List of Jewish Olympic medalists

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Since the inception of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, Jewish athletes have taken part in both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. The following is a list of Jewish athletes who have won an Olympic medal in the modern games.

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Under the criteria of this list, Olympic medalists must have or had at least one Jewish parent and must have identified as Jewish. If the player has converted to another religion before their Olympic achievements, they should not be listed. Similarly, if the player has converted to Judaism before their Olympic achievements, they should be included; if they converted afterwards, they should not be listed here.

Summer Olympics

Alfred and Gustav Flatow on a German stamp; both were killed in the Holocaust Gfflatow.jpg
Alfred and Gustav Flatow on a German stamp; both were killed in the Holocaust
Paul Neumann Paul Neumann (1875-1932).jpg
Paul Neumann
Otto Wahle Otto Wahle 1901.jpg
Otto Wahle
Alexandre Lippmann Alexandre Lippmann.jpg
Alexandre Lippmann
Jackie Fields Jackie Fields LOC.jpg
Jackie Fields
Jeno Fuchs Jeno Fuchs 1908 Olympics.jpg
Jenő Fuchs
1928 Dutch women's gymnastics team, which had four Jewish members, three of whom were killed in the Holocaust Turnerinnen der niederlandischen Goldriege von 1928.jpg
1928 Dutch women's gymnastics team, which had four Jewish members, three of whom were killed in the Holocaust
Bobbie Rosenfeld of Canada, gold medalist at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics Ethel Smith Fanny Rosenfeld 1928 Olympics cropped.jpg
Bobbie Rosenfeld of Canada, gold medalist at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
Lillian Copeland, track and field gold medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Lillian Copeland 1938.jpg
Lillian Copeland, track and field gold medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
Endre Kabos, gold medalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics who was killed in the Holocaust Endre Kabos 1936.jpg
Endre Kabos, gold medalist at the 1936 Berlin Olympics who was killed in the Holocaust
Agnes Keleti, one of the most decorated Jewish Olympians in history Agnes Keleti 1960.jpg
Ágnes Keleti, one of the most decorated Jewish Olympians in history
Isaac Berger Isaac Berger (cropped).jpg
Isaac Berger
Tamara Press of the USSR Tamara Press 1964.jpg
Tamara Press of the USSR
Irina Press of the USSR Irina Press 1964b.jpg
Irina Press of the USSR
Leon Rotman Leon Rotman 1956.jpg
Leon Rotman
Grigory Kriss Grigory Kriss.jpg
Grigory Kriss
Arpad Orban, Hungarian football player and Olympic gold medalist Arpad Orban (1965).jpg
Árpád Orbán, Hungarian football player and Olympic gold medalist
Marilyn Ramenofsky Marilyn Ramenofsky 1964.jpg
Marilyn Ramenofsky
Mark Spitz, one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers Mark Spitz 1972.jpg
Mark Spitz, one of the most decorated Olympic swimmers
Dara Torres, twelve-time Olympic swimming medalist Dara Torres 2crop.jpg
Dara Torres, twelve-time Olympic swimming medalist
Aly Raisman, three-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast Raisman Rio 2016.jpg
Aly Raisman, three-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast
Jessica Fox, Gold medalist canoeist 2019 ICF Canoe slalom World Championships 138 - Jessica Fox (cropped).jpg
Jessica Fox, Gold medalist canoeist
Jo Aleh, Gold medalist sailor for New Zealand Jo Aleh MNZM (cropped).jpg
Jo Aleh, Gold medalist sailor for New Zealand
Gal Friedman, Israel's first Olympic gold medalist (in windsurfing), and Ariel Ze'evi, bronze medalist in judo Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - Gold Medalist Windsurfer Gal Fridman and Bronze Medalist Judoka Arik Ze'evi.jpg
Gal Friedman, Israel's first Olympic gold medalist (in windsurfing), and Ariel Ze'evi, bronze medalist in judo

1896 Athens

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1900 Paris

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1904 St. Louis

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1908 London

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1912 Stockholm

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1920 Antwerp

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1924 Paris

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1928 Amsterdam

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1932 Los Angeles

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1936 Berlin

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1948 London

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1952 Helsinki

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1956 Melbourne

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1960 Rome

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1964 Tokyo

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1968 Mexico City

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1972 Munich

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1976 Montreal

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1980 Moscow

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1984 Los Angeles

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1988 Seoul

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1992 Barcelona

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1996 Atlanta

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2000 Sydney

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2004 Athens

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2008 Beijing

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2012 London

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2016 Rio de Janeiro

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2020 Tokyo

Gold
Bronze

2024 Paris

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Winter Olympics

Rafayel Grach of the USSR Grach R-D- 2014-01-18 05-09.jpg
Rafayel Grach of the USSR
Emilia Rotter 1934 Worlds Emilia Rotter.jpg
Emília Rotter
Sasha Cohen of the USA Sasha Cohen 2009 SOI Halifax Spiral.jpg
Sasha Cohen of the USA
Sarah Hughes of the USA Sarah Hughes.jpg
Sarah Hughes of the USA
Irina Slutskaya Rus-nat-Slutskaya2.jpg
Irina Slutskaya

1932 Lake Placid

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Bronze

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Silver
Bronze

1956 Cort. d’Ampezzo

Silver

1960 Squaw Valley

Silver
Bronze

1964 Innsbruck

Bronze

1968 Grenoble

Silver

1980 Lake Placid

Gold

2002 Salt Lake City

Gold
Silver

2006 Turin

Silver
Bronze

2010 Vancouver

Gold

2014 Sochi

Bronze

2018 Pyeongchang

Bronze

2022 Beijing

Bronze

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