List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
List of most medals won at a single Olympic Games[]
This is a list of most Olympic medals won at a single Olympic Games. 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. Only Olympians with four or more medals at one Games are included below.
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Athlete | Nation | Sport | Year | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Michael Phelps | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008 | Summer | M | 8 | – | – | 8 |
Michael Phelps (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004 | Summer | M | 6 | – | 2 | 8 |
Alexander Dityatin | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1980 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Mark Spitz | ![]() |
Swimming | 1972 | Summer | M | 7 | – | – | 7 |
Matt Biondi | ![]() |
Swimming | 1988 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Willis A. Lee | ![]() |
Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Boris Shakhlin | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Nikolay Andrianov | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Lloyd Spooner | ![]() |
Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Emma McKeon | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 4 | – | 3 | 7 |
Maria Gorokhovskaya | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 2 | 5 | – | 7 |
Mikhail Voronin | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | M | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Vitaly Scherbo | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | M | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Kristin Otto | ![]() |
Swimming | 1988 | Summer | F | 6 | – | – | 6 |
Anton Heida | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
Michael Phelps (3) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
Michael Phelps (4) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Ville Ritola | ![]() |
Athletics | 1924 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Viktor Chukarin | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Věra Čáslavská | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Ágnes Keleti (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Hubert Van Innis | ![]() |
Archery | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
Akinori Nakayama | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Larisa Latynina | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Li Ning | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Larisa Latynina (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Daniela Silivas | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
George Eyser | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Hermann Weingärtner | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1896 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Takashi Ono | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Konrad Frey | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Burton Downing | ![]() |
Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Larisa Latynina (3) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1964 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Alexei Nemov | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Alexei Nemov (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Natalie Coughlin | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Margit Korondi | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nedo Nadi | ![]() |
Fencing | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Paavo Nurmi (2) | ![]() |
Athletics | 1924 | Summer | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Eric Heiden | ![]() |
Speed skating | 1980 | Winter | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
Caeleb Dressel | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
John Naber | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Kornelia Ender | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Ecaterina Szabo | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Vladimir Artemov | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Katie Ledecky | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Marcus Hurley | ![]() |
Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
Missy Franklin | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
Simone Biles | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 2016 | Summer | F | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
Vilhelm Carlberg | ![]() |
Shooting | 1912 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
Roger Ducret | ![]() |
Fencing | 1924 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
Ian Thorpe | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
Lyubov Yegorova | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | F | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
George Eyser (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Charles Daniels | ![]() |
Swimming | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Clas Thunberg | ![]() |
Speed skating | 1924 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Shane Gould | ![]() |
Swimming | 1972 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nadia Comaneci (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Larisa Lazutina | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1998 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Marit Bjørgen | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2010 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Allison Schmitt | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Ireen Wüst | ![]() |
Speed skating | 2014 | Winter | F | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Natalie Coughlin (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Karin Janz | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Ines Diers | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Marit Bjørgen (2) | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Shirley Babashoff | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976 | Summer | F | 1 | 4 | – | 5 |
Nastia Liukin | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Alicia Coutts | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Cindy Klassen | ![]() |
Speed skating | 2006 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Mary Lou Retton | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Yelena Välbe | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | F | 1 | – | 4 | 5 |
Shannon Miller | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
William Merz | ![]() |
Gymnastics, Athletics | 1904 | Summer | M | – | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Carl Schuhmann | ![]() |
Gymnastics, Wrestling | 1896 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Alvin Kraenzlein | ![]() |
Athletics | 1900 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Jesse Owens | ![]() |
Athletics | 1936 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Fanny Blankers-Koen | ![]() |
Athletics | 1948 | Summer | F | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Don Schollander | ![]() |
Swimming | 1968 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Carl Lewis | ![]() |
Athletics | 1984 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Amy Van Dyken | ![]() |
Swimming | 1996 | Summer | F | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen | ![]() |
Biathlon | 2002 | Winter | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Paavo Nurmi | ![]() |
Athletics | 1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Olga Korbut | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Susan Pedersen | ![]() |
Swimming | 1968 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Bjørn Dæhlie | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (2) | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1998 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
James Lightbody | ![]() |
Athletics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Rie Mastenbroek | ![]() |
Swimming | 1936 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Věra Čáslavská (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1964 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Florence Griffith Joyner | ![]() |
Athletics | 1988 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Lyubov Yegorova (2) | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1994 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Inge de Bruijn | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Leontien van Moorsel | ![]() |
Cycling | 2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Petria Thomas | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Janica Kostelić | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 2002 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1984 | Winter | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
Jim Montgomery | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976 | Summer | M | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
Michelle Smith de Bruin | ![]() |
Swimming | 1996 | Summer | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
Hyun-Soo Ahn | ![]() |
Short-track Speed skating | 2006 | Winter | M | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
Kaylee McKeown | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
Bjørn Dæhlie (3) | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1994 | Winter | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Robert Garrett | ![]() |
Athletics | 1896 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Alexander Popov | ![]() |
Swimming | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Alexander Popov (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 1992 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Nadia Comaneci | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1980 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Gary Hall, Jr. | ![]() |
Swimming | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Michael Klim | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Michael Gross | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Simone Manuel | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Zhang Yufei | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
Akinori Nakayama | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Gary Hall, Jr. (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ludmilla Tourischeva (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Gunde Svan | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1984 | Winter | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lisbeth Trickett | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ian Thorpe (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Sun Yang | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Yelena Shushunova | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Svetlana Boginskaya | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Tatiana Gutsu | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lavinia Miloşovici | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Maya DiRado | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ariarne Titmus | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Pieter van den Hoogenband | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
Natalia Kuchinskaya | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | F | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
Ryan Lochte (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008 | Summer | M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
Nathan Adrian | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
Shawn Johnson | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
Charlotte Kalla | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
Susie O'Neill | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
Duncan Scott | ![]() |
Swimming | 2020 | Summer | M | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
Sixten Jernberg | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1956 | Winter | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Ludmilla Tourischeva | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Emma McKeon (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Stina Nilsson | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Agnes Keleti | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Inge de Bruijn (2) | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Penny Oleksiak | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Simona Amanar | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Aliya Mustafina | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 2012 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Francis Gailey | ![]() |
Swimming | 1904 | Summer | M | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Aleksandr Bolshunov | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | M | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Franziska van Almsick | ![]() |
Swimming | 1992 | Summer | F | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Teddy Billington | ![]() |
Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Gina Gogean | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | F | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Vitaly Scherbo (2) | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | M | – | – | 4 | 4 |
Timeline[]
The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
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Total medals | Year | Record duration | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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6 | 1896 | 1896–1920 | Hermann Weingärtner | ![]() |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1904 | 1904–1920 | Anton Heida | ![]() |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | 1920 | 1920–1980 | Willis A. Lee | ![]() |
Shooting | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 |
1972 | 1972–1980 | Mark Spitz | ![]() |
Swimming | Summer | M | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 1980 | 1980–present | Alexander Dityatin | ![]() |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 |
2004 | 2004–present | Michael Phelps | ![]() |
Swimming | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
2008 | 2008–present | 8 | 0 | 0 |
See also[]
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
- 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
- All-time Olympic Games medal table
References[]
- "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.
Categories:
- Lists of Olympic medalists
- Olympic Games medal tables