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Michael Phelps has won a record 23 Olympic gold medals; no other Olympian has won more than 9 gold medals

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

List of most Olympic gold medals over career

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

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

Timeline

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

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

List of most career gold medals in individual events

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

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

See also

References

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