List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event

This is a list of Olympians who have won medals on numerous occasions in single events. Only Olympians with four or more medals in one event, or most medals in their sport, are included. If a person has contested for several nations, only the most recent nation is mentioned.

In those instances 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. Where two or more athletes have exactly the same number of gold, silver and bronze medals, the ranking is shown as a tie and the athletes are shown in order by career years and name.

This list includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, even though these Games pre-dated the awarding of medals for top-three placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included.

Individual events

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sex	Period	Games	Sport	Event				Total
1	Armin Zöggeler	Italy	M	1994–2014	Winter	Luge	Singles	2	1	3	6
2	Georg Hackl	Germany	M	1988–2002	Winter	Luge	Singles	3	2	-	5
	Ralf Schumann*	Germany	M	1988–2008	Summer	Shooting	25m rapid fire pistol	3	2	-	5
4	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	F	1992–2006	Winter	Speed skating	5000m	3	1	1	5
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	F	1996–2012	Summer	Fencing	Individual foil	3	1	1	5
6	Ryoko Tani	Japan	F	1992–2008	Summer	Judo	48 kg	2	2	1	5
	Michal Martikán	Slovakia	M	1996–2012	Summer	Canoe Slalom	Canoe Slalom C-1	2	2	1	5
8	Isabell Werth*	Germany	F	1992–2016	Summer	Dressage	Individual dressage	1	4	-	5
9	Al Oerter	United States	M	1956–1968	Summer	Athletics	Discus throw	4	-	-	4
	Carl Lewis	United States	M	1984–1996	Summer	Athletics	Long jump	4	-	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	200m individual medley	4	-	-	4
12	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	M	1920–1932	Both	Figure skating	Singles	3	1	-	4
	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	M	1964–1976	Summer	Diving	10m platform	3	1	-	4
	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Athletics	Triple jump	3	1	-	4
	Alexander Karelin	Russia	M	1988–2000	Summer	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 130 kg	3	1	-	4
	Jan Železný	Czech Republic	M	1988–2000	Summer	Athletics	Javelin throw	3	1	-	4
	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	F	1996–2008	Summer	Equestrian	Individual dressage	3	1	-	4
	Artur Taymazov	Uzbekistan	M	2000–2012	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 120 kg	3	1	-	4
	Jin Jong-oh	South Korea	M	2004–2016	Summer	Shooting	50 metre pistol	3	1	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	100m butterfly	3	1	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	200m butterfly	3	1	-	4
	Saori Yoshida	Japan	F	2004–2012	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 53/55 kg	3	1	-	4
	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	M	2006–2018	Winter	Speed skating	5000m	3	1	-	4
24	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	M	1948–1960	Summer	Canoeing	K-1 1000m	3	-	1	4
	Pyrros Dimas	Greece	M	1992–2004	Summer	Weightlifting	85 kg	3	-	1	4
	Kjetil André Aamodt*	Norway	M	1992–2006	Winter	Alpine Skiing	Super-G	3	-	1	4
	Peter Hochschorner	Slovakia	M	2000–2012	Summer	Canoe Slalom	Canoe slalom C-2	3	-	1	4
28	Wang Yifu*	China	M	1984–2004	Summer	Shooting	10m air pistol	2	2	-	4
29	Ekaterina Karsten	Belarus	F	1996–2008	Summer	Rowing	Single sculls	2	1	1	4
	Daniel Morelon	France	M	1964–1976	Summer	Cycling	Individual sprint	2	1	1	4
	Bruce Baumgartner	United States	M	1984–1996	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 130 kg	2	1	1	4
	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	F	2006–2018	Winter	Speed skating	1500m	2	1	1	4
33	Imre Polyák	Hungary	M	1952–1964	Summer	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 62 kg	1	3	-	4
34	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	F	1992–2004	Summer	Fencing	Individual foil	1	1	2	4
	Bob de Jong*	Netherlands	M	1998–2014	Winter	Speed skating	10,000m	1	1	2	4
36	Merlene Ottey*	Jamaica	F	1980–1996	Summer	Athletics	200m	-	1	3	4
37	Ray Ewry	United States	M	1900–1908	Summer	Athletics	Standing long jump	3	-	-	3
	Ray Ewry	United States	M	1900–1908	Summer	Athletics	Standing high jump	3	-	-	3
	John Flanagan	United States	M	1900–1908	Summer	Athletics	Hammer throw	3	-	-	3
	Sonja Henie	Norway	F	1928–1936	Winter	Figure skating	Singles	3	-	-	3
	László Papp	Hungary	M	1948–1956	Summer	Boxing	Middleweight	3	-	-	3
	Paul Elvstrøm[1][2]	Denmark	M	1952–1960	Summer	Sailing	Finn	3	-	-	3
	Dawn Fraser	Australia	F	1956–1964	Summer	Swimming	100m freestyle	3	-	-	3
	Vyacheslav Ivanov	Soviet Union	M	1956–1964	Summer	Rowing	Single sculls	3	-	-	3
	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	F	1956–1964	Summer	Gymnastics	Floor exercise	3	-	-	3
	Teófilo Stevenson	Cuba	M	1972–1980	Summer	Boxing	Heavyweight	3	-	-	3
	Ulrich Wehling	East Germany	M	1972–1980	Winter	Nordic combined	Individual	3	-	-	3
	Pertti Karppinen	Finland	M	1976–1984	Summer	Rowing	Single sculls	3	-	-	3
	Bonnie Blair	United States	F	1988–1994	Winter	Speed skating	500m	3	-	-	3
	Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	F	1988–1996	Summer	Swimming	200m backstroke	3	-	-	3
	Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	M	1988–1996	Summer	Weightlifting	60–64 kg	3	-	-	3
	Félix Savón	Cuba	M	1992–2000	Summer	Boxing	Heavyweight	3	-	-	3
	Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	M	1996–2004	Summer	Athletics	50 km walk	3	-	-	3
	Halil Mutlu	Turkey	M	1996–2004	Summer	Weightlifting	54–56 kg	3	-	-	3
	Tadahiro Nomura	Japan	M	1996–2004	Summer	Judo	60 kg	3	-	-	3
	Buvaisar Saitiev*	Russia	M	1996–2008	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 74 kg	3	-	-	3
	Tony Estanguet*	France	M	2000–2012	Summer	Canoeing	Slalom C-1	3	-	-	3
	Ben Ainslie[3]	Great Britain	M	2004–2012	Summer	Sailing	Finn	3	-	-	3
	Kaori Icho[4]	Japan	F	2004–2012	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 63 kg	3	-	-	3
	Ole Einar Bjørndalen*	Norway	M	1998–2014	Winter	Biathlon	10 km sprint	3	-	-	3
	Kristin Armstrong	United States	F	2008–2016	Summer	Cycling	Time trial	3	-	-	3
	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	M	2008–2016	Summer	Athletics	100m	3	-	-	3
	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	M	2008–2016	Summer	Athletics	200m	3	-	-	3
	Dario Cologna	Switzerland	M	2010–2018	Winter	Cross-country skiing	15 km	3	-	-	3
	Shaun White*	United States	M	2006–2018	Winter	Snowboarding	Halfpipe	3	-	-	3
66	Jason Kenny	Great Britain	M	2008–2016	Summer	Cycling	Individual sprint	2	1	-	3
	Ireen Wüst*	Netherlands	F	2006–2018	Winter	Speed skating	3000m	2	1	-	3
	Natalie Geisenberger	Germany	F	2010–2018	Winter	Luge	Singles	2	1	-	3
69	Kim Rhode	United States	F	1996–2004	Summer	Shooting	Double trap	2	-	1	3
70	Charlotte Kalla	Sweden	F	2010–2018	Winter	Cross-country skiing	10 km	1	2	-	3
71	Tatjana Hüfner	Germany	F	2006–2014	Winter	Luge	Singles	1	1	1	3
	Kim Rhode	United States	F	2008–2016	Summer	Shooting	Skeet	1	1	1	3
73	Marit Bjørgen*	Norway	F	2006–2018	Winter	Cross-country skiing	10 km	-	1	2	3
74	Lee Chong Wei	Malaysia	M	2008–2016	Summer	Badminton	Men's singles	-	3	-	3

Notes

(*): Non-consecutive medals

• Armin Zöggeler, by winning bronze in men's luge at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, became the first Olympian to earn a medal in the same event in six consecutive Olympics, thus holding the record for most consecutive Olympics with medal wins in the same event.[5]

Team events

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sex	Period	Games	Sport	Event				Total
1	Aladár Gerevich	Hungary	M	1932–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	6	-	-	6
2	Steve Redgrave	Great Britain	M	1984–2000	Summer	Rowing	Team cox4, coxless 4, coxless pair, cox pair	5	-	1	6
3	Pál Kovács	Hungary	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	5	-	-	5
	Reiner Klimke	West Germany	M	1964–1988	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	5	-	-	5
	Isabell Werth	Germany	F	1992–2016	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	5	-	-	5
5	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	4	1	-	5
	Birgit Fischer	Germany	F	1980–2004	Summer	Canoeing	K-4 500m	4	1	-	5
	Ricco Groß	Germany	M	1992–2006	Winter	Biathlon	4 × 7.5 km relay	4	1	-	5
	Jayna Hefford	Canada	F	1998–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	4	1	-	5
	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	F	1998–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	4	1	-	5
10	Hans Günter Winkler	West Germany	M	1956–1976	Summer	Equestrian	Team jumping	4	-	1	5
	Teresa Edwards	United States	F	1984–2000	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	1	5
12	Dezső Gyarmati	Hungary	M	1948–1964	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	1	1	5
	Dara Torres	United States	F	1984–2008	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	3	1	1	5
	Elena Georgescu	Romania	F	1992–2008	Summer	Rowing	Eight	3	1	1	5
15	Michael Plumb	United States	M	1964–1984	Summer	Equestrian	Team eventing	2	3	-	5
16	Ildikó Rejtő	Hungary	F	1960–1976	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	1	3	1	5
17	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	M	1992–2012	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	-	4	1	5
18	Harri Kirvesniemi	Finland	M	1980–1998	Winter	Cross-country skiing	4 × 10 km	-	-	5	5
19	Rudolf Kárpáti	Hungary	M	1948–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	4	-	-	4
	Alexander Tikhonov	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Winter	Biathlon	2 × 7.5 km relay	4	-	-	4
	Lisa Leslie	United States	F	1996–2008	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
	Caroline Ouellette	Canada	F	2002–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	4	-	-	4
	Wu Minxia	China	F	2004–2016	Summer	Diving	Synchronised 3m springboard	4	-	-	4
	Ryan Lochte	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 200m freestyle relay	4	-	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 200m freestyle relay	4	-	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	4	-	-	4
	Sue Bird	United States	F	2004–2016	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
	Tamika Catchings	United States	F	2004–2016	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
	Diana Taurasi	United States	F	2004–2016	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
30	Leslie Claudius	India	M	1948–1960	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	1	-	4
	Udham Singh	India	M	1948–1960	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	1	-	4
	Giuseppe Delfino	Italy	M	1952–1964	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	3	1	-	4
	Galina Gorokhova	Soviet Union	F	1960–1972	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	1	-	4
	Vladislav Tretiak	Soviet Union	M	1972–1984	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	1	-	4
	Viktor Sidyak	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	1	-	4
	Ivan Patzaichin	Romania	M	1968–1984	Summer	Canoeing	C-2 1000m	3	1	-	4
	Jenny Thompson	United States	F	1992–2004	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	3	1	-	4
	Sven Fischer	Germany	M	1994–2006	Winter	Biathlon	4 × 7.5 km relay	3	1	-	4
	Christie Rampone	United States	F	2000–2012	Summer	Football	Team	3	1	-	4
	Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	M	2000–2016	Summer	Cycling	Team pursuit	3	1	-	4
41	György Kárpáti	Hungary	M	1952–1964	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	-	1	4
	Andrey Lavrov	Russia	M	1988–2004	Summer	Handball	Team	3	-	1	4
	Ana Fernández	Cuba	F	1992–2004	Summer	Volleyball	Team	3	-	1	4
	Stanislav Pozdnyakov	Russia	M	1992–2004	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	-	1	4
	Jenny Thompson	United States	F	1992–2004	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	3	-	1	4
	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	F	1992–2008	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	-	1	4
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	F	1996–2012	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	-	1	4
48	Alfred Swahn	Sweden	M	1908–1924	Summer	Shooting	Team	2	2	-	4
	Philippe Cattiau	France	M	1920–1932	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	2	2	-	4
	Inna Ryskal	Soviet Union	F	1964–1976	Summer	Volleyball	Team	2	2	-	4
	Birgit Fischer	Germany	F	1980–2004	Summer	Canoeing	K-2 500m	2	2	-	4
	Teun de Nooijer	Netherlands	M	1996–2012	Summer	Field hockey	Team	2	2	-	4
	Leisel Jones	Australia	F	2000–2012	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	2	2	-	4
	Katalin Kovács	Hungary	F	2000–2012	Summer	Canoeing	K-2 500m	2	2	-	4
55	László Jeney	Hungary	M	1948–1960	Summer	Water polo	Team	2	1	1	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	2	1	1	4
57	Mihály Mayer	Hungary	M	1956–1968	Summer	Water polo	Team	2	-	2	4
	Torben Grael	Brazil	M	1988–2008	Summer	Sailing	Star-class	2	-	2	4
	Mario Stecher	Austria	M	2002–2014	Winter	Nordic combined	4 × 5 km relay	2	-	2	4
60	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	1	3	-	4
	Bogdan Musioł	Germany	M	1980–1992	Winter	Bobsleigh	4 man	1	3	-	4
	Katalin Kovács	Hungary	F	2000–2012	Summer	Canoeing	K-4 500m	1	3	-	4
63	Gennadi Volnov	Soviet Union	M	1960–1972	Summer	Basketball	Team	1	2	1	4
	Angela Ruggiero	United States	F	1998–2010	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	1	2	1	4
	Jason Lezak	United States	M	2000–2012	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	1	2	1	4
	Heather Petri	United States	F	2000–2012	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	2	1	4
	Brenda Villa	United States	F	2000–2012	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	2	1	4
68	András Bodnár	Hungary	M	1960–1972	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	1	2	4
	Endre Molnár	Hungary	M	1968–1980	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	1	2	4
	István Szívós	Hungary	M	1968–1980	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	1	2	4
	Sergey Tetyukhin	Russia	M	2000–2016	Summer	Volleyball	Team	1	1	2	4
72	Sergei Belov	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Basketball	Team	1	-	3	4
73	Joseph Pletinckx	Belgium	M	1908–1924	Summer	Water polo	Team	-	3	1	4
	Julie Chu	United States	F	2002–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	-	3	1	4
	Lauren Jackson	Australia	F	2000–2012	Summer	Basketball	Team	-	3	1	4
	Kristi Harrower	Australia	F	2000–2012	Summer	Basketball	Team	-	3	1	4
	Björn Kircheisen	Germany	M	2002–2014	Winter	Nordic combined	4 × 5 km relay	-	3	1	4

See also

• List of multiple Olympic medalists
• List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
• 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

References

1. Also won a gold medal for Firefly class at the 1948 Olympics. Many consider Firefly class to be the direct predecessor of Finn Class and credit Elvstrom with four consecutive gold medals in one event
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Not entirely accurate)
3. Also won a gold medal for Laser class at the 2000 Olympics (and a silver medal for the same class at the 1996 Olympics)
4. Also won a gold medal for 58kg at the 2016 Olympics where the 63kg event was also held
5. Joe Menzer (9 February 2014). "Ageless Wonder Armin Zoeggeler Captures 6th Straight Olympic Luge Medal". Associated Press. Bleacher Report.

• "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.