List of multiple Olympic medalists

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	15
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
10	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
14	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
16	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
25	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
30	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
35	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
41	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
46	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
49	Ian Thorpe	Australia	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	5	3	1
51	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	Speed skating	1992–2006	Winter	F	5	2	2
51	Ryan Murphy	United States	Swimming	2016–2024	Summer	M	5	2	2
53	Mitsuo Tsukahara	Japan	Gymnastics	1968–1976	Summer	M	5	1	3
53	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
56	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
60	Leisel Jones	Australia	Swimming	2000–2012	Summer	F	3	5	1
62	Giulio Gaudini	Italy	Fencing	1928–1936	Summer	M	3	4	2
62	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
64	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
72	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	8	0	0
74	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	Canoeing	1948–1960	Summer	M	6	1	1
74	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
76	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
79	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
84	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
97	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
107	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
110	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
119	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
135	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
141	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
157	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
159	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
166	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
176	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
178	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
299	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^[1]	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^[1]	Robert Garrett	United States	Athletics	Long jump S	See above
2		James Connolly	United States	Athletics	Long jump B	See above
3		Robert Garrett	United States	Athletics	Shot put G	1896 – 1 G, 2 S
	9 April 1896^[1]	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Gymnastics	Vault G	1896 – 1 G, 2 G
		Hermann Weingärtner	Germany	Gymnastics	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			Athletics	Standing high jump G
8	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
11	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	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	3000 m steeplechase S
12	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	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	Fencing	Team épée G
13	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	21 October 1964				All-around S
15	22 October 1964				Vault S
16	22 October 1964				Uneven bars B
17	23 October 1964				Balance beam B
18	23 October 1964				Floor exercise G
18	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	31 July 2012				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	9 August 2016				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
6	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2022	Winter	F	5	4	1
7	Marit Bjørgen	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2002–2018	Winter	F	5	3	2
8	Takashi Ono	Japan	Gymnastics	1952–1964	Summer	M	3	3	4
9	Alexei Nemov	Russia	Gymnastics	1996–2000	Summer	M	3	2	5
10	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Athletics	1920–1928	Summer	M	6	3	0	9
10	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
17	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
23	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	Arianna Fontana	Italy	Short track speed skating	2006–2022	Winter	F	2	2	3
38	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
Athlete (Nation)		Year	Medal	Event	Year	Medal	Event	Ref
	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)
					1988 Calgary	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]
			Bronze	Cycling (road race)	2006 Turin	Silver	Speed skating (team pursuit)
			Bronze	Cycling (time trial)	2006 Turin	Gold	Speed skating (5000 m)
			Bronze	Cycling (time trial)	2010 Vancouver	Bronze	Speed skating (5000 m)
	Lauryn Williams (USA)	2004 Athens	Silver	Athletics (100 m)	2014 Sochi	Silver	Bobsleigh (two-woman)	^[6]
	Lauryn Williams (USA)	2012 London	Gold	Athletics (4 × 100 m relay)	2014 Sochi	Silver	Bobsleigh (two-woman)	^[6]
	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

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

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)

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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2008. 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.

[ioc1896-1] 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008. (note: the source gives dates in the Julian calendar; this table uses the Gregorian calendar)

[2] "Eddie Eagan". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[3] "Jacob Tullin Thams". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[4] "Christa Rothenburger-Luding". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[5] "Clara Hughes". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.

[6] Borden, Sam (19 February 2014). "Canada Catches U.S. in Final Bobsled Run". New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

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