List of multiple Olympic medalists
This article provides a list of multiple Olympic medalists, i.e. those athletes who have won multiples 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 seven 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 |
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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 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | Biathlon | 1998–2014 | Winter | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
6 | Boris Shakhlin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | M | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
7 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy | Fencing | 1936–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
8 | Takashi Ono | Japan | Gymnastics | 1952–1964 | Summer | M | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
9 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | 1920–1928 | Summer | M | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
10 | 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 | ||
12 | Sawao Katō | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1976 | Summer | M | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
Jenny Thompson | United States | Swimming | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||
14 | Ryan Lochte | United States | Swimming | 2004–2016 | Summer | M | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
15 | Dara Torres | United States | Swimming | 1984–2008 | Summer | F | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
16 | Alexei Nemov | Russia | Gymnastics | 1996–2000 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
17 | Natalie Coughlin | United States | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
18 | Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
19 | Matt Biondi | United States | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
20 | Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 1960–1968 | Summer | F | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
21 | Viktor Chukarin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1952–1956 | Summer | M | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Allyson Felix | United States | Athletics | 2004–2020 | Summer | F | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
23 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2006–2018 | Winter | F | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
24 | Carl Osburn | United States | Shooting | 1912–1924 | Summer | M | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
25 | Emma McKeon | Australia | Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | F | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
26 | Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | 1984–1996 | Summer | M | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
27 | Katie Ledecky | United States | Swimming | 2012–2020 | Summer | F | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
28 | Aladár Gerevich | Hungary | Fencing | 1932–1960 | Summer | M | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
29 | Isabell Werth | Germany | Equestrian | 1992–2016 | Summer | F | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
30 | Akinori Nakayama | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
31 | Vitaly Scherbo | Unified Team Belarus |
Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
32 | Ágnes Keleti | Hungary | Gymnastics | 1952–1956 | Summer | F | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Gary Hall Jr. | United States | Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | M | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
34 | Polina Astakhova | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | F | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
35 | Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union Unified Team |
Cross-country skiing | 1976–1992 | Winter | F | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
36 | Allison Schmitt | United States | Swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
37 | Alexander Dityatin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1976–1980 | Summer | M | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
38 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | Cross-country skiing | 1992–2002 | Winter | F | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
39 | Franziska van Almsick | Germany | Swimming | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
40 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | Cycling | 2008–2020 | Summer | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
41 | 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 | ||
42 | Valentina Vezzali | Italy | Fencing | 1996–2012 | Summer | F | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
43 | Nadia Comăneci | Romania | Gymnastics | 1976–1980 | Summer | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Ian Thorpe | Australia | Swimming | 2000–2004 | Summer | M | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
45 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | Speed skating | 1992–2006 | Winter | F | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
46 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1976 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
47 | Alexander Popov | Unified Team Russia |
Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | M | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
48 | 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 | ||
50 | Sven Kramer | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2006–2018 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
51 | Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 2010–2018 | Winter | F | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
52 | Anky van Grunsven | Netherlands | Equestrian | 1992–2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Leisel Jones | Australia | Swimming | 2000–2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 5 | 1 | ||
54 | Giulio Gaudini | Italy | Fencing | 1928–1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
55 | Alfred Swahn | Sweden | Shooting | 1908–1924 | Summer | M | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
56 | Mikhail Voronin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
57 | Uschi Disl | Germany | Biathlon | 1992–2006 | Winter | F | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
58 | Heikki Savolainen | Finland | Gymnastics | 1928–1952 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
59 | Yuri Titov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | M | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
60 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | Athletics | 1980–2000 | Summer | F | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
61 | Ray Ewry | United States | Athletics | 1900–1908 | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Usain Bolt | Jamaica | Athletics | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
63 | Gert Fredriksson | Sweden | Canoeing | 1948–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Danuta Kozák | Hungary | Canoeing | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
65 | Reiner Klimke | United Team of Germany West Germany |
Equestrian | 1964–1988 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor Ahn |
South Korea Russia |
Short track speed skating | 2006–2014 | Winter | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | ||
67 | Ville Ritola | Finland | Athletics | 1924–1928 | Summer | M | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
68 | Elisabeta Lipă | Romania | Rowing | 1984–2000 | Summer | F | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
69 | Bradley Wiggins | Great Britain | Cycling | 2000–2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Nathan Adrian | United States | Swimming | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
71 | Dawn Fraser | Australia | Swimming | 1956–1964 | Summer | F | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
Kornelia Ender | East Germany | Swimming | 1972–1976 | Summer | F | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
73 | Otto Olsen | Norway | Shooting | 1920–1924 | Summer | M | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Georges Miez | Switzerland | Gymnastics | 1924–1936 | Summer | M | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Ricco Groß | Germany | Biathlon | 1992–2006 | Winter | M | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | Biathlon | 2010–2018 | Winter | M | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
77 | Roland Matthes | East Germany | Swimming | 1968–1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | Cross-country skiing | 1972–1980 | Winter | F | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | Alpine skiing | 1992–2006 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Sven Fischer | Germany | Biathlon | 1994–2006 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | Swimming | 2000–2004 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Jason Lezak | United States | Swimming | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
83 | Giovanna Trillini | Italy | Fencing | 1992–2008 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Cate Campbell | Australia | Swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
85 | Katalin Kovács | Hungary | Canoeing | 2000–2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
86 | Roger Ducret | France | Fencing | 1920–1928 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Philippe Cattiau | France | Fencing | 1920–1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
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 | ||
Petria Thomas | Australia | Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | F | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | Athletics | 2008-2020 | Summer | F | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
92 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica | Athletics | 2000–2016 | Summer | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
93 | Shirley Babashoff | United States | Swimming | 1972–1976 | Summer | F | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
94 | Susie O'Neill | Australia | Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | F | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
95 | Margit Korondi | Hungary | Gymnastics | 1952–1956 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Sofia Muratova | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1960 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Dmitri Sautin | Unified Team Russia |
Diving | 1992–2008 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Apolo Ohno | United States | Short track speed skating | 2002–2010 | Winter | M | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
99 | Arianna Fontana | Italy | Short track speed skating | 2006–2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
100 | Svetlana Romashina | Russia ROC |
Synchronized swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Caeleb Dressel | United States | Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | M | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
102 | Chris Hoy | Great Britain | Cycling | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
103 | Pál Kovács | Hungary | Fencing | 1936–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
104 | Yukio Endō | Japan | Gymnastics | 1960–1968 | Summer | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Aaron Peirsol | United States | Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
Martin Fourcade | France | Biathlon | 2010–2018 | Winter | M | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
107 | Willis Augustus Lee | United States | Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Clas Thunberg | Finland | Speed skating | 1924–1928 | Winter | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Hans Günter Winkler | United Team of Germany West Germany |
Equestrian | 1956–1976 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Tom Jager | United States | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | Swimming | 1988–1996 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Larisa Lazutina | Unified Team Russia |
Cross-country skiing | 1992–1998 | Winter | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Dana Vollmer | United States | Swimming | 2004–2016 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
Minxia Wu | China | Diving | 2004–2016 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
115 | Ivan Patzaichin | Romania | Canoeing | 1968–1984 | Summer | M | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
116 | Einar Liberg | Norway | Shooting | 1908–1924 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Ivar Ballangrud | Norway | Speed skating | 1928–1936 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
118 | Charles Daniels | United States | Swimming | 1904–1908 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Lloyd Spooner | United States | Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
Simone Biles | United States | Gymnastics | 2016-2020 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
Kosuke Kitajima | Japan | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
Libby Trickett | Australia | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
123 | Vilhelm Carlberg | Sweden | Shooting | 1908–1924 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
Kōhei Uchimura | Japan | Gymnastics | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
125 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | Cross-country skiing | 1952–1960 | Winter | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Grant Hackett | Australia | Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
Emily Seebohm | Australia | Swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
128 | Eero Mäntyranta | Finland | Cross-country skiing | 1960–1968 | Winter | M | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Irena Szewińska | Poland | Athletics | 1964–1976 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
Agneta Andersson | Sweden | Canoeing | 1984–1996 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands | Swimming | 2000–2004 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
132 | Shirley Strickland | Australia | Athletics | 1948–1956 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Simona Amânar | Romania | Gymnastics | 1996–2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
Felix Gottwald | Austria | Nordic combined | 2002–2010 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
135 | 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 | ||
137 | Gustavo Marzi | Italy | Fencing | 1928–1936 | Summer | M | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
Maria Gorokhovskaya | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
139 | Amanda Beard | United States | Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | F | 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 | ||
142 | Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő | Hungary | Fencing | 1960–1976 | Summer | F | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Karin Janz | East Germany | Gymnastics | 1968–1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
144 | Pavel Lednyov | Soviet Union | Modern Pentathlon | 1968–1980 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Shannon Miller | United States | Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
Manuela Di Centa | Italy | Cross-country skiing | 1992–1998 | Winter | F | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
Aliya Mustafina | Russia | Gymnastics | 2012–2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
147 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada | Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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.
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 |
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1 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 2000-2016 | 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 | Boris Shakhlin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
5 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2002–2018 | Winter | F | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
6 | Takashi Ono | Japan | Gymnastics | 1952–1964 | Summer | M | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
7 | Alexei Nemov | Russia | Gymnastics | 1996–2000 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
8 | 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 | ||
10 | 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 | ||
13 | Vitaly Scherbo | Unified Team Belarus |
Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | Summer | M | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
14 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2006–2018 | Winter | F | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
15 | Ray Ewry | United States | Athletics | 1900–1908 | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
16 | Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 1960–1968 | Summer | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | 1984–1996 | Summer | M | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | 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 | ||
21 | 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 | ||
23 | Alexander Dityatin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1976–1980 | Summer | M | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
24 | Katie Ledecky | United States | Swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
25 | Clas Thunberg | Finland | Speed skating | 1924–1928 | Winter | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
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 | ||
29 | Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team Russia |
Cross-country skiing | 1992–1994 | Winter | F | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
30 | Ivar Ballangrud | Norway | Speed skating | 1928–1936 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
31 | Sixten Jernberg | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 1956–1964 | Winter | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
32 | 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 | ||
35 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | Cross-country skiing | 1992–2002 | Winter | F | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Athletes with medals in different disciplines[]
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In the Summer and Winter Games[]
Athlete (Nation) | Summer Games | Winter Games | Ref | |||||
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Year | Medal | Event | Year | Medal | Event | |||
Eddie Eagan (USA) | 1920 Antwerp | Gold | Boxing (light heavyweight) | 1932 Lake Placid | Gold | Bobsleigh (four-man) | [2] | |
Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) | 1936 Berlin | Silver | Sailing (8-metre) | 1924 Chamonix | Gold | Ski jumping (individual large hill) | [3] | |
Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR) | 1988 Seoul | Silver | Cycling (sprint) | 1984 Sarajevo | Gold | Speed skating (500 m) | [4] | |
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) | [5] | |
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) | [6] | |
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) |
- 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)
See also[]
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
- 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
- Leonidas of Rhodes
References[]
- ^ a b c 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). Retrieved 13 August 2008. (note: the source gives dates in the Julian calendar; this table uses the Gregorian calendar)
- ^ "Eddie Eagan". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Jacob Tullin Thams". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Christa Rothenburger-Luding". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ "Clara Hughes". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Borden, Sam (19 February 2014). "Canada Catches U.S. in Final Bobsled Run". New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "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.
- Lists of Olympic medalists
- Olympic Games medal tables