List of multiple Olympic 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 | |||
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1 | Armin Zöggeler | M | 1994–2014 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
2 | Georg Hackl | M | 1988–2002 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | |
Ralf Schumann* | M | 1988–2008 | Summer | Shooting | 25m rapid fire pistol | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | ||
4 | Claudia Pechstein | F | 1992–2006 | Winter | Speed skating | 5000m | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Valentina Vezzali | F | 1996–2012 | Summer | Fencing | Individual foil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
6 | Ryoko Tani | F | 1992–2008 | Summer | Judo | 48 kg | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Michal Martikán | M | 1996–2012 | Summer | Canoe Slalom | Canoe Slalom C-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
8 | Isabell Werth* | F | 1992–2016 | Summer | Dressage | Individual dressage | 1 | 4 | - | 5 | |
9 | Al Oerter | M | 1956–1968 | Summer | Athletics | Discus throw | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
Carl Lewis | M | 1984–1996 | Summer | Athletics | Long jump | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Michael Phelps | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 200m individual medley | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
12 | Gillis Grafström | M | 1920–1932 | Both | Figure skating | Singles | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | |
Klaus Dibiasi | M | 1964–1976 | Summer | Diving | 10m platform | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Viktor Saneyev | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Athletics | Triple jump | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Alexander Karelin | M | 1988–2000 | Summer | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 130 kg | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Jan Železný | M | 1988–2000 | Summer | Athletics | Javelin throw | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Anky van Grunsven | F | 1996–2008 | Summer | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Artur Taymazov | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 120 kg | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Jin Jong-oh | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Shooting | 50 metre pistol | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Michael Phelps | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 100m butterfly | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Michael Phelps | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 200m butterfly | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Saori Yoshida | F | 2004–2012 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 53/55 kg | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Sven Kramer | M | 2006–2018 | Winter | Speed skating | 5000m | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
24 | Gert Fredriksson | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Canoeing | K-1 1000m | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | |
Pyrros Dimas | M | 1992–2004 | Summer | Weightlifting | 85 kg | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Kjetil André Aamodt* | M | 1992–2006 | Winter | Alpine Skiing | Super-G | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Peter Hochschorner | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoe Slalom | Canoe slalom C-2 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
28 | Wang Yifu* | M | 1984–2004 | Summer | Shooting | 10m air pistol | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | |
29 | Ekaterina Karsten | F | 1996–2008 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Daniel Morelon | M | 1964–1976 | Summer | Cycling | Individual sprint | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Bruce Baumgartner | M | 1984–1996 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 130 kg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Ireen Wüst | F | 2006–2018 | Winter | Speed skating | 1500m | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
33 | Imre Polyák | M | 1952–1964 | Summer | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 62 kg | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
34 | Giovanna Trillini | F | 1992–2004 | Summer | Fencing | Individual foil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Bob de Jong* | M | 1998–2014 | Winter | Speed skating | 10,000m | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
36 | Merlene Ottey* | F | 1980–1996 | Summer | Athletics | 200m | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
37 | Ray Ewry | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Standing long jump | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
Ray Ewry | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Standing high jump | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
John Flanagan | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Hammer throw | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Sonja Henie | F | 1928–1936 | Winter | Figure skating | Singles | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
László Papp | M | 1948–1956 | Summer | Boxing | Middleweight | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Paul Elvstrøm[1][2] | M | 1952–1960 | Summer | Sailing | Finn | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Dawn Fraser | F | 1956–1964 | Summer | Swimming | 100m freestyle | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Vyacheslav Ivanov | M | 1956–1964 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Larisa Latynina | F | 1956–1964 | Summer | Gymnastics | Floor exercise | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Teófilo Stevenson | M | 1972–1980 | Summer | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Ulrich Wehling | M | 1972–1980 | Winter | Nordic combined | Individual | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Pertti Karppinen | M | 1976–1984 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Bonnie Blair | F | 1988–1994 | Winter | Speed skating | 500m | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Krisztina Egerszegi | F | 1988–1996 | Summer | Swimming | 200m backstroke | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Naim Süleymanoğlu | M | 1988–1996 | Summer | Weightlifting | 60–64 kg | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Félix Savón | M | 1992–2000 | Summer | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Robert Korzeniowski | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Athletics | 50 km walk | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Halil Mutlu | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Weightlifting | 54–56 kg | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Tadahiro Nomura | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Judo | 60 kg | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Buvaisar Saitiev* | M | 1996–2008 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 74 kg | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Tony Estanguet* | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoeing | Slalom C-1 | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Ben Ainslie[3] | M | 2004–2012 | Summer | Sailing | Finn | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Kaori Icho[4] | F | 2004–2012 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 63 kg | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Ole Einar Bjørndalen* | M | 1998–2014 | Winter | Biathlon | 10 km sprint | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Kristin Armstrong | F | 2008–2016 | Summer | Cycling | Time trial | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Usain Bolt | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Athletics | 100m | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Usain Bolt | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Athletics | 200m | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Dario Cologna | M | 2010–2018 | Winter | Cross-country skiing | 15 km | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
Shaun White* | M | 2006–2018 | Winter | Snowboarding | Halfpipe | 3 | - | - | 3 | ||
66 | Jason Kenny | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Cycling | Individual sprint | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | |
Ireen Wüst* | F | 2006–2018 | Winter | Speed skating | 3000m | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | ||
Natalie Geisenberger | F | 2010–2018 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | ||
69 | Kim Rhode | F | 1996–2004 | Summer | Shooting | Double trap | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | |
70 | Charlotte Kalla | F | 2010–2018 | Winter | Cross-country skiing | 10 km | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |
71 | Tatjana Hüfner | F | 2006–2014 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Kim Rhode | F | 2008–2016 | Summer | Shooting | Skeet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
73 | Marit Bjørgen* | F | 2006–2018 | Winter | Cross-country skiing | 10 km | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
74 | Lee Chong Wei | 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 | |||
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1 | Aladár Gerevich | M | 1932–1960 | Summer | Fencing | Team sabre | 6 | - | - | 6 | |
2 | Steve Redgrave | M | 1984–2000 | Summer | Rowing | Team cox4, coxless 4, coxless pair, cox pair | 5 | - | 1 | 6 | |
3 | Pál Kovács | M | 1936–1960 | Summer | Fencing | Team sabre | 5 | - | - | 5 | |
Reiner Klimke | M | 1964–1988 | Summer | Equestrian | Team dressage | 5 | - | - | 5 | ||
Isabell Werth | F | 1992–2016 | Summer | Equestrian | Team dressage | 5 | - | - | 5 | ||
5 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | M | 1936–1960 | Summer | Fencing | Team épée | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | |
Birgit Fischer | F | 1980–2004 | Summer | Canoeing | K-4 500m | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | ||
Ricco Groß | M | 1992–2006 | Winter | Biathlon | 4 × 7.5 km relay | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | ||
Jayna Hefford | F | 1998–2014 | Winter | Ice hockey | Team | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | ||
Hayley Wickenheiser | F | 1998–2014 | Winter | Ice hockey | Team | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | ||
10 | Hans Günter Winkler | M | 1956–1976 | Summer | Equestrian | Team jumping | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | |
Teresa Edwards | F | 1984–2000 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | ||
12 | Dezső Gyarmati | M | 1948–1964 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Dara Torres | F | 1984–2008 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m freestyle relay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Elena Georgescu | F | 1992–2008 | Summer | Rowing | Eight | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
15 | Michael Plumb | M | 1964–1984 | Summer | Equestrian | Team eventing | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | |
16 | Ildikó Rejtő | F | 1960–1976 | Summer | Fencing | Team foil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
17 | Anky van Grunsven | M | 1992–2012 | Summer | Equestrian | Team dressage | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
18 | Harri Kirvesniemi | M | 1980–1998 | Winter | Cross-country skiing | 4 × 10 km | - | - | 5 | 5 | |
19 | Rudolf Kárpáti | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Fencing | Team sabre | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
Alexander Tikhonov | M | 1968–1980 | Winter | Biathlon | 2 × 7.5 km relay | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Lisa Leslie | F | 1996–2008 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Caroline Ouellette | F | 2002–2014 | Winter | Ice hockey | Team | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Wu Minxia | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Diving | Synchronised 3m springboard | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Ryan Lochte | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 200m freestyle relay | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Michael Phelps | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 200m freestyle relay | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Michael Phelps | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m medley relay | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Sue Bird | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Tamika Catchings | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
Diana Taurasi | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 4 | - | - | 4 | ||
30 | Leslie Claudius | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Field hockey | Team | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | |
Udham Singh | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Field hockey | Team | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Giuseppe Delfino | M | 1952–1964 | Summer | Fencing | Team épée | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Galina Gorokhova | F | 1960–1972 | Summer | Fencing | Team foil | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Vladislav Tretiak | M | 1972–1984 | Winter | Ice hockey | Team | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Viktor Sidyak | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Fencing | Team sabre | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Ivan Patzaichin | M | 1968–1984 | Summer | Canoeing | C-2 1000m | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Jenny Thompson | F | 1992–2004 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m freestyle relay | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Sven Fischer | M | 1994–2006 | Winter | Biathlon | 4 × 7.5 km relay | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Christie Rampone | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Football | Team | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
Bradley Wiggins | M | 2000–2016 | Summer | Cycling | Team pursuit | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | ||
41 | György Kárpáti | M | 1952–1964 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | |
Andrey Lavrov | M | 1988–2004 | Summer | Handball | Team | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Ana Fernández | F | 1992–2004 | Summer | Volleyball | Team | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Stanislav Pozdnyakov | M | 1992–2004 | Summer | Fencing | Team sabre | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Jenny Thompson | F | 1992–2004 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m medley relay | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Giovanna Trillini | F | 1992–2008 | Summer | Fencing | Team foil | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
Valentina Vezzali | F | 1996–2012 | Summer | Fencing | Team foil | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | ||
48 | Alfred Swahn | M | 1908–1924 | Summer | Shooting | Team | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | |
Philippe Cattiau | M | 1920–1932 | Summer | Fencing | Team foil | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||
Inna Ryskal | F | 1964–1976 | Summer | Volleyball | Team | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||
Birgit Fischer | F | 1980–2004 | Summer | Canoeing | K-2 500m | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||
Teun de Nooijer | M | 1996–2012 | Summer | Field hockey | Team | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||
Leisel Jones | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m medley relay | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||
Katalin Kovács | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoeing | K-2 500m | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||
55 | László Jeney | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Michael Phelps | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m freestyle relay | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
57 | Mihály Mayer | M | 1956–1968 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | |
Torben Grael | M | 1988–2008 | Summer | Sailing | Star-class | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | ||
Mario Stecher | M | 2002–2014 | Winter | Nordic combined | 4 × 5 km relay | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | ||
60 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | M | 1936–1960 | Summer | Fencing | Team foil | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
Bogdan Musioł | M | 1980–1992 | Winter | Bobsleigh | 4 man | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | ||
Katalin Kovács | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoeing | K-4 500m | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | ||
63 | Gennadi Volnov | M | 1960–1972 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Angela Ruggiero | F | 1998–2010 | Winter | Ice hockey | Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Jason Lezak | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Swimming | 4 × 100m freestyle relay | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Heather Petri | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Brenda Villa | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
68 | András Bodnár | M | 1960–1972 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Endre Molnár | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
István Szívós | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Water polo | Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Sergey Tetyukhin | M | 2000–2016 | Summer | Volleyball | Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
72 | Sergei Belov | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Basketball | Team | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | |
73 | Joseph Pletinckx | M | 1908–1924 | Summer | Water polo | Team | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Julie Chu | F | 2002–2014 | Winter | Ice hockey | Team | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Lauren Jackson | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Basketball | Team | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Kristi Harrower | F | 2000–2012 | Summer | Basketball | Team | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Björn Kircheisen | M | 2002–2014 | Winter | Nordic combined | 4 × 5 km relay | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
See also
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
- List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- All-time Olympic Games medal table
References
- 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
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Not entirely accurate)
- Also won a gold medal for Laser class at the 2000 Olympics (and a silver medal for the same class at the 1996 Olympics)
- Also won a gold medal for 58kg at the 2016 Olympics where the 63kg event was also held
- Joe Menzer (9 February 2014). "Ageless Wonder Armin Zoeggeler Captures 6th Straight Olympic Luge Medal". Associated Press. Bleacher Report.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
- "databaseOlympics.com". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007.
- See also references in the articles on each athlete.