List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists

This page is a list of various individuals who are multiple Olympic medalists at the Summer Olympics.

List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists[]

This list shows only the athletes who have won at least eight medals at the Summer Olympics.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Sex
1	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	M	23	3	2	28
2	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	F	9	5	4	18
3	Nikolai Andrianov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	M	7	5	3	15
4	Boris Shakhlin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	M	7	4	2	13
5	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	Fencing	M	6	5	2	13
6	Takashi Ono	Japan	Gymnastics	M	5	4	4	13
7	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	M	9	3	0	12
8	Birgit Fischer	East Germany  Germany	Canoeing	F	8	4	0	12
9	Sawao Kato	Japan	Gymnastics	M	8	3	1	12
10	Jenny Thompson	United States	Swimming	F	8	3	1	12
11	Isabell Werth	Germany	Equestrian	F	7	5	0	12
12	Ryan Lochte	United States	Swimming	M	6	3	3	12
13	Dara Torres	United States	Swimming	F	4	4	4	12
14	Alexei Nemov	Russia	Gymnastics	M	4	2	6	12
15	Natalie Coughlin	United States	Swimming	F	3	4	5	12
16	Mark Spitz	United States	Swimming	M	9	1	1	11
17	Matt Biondi	United States	Swimming	M	8	2	1	11
18	Věra Čáslavská	Czechoslovakia	Gymnastics	F	7	4	0	11
19	Viktor Chukarin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	M	7	3	1	11
20	Carl Osburn	United States	Shooting	M	5	4	2	11
21	Emma McKeon	Australia	Swimming	F	5	2	4	11
22	Carl Lewis	United States	Athletics	M	9	1	0	10
23	Katie Ledecky	United States	Swimming	F	7	3	0	10
24	Aladár Gerevich	Hungary	Fencing	M	7	1	2	10
25	Akinori Nakayama	Japan	Gymnastics	M	6	2	2	10
26	Vitaly Scherbo	Unified Team  Belarus	Gymnastics	M	6	0	4	10
27	Ágnes Keleti	Hungary	Gymnastics	F	5	3	2	10
28	Gary Hall Jr.	United States	Swimming	M	5	3	2	10
29	Polina Astakhova	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	F	5	2	3	10
30	Alexander Dityatin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	M	3	6	1	10
31	Franziska van Almsick	Germany	Swimming	F	0	4	6	10
32	Hubert Van Innis	Belgium	Archery	M	6	3	0	9
33	Allyson Felix	United States	Athletics	F	6	3	0	9
34	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	Fencing	F	6	1	2	9
35	Nadia Comăneci	Romania	Gymnastics	F	5	3	1	9
36	Ian Thorpe	Australia	Swimming	M	5	3	1	9
37	Mitsuo Tsukahara	Japan	Gymnastics	M	5	1	3	9
38	Alexander Popov	Unified Team  Russia	Swimming	M	4	5	0	9
39	Ludmilla Tourischeva	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	F	4	3	2	9
40	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	Equestrian	F	3	5	1	9
41	Leisel Jones	Australia	Swimming	F	3	5	1	9
42	Giulio Gaudini	Italy	Fencing	M	3	4	2	9
43	Alfred Swahn	Sweden	Shooting	M	3	3	3	9
44	Mikhail Voronin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	M	2	6	1	9
45	Heikki Savolainen	Finland	Gymnastics	M	2	1	6	9
46	Yuri Titov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	M	1	5	3	9
47	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	Athletics	F	0	3	6	9
48	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	M	8	0	0	8
49	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	Athletics	M	8	0	0	8
50	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	M	6	1	1	8
51	Reiner Klimke	Germany  West Germany	Equestrian	M	6	0	2	8
52	Ville Ritola	Finland	Athletics	M	5	3	0	8
53	Elisabeta Lipă	Romania	Rowing	F	5	2	1	8
54	Bradley Wiggins	United Kingdom	Cycling	M	5	1	2	8
55	Nathan Adrian	United States	Swimming	M	5	1	2	8
56	Dawn Fraser	Australia	Swimming	F	4	4	0	8
57	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	Swimming	F	4	4	0	8
58	Otto Olsen	Norway	Shooting	M	4	3	1	8
59	Georges Miez	Switzerland	Gymnastics	M	4	3	1	8
60	Roland Matthes	East Germany	Swimming	M	4	2	2	8
61	Allison Schmitt	United States	Swimming	F	4	2	2	8
62	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Swimming	F	4	2	2	8
63	Jason Lezak	United States	Swimming	M	4	2	2	8
64	Cate Campbell	Australia	Swimming	F	4	1	3	8
65	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	Fencing	F	4	1	3	8
66	Katalin Kovács	Hungary	Canoeing	F	3	5	0	8
67	Roger Ducret	France	Fencing	M	3	4	1	8
68	Philippe Cattiau	France	Fencing	M	3	4	1	8
69	Petria Thomas	Australia	Swimming	F	3	4	1	8
70	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Jamaica	Athletics	F	3	3	2	8
71	Shirley Babashoff	United States	Swimming	F	2	6	0	8
72	Susie O'Neill	Australia	Swimming	F	2	4	2	8
73	Margit Korondi	Hungary	Gymnastics	F	2	2	4	8
74	Sofia Muratova	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	F	2	2	4	8
75	Dmitri Sautin	Unified Team  Russia	Diving	M	2	2	4	8

Most medals in one individual event[]

This list shows only the athletes who have won at least four medals in the same individual event at the Summer Olympics.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Event	Editions
1	Isabell Werth	Germany	Dressage	Individual dressage	1992–2016	1	5	0	6
2	Ralf Schumann	Germany	Shooting	25m rapid fire pistol	1988–2008	3	2	0	5
3	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	Fencing	Individual foil	1996–2012	3	1	1	5
4	Ryoko Tani	Japan	Judo	48 kg	1992–2008	2	2	1	5
5	Michal Martikán	Slovakia	Canoeing	Canoe Slalom C-1	1996–2012	2	2	1	5
6	Al Oerter	United States	Athletics	Discus throw	1956–1968	4	0	0	4
7	Carl Lewis	United States	Athletics	Long jump	1984–1996	4	0	0	4
8	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	200m individual medley	2004–2016	4	0	0	4
9	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	Diving	10m platform	1964–1976	3	1	0	4
10	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	Athletics	Triple jump	1968–1980	3	1	0	4
11	Alexander Karelin	Russia	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 130 kg	1988–2000	3	1	0	4
12	Jan Železný	Czech Republic	Athletics	Javelin throw	1988–2000	3	1	0	4
13	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	Equestrian	Individual dressage	1996–2008	3	1	0	4
14	Artur Taymazov	Uzbekistan	Wrestling	Freestyle 120 kg	2000–2012	3	1	0	4
15	Jin Jong-oh	South Korea	Shooting	50 metre pistol	2004–2016	3	1	0	4
16	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	100m butterfly	2004–2016	3	1	0	4
17	Michael Phelps	United States	Swimming	200m butterfly	2004–2016	3	1	0	4
18	Saori Yoshida	Japan	Wrestling	Freestyle 53/55 kg	2004–2012	3	1	0	4
19	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	K-1 1000m	1948–1960	3	0	1	4
20	Pyrros Dimas	Greece	Weightlifting	85 kg	1992–2004	3	0	1	4
21	Peter Hochschorner	Slovakia	Canoeing	Canoe slalom C-2	2000–2012	3	0	1	4
22	Wang Yifu	China	Shooting	10m air pistol	1984–2004	2	2	0	4
23	Ekaterina Karsten	Belarus	Rowing	Single sculls	1996–2008	2	1	1	4
24	Daniel Morelon	France	Cycling	Individual sprint	1964–1976	2	1	1	4
25	Bruce Baumgartner	United States	Wrestling	Freestyle 130 kg	1984–1996	2	1	1	4
26	Imre Polyák	Hungary	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 62 kg	1952–1964	1	3	0	4
27	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	Fencing	Individual foil	1992–2004	1	1	2	4
28	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	Athletics	200m	1980–1996	0	1	3	4

See also[]

• List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists
• List of multiple Olympic medalists
• List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games