List of multiple Olympic medalists

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This article provides a list of multiple Olympic medalists, i.e. those athletes who have won multiple Olympic medals at either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games.

List of Olympic medals over career

This list includes athletes who have won six or more Olympic medals over their sporting career. It includes top-three placings in the 1896 Olympic Games and 1900 Olympic Games, before medals were actually awarded for those placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. For simplicity, when an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, their entry in this list only mentions the last Nation represented. The Years listed for each athlete only include the Games in which they won medals. More detailed information is provided in the linked articles for the individual athletes.

In cases 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. If the tied athletes have exactly the same number of gold, silver and bronze medals, the ranking is given as a tie and the athletes are listed in order first by career years and then alphabetically by surname.

No. Athlete Nation Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2004–2016 Summer M 23 3 2 28
2 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer F 9 5 4 18
3 Marit Bjørgen  Norway Cross-country skiing 2002–2018 Winter F 8 4 3 15
4 Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972–1980 Summer M 7 5 3
5 Katie Ledecky  United States Swimming 2012–2024 Summer F 9 4 1 14
6 Isabell Werth  Germany Equestrian 1992–2024 Summer F 8 6 0
7 Emma McKeon  Australia Swimming 2016–2024 Summer F 6 3 5
8 Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway Biathlon 1998–2014 Winter M 8 4 1 13
9 Boris Shakhlin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer M 7 4 2
10 Edoardo Mangiarotti  Italy Fencing 1936–1960 Summer M 6 5 2
Ireen Wüst  Netherlands Speed skating 2006–2022 Winter F 6 5 2
12 Takashi Ono  Japan Gymnastics 1952–1964 Summer M 5 4 4
13 Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 1920–1928 Summer M 9 3 0 12
14 Birgit Fischer  East Germany
 Germany		 Canoeing 1980–2004 Summer F 8 4 0
Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway Cross-country skiing 1992–1998 Winter M 8 4 0
16 Jenny Thompson  United States Swimming 1992–2004 Summer F 8 3 1
Sawao Katō  Japan Gymnastics 1968–1976 Summer M 8 3 1
18 Ryan Lochte  United States Swimming 2004–2016 Summer M 6 3 3
19 Dara Torres  United States Swimming 1984–2008 Summer F 4 4 4
20 Alexei Nemov  Russia Gymnastics 1996–2000 Summer M 4 2 6
21 Natalie Coughlin  United States Swimming 2004–2012 Summer F 3 4 5
22 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming 1968–1972 Summer M 9 1 1 11
23 Matt Biondi  United States Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 8 2 1
24 Věra Čáslavská  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1960–1968 Summer F 7 4 0
25 Allyson Felix  United States Athletics 2004–2020 Summer F 7 3 1
Viktor Chukarin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952–1956 Summer M 7 3 1
27 Simone Biles  United States Gymnastics 2016–2024 Summer F 7 2 2
28 Carl Osburn  United States Shooting 1912–1924 Summer M 5 4 2
29 Arianna Fontana  Italy Short-track speed skating 2006–2022 Winter F 2 4 5
30 Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1984–1996 Summer M 9 1 0 10
Caeleb Dressel  United States Swimming 2016–2024 Summer M 9 1 0
32 Aladár Gerevich  Hungary Fencing 1932–1960 Summer M 7 1 2
33 Akinori Nakayama  Japan Gymnastics 1968–1972 Summer M 6 2 2
34 Vitaly Scherbo  Unified Team
 Belarus		 Gymnastics 1992–1996 Summer M 6 0 4
35 Gary Hall Jr.  United States Swimming 1996–2004 Summer M 5 3 2
Ágnes Keleti  Hungary Gymnastics 1952–1956 Summer F 5 3 2
37 Polina Astakhova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer F 5 2 3
38 Raisa Smetanina  Soviet Union
 Unified Team		 Cross-country skiing 1976–1992 Winter F 4 5 1
39 Allison Schmitt  United States Swimming 2008–2020 Summer F 4 3 3
40 Alexander Dityatin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976–1980 Summer M 3 6 1
41 Stefania Belmondo  Italy Cross-country skiing 1992–2002 Winter F 2 3 5
Zhang Yufei  China Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 2 3 5
43 Franziska van Almsick  Germany Swimming 1992–2004 Summer F 0 4 6
44 Lisa Carrington  New Zealand Canoeing 2012–2024 Summer F 8 0 1 9
45 Jason Kenny  Great Britain Cycling 2008–2020 Summer M 7 2 0
46 Hubert Van Innis  Belgium Archery 1900–1920 Summer M 6 3 0
Lyubov Yegorova  Unified Team
 Russia		 Cross-country skiing 1992–1994 Winter F 6 3 0
48 Valentina Vezzali  Italy Fencing 1996–2012 Summer F 6 1 2
49 Nadia Comăneci  Romania Gymnastics 1976–1980 Summer F 5 3 1
Ian Thorpe  Australia Swimming 2000–2004 Summer M 5 3 1
51 Claudia Pechstein  Germany Speed skating 1992–2006 Winter F 5 2 2
Ryan Murphy  United States Swimming 2016–2024 Summer M 5 2 2
53 Mitsuo Tsukahara  Japan Gymnastics 1968–1976 Summer M 5 1 3
Kaylee McKeown  Australia Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 5 1 3
55 Alexander Popov  Unified Team
 Russia		 Swimming 1992–2000 Summer M 4 5 0
56 Sixten Jernberg  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956–1964 Winter M 4 3 2
Ludmilla Tourischeva  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968–1976 Summer F 4 3 2
58 Sven Kramer  Netherlands Speed skating 2006–2018 Winter M 4 2 3
59 Charlotte Kalla  Sweden Cross-country skiing 2010–2018 Winter F 3 6 0
60 Anky van Grunsven  Netherlands Equestrian 1992–2012 Summer F 3 5 1
Leisel Jones  Australia Swimming 2000–2012 Summer F 3 5 1
62 Giulio Gaudini  Italy Fencing 1928–1936 Summer M 3 4 2
Alexander Bolshunov  Olympic Athletes from Russia
 ROC		 Cross-country skiing  2018–2022 Winter M 3 4 2
64 Alfred Swahn  Sweden Shooting 1908–1924 Summer M 3 3 3
Eizo Kenmotsu  Japan Gymnastics  1968–1976 Summer M 3 3 3
66 Mikhail Voronin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968–1972 Summer M 2 6 1
67 Uschi Disl  Germany Biathlon 1992–2006 Winter F 2 4 3
68 Heikki Savolainen  Finland Gymnastics 1928–1952 Summer M 2 1 6
69 Yuri Titov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer M 1 5 3
70 Kyle Chalmers  Australia Swimming 2016–2024 Summer M 1 3 5
71 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica Athletics 1980–2000 Summer F 0 3 6
72 Usain Bolt  Jamaica Athletics 2008–2016 Summer M 8 0 0 8
Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1900–1908 Summer M 8 0 0
74 Gert Fredriksson  Sweden Canoeing 1948–1960 Summer M 6 1 1
Danuta Kozák  Hungary Canoeing 2008–2020 Summer F 6 1 1
76 Reiner Klimke  United Team of Germany
 West Germany		 Equestrian 1964–1988 Summer M 6 0 2
Viktor Ahn (b. Ahn Hyun-Soo)  South Korea
 Russia		 Short-track speed skating 2006–2014 Winter M 6 0 2
78 Ville Ritola  Finland Athletics 1924–1928 Summer M 5 3 0
79 Elisabeta Lipă  Romania Rowing 1984–2004 Summer F 5 2 1
Johannes Thingnes Bø  Norway Biathlon 2018–2022 Winter M 5 2 1
81 Bradley Wiggins  Great Britain Cycling 2000–2016 Summer M 5 1 2
Nathan Adrian  United States Swimming 2008–2016 Summer M 5 1 2
Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 5 1 2
84 Dawn Fraser  Australia Swimming 1956–1964 Summer F 4 4 0
Kornelia Ender  East Germany Swimming 1972–1976 Summer F 4 4 0
86 Ricco Groß  Germany Biathlon 1992–2006 Winter M 4 3 1
Georges Miez  Switzerland Gymnastics 1924–1936 Summer M 4 3 1
Emil Hegle Svendsen  Norway Biathlon 2010–2018 Winter M 4 3 1
Otto Olsen  Norway Shooting 1920–1924 Summer M 4 3 1
Ariarne Titmus  Australia Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 4 3 1
91 Kjetil André Aamodt  Norway Alpine skiing 1992–2006 Winter M 4 2 2
Sven Fischer  Germany Biathlon 1994–2006 Winter M 4 2 2
Jason Lezak  United States Swimming 2000–2012 Summer M 4 2 2
Galina Kulakova  Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1972–1980 Winter F 4 2 2
Roland Matthes  East Germany Swimming 1968–1976 Summer M 4 2 2
Inge de Bruijn  Netherlands Swimming 2000–2004 Summer F 4 2 2
97 Giovanna Trillini  Italy Fencing 1992–2008 Summer F 4 1 3
Cate Campbell  Australia Swimming 2008–2020 Summer F 4 1 3
99 Katalin Kovács  Hungary Canoeing 2000–2012 Summer F 3 5 0
100 Philippe Cattiau  France Fencing 1920–1936 Summer M 3 4 1
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica Athletics 2008–2020 Summer F 3 4 1
Roger Ducret  France Fencing 1920–1928 Summer M 3 4 1
Karin Enke  East Germany Speed skating 1980–1988 Winter F 3 4 1
Petria Thomas  Australia Swimming 1996–2004 Summer F 3 4 1
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann  Germany Speed skating 1992–1998 Winter F 3 4 1
106 Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica Athletics 2000–2016 Summer F 3 3 2
107 Duncan Scott  Great Britain Swimming 2016–2024 Summer M 2 6 0
Shirley Babashoff  United States Swimming 1972–1976 Summer F 2 6 0
109 Regan Smith  United States Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 2 5 1
110 Eugen Mack  Switzerland Gymnastics 1928–1936 Summer M 2 4 2
Susie O'Neill  Australia Swimming 1992–2000 Summer F 2 4 2
112 Dmitri Sautin  Unified Team
 Russia		 Diving 1992–2008 Summer M 2 2 4
Tiril Eckhoff  Norway Biathlon 2014–2022 Winter F 2 2 4
Apolo Ohno  United States Short-track speed skating 2002–2010 Winter M 2 2 4
Margit Korondi  Hungary Gymnastics 1952–1956 Summer F 2 2 4
Sofia Muratova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1960 Summer F 2 2 4
117 Svetlana Romashina  Russia
 ROC		 Synchronized swimming 2008–2020 Summer F 7 0 0 7
118 Chris Hoy  Great Britain Cycling 2000–2012 Summer M 6 1 0
119 Pál Kovács  Hungary Fencing 1936–1960 Summer M 6 0 1
Natalie Geisenberger  Germany Luge 2010–2022 Winter F 6 0 1
121 Yukio Endō  Japan Gymnastics 1960–1968 Summer M 5 2 0
Martin Fourcade  France Biathlon 2010–2018 Winter M 5 2 0
Aaron Peirsol  United States Swimming 2000–2008 Summer M 5 2 0
124 Hans Günter Winkler  United Team of Germany
 West Germany		 Equestrian 1956–1976 Summer M 5 1 1
Wu Minxia  China Diving 2004–2016 Summer F 5 1 1
Dana Vollmer  United States Swimming 2004–2016 Summer F 5 1 1
Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary Swimming 1988–1996 Summer F 5 1 1
Tom Jager  United States Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 5 1 1
Larisa Lazutina  Unified Team
 Russia		 Cross-country skiing 1992–1998 Winter F 5 1 1
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo  Norway Cross-country skiing 2018–2022 Winter M 5 1 1
Clas Thunberg  Finland Speed skating 1924–1928 Winter M 5 1 1
Willis Augustus Lee  United States Shooting 1920 Summer M 5 1 1
133 Teddy Riner  France Judo 2008–2024 Summer M 5 0 2
134 Ivan Patzaichin  Romania Canoeing 1968–1984 Summer M 4 3 0
135 Einar Liberg  Norway Shooting 1908–1924 Summer M 4 2 1
Ivar Ballangrud  Norway Speed skating 1928–1936 Winter M 4 2 1
137 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 4 1 2
Libby Trickett  Australia Swimming 2004–2012 Summer F 4 1 2
Charles Daniels  United States Swimming 1904–1908 Summer M 4 1 2
Lloyd Spooner  United States Shooting 1920 Summer M 4 1 2
141 Vilhelm Carlberg  Sweden Shooting 1908–1924 Summer M 3 4 0
Kōhei Uchimura  Japan Gymnastics 2008–2016 Summer M 3 4 0
143 Emily Seebohm  Australia Swimming 2008–2020 Summer F 3 3 1
Grant Hackett  Australia Swimming 2000–2008 Summer M 3 3 1
Veikko Hakulinen  Finland Cross-country skiing 1952–1960 Winter M 3 3 1
Kati Wilhelm  Germany Biathlon 2002–2010 Winter F 3 3 1
147 Agneta Andersson  Sweden Canoeing 1984–1996 Summer F 3 2 2
Eric Frenzel  Germany Nordic combined 2010–2022 Winter M 3 2 2
Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic Speed skating 2010–2022 Winter F 3 2 2
Irena Szewińska  Poland Athletics 1964–1976 Summer F 3 2 2
Eero Mäntyranta  Finland Cross-country skiing 1960–1968 Winter M 3 2 2
Marte Olsbu Røiseland  Norway Biathlon 2018–2022 Winter F 3 2 2
Pieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands Swimming 2000–2004 Summer M 3 2 2
154 Felix Gottwald  Austria Nordic combined 2002–2010 Winter M 3 1 3
Shirley Strickland  Australia Athletics 1948–1956 Summer F 3 1 3
Simona Amânar  Romania Gymnastics 1996–2000 Summer F 3 1 3
157 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi  Finland Cross-country skiing 1984–1994 Winter F 3 0 4
Yelena Välbe  Unified Team
 Russia		 Cross-country skiing 1992–1998 Winter F 3 0 4
159 Gustavo Marzi  Italy Fencing 1928–1936 Summer M 2 5 0
Maria Gorokhovskaya  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 Summer F 2 5 0
161 Amanda Beard  United States Swimming 1996–2004 Summer F 2 4 1
Zoltán Halmay  Hungary Swimming 1900–1908 Summer M 2 4 1
Svetlana Khorkina  Russia Gymnastics 1996–2004 Summer F 2 4 1
Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe Swimming 2004–2008 Summer F 2 4 1
Miho Takagi  Japan Speed skating 2018–2022 Winter F 2 4 1
166 Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő  Hungary Fencing 1960–1976 Summer F 2 3 2
Karin Janz  East Germany Gymnastics 1968–1972 Summer F 2 3 2
168 Pavel Lednyov  Soviet Union Modern pentathlon 1968–1980 Summer M 2 2 3
Andre De Grasse  Canada Athletics 2016–2024 Summer M 2 2 3
Manuela Di Centa  Italy Cross-country skiing 1992–1998 Winter F 2 2 3
Shannon Miller  United States Gymnastics 1992–1996 Summer F 2 2 3
Aliya Mustafina  Russia Gymnastics 2012–2016 Summer F 2 2 3
173 Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich  East Germany Speed skating 1976–1988 Winter F 1 5 1
Bogdan Musiol  East Germany
 Germany		 Bobsleigh 1980–1992 Summer M 1 5 1
Dagmar Hase  Germany Swimming 1992–1996 Summer F 1 5 1
176 Denis Ablyazin  Russia
 ROC		 Gymnastics 2012–2020 Summer M 1 4 2
Vladimir Smirnov  Soviet Union
 Kazakhstan		 Cross-country skiing 1988–1994 Winter M 1 4 2
178 Masao Takemoto  Japan Gymnastics 1952–1960 Summer M 1 3 3
Josef Stalder  Switzerland Gymnastics 1948–1952 Summer M 1 3 3
180 Penny Oleksiak  Canada Swimming 2016–2020 Summer F 1 2 4
181 Huang Xuechen  China Synchronized Swimming 2008–2020 Summer F 0 5 2
182 Rudolf Kárpáti  Hungary Fencing 1948–1960 Summer M 6 0 0 6
Tobias Arlt  Germany Luge 2014–2022 Winter M 6 0 0
Nedo Nadi  Italy Fencing 1912–1920 Summer M 6 0 0
Tobias Wendl  Germany Luge 2014–2022 Winter M 6 0 0
Lidiya Skoblikova  Soviet Union Speed skating 1960–1964 Winter F 6 0 0
Amy Van Dyken  United States Swimming 1996–2000 Summer F 6 0 0
Kristin Otto  East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer F 6 0 0
Ma Long  China Table tennis 2012–2024 Summer M 6 0 0
Diana Taurasi  United States Basketball 2004–2024 Summer F 6 0 0
191 Thomas Alsgaard  Norway Cross-country skiing 1994–2002 Winter M 5 1 0
Laura Kenny  Great Britain Cycling 2012–2020 Summer F 5 1 0
Nellie Kim  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976–1980 Summer F 5 1 0
Ole Lilloe-Olsen  Norway Shooting 1920–1924 Summer M 5 1 0
Don Schollander  United States Swimming 1964–1968 Summer M 5 1 0
Elaine Thompson-Herah  Jamaica Athletics 2016–2020 Summer F 5 1 0
Anton Heida  United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 5 1 0
198 Steve Redgrave  Great Britain Rowing 1984–2000 Summer M 5 0 1
Georgeta Damian  Romania Rowing 2000–2008 Summer F 5 0 1
Alfred Lane  United States Shooting 1912–1920 Summer M 5 0 1
Bonnie Blair  United States Speed skating 1988–1994 Winter F 5 0 1
Missy Franklin  United States Swimming 2012–2016 Summer F 5 0 1
Zou Kai  China Gymnastics 2008–2012 Summer M 5 0 1
Johnny Weissmuller  United States Swimming
Water polo		 1924–1928 Summer M 5 0 1
205 Kevin Kuske  Germany Bobsleigh 2002–2018 Winter M 4 2 0
Giuseppe Delfino  Italy Fencing 1952–1964 Summer M 4 2 0
Jong-oh Jin  South Korea Shooting 2004–2016 Summer M 4 2 0
Matt Grevers  United States Swimming 2002–2012 Summer M 4 2 0
Christian d'Oriola  France Fencing 1948–1956 Summer M 4 2 0
Lucien Gaudin  France Fencing 1920–1928 Summer M 4 2 0
Jørgen Graabak  Norway Nordic combined 2014–2022 Winter M 4 2 0
Guo Jingjing  China Diving 2000–2008 Summer F 4 2 0
Olga Korbut  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972–1976 Summer F 4 2 0
Janica Kostelić  Croatia Alpine skiing 2002–2006 Winter F 4 2 0
215 Charles Hamelin  Canada Short-track speed skating 2006–2022 Winter M 4 1 1
Doina Ignat  Romania Rowing 1992–2008 Summer F 4 1 1
Elena Belova  Soviet Union Fencing 1968–1980 Summer F 4 1 1
Therese Johaug  Norway Cross-country skiing 2010–2022 Winter F 4 1 1
Soo-nyung Kim  South Korea Archery 1988–2000 Summer F 4 1 1
Viktor Sidyak  Soviet Union Fencing 1968–1980 Summer M 4 1 1
Katrin Wagner-Augustin  Germany Canoeing 2000–2012 Summer F 4 1 1
Darya Domracheva  Belarus Biathlon 2010–2018 Winter F 4 1 1
Murray Rose  Australia Swimming 1956–1960 Summer M 4 1 1
Gunde Svan  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1984–1988 Winter M 4 1 1
Leontien van Moorsel  Netherlands Cycling 2000–2004 Summer F 4 1 1
Meng Wang  China Short-track speed skating 2006–2010 Winter F 4 1 1
227 Győző Kulcsár  Hungary Fencing 1964–1976 Summer M 4 0 2
228 James Guy  Great Britain Swimming 2016–2024 Summer M 3 3 0
Anastasiya Kuzmina  Slovakia Biathlon 2010–2018 Winter F 3 3 0
Adam Peaty  Great Britain Swimming 2016–2024 Summer M 3 3 0
Torri Huske  United States Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 3 3 0
Andrea Pollack  East Germany Swimming 1976–1980 Summer F 3 3 0
Rebecca Soni  United States Swimming 2008–2012 Summer F 3 3 0
234 Andrew Hoy  Australia Equestrian 1992–2020 Summer M 3 2 1
Tarjei Bø  Norway Biathlon 2010–2022 Winter M 3 2 1
Halvard Hanevold  Norway Biathlon 1998–2010 Winter M 3 2 1
Vladimir Nazlymov  Soviet Union Fencing 1968–1980 Summer M 3 2 1
Yuliya Chepalova  Russia Cross-country skiing 1998–2006 Winter F 3 2 1
Natasa Dusev-Janics  Hungary Canoeing 2004–2012 Summer F 3 2 1
Knut Holmann  Norway Canoeing 1992–2000 Summer M 3 2 1
Lilly King  United States Swimming 2016–2024 Summer F 3 2 1
Ralph Rose  United States Athletics 1904–1912 Summer M 3 2 1
Sarah Sjöström  Sweden Swimming 2016–2024 Summer F 3 2 1
Vegard Ulvang  Norway Cross-country skiing 1988–1994 Winter M 3 2 1
Michael Groß  West Germany Swimming 1984–1988 Summer M 3 2 1
Aly Raisman  United States Gymnastics 2012–2016 Summer F 3 2 1
Renate Stecher  East Germany Athletics 1972–1976 Summer F 3 2 1
Sun Yang  China Swimming 2012–2016 Summer M 3 2 1
George Eyser  United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 3 2 1
Li Ning  China Gymnastics 1984 Summer M 3 2 1
Daniela Silivaș  Romania Gymnastics 1988 Summer F 3 2 1
Hermann Weingärtner  Germany Gymnastics 1896 Summer M 3 2 1
253 Kim Rhode  United States Shooting 1996–2016 Summer F 3 1 2
Alfred Schwarzmann  Germany
 Germany		 Gymnastics 1936–1952 Summer M 3 1 2
Jessica Fox  Australia Canoeing 2012–2024 Summer F 3 1 2
Jackie Joyner-Kersee  United States Athletics 1984–1996 Summer F 3 1 2
Leon Štukelj  Yugoslavia Gymnastics 1924–1936 Summer M 3 1 2
Oscar Swahn  Sweden Shooting 1908–1920 Summer M 3 1 2
Charlotte Dujardin  Great Britain Equestrian 2012–2020 Summer F 3 1 2
Johan Grøttumsbråten  Norway Cross-country skiing
Nordic combined		 1924–1932 Winter M 3 1 2
Brendan Hansen  United States Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 3 1 2
Suzanne Schulting  Netherlands Short-track speed skating 2018–2022 Winter F 3 1 2
Konrad Frey  Germany Gymnastics 1936 Summer M 3 1 2
264 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia Athletics 2004–2016 Summer F 3 0 3
Max Whitlock  Great Britain Gymnastics 2012–2020 Summer M 3 0 3
Rüdiger Helm  East Germany Canoeing 1976–1980 Summer M 3 0 3
Angel Martino  United States Swimming 1992–1996 Summer F 3 0 3
268 Michael Plumb  United States Equestrian 1964–1984 Summer M 2 4 0
269 Wang Yifu  China Shooting 1984–2004 Summer M 2 3 1
Sergei Tchepikov  Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia		 Biathlon 1988–2006 Winter M 2 3 1
Georges Buchard  France Fencing 1924–1936 Summer M 2 3 1
Veronica Cochela  Romania
 Romania		 Rowing 1988–2000 Summer F 2 3 1
Albert Helgerud  Norway Shooting 1908–1920 Summer M 2 3 1
Rita Kőbán  Hungary Canoeing 1988–2000 Summer F 2 3 1
Seung-hoon Lee  South Korea Speed skating 2010–2022 Winter M 2 3 1
Claudia Nystad  Germany Cross-country skiing 2002–2014 Winter F 2 3 1
Wolfgang Hoppe  East Germany
 Germany		 Bobsleigh 1984–1994 Winter M 2 3 1
Michael Klim  Australia Swimming 1996–2004 Summer M 2 3 1
Tamara Manina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer F 2 3 1
Simone Manuel  United States Swimming 2016–2024 Summer F 2 3 1
Abbey Weitzeil  United States Swimming 2016–2024 Summer F 2 3 1
Rebeca Andrade  Brazil Gymnastics 2020–2024 Summer F 2 3 1
Shuji Tsurumi  Japan Gymnastics 1960–1964 Summer M 2 3 1
Li Xiaoshuang  China Gymnastics 1992–1996 Summer M 2 3 1
Tamara Csipes  Hungary Canoeing 2016–2024 Summer F 2 3 1
Burton Downing  United States Cycling 1904 Summer M 2 3 1
287 Eugenio Monti  Italy Bobsleigh 1956–1968 Winter M 2 2 2
Josef Neckermann  United Team of Germany
 West Germany		 Equestrian 1960–1972 Summer M 2 2 2
Philippe Riboud  France Fencing 1980–1988 Summer M 2 2 2
Robert Garrett  United States Athletics 1896–1900 Summer M 2 2 2
291 Mark Todd  New Zealand Equestrian 1984–2012 Summer M 2 1 3
Armin Zöggeler  Italy Luge 1994–2014 Winter M 2 1 3
Olga Kharlan  Ukraine Fencing 2008–2024 Summer F 2 1 3
Anna Meares  Australia Cycling 2004–2016 Summer F 2 1 3
Johan Olsson  Sweden Cross-country skiing 2006–2014 Winter M 2 1 3
Daniela Hunger  East Germany
 Germany		 Swimming 1988–1992 Summer F 2 1 3
Sunisa Lee  United States Gymnastics 2020–2024 Summer F 2 1 3
Lavinia Miloșovici  Romania Gymnastics 1992–1996 Summer F 2 1 3
299 Kateřina Neumannová  Czech Republic Cross-country skiing 1998–2006 Winter F 1 4 1
Hrihoriy Misyutin  Unified Team
 Ukraine		 Gymnastics 1992–1996 Summer M 1 4 1
301 Florent Manaudou  France Swimming 2012–2024 Summer M 1 3 2
Bode Miller  United States Alpine skiing 2002–2014 Winter M 1 3 2
Olga Tass  Hungary Gymnastics 1948–1956 Summer F 1 3 2
304 Raimondo D'Inzeo  Italy Equestrian 1956–1972 Summer M 1 2 3
Pavel Kolobkov  Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia		 Fencing 1988–2004 Summer M 1 2 3
Cindy Klassen  Canada Speed skating 2002–2006 Winter F 1 2 3
Junxuan Yang  China Swimming 2020–2024 Summer F 1 2 3
308 Clara Hughes  Canada Cycling
Speed skating		 1996–2010 Summer
Winter		 F 1 1 4
Anja Pärson  Sweden Alpine skiing 2002–2010 Winter F 1 1 4
Mika Myllylä  Finland Cross-country skiing 1994–1998 Winter M 1 1 4
311 Daniel Revenu  France Fencing 1964–1976 Summer M 1 0 5
312 László Cseh  Hungary Swimming 2004–2016 Summer M 0 4 2
313 Frank Beaurepaire  Australasia
 Australia		 Swimming 1908–1924 Summer M 0 3 3
314 Piero D'Inzeo  Italy Equestrian 1956–1972 Summer M 0 2 4
Dimitrij Ovtcharov  Germany Table tennis 2008–2020 Summer M 0 2 4
Rintje Ritsma  Netherlands Speed skating 1994–2006 Winter M 0 2 4
Roald Larsen  Norway Speed skating 1924–1928 Winter M 0 2 4
318 Harri Kirvesniemi  Finland Cross-country skiing 1980–1998 Winter M 0 0 6

Timeline

This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most medals won. 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. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.

Medal count Date Athlete Nation Sport Record medal event Earlier medal events
1 6 April 1896 James Connolly  United States Athletics Triple jump G –
Alexandre Tuffère  France Triple jump S
Ioannis Persakis  Greece Triple jump B
Robert Garrett  United States Athletics Discus G
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos  Greece Discus S
Sotirios Versis  Greece Discus B
2 7 April 1896 Robert Garrett  United States Athletics Long jump S See above
James Connolly  United States Long jump B
3 Robert Garrett  United States Athletics Shot put G 1896 – 1 G, 2 S
9 April 1896 Carl Schuhmann  Germany Gymnastics Vault G 1896 – 1 G, 2 G
Hermann Weingärtner  Germany Vault B 1896 – 1 G, 2 G
4 Gymnastics Pommel horse S
5 Rings S
6 Horizontal bar G
16 July 1900 Robert Garrett  United States Athletics Standing triple jump B 1896 – 1 G, 2 S, 3 G, 4 S
1900 – 5 B
3 September 1904 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics Standing triple jump G 1900 – 1 G, 2 G, 3 G
1904 – 4 G, 5 G
7 20 July 1908 Athletics Standing long jump G
8 23 July 1908 Standing high jump G
29 July 1920 Carl Osburn  United States Shooting Team 300 m / 600 m military rifle, prone G 1912 – 1 B, 2 S, 3 S, 4 G
1920 – 5 B, 6 S, 7 G
9 30 July 1920 300 m military rifle, standing G
10 31 July 1920 Team free rifle G
11 27 June 1924 Shooting 600 m free rifle S
3 August 1928 Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 5000 m S 1920 – 1 S, 2 G, 3 G, 4 G
1924 – 5 G, 6 G, 7 G, 8 G, 9 G
1928 – 10 G
12 4 August 1928 3000 m steeplechase S
2 September 1960 Edoardo Mangiarotti  Italy Fencing Team foil S 1936 – 1 G
1948 – 2 S, 3 S, 4 B
1952 – 5 S, 6 S, 7 G, 8 G
1956 – 9 G, 10 G, 11 B
13 9 September 1960 Team épée G
21 October 1964 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics Team G 1956 – 1 G, 2 B, 3 G, 4 G, 5 G, 6 S
1960 – 7 G, 8 G, 9 S, 10 S, 11 B, 12 G
14 All-around S
15 22 October 1964 Vault S
16 Uneven bars B
17 23 October 1964 Balance beam B
18 Floor exercise G
31 July 2012 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 200 m butterfly S 2004 – 1 G, 2 B, 3 B, 4 G, 5 G, 6 G, 7 G, 8 G
2008 – 9 G, 10 G, 11 G, 12 G, 13 G, 14 G, 15 G, 16 G
2012 – 17 S
19 4 × 200 m freestyle G
20 2 August 2012 200 m individual medley G
21 3 August 2012 100 m butterfly G
22 4 August 2012 4 × 100 m medley relay G
23 7 August 2016 4 × 100 m freestyle relay G
24 9 August 2016 200 m butterfly G
25 4 × 200 m freestyle relay G
26 11 August 2016 200 m individual medley G
27 12 August 2016 100 m butterfly S
28 13 August 2016 4 × 100 m medley relay G

Legend: G = Gold, S = Silver, B = Bronze

List of most career medals in individual events

This list contains only medals won in individual events, so no relays or team events count for this section.

No. Athlete Nation Sport Years Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2004–2016 Summer M 13 2 1 16
2 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer F 6 5 3 14
3 Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972–1980 Summer M 6 3 3 12
4 Katie Ledecky  United States Swimming 2012–2024 Summer F 8 1 1

10

5 Boris Shakhlin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer M 6 2 2

10

6 Ireen Wüst  Netherlands Speed skating 2006–2022 Winter F 5 4 1

10

7 Marit Bjørgen  Norway Cross-country skiing 2002–2018 Winter F 5 3 2

10

8 Takashi Ono  Japan Gymnastics 1952–1964 Summer M 3 3 4

10

9 Alexei Nemov  Russia Gymnastics 1996–2000 Summer M 3 2 5

10

10 Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 1920–1928 Summer M 6 3 0 9
Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway Cross-country skiing 1992–1998 Winter M 6 3 0
12 Viktor Chukarin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952–1956 Summer M 5 3 1
Sawao Katō  Japan Gymnastics 1968–1976 Summer M 5 3 1
Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway Biathlon 1998–2014 Winter M 5 3 1
15 Vitaly Scherbo  Unified Team
 Belarus		 Gymnastics 1992–1996 Summer M 5 0 4
16 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1900–1908 Summer M 8 0 0 8
17 Věra Čáslavská  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1960–1968 Summer F 7 1 0
Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1984–1996 Summer M 7 1 0
19 Simone Biles  United States Gymnastics 2016–2024 Summer F 5 1 2
20 Akinori Nakayama  Japan Gymnastics 1968–1972 Summer M 4 2 2
Kjetil André Aamodt  Norway Alpine skiing 1992–2006 Winter M 4 2 2
Claudia Pechstein  Germany Speed skating 1992–2006 Winter F 4 2 2
23 Karin Enke  East Germany Speed skating 1980–1988 Winter F 3 4 1
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann  Germany Speed skating 1992–1998 Winter F 3 4 1
25 Alexander Dityatin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976–1980 Summer M 2 5 1
26 Clas Thunberg  Finland Speed skating 1924–1928 Winter M 5 1 1 7
Gert Fredriksson  Sweden Canoeing 1948–1960 Summer M 5 1 1
Nadia Comăneci  Romania Gymnastics 1976–1980 Summer F 5 1 1
Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary Swimming 1988–1996 Summer F 5 1 1
30 Lyubov Yegorova  Unified Team
 Russia		 Cross-country skiing 1992–1994 Winter F 4 3 0
31 Ivar Ballangrud  Norway Speed skating 1928–1936 Winter M 4 2 1
32 Sixten Jernberg  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956–1964 Winter M 3 3 1
33 Mikhail Voronin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968–1972 Summer M 2 4 1
Raisa Smetanina  Soviet Union
 Unified Team		 Cross-country skiing 1976–1992 Winter F 2 4 1
Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe Swimming 2004–2008 Summer F 2 4 1
36 Stefania Belmondo  Italy Cross-country skiing 1992–2002 Winter F 2 3 2
37 Ryan Lochte  United States Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 2 2 3
Arianna Fontana  Italy Short-track speed skating 2006–2022 Winter F 2 2 3
39 Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich  East Germany Speed skating 1976–1988 Winter F 1 5 1
40 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica Athletics 1980–2000 Summer F 0 2 5

Athletes with medals in different disciplines

In the Summer and Winter Games

Athlete (Nation) Summer Games Winter Games Ref
Year Medal Event Year Medal Event
 Eddie Eagan (USA) 1920 Antwerp  Gold Boxing (light heavyweight) 1932 Lake Placid  Gold Bobsleigh (four-man)
 Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) 1936 Berlin  Silver Sailing (8-metre) 1924 Chamonix  Gold Ski jumping (individual large hill)
 Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) 1988 Seoul  Silver Cycling (sprint) 1984 Sarajevo  Gold Speed skating (500 m)
1988 Calgary  Gold Speed skating (1000 m)
 Silver Speed skating (500 m)
1992 Albertville  Bronze Speed skating (500 m)
 Clara Hughes (CAN) 1996 Atlanta  Bronze Cycling (road race) 2002 Salt Lake City  Bronze Speed skating (5000 m)
2006 Turin  Silver Speed skating (team pursuit)
 Bronze Cycling (time trial)  Gold Speed skating (5000 m)
2010 Vancouver  Bronze Speed skating (5000 m)
 Lauryn Williams (USA) 2004 Athens  Silver Athletics (100 m) 2014 Sochi  Silver Bobsleigh (two-woman)
2012 London  Gold Athletics (4 × 100 m relay)
 Eddy Alvarez (USA) 2020 Tokyo  Silver Baseball 2014 Sochi  Silver Short-track speed skating (5000 m relay)
 Alexandra Burghardt (GER) 2024 Paris  Bronze Athletics (4 × 100 m relay) 2022 Beijing  Silver Bobsleigh (two-woman)
  • Gillis Grafström became the first person to win a medal in the same event in Summer and Winter Olympics, winning figure skating golds at the 1920 Olympics and at the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
  • Eddie Eagan became the first person to win a medal in the Winter Olympics and in the Summer Olympics in different events. He is the only Summer and Winter medalist to win gold medals in different events.
  • Christa Luding-Rothenburger is the only person to win medals at the Winter and Summer Games in the same year. (This feat is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years). She is also the first person to win medals in successive Winter and Summer Games or vice versa.
  • Clara Hughes is the first person to win multiple medals in both Summer and Winter Games and holds the highest number of medals of any Olympian to win medals in both the Summer and Winter Games.

In the Summer Games

Swimming and water polo

  •  Paul Radmilovic (GBR)
  •  Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
  •  Gérard Blitz (BEL)
  •  Tim Shaw (USA)

Others in Summer Games

  •  Morris Kirksey (USA) (athletics and rugby)
  •  Edwin Flack (AUS) (athletics and tennis)
  •  Karch Kiraly (USA) (indoor volleyball and beach volleyball)
  •  Otto Herschmann (AUT) (swimming and fencing)
  • Carl Schuhmann (GER) (gymnastics and wrestling)
  •  Rebecca Romero (GBR) (cycling and rowing)
  •  Roswitha Krause (GER) (swimming and handball)
  •  Walter W. Winans (USA) (shooting and sculpture)
  •  Alfréd Hajós (HUN) (swimming and architecture)
  •  Conn Findlay (USA) (rowing and sailing)
  •  Magnus Wegelius (FIN) (gymnastics and shooting)
  •  Veli Nieminen (FIN) (gymnastics and shooting)
  •  Daniel Norling (SWE) (gymnastics and equestrian)
  • Fritz Hofmann (GER) (gymnastics and athletics)
  •  Oswald Holmberg (SWE) (gymnastics and tug of war). But one of these at the unofficial 1906 Summer Olympics
  •  Gustaf Dyrssen (SWE) (modern pentathlon and fencing)

In the Winter Games

Cross-country skiing and Nordic combined

  •  Thorleif Haug (NOR)
  •  Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
  •  Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
  •  Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
  •  Heikki Hasu (FIN)

Others in Winter Games

  •  Anfisa Reztsova (URS) (biathlon and cross-country skiing)
  •  Susi Erdmann (GER) (luge and bobsleigh)
  •  Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) (luge and bobsleigh)
  •  Eric Flaim (USA) (long track speed skating and short-track speed skating)
  •  Jorien ter Mors (NED) (long track speed skating and short-track speed skating)
  •  Ester Ledecká (CZE) (alpine skiing and snowboarding)

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