthletics1996SummerM2002
Kim Kyung-Wook  South KoreaArchery1996SummerF2002
Danyon Loader  New ZealandSwimming1996SummerM2002
Shannon Miller  United StatesGymnastics1996SummerF2002
Jon Olsen  United StatesSwimming1996SummerM2002
Liu Guoliang  ChinaTable tennis 1996SummerM2002
Deng Yaping  ChinaTable tennis 1996SummerF2002
Marie-José Pérec  FranceAthletics1996SummerF2002
Jeff Rouse  United StatesSwimming1996SummerM2002
Brad Schumacher  United StatesSwimming1996SummerM2002
Isabell Werth  GermanyEquestrian1996SummerF2002
Thomas Alsgaard  NorwayCross-country skiing1998WinterM2002
Bjarte Engen Vik  NorwayNordic combined1998WinterM2002
Hermann Maier  AustriaAlpine skiing1998WinterM2002
Gianni Romme  NetherlandsSpeed skating1998WinterM2002
Marianne Timmer  NetherlandsSpeed skating1998WinterF2002
Georgeta Damian  RomaniaRowing2000SummerF2002
Maurice Greene  United StatesAthletics2000SummerM2002
Domenico Fioravanti  ItalySwimming2000SummerM2002
Birgit Fischer  GermanyCanoeing2000SummerF2002
Li Xiaopeng  ChinaGymnastics2000SummerM2002
Robert Korzeniowski  PolandAthletics2000SummerM2002
Yun Mi-Jin  South KoreaArchery2000SummerF2002
Amy Van Dyken  United StatesSwimming2000SummerF2002
Wang Nan  ChinaTable tennis 2000SummerF2002
Valentina Vezzali  ItalyFencing2000SummerF2002
Xiong Ni  ChinaDiving2000SummerM2002
Venus Williams  United StatesTennis2000SummerF2002
Kjetil André Aamodt  NorwayAlpine skiing2002WinterM2002
Thomas Alsgaard  NorwayCross-country skiing2002WinterM2002
Simon Ammann  SwitzerlandSki jumping2002WinterM2002
Andrea Henkel  GermanyBiathlon2002WinterF2002
Claudia Pechstein  GermanySpeed skating2002WinterF2002
Georgeta Damian  RomaniaRowing2004SummerF2002
Anastasia Davydova  RussiaSynchronized swimming2004SummerF2002
Hicham El Guerrouj  MoroccoAthletics2004SummerM2002
Kelly Holmes  Great BritainAthletics2004SummerF2002
Natasa Janics  HungaryCanoeing2004SummerF2002
Guo Jingjing  ChinaDiving2004SummerF2002
Zhang Yining  ChinaTable tennis 2004SummerF2002
Nicolás Massú  ChileTennis2004SummerM2002
Diana Mocanu  RomaniaSwimming2004SummerF2002
Park Sung-hyun  South KoreaArchery2004SummerF2002
Jeremy Wariner  United StatesAthletics2004SummerM2002
Andre Lange  GermanyBobsleigh2006WinterM2002
Kevin Kuske  GermanyBobsleigh2006WinterM2002
Björn Lind  SwedenCross-country skiing2006WinterM2002
Benjamin Raich  AustriaAlpine skiing2006WinterM2002
Michaela Dorfmeister  AustriaAlpine skiing2006WinterF2002
Thomas Morgenstern  AustriaSki jumping2006WinterM2002
Giorgio Di Centa  ItalyCross-country skiing2006WinterM2002
Svetlana Ishmouratova  RussiaBiathlon2006WinterF2002
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi  EstoniaCross-country skiing2006WinterF2002
Rebecca Adlington  Great BritainSwimming2008SummerF2002
Usain Bolt  JamaicaAthletics2008SummerM2002
Anastasia Davydova  RussiaSynchronized swimming2008SummerF2002
Tirunesh Dibaba  EthiopiaAthletics2008SummerF2002
Guo Jingjing  ChinaDiving2008SummerF2002
Chen Yibing  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerM2002
Li Xiaopeng  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerM2002
Xiao Qin  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerM2002
He Kexin  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerF2002
Ma Lin  ChinaTable tennis 2008SummerM2002
Zhang Yining  ChinaTable tennis 2008SummerF2002
Chen Ruolin  ChinaDiving2008SummerM2002
Angelo Taylor  United StatesAthletics2008SummerM2002
Chen Yibing  ChinaGymnastics2008SummerM2002
Bradley Wiggins  Great BritainCycling2008SummerM2002
Simon Ammann  SwitzerlandSki jumping2010WinterM2002
Charles Hamelin  CanadaShort track speed skating2010WinterM2002
Marcus Hellner  SwedenCross-country skiing2010WinterM2002
Maria Riesch  GermanyAlpine skiing2010WinterF2002
Zhou Yang  ChinaShort track speed skating2010WinterF2002
Chen Ruolin  ChinaDiving2012SummerF2002
Jin Jong-oh  South KoreaShooting2012SummerM2002
Ki Bo-Bae  South KoreaArchery2012SummerF2002
Elisa Di Francisca  ItalyFencing2012SummerF2002
Gabby Douglas  United StatesGymnastics2012SummerF2002
Charlotte Dujardin  Great BritainEquestrian2012SummerF2002
Mo Farah  Great BritainAthletics2012SummerM2002
Chris Hoy  Great BritainCycling2012SummerM2002
Natalia Ishchenko  RussiaSynchronized swimming2012SummerF2002
Jin Jong-oh  South KoreaShooting2012SummerM2002
Jason Kenny  Great BritainCycling2012SummerM2002
Danuta Kozák  HungaryCanoeing2012SummerF2002
Li Xiaoxia  ChinaTable Tennis2012SummerF2002
Svetlana Romashina  RussiaSynchronized swimming2012SummerF2002
Laura Trott  Great BritainCycling2012SummerF2002
Serena Williams  United StatesTennis2012SummerF2002
Wu Minxia  ChinaDiving2012SummerF2002
Ye Shiwen  ChinaSwimming2012SummerF2002
Zhang Jike  ChinaTable Tennis2012SummerM2002
Zhao Yunlei  ChinaBadminton2012SummerF2002
Feng Zhe  ChinaGymnastics2012SummerM2002
Ole Einar Bjørndalen  NorwayBiathlon2014WinterM2002
Emil Hegle Svendsen  NorwayBiathlon2014WinterM2002
Jørgen Gråbak  NorwayNordic combined2014WinterM2002
Natalie Geisenberger  GermanyLuge2014WinterF2002
Felix Loch  GermanyLuge2014WinterM2002
Tobias Wendl  GermanyLuge2014WinterM2002
Tobias Arlt  GermanyLuge2014WinterM2002
Tatiana Volosozhar  RussiaFigure skating2014WinterF2002
Vic Wild  RussiaSnowboarding2014WinterM2002
Park Seung-hi  South KoreaShort track speed skating2014WinterF2002
Dario Cologna  SwitzerlandCross-country skiing2014WinterM2002
Tina Maze  SloveniaAlpine skiing2014WinterF2002
Kamil Stoch  PolandSki jumping2014WinterM2002
Jorien ter Mors  NetherlandsSpeed skating2014WinterF2002
Chang Hye-jin  South KoreaArchery2016SummerF2002
Anthony Ervin  United StatesSwimming2016SummerM2002
Lilly King  United StatesSwimming2016SummerF2002
Mo Farah  Great BritainAthletics2016SummerM2002
Natalia Ishchenko  RussiaSynchronized swimming2016SummerF2002
Ku Bon-chan  South KoreaArchery2016SummerM2002
Svetlana Romashina  RussiaSynchronized swimming2016SummerF2002
Kohei Uchimura  JapanGymnastics2016SummerM2002
Laura Trott  Great BritainCycling2016SummerF2002
Shi Tingmao  ChinaDiving2016SummerF2002
Chen Aishen  ChinaDiving2016SummerM2002
Ding Ning  ChinaTable Tennis2016SummerF2002
Ma Long  ChinaTable Tennis2016SummerM2002
Gabriella Szabó  HungaryCanoeing2016SummerF2002
Sebastian Brendel  GermanyCanoeing2016SummerM2002
Max Rendschmidt  GermanyCanoeing2016SummerM2002
Marcus Gross  GermanyCanoeing2016SummerM2002
Yana Egorian  RussiaFencing2016SummerF2002
Ester Ledecká  Czech RepublicAlpine skiing, Snowboarding2018WinterF2002
Nana Takagi  JapanSpeed skating2018WinterF2002
Kjeld Nuis  NetherlandsSpeed skating2018WinterM2002
Natalie Geisenberger  GermanyLuge2018WinterF2002
Tobias Wendl  GermanyLuge2018WinterM2002
Tobias Arlt  GermanyLuge2018WinterM2002
Johannes Rydzek  GermanyNordic combined2018WinterM2002
Francesco Friedrich  GermanyBobsleigh2018WinterM2002
Thorsten Margis  GermanyBobsleigh2018WinterM2002
Tessa Virtue  CanadaFigure skating2018WinterF2002
Scott Moir  CanadaFigure skating2018WinterM2002
Choi Min-jeong  South KoreaShort track speed skating2018WinterF2002
Marcel Hirscher  AustriaAlpine skiing2018WinterM2002
Ragnhild Haga  NorwayCross-country skiing2018WinterF2002
Yang Qian  ChinaShooting2020SummerF2002
Kim Je-deok  South KoreaArchery2020SummerM2002
Sofia Pozdniakova  ROCFencing2020SummerF2002
Yui Ohashi  JapanSwimming2020SummerF2002
Robert Finke  United StatesSwimming2020SummerM2002
Tom Dean  Great BritainSwimming2020SummerM2002
Zach Apple  United StatesSwimming2020SummerM2002
Shi Tingmao  ChinaDiving2020SummerF2002
Xie Shiyi  ChinaDiving2020SummerM2002
Svetlana Romashina  ROCSynchronized swimming2020SummerF2002
Svetlana Kolesnichenko  ROCSynchronized swimming2020SummerF2002
Chen Meng  ChinaTable Tennis2020SummerF2002
Ma Long  ChinaTable Tennis2020SummerM2002
Marcell Jacobs  ItalyAthletics2020SummerM2002
Athing Mu  United StatesAthletics2020SummerF2002
Ren Ziwei  ChinaShort track speed skating2022WinterM2002
Urša Bogataj  SloveniaSki jumping2022WinterF2002
Natalie Geisenberger  GermanyLuge2022WinterF2002
Johannes Ludwig  GermanyLuge2022WinterM2002
Tobias Wendl  GermanyLuge2022WinterM2002
Tobias Arlt  GermanyLuge2022WinterM2002
Nils van der Poel  SwedenSpeed skating2022WinterM2002
Lindsey Jacobellis  United StatesSnowboarding2022WinterF2002
Francesco Friedrich  GermanyBobsleigh2022WinterM2002
Thorsten Margis  GermanyBobsleigh2022WinterM2002

Timeline edit

The historical progression of the leading performance(s).

Gold medalsYearRecord durationAthleteNationSport(s)GamesSex
418961896–1904Carl Schuhmann  GermanyGymnastics, WrestlingSummerM
19001900–1904Alvin Kraenzlein  United StatesAthleticsSummerM
519041904–1972Anton Heida  United StatesGymnasticsSummerM
19201920–1972Nedo Nadi  ItalyFencingSummerM
19201920–1972Willis A. Lee  United StatesShootingSummerM
19241924–1972Paavo Nurmi  FinlandAthleticsSummerM
719721972–2008Mark Spitz  United StatesSwimmingSummerM
820082008–presentMichael Phelps  United StatesSwimmingSummerM

List of most individual gold medals won at a single Olympic Games edit

RankAthleteNationSportYearGamesSex
1Eric Heiden  United StatesSpeed skating1980WinterM5005
Vitaly Scherbo  Unified TeamGymnastics1992SummerM5005
Michael Phelps  United StatesSwimming2008SummerM5005
4Boris Shakhlin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1960SummerM4116
Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet UnionGymnastics1976SummerM4116
6Anton Heida  United StatesGymnastics1904SummerM4105
Věra Čáslavská  CzechoslovakiaGymnastics1968SummerF4105
8Marcus Hurley  United StatesCycling1904SummerM4015
Michael Phelps  United StatesSwimming2004SummerM4015
10Alvin Kraenzlein  United StatesAthletics1900SummerM4004
Lidia Skoblikova  Soviet UnionSpeed skating1964WinterF4004
Mark Spitz  United StatesSwimming1972SummerM4004
Kristin Otto  East GermanySwimming1988SummerF4004
14George Eyser  United StatesGymnastics1904SummerM3216
15Viktor Chukarin  Soviet UnionGymnastics1952SummerM3205
16Clas Thunberg  FinlandSpeed skating1924WinterM3115
Larisa Latynina  Soviet UnionGymnastics1956SummerF3115
Akinori Nakayama  JapanGymnastics1968SummerM3115
Shane Gould  AustraliaSwimming1972SummerF3115
Li Ning  ChinaGymnastics1984SummerM3115
Daniela Silivas  RomaniaGymnastics1988SummerF3115
22Ivar Ballangrud  NorwaySpeed skating1936WinterM3104
Ágnes Keleti  HungaryGymnastics1956SummerF3104
Ecaterina Szabo  RomaniaGymnastics1984SummerF3104
Vladimir Artemov  Soviet UnionGymnastics1988SummerM3104
Leontien van Moorsel  NetherlandsCycling2000SummerF3104
Janica Kostelić  CroatiaAlpine skiing2002WinterF3104
Katinka Hosszú  HungarySwimming2016SummerF3104
29Nadia Comaneci  RomaniaGymnastics1976SummerF3014
Michelle Smith  IrelandSwimming1996SummerF3014
Simone Biles  United StatesGymnastics2016SummerF3014
32Ray Ewry  United StatesAthletics1900SummerM3003
Ray Ewry  United StatesAthletics1904SummerM3003
Archie Hahn  United StatesAthletics1904SummerM3003
Nedo Nadi  ItalyFencing1920SummerM3003
Thorleif Haug  NorwayCross-country skiing& Nordic combined1924WinterM3003
Paavo Nurmi  FinlandAthletics1924SummerM3003
Jesse Owens  United StatesAthletics1936SummerM3003
Fanny Blankers-Koen  NetherlandsAthletics1948SummerF3003
Hjalmar Andersen  NorwaySpeed skating1952WinterM3003
Emil Zátopek  CzechoslovakiaAthletics1952SummerM3003
Toni Sailer  AustriaAlpine skiing1956WinterM3003
Věra Čáslavská  CzechoslovakiaGymnastics1964SummerF3003
Debbie Meyer  United StatesSwimming1968SummerF3003
Jean-Claude Killy  FranceAlpine skiing1968WinterM3003
Ard Schenk  NetherlandsSpeed skating1972WinterM3003
Kornelia Ender  East GermanySwimming1976SummerF3003
Carl Lewis  United StatesAthletics1984SummerM3003
Janet Evans  United StatesSwimming1988SummerF3003
Yvonne van Gennip  NetherlandsSpeed skating1988WinterF3003
Krisztina Egerszegi  HungarySwimming1992SummerF3003
Johann Olav Koss  NorwaySpeed skating1994WinterM3003
Inge de Bruijn  NetherlandsSwimming2000SummerF3003
Ole Einar Bjørndalen  NorwayBiathlon2002WinterM3003
Darya Domracheva  BelarusBiathlon2014WinterF3003
Katie Ledecky  United StatesSwimming2016SummerF3003
Caeleb Dressel  United StatesSwimming2020SummerM3003
Irene Schouten  NetherlandsSpeed skating2022WinterF3003
Therese Johaug  NorwayCross-country skiing2022WinterF3003

Timeline edit

The historical progression of the leading performance(s).

Gold medalsYearRecord durationAthleteNationSport(s)GamesSex
419001900–1980Alvin Kraenzlein  United StatesAthleticsSummerM
19041904–1980Anton Heida  United StatesGymnasticsSummerM
19041904–1980Marcus Hurley  United StatesCyclingSummerM
19601960–1980Boris Shakhlin  Soviet UnionGymnasticsSummerM
19641964–1980Lidia Skoblikova  Soviet UnionSpeed skatingWinterF
19681968–1980Věra Čáslavská  CzechoslovakiaGymnasticsSummerF
19721972–1980Mark Spitz  United StatesSwimmingSummerM
19761976–1980Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet UnionGymnasticsSummerM
519801980–presentEric Heiden  United StatesSpeed skatingWinterM
19921992–presentVitaly Scherbo  Unified TeamGymnasticsSummerM
20082008–presentMichael Phelps  United StatesSwimmingSummerM

See also edit

References edit

  • "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.