List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event

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See also: List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event

This is a list of Olympians who have won medals on numerous occasions in single events. Only Olympians with four or more medals in one event, or most medals in their sport, are included. If a person has contested for several nations, only the most recent nation is mentioned.

In those instances where two or more athletes have the same number of total medals, the first tiebreaker is the number of gold medals, followed by the number of silver medals. Where two or more athletes have exactly the same number of gold, silver and bronze medals, the ranking is shown as a tie and the athletes are shown in order by career years and name.

This list includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, even though these Games pre-dated the awarding of medals for top-three placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included.

Individual events

Rank Athlete Nation Sex Period Games Sport Event Total
1 Armin Zöggeler  Italy M 1994–2014 Winter Luge Singles 2 1 3 6
2 Georg Hackl  Germany M 1988–2002 Winter Luge Singles 3 2 - 5
Ralf Schumann*  Germany M 1988–2008 Summer Shooting 25m rapid fire pistol 3 2 - 5
4 Claudia Pechstein  Germany F 1992–2006 Winter Speed skating 5000m 3 1 1 5
Valentina Vezzali  Italy F 1996–2012 Summer Fencing Individual foil 3 1 1 5
6 Ryoko Tani  Japan F 1992–2008 Summer Judo 48 kg 2 2 1 5
Michal Martikán  Slovakia M 1996–2012 Summer Canoe Slalom Canoe Slalom C-1 2 2 1 5
8 Isabell Werth*  Germany F 1992–2016 Summer Dressage Individual dressage 1 4 - 5
9 Al Oerter  United States M 1956–1968 Summer Athletics Discus throw 4 - - 4
Carl Lewis  United States M 1984–1996 Summer Athletics Long jump 4 - - 4
Michael Phelps  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 200m individual medley 4 - - 4
12 Gillis Grafström  Sweden M 1920–1932 Both Figure skating Singles 3 1 - 4
Klaus Dibiasi  Italy M 1964–1976 Summer Diving 10m platform 3 1 - 4
Viktor Saneyev  Soviet Union M 1968–1980 Summer Athletics Triple jump 3 1 - 4
Alexander Karelin  Russia M 1988–2000 Summer Wrestling Greco-Roman 130 kg 3 1 - 4
Jan Železný  Czech Republic M 1988–2000 Summer Athletics Javelin throw 3 1 - 4
Anky van Grunsven  Netherlands F 1996–2008 Summer Equestrian Individual dressage 3 1 - 4
Artur Taymazov  Uzbekistan M 2000–2012 Summer Wrestling Freestyle 120 kg 3 1 - 4
Jin Jong-oh  South Korea M 2004–2016 Summer Shooting 50 metre pistol 3 1 - 4
Michael Phelps  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 100m butterfly 3 1 - 4
Michael Phelps  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 200m butterfly 3 1 - 4
Saori Yoshida  Japan F 2004–2012 Summer Wrestling Freestyle 53/55 kg 3 1 - 4
Sven Kramer  Netherlands M 2006–2018 Winter Speed skating 5000m 3 1 - 4
24 Gert Fredriksson  Sweden M 1948–1960 Summer Canoeing K-1 1000m 3 - 1 4
Pyrros Dimas  Greece M 1992–2004 Summer Weightlifting 85 kg 3 - 1 4
Kjetil André Aamodt*  Norway M 1992–2006 Winter Alpine Skiing Super-G 3 - 1 4
Peter Hochschorner  Slovakia M 2000–2012 Summer Canoe Slalom Canoe slalom C-2 3 - 1 4
28 Wang Yifu*  China M 1984–2004 Summer Shooting 10m air pistol 2 2 - 4
29 Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus F 1996–2008 Summer Rowing Single sculls 2 1 1 4
Daniel Morelon  France M 1964–1976 Summer Cycling Individual sprint 2 1 1 4
Bruce Baumgartner  United States M 1984–1996 Summer Wrestling Freestyle 130 kg 2 1 1 4
Ireen Wüst  Netherlands F 2006–2018 Winter Speed skating 1500m 2 1 1 4
33 Imre Polyák  Hungary M 1952–1964 Summer Wrestling Greco-Roman 62 kg 1 3 - 4
34 Giovanna Trillini  Italy F 1992–2004 Summer Fencing Individual foil 1 1 2 4
Bob de Jong*  Netherlands M 1998–2014 Winter Speed skating 10,000m 1 1 2 4
36 Merlene Ottey*  Jamaica F 1980–1996 Summer Athletics 200m - 1 3 4
37 Ray Ewry  United States M 1900–1908 Summer Athletics Standing long jump 3 - - 3
Ray Ewry  United States M 1900–1908 Summer Athletics Standing high jump 3 - - 3
John Flanagan  United States M 1900–1908 Summer Athletics Hammer throw 3 - - 3
Sonja Henie  Norway F 1928–1936 Winter Figure skating Singles 3 - - 3
László Papp  Hungary M 1948–1956 Summer Boxing Middleweight 3 - - 3
Paul Elvstrøm[1][2]  Denmark M 1952–1960 Summer Sailing Finn 3 - - 3
Dawn Fraser  Australia F 1956–1964 Summer Swimming 100m freestyle 3 - - 3
Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union M 1956–1964 Summer Rowing Single sculls 3 - - 3
Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union F 1956–1964 Summer Gymnastics Floor exercise 3 - - 3
Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba M 1972–1980 Summer Boxing Heavyweight 3 - - 3
Ulrich Wehling  East Germany M 1972–1980 Winter Nordic combined Individual 3 - - 3
Pertti Karppinen  Finland M 1976–1984 Summer Rowing Single sculls 3 - - 3
Bonnie Blair  United States F 1988–1994 Winter Speed skating 500m 3 - - 3
Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary F 1988–1996 Summer Swimming 200m backstroke 3 - - 3
Naim Süleymanoğlu  Turkey M 1988–1996 Summer Weightlifting 60–64 kg 3 - - 3
Félix Savón  Cuba M 1992–2000 Summer Boxing Heavyweight 3 - - 3
Robert Korzeniowski  Poland M 1996–2004 Summer Athletics 50 km walk 3 - - 3
Halil Mutlu  Turkey M 1996–2004 Summer Weightlifting 54–56 kg 3 - - 3
Tadahiro Nomura  Japan M 1996–2004 Summer Judo 60 kg 3 - - 3
Buvaisar Saitiev*  Russia M 1996–2008 Summer Wrestling Freestyle 74 kg 3 - - 3
Tony Estanguet*  France M 2000–2012 Summer Canoeing Slalom C-1 3 - - 3
Ben Ainslie[3]  Great Britain M 2004–2012 Summer Sailing Finn 3 - - 3
Kaori Icho[4]  Japan F 2004–2012 Summer Wrestling Freestyle 63 kg 3 - - 3
Ole Einar Bjørndalen*  Norway M 1998–2014 Winter Biathlon 10 km sprint 3 - - 3
Kristin Armstrong  United States F 2008–2016 Summer Cycling Time trial 3 - - 3
Usain Bolt  Jamaica M 2008–2016 Summer Athletics 100m 3 - - 3
Usain Bolt  Jamaica M 2008–2016 Summer Athletics 200m 3 - - 3
Dario Cologna  Switzerland M 2010–2018 Winter Cross-country skiing 15 km 3 - - 3
Shaun White*  United States M 2006–2018 Winter Snowboarding Halfpipe 3 - - 3
66 Jason Kenny  Great Britain M 2008–2016 Summer Cycling Individual sprint 2 1 - 3
Ireen Wüst*  Netherlands F 2006–2018 Winter Speed skating 3000m 2 1 - 3
Natalie Geisenberger  Germany F 2010–2018 Winter Luge Singles 2 1 - 3
69 Kim Rhode  United States F 1996–2004 Summer Shooting Double trap 2 - 1 3
70 Charlotte Kalla  Sweden F 2010–2018 Winter Cross-country skiing 10 km 1 2 - 3
71 Tatjana Hüfner  Germany F 2006–2014 Winter Luge Singles 1 1 1 3
Kim Rhode  United States F 2008–2016 Summer Shooting Skeet 1 1 1 3
73 Marit Bjørgen*  Norway F 2006–2018 Winter Cross-country skiing 10 km - 1 2 3
74 Lee Chong Wei  Malaysia M 2008–2016 Summer Badminton Men's singles - 3 - 3

Notes

(*): Non-consecutive medals

  • Armin Zöggeler, by winning bronze in men's luge at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, became the first Olympian to earn a medal in the same event in six consecutive Olympics, thus holding the record for most consecutive Olympics with medal wins in the same event.[5]

Team events

Rank Athlete Nation Sex Period Games Sport Event Total
1 Aladár Gerevich  Hungary M 1932–1960 Summer Fencing Team sabre 6 - - 6
2 Steve Redgrave  Great Britain M 1984–2000 Summer Rowing Team cox4, coxless 4,
coxless pair, cox pair		 5 - 1 6
3 Pál Kovács  Hungary M 1936–1960 Summer Fencing Team sabre 5 - - 5
Reiner Klimke  West Germany M 1964–1988 Summer Equestrian Team dressage 5 - - 5
Isabell Werth  Germany F 1992–2016 Summer Equestrian Team dressage 5 - - 5
5 Edoardo Mangiarotti  Italy M 1936–1960 Summer Fencing Team épée 4 1 - 5
Birgit Fischer  Germany F 1980–2004 Summer Canoeing K-4 500m 4 1 - 5
Ricco Groß  Germany M 1992–2006 Winter Biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay 4 1 - 5
Jayna Hefford  Canada F 1998–2014 Winter Ice hockey Team 4 1 - 5
Hayley Wickenheiser  Canada F 1998–2014 Winter Ice hockey Team 4 1 - 5
10 Hans Günter Winkler  West Germany M 1956–1976 Summer Equestrian Team jumping 4 - 1 5
Teresa Edwards  United States F 1984–2000 Summer Basketball Team 4 - 1 5
12 Dezső Gyarmati  Hungary M 1948–1964 Summer Water polo Team 3 1 1 5
Dara Torres  United States F 1984–2008 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m freestyle relay 3 1 1 5
Elena Georgescu  Romania F 1992–2008 Summer Rowing Eight 3 1 1 5
15 Michael Plumb  United States M 1964–1984 Summer Equestrian Team eventing 2 3 - 5
16 Ildikó Rejtő  Hungary F 1960–1976 Summer Fencing Team foil 1 3 1 5
17 Anky van Grunsven  Netherlands M 1992–2012 Summer Equestrian Team dressage - 4 1 5
18 Harri Kirvesniemi  Finland M 1980–1998 Winter Cross-country skiing 4 × 10 km - - 5 5
19 Rudolf Kárpáti  Hungary M 1948–1960 Summer Fencing Team sabre 4 - - 4
Alexander Tikhonov  Soviet Union M 1968–1980 Winter Biathlon 2 × 7.5 km relay 4 - - 4
Lisa Leslie  United States F 1996–2008 Summer Basketball Team 4 - - 4
Caroline Ouellette  Canada F 2002–2014 Winter Ice hockey Team 4 - - 4
Wu Minxia  China F 2004–2016 Summer Diving Synchronised 3m springboard 4 - - 4
Ryan Lochte  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 4 × 200m freestyle relay 4 - - 4
Michael Phelps  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 4 × 200m freestyle relay 4 - - 4
Michael Phelps  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m medley relay 4 - - 4
Sue Bird  United States F 2004–2016 Summer Basketball Team 4 - - 4
Tamika Catchings  United States F 2004–2016 Summer Basketball Team 4 - - 4
Diana Taurasi  United States F 2004–2016 Summer Basketball Team 4 - - 4
30 Leslie Claudius  India M 1948–1960 Summer Field hockey Team 3 1 - 4
Udham Singh  India M 1948–1960 Summer Field hockey Team 3 1 - 4
Giuseppe Delfino  Italy M 1952–1964 Summer Fencing Team épée 3 1 - 4
Galina Gorokhova  Soviet Union F 1960–1972 Summer Fencing Team foil 3 1 - 4
Vladislav Tretiak  Soviet Union M 1972–1984 Winter Ice hockey Team 3 1 - 4
Viktor Sidyak  Soviet Union M 1968–1980 Summer Fencing Team sabre 3 1 - 4
Ivan Patzaichin  Romania M 1968–1984 Summer Canoeing C-2 1000m 3 1 - 4
Jenny Thompson  United States F 1992–2004 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m freestyle relay 3 1 - 4
Sven Fischer  Germany M 1994–2006 Winter Biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay 3 1 - 4
Christie Rampone  United States F 2000–2012 Summer Football Team 3 1 - 4
Bradley Wiggins  Great Britain M 2000–2016 Summer Cycling Team pursuit 3 1 - 4
41 Andrey Lavrov  Russia M 1988–2004 Summer Handball Team 3 - 1 4
Ana Fernández  Cuba F 1992–2004 Summer Volleyball Team 3 - 1 4
Stanislav Pozdnyakov  Russia M 1992–2004 Summer Fencing Team sabre 3 - 1 4
Jenny Thompson  United States F 1992–2004 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m medley relay 3 - 1 4
Giovanna Trillini  Italy F 1992–2008 Summer Fencing Team foil 3 - 1 4
Valentina Vezzali  Italy F 1996–2012 Summer Fencing Team foil 3 - 1 4
47 Alfred Swahn  Sweden M 1908–1924 Summer Shooting Team 2 2 - 4
Philippe Cattiau  France M 1920–1932 Summer Fencing Team foil 2 2 - 4
Inna Ryskal  Soviet Union F 1964–1976 Summer Volleyball Team 2 2 - 4
Birgit Fischer  Germany F 1980–2004 Summer Canoeing K-2 500m 2 2 - 4
Teun de Nooijer  Netherlands M 1996–2012 Summer Field hockey Team 2 2 - 4
Leisel Jones  Australia F 2000–2012 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m medley relay 2 2 - 4
Katalin Kovács  Hungary F 2000–2012 Summer Canoeing K-2 500m 2 2 - 4
54 Michael Phelps  United States M 2004–2016 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m freestyle relay 2 1 1 4
55 Torben Grael  Brazil M 1988–2008 Summer Sailing Star-class 2 - 2 4
Mario Stecher  Austria M 2002–2014 Winter Nordic combined 4 × 5 km relay 2 - 2 4
57 Edoardo Mangiarotti  Italy M 1936–1960 Summer Fencing Team foil 1 3 - 4
Bogdan Musiol  Germany M 1980–1992 Winter Bobsleigh 4 man 1 3 - 4
Katalin Kovács  Hungary F 2000–2012 Summer Canoeing K-4 500m 1 3 - 4
60 Gennadi Volnov  Soviet Union M 1960–1972 Summer Basketball Team 1 2 1 4
Angela Ruggiero  United States F 1998–2010 Winter Ice hockey Team 1 2 1 4
Jason Lezak  United States M 2000–2012 Summer Swimming 4 × 100m freestyle relay 1 2 1 4
63 Sergey Tetyukhin  Russia M 2000–2016 Summer Volleyball Team 1 1 2 4
64 Sergei Belov  Soviet Union M 1968–1980 Summer Basketball Team 1 - 3 4
65 Julie Chu  United States F 2002–2014 Winter Ice hockey Team - 3 1 4
Lauren Jackson  Australia F 2000–2012 Summer Basketball Team - 3 1 4
Kristi Harrower  Australia F 2000–2012 Summer Basketball Team - 3 1 4
Björn Kircheisen  Germany M 2002–2014 Winter Nordic combined 4 × 5 km relay - 3 1 4

See also

References

  1. ^ Also won a gold medal for Firefly class at the 1948 Olympics. Many consider Firefly class to be the direct predecessor of Finn Class and credit Elvstrom with four consecutive gold medals in one event
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Not entirely accurate)
  3. ^ Also won a gold medal for Laser class at the 2000 Olympics (and a silver medal for the same class at the 1996 Olympics)
  4. ^ Also won a gold medal for 58kg at the 2016 Olympics where the 63kg event was also held
  5. ^ Joe Menzer (9 February 2014). "Ageless Wonder Armin Zoeggeler Captures 6th Straight Olympic Luge Medal". Associated Press. Bleacher Report.
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