List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

The page lists individuals who have won three or more gold medals at the Olympics.

List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

List of multiple Olympic gold medals over career

This is a list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won three or more Olympic gold medals. 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.

When an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, for simplicity only the last nation he or she represented is mentioned here. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when 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 have changed over time.

No.	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Years	Games	Sex	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	M	14	0	2	16
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	Bjørn Dæhlie	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	M	8	4	0	12
6	Birgit Fischer	Germany	Canoeing	1980–2004	Summer	F	8	4	0	12
8	Sawao Kato	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	8	3	1	12
8	Jenny Thompson	United States	Swimming	1992–2004	Summer	F	8	3	1	12
10	Matt Biondi	United States	Swimming	1984–1992	Summer	M	8	2	1	11
11	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	8	0	0	8
12	Nikolai Andrianov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1972–1980	Summer	M	7	5	3	15
13	Boris Shakhlin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	M	7	4	2	13
14	Věra Čáslavská	Czechoslovakia	Gymnastics	1960–1968	Summer	F	7	4	0	11
15	Viktor Chukarin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	M	7	3	1	11
16	Aladár Gerevich	Hungary	Fencing	1932–1960	Summer	M	7	1	2	10
17	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	Fencing	1936–1960	Summer	M	6	5	2	13
18	Ole Einar Bjørndalen	Norway	Biathlon	1998–2010	Winter	M	6	4	1	11
19	Lyubov Yegorova	Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1994	Winter	F	6	3	0	9
19	Hubert Van Innis	Belgium	Archery	1900–1920	Summer	M	6	3	0	9
21	Akinori Nakayama	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1972	Summer	M	6	2	2	10
22	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	1948–1960	Summer	M	6	1	1	8
23	Vitaly Scherbo	Belarus	Gymnastics	1992–1996	Summer	M	6	0	4	10
24	Reiner Klimke	Germany	Equestrian	1964–1988	Summer	M	6	0	2	8
25	Pál Kovács	Hungary	Fencing	1936–1960	Summer	M	6	0	1	7
26	Rudolf Kárpáti	Hungary	Fencing	1948–1960	Summer	M	6	0	0	6
26	Nedo Nadi	Italy	Fencing	1912–1920	Summer	M	6	0	0	6
26	Kristin Otto	East Germany	Swimming	1988	Summer	F	6	0	0	6
26	Lidia Skoblikova	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1960–1964	Winter	F	6	0	0	6
26	Amy Van Dyken	United States	Swimming	1996–2000	Summer	F	6	0	0	6
31	Takashi Ono	Japan	Gymnastics	1952–1964	Summer	M	5	4	4	13
32	Carl Osburn	United States	Shooting	1912–1924	Summer	M	5	4	2	11
33	Gary Hall, Jr.	United States	Swimming	1996–2004	Summer	M	5	3	2	10
33	Ágnes Keleti	Hungary	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	F	5	3	2	10
35	Nadia Comăneci	Romania	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	5	3	1	9
35	Ian Thorpe	Australia	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	5	3	1	9
37	Ville Ritola	Finland	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	5	3	0	8
37	Isabell Werth	Germany	Equestrian	1992–2008	Summer	F	5	3	0	8
39	Polina Astakhova	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	F	5	2	3	10
40	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	Speed skating	1992–2006	Winter	F	5	2	2	9
41	Elisabeta Lipă	Romania	Rowing	1984–2000	Summer	F	5	2	1	8
42	Yukio Endo	Japan	Gymnastics	1960–1968	Summer	M	5	2	0	7
42	Aaron Peirsol	United States	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	5	2	0	7
44	Mitsuo Tsukahara	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	5	1	3	9
45	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1996	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
45	Tom Jager	United States	Swimming	1984–1992	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
45	Larisa Lazutina	Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	5	1	1	7
45	Willis A. Lee	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
45	Clas Thunberg	Finland	Speed skating	1924–1928	Winter	M	5	1	1	7
45	Hans Günter Winkler	Germany	Equestrian	1956–1976	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
45	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	Fencing	1996–2008	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
52	Thomas Alsgaard	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1994–2002	Winter	M	5	1	0	6
52	Anton Heida	United States	Gymnastics	1904	Summer	M	5	1	0	6
52	Nellie Kim	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	5	1	0	6
52	Ole Lilloe-Olsen	Norway	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	5	1	0	6
52	Don Schollander	United States	Swimming	1964–1968	Summer	M	5	1	0	6
57	Bonnie Blair	United States	Speed skating	1988–1994	Winter	F	5	0	1	6
57	Georgeta Damian	Romania	Rowing	2000–2008	Summer	F	5	0	1	5
57	Alfred Lane	United States	Shooting	1912–1920	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
57	Steve Redgrave	Great Britain	Rowing	1984–2000	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
57	Johnny Weissmuller	United States	Swimming, Water polo	1924–1928	Summer	M	5	0	1	6
62	Morris Fisher	United States	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	5	0	0	5
62	Eric Heiden	United States	Speed skating	1980	Winter	M	5	0	0	5
64	Raisa Smetanina	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1976–1992	Winter	F	4	5	1	10
65	Alexander Popov	Russia	Swimming	1992–2000	Summer	M	4	5	0	9
66	Dara Torres	United States	Swimming	1984–2008	Summer	F	4	4	4	12
67	Dawn Fraser	Australia	Swimming	1956–1964	Summer	F	4	4	0	8
67	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	Swimming	1972–1976	Summer	F	4	4	0	8
69	Sixten Jernberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1956–1964	Winter	M	4	3	2	9
69	Ludmilla Tourischeva	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	F	4	3	2	9
71	Ricco Gross	Germany	Biathlon	1992–2006	Winter	M	4	3	1	8
71	Georges Miez	Switzerland	Gymnastics	1924–1936	Summer	M	4	3	1	8
71	Otto Olsen	Norway	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	4	3	1	8
74	Ivan Patzaichin	Romania	Canoeing	1968–1984	Summer	M	4	3	0	7
75	Alexei Nemov	Russia	Gymnastics	1996–2000	Summer	M	4	2	6	12
76	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	Alpine skiing	1992–2006	Winter	M	4	2	2	8
76	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	2	2	8
76	Roland Matthes	East Germany	Swimming	1968–1976	Summer	M	4	2	2	8
76	Sven Fischer	Germany	Biathlon	1994–2006	Winter	M	4	2	2	8
76	Galina Kulakova	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1972–1980	Winter	F	4	2	2	8
81	Ivar Ballangrud	Norway	Speed skating	1928–1936	Winter	M	4	2	1	7
81	Einar Liberg	Norway	Shooting	1908–1924	Summer	M	4	2	1	7
83	Giuseppe Delfino	Italy	Fencing	1952–1964	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
83	Christian d'Oriola	France	Fencing	1948–1956	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
83	Lucien Gaudin	France	Fencing	1920–1928	Summer	M	4	2	0	6
83	Guo Jingjing	China	Diving	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	2	0	6
83	Olga Korbut	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1972–1976	Summer	F	4	2	0	6
83	Janica Kostelić	Croatia	Alpine skiing	2002–2006	Winter	F	4	2	0	6
89	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	Fencing	1992–2008	Summer	F	4	1	3	8
90	Charles Daniels	United States	Swimming	1904–1908	Summer	M	4	1	2	7
90	Lloyd Spooner	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	4	1	2	7
90	Jason Lezak	United States	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	4	1	2	7
93	Wang Meng	China	Short track speed skating	2006–2010	Winter	F	4	1	1	6
93	Doina Ignat	Romania	Rowing	1992–2008	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
93	Kim Soo-Nyung	South Korea	Archery	1988–2000	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
93	Murray Rose	Australia	Swimming	1956–1960	Summer	M	4	1	1	6
93	Elena Novikova-Belova	Soviet Union	Fencing	1968–1976	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
93	Viktor Sidyak	Soviet Union	Fencing	1968–1980	Summer	M	4	1	1	6
93	Gunde Svan	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1984–1988	Winter	M	4	1	1	6
93	Leontien van Moorsel	Netherlands	Cycling	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	1	6
101	Evelyn Ashford	United States	Athletics	1984–1992	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Janet Evans	United States	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Ian Ferguson	New Zealand	Canoeing	1984–1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Ramón Fonst	Cuba	Fencing	1900–1904	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Fu Mingxia	China	Diving	1992–2000	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Yevgeny Grishin	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1956–1964	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	Chris Hoy	Great Britain	Cycling	2000–2008	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Yana Klochkova	Ukraine	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	Athletics	1912–1920	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Johann Olav Koss	Norway	Speed skating	1992–1994	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	Kevin Kuske	Germany	Bobsleigh	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	André Lange	Germany	Bobsleigh	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	Valentin Muratov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Greg Louganis	United States	Diving	1976–1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	John Naber	United States	Swimming	1976	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Matti Nykänen	Finland	Ski jumping	1984–1988	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	Charles Pahud de Mortanges	Netherlands	Equestrian	1924–1936	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Mel Sheppard	United States	Athletics	1908–1912	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Alexander Tikhonov	Soviet Union	Biathlon	1968–1980	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	Ecaterina Szabo	Romania	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Wang Nan	China	Table tennis	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	1	0	5
101	Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
101	Nikolay Zimyatov	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1980–1984	Winter	M	4	1	0	5
101	Vladimir Artemov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	M	4	1	0	5
125	Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	M	4	0	2	6
125	Győző Kulcsár	Hungary	Fencing	1964–1976	Summer	M	4	0	2	6
127	Kathrin Boron	Germany	Rowing	1992–2008	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
127	Chun Lee-Kyung	South Korea	Short track speed skating	1994–1998	Winter	F	4	0	1	5
127	Teresa Edwards	United States	Basketball	1984–2000	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
127	Marcus Hurley	United States	Cycling	1904	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
127	Li Xiaopeng	China	Gymnastics	2000–2008	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
127	Jon Olsen	United States	Swimming	1992–1996	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
127	Stanislav Pozdniakov	Russia	Fencing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
127	Viorica Susanu	Romania	Rowing	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
127	Katrin Wagner-Augustin	Germany	Canoeing	2000–2008	Summer	F	4	0	1	5
127	Giorgio Zampori	Italy	Gymnastics	1912–1924	Summer	M	4	0	1	5
137	Simon Amman	Switzerland	Ski jumping	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
137	Ludger Beerbaum	Germany	Equestrian	1988–2000	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	Athletics	1948	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	Athletics	1956–1964	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Tamas Darnyi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Anastasia Davydova	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2004–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Harrison Dillard	United States	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Deng Yaping	China	Table tennis	1992–1996	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Anastasia Ermakova	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2004–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Paul Bert Elvstrøm	Denmark	Sailing	1948–1960	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Jenő Fuchs	Hungary	Fencing	1908–1912	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Michael Johnson	United States	Athletics	1992–2000	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	Athletics	1996–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	Athletics	1900	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Viktor Krovopuskov	Soviet Union	Fencing	1976–1980	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Pat McCormick	United States	Diving	1952–1956	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Al Oerter	United States	Athletics	1956–1968	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Jesse Owens	United States	Athletics	1936	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Carlo Pavesi	Italy	Fencing	1952–1960	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Matthew Pinsent	Great Britain	Rowing	1992–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Paulo Radmilovic	Great Britain	Water polo, Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Henri Saint Cyr	Sweden	Equestrian	1952–1956	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Swimming	1980–1988	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Gymnastics, Wrestling	1896	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Nicole Uphoff	Germany	Equestrian	1988–1992	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Lasse Virén	Finland	Athletics	1972–1976	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Thomas Wassberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1980–1988	Winter	M	4	0	0	4
137	Bärbel Wöckel	East Germany	Athletics	1976–1980	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Zhang Yining	China	Table tennis	2004–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
137	Lenny Krayzelburg	United States	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4
137	Lisa Leslie	United States	Basketball	1996–2008	Summer	F	4	0	0	4
168	Alexander Dityatin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	M	3	6	1	10
169	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	Equestrian	1992–2008	Summer	F	3	5	0	8
170	Natalie Coughlin	United States	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	F	3	4	4	11
171	Giulio Gaudini	Italy	Fencing	1928–1936	Summer	M	3	4	2	9
172	Philippe Cattiau	France	Fencing	1920–1936	Summer	M	3	4	1	8
172	Roger Ducret	France	Fencing	1920–1928	Summer	M	3	4	1	8
172	Karin Enke	East Germany	Speed skating	1980–1988	Winter	F	3	4	1	8
172	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	Germany	Speed skating	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	4	1	8
172	Petria Thomas	Australia	Swimming	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	4	1	8
177	Vilhelm Carlberg	Sweden	Shooting	1908–1924	Summer	M	3	4	0	7
178	Eizo Kenmotsu	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	3	3	3	9
178	Alfred Swahn	Sweden	Shooting	1908–1924	Summer	M	3	3	3	9
180	Marit Bjørgen	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2002–2010	Winter	F	3	3	1	7
180	Grant Hackett	Australia	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	3	1	7
180	Veikko Hakulinen	Finland	Cross-country skiing	1952–1960	Winter	M	3	3	1	7
183	Andrea Pollack	East Germany	Swimming	1976–1980	Summer	F	3	3	0	6
183	Kati Wilhelm	Germany	Biathlon	2002–2006	Winter	F	3	3	0	6
185	Agneta Andersson	Sweden	Canoeing	1984–1996	Summer	F	3	2	2	7
185	Eero Mäntyranta	Finland	Cross-country skiing	1960–1968	Winter	M	3	2	2	7
185	Irena Szewińska	Poland	Athletics	1964–1976	Summer	F	3	2	2	7
185	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	2	2	7
189	Yuliya Chepalova	Russia	Cross-country skiing	1998–2006	Winter	F	3	2	1	6
189	George Eyser	United States	Gymnastics	1904	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Michael Gross	Germany	Swimming	1984–1988	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Halvard Hanevold	Norway	Biathlon	1998–2010	Winter	M	3	2	1	6
189	Knut Holmann	Norway	Canoeing	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Harald Natvig	Norway	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Li Ning	China	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Vladimir Nazlymov	Soviet Union	Fencing	1968–1980	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Ralph Rose	United States	Athletics	1904–1912	Summer	M	3	2	1	6
189	Vegard Ulvang	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1988–1994	Winter	M	3	2	1	6
189	Daniela Silivaş	Romania	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	F	3	2	1	6
189	Renate Stecher	East Germany	Athletics	1972–1976	Summer	F	3	2	1	6
201	András Balczó	Hungary	Modern pentathlon	1960–1972	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Jack Beresford	Great Britain	Rowing	1920–1936	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Josh Davis	United States	Swimming	1996–2000	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	Diving	1964–1976	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Florence Griffith-Joyner	United States	Athletics	1984–1988	Summer	F	3	2	0	5
201	Georg Hackl	Germany	Luge	1992–2002	Winter	M	3	2	0	5
201	Duke Kahanamoku	United States	Swimming	1912–1924	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Samppa Lajunen	Finland	Nordic combined	1998–2002	Winter	M	3	2	0	5
201	Pablo Morales	United States	Swimming	1984–1992	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Ramona Portwich	Germany	Canoeing	1988–1996	Summer	F	3	2	0	5
201	Ralf Schumann	Germany	Shooting	1988–2008	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
201	Alberto Tomba	Italy	Alpine skiing	1988–1994	Winter	M	3	2	0	5
201	Yang Wei	China	Gymnastics	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	2	0	5
214	Simona Amânar	Romania	Gymnastics	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	1	3	7
214	Felix Gottwald	Austria	Nordic combined	2002–2010	Winter	M	3	1	3	7
214	Shirley Strickland	Australia	Athletics	1948–1956	Summer	F	3	1	3	7
215	Konrad Frey	Germany	Gymnastics	1936	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
215	Libby Trickett	Australia	Swimming	2004-2008	Summer	F	3	1	2	6
215	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Norway	Nordic combined, Cross-country skiing	1924–1932	Winter	M	3	1	2	6
215	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	United States	Athletics	1984–1996	Summer	F	3	1	2	6
215	Ryan Lochte	United States	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
215	Oscar Swahn	Sweden	Shooting	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
215	Alfred Schwarzmann	Germany	Gymnastics	1936–1952	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
215	Leon Štukelj	Yugoslavia	Gymnastics	1924–1936	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
215	Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	Cycling	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	1	2	6
223	Kay Bluhm	Germany	Canoeing	1988–1996	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Svetlana Boginskaya	Belarus	Gymnastics	1988–1992	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Jamaica	Athletics	2000–2008	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Constanţa Burcică	Romania	Rowing	1992–2008	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Ian Crocker	United States	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Andreas Dittmer	Germany	Canoeing	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Elena Georgescu	Romania	Rowing	1992–2008	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Galina Gorokhova	Soviet Union	Fencing	1960–1972	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Shane Gould	Australia	Swimming	1972	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Dezső Gyarmati	Hungary	Water polo	1948–1964	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	John Hencken	United States	Swimming	1972–1976	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Veikko Huhtanen	Finland	Gymnastics	1948	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Paul MacDonald	New Zealand	Canoeing	1984–1988	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Daniel Morelon	France	Cycling	1964–1976	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Anfisa Reztsova	Russia	Biathlon, Cross-country skiing	1988–1994	Winter	F	3	1	1	5
223	Antonio Rossi	Italy	Canoeing	1992–2004	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	Alpine skiing	1988–1994	Winter	F	3	1	1	5
223	Gwen Torrence	United States	Athletics	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	1	1	5
223	Mal Whitfield	United States	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
223	Ni Xiong	China	Diving	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	1	5
233	Jeremy Wariner	United States	Athletics	2004–2010	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	Athletics	2004–2008	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Ben Ainslie	Great Britain	Sailing	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Albert Azaryan	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1960	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Jennifer Botterill	Canada	Ice hockey	1998–2230??	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
233	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	United States	Athletics	1984–1988	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Olga Bryzgina	Ukraine	Athletics	1988–1992	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Leslie Claudius	India	Field hockey	1948–1960	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Deborah Compagnoni	Italy	Alpine skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
233	Eskild Ebbesen	Denmark	Rowing	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	John Flanagan	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Alfred Flatow	Germany	Gymnastics	1896	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Bernhard Germeshausen	East Germany	Bobsleigh	1976–1980	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	Figure skating	1920–1932	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Tomas Gustafson	Sweden	Speed skating	1984–1988	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Torsten Gutsche	Germany	Canoeing	1992–1996	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Jayna Hefford	Canada	Ice hockey	1998–2010	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
233	Charles Hickcox	United States	Swimming	1968	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Harry Hillman	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Andrew Hoy	Australia	Equestrian	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Natasa Janics	Hungary	Canoeing	2004–2008	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Alexander Karelin	Russia	Wrestling	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Becky Kellar	Canada	Ice hockey	1998–2010	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
233	Mark Kirchner	Germany	Biathlon	1992–1994	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Ingrid Krämer	Germany	Diving	1960–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Steve Lewis	United States	Athletics	1988–1992	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	James Lightbody	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Valentyn Mankin	Soviet Union	Sailing	1968–1980	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Rie Mastenbroek	Netherlands	Swimming	1936	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Caren Metschuck	East Germany	Swimming	1980	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Aldo Nadi	Italy	Fencing	1920	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Romeo Neri	Italy	Gymnastics	1928–1932	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Hans Nordvik	Norway	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Park Sung-Hyun	South Korea	Archery	2004–2008	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Tamara Press	Soviet Union	Athletics	1960–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Myer Prinstein	United States	Athletics	1900–1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Jeff Rouse	United States	Swimming	1992–1996	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	Athletics	1968–1980	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Ard Schenk	Netherlands	Speed skating	1968–1972	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Jochen Schümann	Germany	Sailing	1976–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Udham Singh	India	Field hockey	1948–1960	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
233	Sharon Stouder	United States	Swimming	1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Vladislav Tretiak	Soviet Union	Ice hockey	1972–1984	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Wyomia Tyus	United States	Athletics	1964–1968	Summer	F	3	1	0	4
233	Chris von Saltza	United States	Swimming	1960	Summer	F	3	1	0	3
233	Jens Weissflog	Germany	Ski jumping	1984–1994	Winter	M	3	1	0	4
233	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	Ice hockey	1998–2010	Winter	F	3	1	0	4
233	Jan Železný	Czech Republic	Athletics	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4
279	Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Finland	Cross-country skiing	1984–1994	Winter	F	3	0	4	7
279	Yelena Välbe	Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	0	4	7
281	Rüdiger Helm	East Germany	Canoeing	1976–1980	Summer	M	3	0	3	6
281	Angel Martino	United States	Swimming	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	3	6
283	Paavo Aaltonen	Finland	Gymnastics	1948–1952	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
283	Dennis Fenton	United States	Shooting	1920–1924	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
283	Jens Fiedler	Germany	Cycling	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
283	Anni Friesinger-Postma	Germany	Speed skating	1998–2010	Winter	F	3	0	2	5
283	Marc Gagnon	Canada	Short track speed skating	1994–2002	Winter	M	3	0	2	5
283	Katja Seizinger	Germany	Alpine skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	0	2	5
283	Henry Taylor	Great Britain	Swimming	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	2	5
289	Ahn Hyun-Soo	South Korea	Short track speed skating	2006	Winter	M	3	0	1	4
289	Dmitry Bilozerchev	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Pyrros Dimas	Greece	Weightlifting	1992–2004	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Reginald Doherty	Great Britain	Tennis	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Ana Fernández	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2004	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Ugo Frigerio	Italy	Athletics	1920–1932	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Nina Gavrilyuk	Russia	Cross-country skiing	1988–1998	Winter	F	3	0	1	4
289	Kathleen Heddle	Canada	Rowing	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Endre Kabos	Hungary	Fencing	1932–1936	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Lyudmila Khvedosyuk-Pinaeva	Soviet Union	Canoeing	1964–1972	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Andrey Lavrov	Russia	Handball	1988–2004	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Marnie McBean	Canada	Rowing	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Mary T. Meagher	United States	Swimming	1984–1988	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Jim Montgomery	United States	Swimming	1976	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Meinhard Nehmer	East Germany	Bobsleigh	1976–1980	Winter	M	3	0	1	4
289	Wilma Rudolph	United States	Athletics	1956–1960	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Martin Sheridan	United States	Athletics	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	Michelle Smith	Ireland	Swimming	1996	Summer	F	3	0	1	4
289	Konrad Stäheli	Switzerland	Shooting	1900	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
289	James Tomkins	Australia	Rowing	1992–2004	Summer	M	3	0	1	4
309	Agostino Abbagnale	Italy	Rowing	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Hjalmar Andersen	Norway	Speed skating	1952	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Félicia Ballanger	France	Cycling	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Regla Bell	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Melissa Belote	United States	Swimming	1972	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Tibor Benedek	Hungary	Water polo	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Brooke Bennett	United States	Swimming	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Laura Berg	United States	Softball	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Péter Biros	Hungary	Water polo	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Ethelda Bleibtrey	United States	Swimming	1920	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	Athletics	2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Klavdiya Boyarskikh	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1964	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Alberto Braglia	Italy	Gymnastics	1908–1912	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Siegfried Brietzke	East Germany	Rowing	1972–1980	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Sergei Chukhray	Soviet Union	Canoeing	1976–1980	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Olga Brusnikina	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Mike Burton	United States	Swimming	1968–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Volodymyr Morozov	Soviet Union	Canoeing	1964–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Rick Carey	United States	Swimming	1984	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Tracy Caulkins	United States	Swimming	1984	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Dhyan Chand	India	Field hockey	1928–1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Robert Charpentier	France	Cycling	1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Stephen Clark	United States	Swimming	1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Marlenis Costa	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Paul Costello	United States	Rowing	1920–1928	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Vitali Davidov	Soviet Union	Ice hockey	1964–1972	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Alexandra Zabelina	Soviet Union	Fencing	1960–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Glenn Davis	United States	Athletics	1956–1960	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Gail Devers	United States	Athletics	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Csaba Fenyvesi	Hungary	Fencing	1968–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Lisa Fernandez	United States	Softball	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Anatoli Firsov	Soviet Union	Ice hockey	1964–1972	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Ranganathan Francis	India	Field hockey	1948–1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Karl Frederick	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Liliana Gafencu	Romania	Rowing	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Rowdy Gaines	United States	Swimming	1984	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Idalmis Gato	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	Speed skating	1988	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Randhir Singh Gentle	India	Field hockey	1948–1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Drew Ginn	Australia	Rowing	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Michael Greis	Germany	Biathlon	2006	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Archie Hahn	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Lori Harrigan	United States	Softball	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Thorleif Haug	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1924	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Rechelle Hawkes	Australia	Field hockey	1988–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Sonja Henie	Norway	Figure skating	1928–1936	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Jodie Henry	Australia	Swimming	2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Peter Hochschorner	Slovakia	Canoeing	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Pavol Hochschorner	Slovakia	Canoeing	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Bud Houser	United States	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Matilda Howell	United States	Archery	1904	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Vyacheslav Ivanov	Soviet Union	Rowing	1956-1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Lilia Izquierdo	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Joseph Jackson	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Jin Sun-Yu	South Korea	Short track speed skating	2006	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Wrestling	1932–1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Kakhi Kakhiashvili	Greece	Weightlifting	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Zoltán Kammerer	Hungary	Canoeing	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Pertti Karppinen	Finland	Rowing	1976–1984	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Tamás Kásás	Hungary	Water polo	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Tatyana Kazankina	Soviet Union	Athletics	1976–1980	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	John B. Kelly, Sr.	United States	Rowing	1920–1924	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Andrei Khomutov	Soviet Union	Ice hockey	1984–1992	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Jean-Claude Killy	France	Alpine skiing	1968	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Karch Kiraly	United States	Volleyball	1984–1996	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Kim Ki-hoon	South Korea	Short track speed skating	1992–1994	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Mariya Kiselyova	Russia	Synchronized swimming	2000–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Gergely Kiss	Hungary	Water polo	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Viktor Kouskine	Soviet Union	Ice hockey	1964–1972	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Barbara Krause	East Germany	Swimming	1980	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Eric Lemming	Sweden	Athletics	1908–1912	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Mireya Luis	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Helene Madison	United States	Swimming	1932	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Paul Masson	France	Cycling	1896	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Alexander Medved	Soviet Union	Wrestling	1964–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Debbie Meyer	United States	Swimming	1968	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Tamás Molnár	Hungary	Water polo	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Thomas Morgenstern	Austria	Ski jumping	2006–2010	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Bobby Morrow	United States	Athletics	1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	Weightlifting	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Sandra Neilson	United States	Swimming	1972	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Tadahiro Nomura	Japan	Judo	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Martha Norelius	United States	Swimming	1924-1928	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Caroline Ouellette	Canada	Ice hockey	2002–2010	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	László Papp	Hungary	Boxing	1948–1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Uladzimir Parfianovich	Soviet Union	Canoeing	1980	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Marie-José Perec	France	Athletics	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Cherie Piper	Canada	Ice hockey	2002–2010	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Cătălina Ponor	Romania	Gymnastics	2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Alexander Ragulin	Soviet Union	Ice hockey	1964–1972	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Rica Reinisch	East Germany	Swimming	1980	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Stephanie Rice	Australia	Swimming	2008	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Ulrike Richter	East Germany	Swimming	1976	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Irina Rodnina	Soviet Union	Figure skating	1972–1980	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Norman Ross	United States	Swimming	1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Matthew Ryan	Australia	Equestrian	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Yevgeny Sadovyi	Russia	Swimming	1992	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Toni Sailer	Austria	Alpine skiing	1956	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Buvaisar Saitiev	Russia	Wrestling	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Félix Savón	Cuba	Boxing	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Gunnery Schriver	United States	Shooting	1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Balbir Singh Sr.	India	Field hockey	1948–1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Colleen Sostorics	Canada	Ice hockey	2002–2010	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Charles Sydney Smith	Great Britain	Water polo	1908–1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Peter Snell	New Zealand	Athletics	1960–1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Kim St-Pierre	Canada	Ice hockey	2002–2010	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Dawn Staley	United States	Basketball	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Teófilo Stevenson	Cuba	Boxing	1972–1980	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Botond Storcz	Hungary	Canoeing	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	Weightlifting	1988–1996	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Sheryl Swoopes	United States	Basketball	1996–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Zoltán Szécsi	Hungary	Water polo	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Angelo Taylor	United States	Athletics	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Marianne Timmer	Netherlands	Speed skating	1998–2006	Winter	F	3	0	0	3
309	Regla Torres	Cuba	Volleyball	1992–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Adolph van der Voort van Zijp	Netherlands	Equestrian	1924–1928	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Ulrich Wehling	East Germany	Nordic combined	1972–1980	Winter	M	3	0	0	3
309	Carl Westergren	Sweden	Wrestling	1920–1932	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Venus Williams	United States	Tennis	2000–2008	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Frank Wykoff	United States	Athletics	1928–1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Yun Mi-jin	South Korea	Archery	2000–2004	Summer	F	3	0	0	3
309	Viktor Zhdanovich	Soviet Union	Fencing	1960–1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Kai Zou	China	Gymnastics	2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3
309	Lin Ma	China	Table tennis	2004–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Most gold medals in individual events ^[1]

This list currently includes all Olympians with five or more individual gold medals.

No.	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Years	Games	Sex	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	M	9	0	1	10
2	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	8	0	0	8
3	Věra Čáslavská	Czechoslovakia	Gymnastics	1960–1968	Summer	F	7	1	0	8
3	Carl Lewis	United States	Althletics	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	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Althletics	1920–1928	Summer	M	6	3	0	9
7	Bjørn Dæhlie	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1992–1998	Winter	M	6	3	0	9
9	Boris Shakhlin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	M	6	2	2	10
10	Lidia Skoblikova	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1960–1964	Winter	F	6	0	0	6
11	Viktor Chukarin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1952–1956	Summer	M	5	3	1	9
11	Sawao Kato	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	5	3	1	9
13	Clas Thunberg	Finland	Speed skating	1924–1928	Winter	M	5	1	1	7
13	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	1948–1960	Summer	M	5	1	1	7
13	Nadia Comăneci	Romania	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
13	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1996	Summer	F	5	1	1	7
17	Vitaly Scherbo	Belarus	Gymnastics	1992–1996	Summer	M	5	0	4	9
18	Bonnie Blair	United States	Speed skating	1988–1994	Winter	F	5	0	1	6
19	Eric Heiden	United States	Speed skating	1980	Winter	M	5	0	0	5

Most gold medals in one event

This is a list of Olympians that have won at least three gold medals in one event. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals in the specified event. If a person has contested for several nations only the last one is mentioned.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sex	Years Participating	Games	Sport	Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Aladár Gerevich	Hungary	M	1932–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	6	0	0	6
2	Pál Kovács	Hungary	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	5	0	0	5
2	Reiner Klimke	West Germany	M	1964–1988	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	5	0	0	5
4	Hans Günter Winkler	West Germany	M	1956–1976	Summer	Equestrian	Team jumping	4	1	1	6
5	Birgit Fischer	Germany	F	1980–2004	Summer	Canoeing	K-4 500m	4	1	0	5
5	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	4	1	0	5
5	Ricco Groß	Germany	M	1992–2006	Winter	Biathlon	4×7.5km relay	4	1	0	5
8	Teresa Edwards	United States	F	1984–2000	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	0	1	5
9	Lisa Leslie	United States	F	1996–2008	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	0	0	4
9	Isabell Werth	Germany	F	1992–2008	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	4	0	0	4
9	Rudolf Kárpáti	Hungary	M	1948–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	4	0	0	4
9	Carl Lewis	United States	M	1984–1996	Summer	Athletics	Long Jump	4	0	0	4
9	Al Oerter	United States	M	1956–1968	Summer	Athletics	Discus throw	4	0	0	4
9	Larisa Lazutina	Russia	F	1992–2002	Winter	Cross-country skiing	4x5km	4	0	0	4
9	Alexander Tikhonov	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Winter	Biathlon	2×7.5km relay	4	0	0	4
16	Georg Hackl	Germany	M	1988–2002	Winter	Luge	Singles	3	2	0	5
16	Ralf Schumann	Germany	M	1988–2008	Summer	Shooting	25m rapid fire pistol	3	2	0	5
18	Dara Torres	United States	F	1984–2008	Summer	Swimming	4×100 m freestyle relay	3	1	1	5
18	Dezső Gyarmati	Hungary	M	1948–1964	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	1	1	5
18	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	F	1992–2006	Winter	Speed skating	5000m	3	1	1	5
18	Elena Georgescu	Romania	F	1992–2008	Summer	Rowing	Eight	3	1	1	5
22	Jenny Thompson	United States	F	1992–2004	Summer	Swimming	4×100 m freestyle relay	3	1	0	4
22	Jenny Thompson	United States	F	1992–2004	Summer	Swimming	4×100 m medley relay	3	1	0	4
22	Ivan Patzaichin	Romania	M	1968–1984	Summer	Canoeing	C-2 1000 m	3	1	0	4
22	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	F	1996–2008	Summer	Fencing	Individual foil	3	1	0	4
22	Giuseppe Delfino	Italy	M	1952–1964	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	3	1	0	4
22	Sven Fischer	Germany	M	1994–2006	Winter	Biathlon	4×7.5km relay	3	1	0	4
22	Viktor Sidyak	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	1	0	4
22	Vladimir Nazlymov	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	1	0	4
22	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	M	1964–1976	Summer	Diving	10m Platform	3	1	0	4
22	Galina Gorokhova	Soviet Union	F	1960–1972	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	1	0	4
22	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	F	1996–2008	Summer	Equestrian	Individual Dressage	3	1	0	4
22	Eskild Ebbesen	Denmark	M	1996–2008	Summer	Rowing	Lightweight coxless fours	3	1	0	4
22	Leslie Claudius	India	M	1948–1960	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	1	0	4
22	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	M	1920–1932	Winter	Figure skating	Singles	3	1	0	4
22	Alexander Karelin	Russia	M	1988–2000	Summer	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 130kg	3	1	0	4
22	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Athletics	Triple jump	3	1	0	4
22	Udham Singh	India	M	1948–1960	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	1	0	4
22	Vladislav Tretiak	Soviet Union	M	1972–1984	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	1	0	4
22	Jan Železný	Czech Republic	M	1988–2000	Summer	Athletics	Javelin throw	3	1	0	4
41	Stanislav Pozdniakov	Russia	M	1992–2004	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	0	1	4
41	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	F	1992–2008	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	0	1	4
41	Kjetil André Aamodt	Norway	M	1992–2006	Winter	Alpine Skiing	Super-G	3	0	1	4
41	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	M	1948–1960	Summer	Canoeing	K-1 1000 m	3	0	1	4
41	Ana Fernández	Cuba	F	1992–2004	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	1	4
41	Pyrros Dimas	Greece	M	1992–2004	Summer	Weightlifting	85kg	3	0	1	4
41	Andrey Lavrov	Russia	M	1988–2004	Summer	Handball	Team	3	0	1	4
48	Steve Redgrave	Great Britain	M	1988–1996	Summer	Rowing	Coxless pair	3	0	0	3
48	Buvaisar Saitiev	Russia	M	1996–2008	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 74kg	3	0	0	3
48	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	F	1956–1964	Summer	Gymnastics	Floor exercise	3	0	0	3
48	Ludmilla Tourischeva	Soviet Union	F	1968–1976	Summer	Gymnastics	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	F	1956–1964	Summer	Gymnastics	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Polina Astakhova	Soviet Union	F	1956–1964	Summer	Gymnastics	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Sawao Kato	Japan	M	1968–1976	Summer	Gymnastics	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Yukio Endo	Japan	M	1960–1968	Summer	Gymnastics	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Mitsuo Tsukahara	Japan	M	1968–1976	Summer	Gymnastics	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Matt Biondi	United States	M	1984–1992	Summer	Swimming	4×100 m freestyle	3	0	0	3
48	Ray Ewry	United States	M	1900–1908	Summer	Athletics	Standing high jump	3	0	0	3
48	Ray Ewry	United States	M	1900–1908	Summer	Athletics	Standing long jump	3	0	0	3
48	Elisabeta Lipă	Romania	F	1984–1988	Summer	Rowing	Eight	3	0	0	3
48	Liliana Gafencu	Romania	F	1996–2004	Summer	Rowing	Eight	3	0	0	3
48	Georgeta Damian	Romania	F	2000–2008	Summer	Rowing	Coxless pair	3	0	0	3
48	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	F	1988–1996	Summer	Swimming	200m backstroke	3	0	0	3
48	Bonnie Blair	United States	F	1988–1994	Winter	Speed skating	500m	3	0	0	3
48	Dawn Fraser	Australia	F	1956–1964	Summer	Swimming	100m freestyle	3	0	0	3
48	Jason Lezak	United States	M	2000–2008	Summer	Swimming	4×100m medley	3	0	0	3
48	Kim Soo-Nyung	South Korea	F	1988–2000	Summer	Archery	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Elena Novikova-Belova	Soviet Union	F	1968–1980	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	0	0	3
48	Evelyn Ashford	United States	F	1984–1992	Summer	Athletics	4×100m relay	3	0	0	3
48	Doina Ignat	Romania	F	1992–2008	Summer	Rowing	Eight	3	0	0	3
48	Győző Kulcsár	Hungary	M	1964–1976	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	3	0	0	3
48	Paul Bert Elvstrøm	Denmark	M	1948–1960	Summer	Sailing	Finn class	3	0	0	3
48	Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	M	1996–2004	Summer	Athletics	50km walk	3	0	0	3
48	Carlo Pavesi	Italy	M	1952–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	3	0	0	3
48	Paulo Radmilovic	Great Britain	M	1908–1920	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Charles Sydney Smith	Great Britain	M	1908–1920	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Constanţa Burcică	Romania	F	1992–2008	Summer	Rowing	Lightweight double sculls	3	0	0	3
48	Ian Crocker	United States	M	2000–2008	Summer	Swimming	4×100m medley	3	0	0	3
48	John Flanagan	United States	M	1900–1908	Summer	Athletics	Hammer throw	3	0	0	3
48	Andrew Hoy	Australia	M	1992–2000	Summer	Equestrian	Three-day event team	3	0	0	3
48	Yelena Välbe	Russia	F	1992–1998	Winter	Cross-country skiing	4×5km	3	0	0	3
48	Nina Gavrilyuk	Russia	F	1988–1998	Winter	Cross-country skiing	4×5km	3	0	0	3
48	Regla Bell	Cuba	F	1992–2000	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	0	3
48	Mireya Luis	Cuba	F	1992–2000	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	0	3
48	Idalmis Gato	Cuba	F	1992–2000	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	0	3
48	Lilia Izquierdo	Cuba	F	1992–2000	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	0	3
48	Regla Torres	Cuba	F	1992–2000	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	0	3
48	Laura Berg	United States	F	1996–2004	Summer	Softball	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Lisa Fernandez	United States	F	1996–2004	Summer	Softball	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Lori Harrigan	United States	F	1996–2004	Summer	Softball	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Dhyan Chand	India	M	1928–1936	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Ranganathan Francis	India	M	1948–1956	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Randhir Singh Gentle	India	M	1948–1956	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Balbir Singh Sr.	India	M	1948–1956	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Marlenis Costa	Cuba	F	1992–2000	Summer	Volleyball	Indoor	3	0	0	3
48	Paul Costello	United States	M	1920–1928	Summer	Rowing	Double sculls	3	0	0	3
48	Vitaly Davydov	Soviet Union	M	1964–1972	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Victor Kuzkin	Soviet Union	M	1964–1972	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Alexander Ragulin	Soviet Union	M	1964–1972	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Andrei Khomutov	Unified Team	M	1984–1992	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Anatoli Firsov	Soviet Union	M	1964–1972	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Rechelle Hawkes	Australia	F	1988–2000	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Sonja Henie	Norway	F	1928–1936	Winter	Figure skating	Singles	3	0	0	3
48	Peter Hochschorner	Slovakia	M	2000–2008	Summer	Canoeing	Slalom C-2	3	0	0	3
48	Pavol Hochschorner	Slovakia	M	2000–2008	Summer	Canoeing	Slalom C-2	3	0	0	3
48	Vyacheslav Ivanov	Soviet Union	M	1956–1964	Summer	Rowing	Single sculls	3	0	0	3
48	Pertti Karppinen	Finland	M	1976–1984	Summer	Rowing	Single sculls	3	0	0	3
48	Dawn Staley	United States	F	1996–2004	Summer	Basketball	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Sheryl Swoopes	United States	F	1996–2004	Summer	Basketball	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	M	1996–2004	Summer	Weightlifting	56kg	3	0	0	3
48	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	M	1996–2004	Summer	Weightlifting	Featherweight	3	0	0	3
48	Tadahiro Nomura	Japan	M	1996–2004	Summer	Judo	60kg	3	0	0	3
48	Félix Savón	Cuba	M	1992–2000	Summer	Boxing	Heavyweight	3	0	0	3
48	Teófilo Stevenson	Cuba	M	1972–1980	Summer	Boxing	Heavyweight	3	0	0	3
48	Ulrich Wehling	East Germany	M	1972–1980	Winter	Nordic combined	Individual	3	0	0	3
48	Frank Wykoff	United States	M	1928–1936	Summer	Athletics	4×100m relay	3	0	0	3
48	Tibor Benedek	Hungary	M	2000–2008	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Gergely Kiss	Hungary	M	2000–2008	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Péter Biros	Hungary	M	2000–2008	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Tamás Kásás	Hungary	M	2000–2008	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Tamás Molnár	Hungary	M	2000–2008	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3
48	Zoltán Szécsi	Hungary	M	2000–2008	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	0	0	3

Timelines of most medals

Timeline of most gold medals

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^[2]	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
	1896-04-07	Thomas Burke	United States	Athletics	400 metres		M
2^[2]	1896-04-07	Robert Garrett	United States	Athletics	Shot put	see above	M
	1896-04-09	Edwin Flack	Australia	Athletics	800 metres	1896 - 1	M
	1896-04-09	Fritz Hofmann, Konrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow, Georg Hillmar, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner	Germany	Gymnastics	Team horizontal bar	1896 - 1	M
3^[2]	1896-04-09	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Gymnastics	Vault	see previous	M
	1896-04-09	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^[2]	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
	1972-09-04	Mark Spitz	United States	Swimming	4×100 m medley relay	1968 - 1, 2 1972 - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	M
	1996-07-29	Carl Lewis	United States	Athletics	Long jump	1984 - 1, 2, 3, 4 1988 - 5, 6 1992 - 7, 8	M
	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

Timeline of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games

Gold medals	Year	Record duration	Athlete	Nation	Sport(s)	Games	Sex
4	1896	1896–1904	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Gymnastics, Wrestling	Summer	M
4	1900	1900–1904	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	Athletics	Summer	M
5	1904	1904–1972	Anton Heida	United States	Gymnastics	Summer	M
	1920	1920–1972	Nedo Nadi	Italy	Fencing	Summer	M
	1920	1920–1972	Willis A. Lee	United States	Shooting	Summer	M
	1924	1924–1972	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	Summer	M
7	1972	1972–2008	Mark Spitz	United States	Swimming	Summer	M
8	2008	2008–present	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	Summer	M

References

^ Most gold medals in individual events
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Coubertin, Pierre de (1897). "Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896". The Olympic Games, B.C. 776 – A.D. 1896. IOC official Olympic reports. translated by A. v. K. London: Grevel. pp. pp. 55–81 (passim). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (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. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
See also references in the articles on each athlete.

[1] Most gold medals in individual events

[ioc1896-2] Coubertin, Pierre de (1897). "Second Part: The Olympic Games in 1896". The Olympic Games, B.C. 776 – A.D. 1896. IOC official Olympic reports. translated by A. v. K. London: Grevel. pp. pp. 55–81 (passim). {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help); |pages= has extra text (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (note: the source gives dates in the Julian calendar; this table uses the Gregorian calendar)

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