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Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 949 athletes [1] (648 men [2] and 301 women [3] ) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024, but excluding the 1906 Intercalated Games. 229 of these have gone on to make at least a sixth Olympic appearance.
Several athletes would have made more appearances at the Olympics if not for reasons out of their control, such as World War I and World War II (no Olympics were held in 1916, 1940 or 1944), politically motivated boycotts, financial difficulties, or ill-timed injuries.
Canadian equestrian athlete Ian Millar and Georgian sports shooter Nino Salukvadze (representing Soviet Union in 1988 and Unified Team in 1992) have competed at ten Olympic games. [4] Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl and Latvian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins (representing Soviet Union until 1988) have each made nine Olympic appearances.
Half of all six-time Olympians belong to the shooting, equestrian, sailing and table tennis disciplines, which are known for allowing athletes more longevity at the elite level. Athletics and cross-country skiing also provide a large number of athletes who have competed at five Olympics.
Exact number of Olympic appearances | Minimum number of Olympic appearances | ||||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Men | 491 | 115 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 648 | 157 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |
Women | 229 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 301 | 72 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 720 | 165 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 949 | 229 | 64 | 20 | 4 | 2 | |
This table shows the number of athletes who have appeared at exactly (or at least) n Olympic Games between 1896 and 2024, as n varies from 5 to 10. For example, 28 men have appeared at exactly seven Olympics while 42 men have appeared in at least seven Olympics. Appearances at the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. Winter and Summer Olympics are counted as 'different' Olympics even if they occurred in the same year. While these numbers are believed to be correct, it is possible that one or two athletes have been missed, particularly with five-time Olympians. |
Approximately a quarter of long-competing athletes are female. Italian canoeist Josefa Idem became the first woman to take part in eight Olympics, eventually reaching the final of the K1-500m event at the age of 48. [5] Before her, the closest a female athlete had come to competing at eight Olympics was 0.028 seconds, which was the time by which Jamaican-Slovenian sprinter Merlene Ottey had failed to meet the qualification time required for appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at age 48. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Georgian sports shooter Nino Salukvadze competed in her 10th consecutive Olympic Games at age 55, becoming the first female athlete in history to do so. [6]
Four six-time Olympians here have participated in Olympic Games over a period of 40 years: Bahamian sailor Durward Knowles (8 Olympics), Danish sailor Paul Elvstrøm (8), Danish fencer Ivan Osiier (7), and Norwegian sailor Magnus Konow (6). Note should also be made of Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu, whose first and third Olympic appearances in 1964 and 2012 were 48 years apart. Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina has competed at every Olympics from 1992-2020. She continues to compete at the elite level in her late 40s in a sport where few competitors continue past their mid-20s or compete at two or three Olympics.
Two five-time Olympians competed under four different flags at the Olympics, one of whom never actually changed nationality. Both shooter Jasna Šekarić (7 Olympics) and table tennis player Ilija Lupulesku (5) competed for Yugoslavia at the 1988 Olympics. In 1992, since Yugoslavia was under UN sanctions, they (and fifty other Serbians, Montenegrins and Macedonians) competed as Independent Olympic Participants before competing at the next Olympics under the flag of Serbia and Montenegro. Lupulesku became an American citizen and competed for the USA in 2004, while Šekarić finally competed for Serbia in 2008.
27 five-time Olympians have won at least eight medals: American swimmer Michael Phelps (28), Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen (15), German equestrian Isabell Werth (14), Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen (13), Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti (13), Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst (13), German kayaker Birgit Fischer (12), American swimmer Dara Torres (12), American track and field athlete Allyson Felix (11), Italian short track speed skater Arianna Fontana (11), Hungarian fencer Aladár Gerevich (10), Italian cross-country skier Stefania Belmondo (10), Finnish gymnast Heikki Savolainen (9), Jamaican-Slovenian sprinter Merlene Ottey (9), German speed skater Claudia Pechstein (9), Italian fencer Valentina Vezzali (9), Dutch equestrian Anky van Grunsven (9), German biathlete Uschi Disl (9), Romanian rower Elisabeta Oleniuc (8), German equestrian Reiner Klimke (8), Italian fencer Giovanna Trillini (8), French fencer Philippe Cattiau (8), Jamaican track and field athlete Veronica Campbell-Brown (8), Jamaican track and field athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (8), Russian diver Dmitri Sautin (8), Norwegian alpine skier Kjetil André Aamodt (8) and German biathlete Ricco Groß (8).
57 athletes who have competed in at least five Olympics participated in two sports: 23 of them competing at both the Winter and Summer Olympics, 21 competing at the Summer Olympics and 13 competing at the Winter Olympics. The most common cross-over sports are athletics/bobsleigh (8 competitors) and cycling/speed skating (3 competitors).
Married couples among five-time Olympians include biathletes Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norway) and Nathalie Santer-Bjørndalen (Italy/Belgium), Lithuanian pairs figure skaters Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas, Finnish cross-country skiers Harri Kirvesniemi and Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen, lugers Susi Erdmann (Germany) and Gerhard Plankensteiner (Italy).
Familial relationships among five-time Olympians include Belgian shooters François Lafortune Sr and Jr (father-son; with their brothers/uncles, they have seventeen Olympic appearances between them), Italian equestrians Piero and Raimondo d'Inzeo (brothers), British canoeists Andrew and Stephen Train (brothers), Greek shooters Alexandros and Ioannis Theofilakis (brothers), Italian cross-country skiers Sabina Valbusa-Fulvio Valbusa and Manuela Di Centa-Giorgio Di Centa (sister-brother), Brazilian equestrians Nelson and Rodrigo Pessoa (father-son), Austrian lugers Markus and Tobias Schiegl (cousins), Latvian skeleton racers Martins Dukurs and Tomass Dukurs (brothers). A more tenuous relationship is that of Argentine sailors Jorge Salas Chávez and Roberto Sieburger; Chávez's cousin Jorge del Río Salas (4 Olympics) married Sieburger's cousin Marylin Sieburger. (The extended Sieburger-Salas clan includes seven Argentinian sailors with twenty Olympic appearances.)
So far, there have been 229 athletes who have appeared at Olympic Games at least six times. 67 of them have never won an Olympic medal. Athletes in bold are believed to be still active, i.e., have yet to announce their retirement. Female athletes are displayed with a pink background. Sorting is by number of appearances, Games of last appearance, date of birth.
App. | Athlete | Representing | Birth/Death | Games | Period (age of first/last) | Sport | Tot. | |||
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10 | Ian Millar | Canada | 1947 | 1972–1976, 1984–2012 | 40 years (25/65) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nino Salukvadze | Soviet Union (1), Unified Team (1) and Georgia (8) | 1969 | 1988–2024 | 36 years (19/55) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | Hubert Raudaschl | Austria | 1942 | 1964–1996 | 32 years (22/54) | Sailing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Afanasijs Kuzmins | Soviet Union (3) and Latvia (6) | 1947 | 1976–1980, 1988–2012 | 36 years (29/65) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | Piero d'Inzeo | Italy | 1923–2014 | 1948–1976 | 28 years (25/53) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Raimondo d'Inzeo | Italy | 1925–2013 | 1948–1976 | 28 years (23/51) | Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Durward Knowles | Great Britain (1) and /// Bahamas (7) | 1917–2018 | 1948–1972, 1988 | 40 years (31/71) | Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Paul Elvstrøm | Denmark | 1928–2016 | 1948–1960, 1968–1972, 1984–1988 | 40 years (20/60) | Sailing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Rajmond Debevec | Yugoslavia (2) and Slovenia (6) | 1963 | 1984–2012 | 28 years (21/49) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Josefa Idem Guerrini | West Germany (2) and Italy (6) | 1964 | 1984–2012 | 28 years (20/48) | Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Lesley Thompson | Canada | 1959 | 1984–2000, 2008–2016 | 32 years (24/56) | Rowing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Francisco Boza | Peru | 1964 | 1980–2004, 2016 | 36 years (15/51) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Noriaki Kasai | / Japan | 1972 | 1992–2018 | 26 years (19/45) | Ski jumping | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Andrew Hoy | Australia | 1959 | 1984–2004, 2012, 2020 | 37 years (25/62) | Equestrian | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Jesús Ángel García Bragado | Spain | 1969 | 1992–2020 | 29 years (22/51) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Oksana Chusovitina | Unified Team (1), Uzbekistan (5) and Germany (2) | 1975 | 1992–2020 | 29 years (17/46) | Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 1972 | 1992–2006, 2014–2022 | 30 years (19/49) | Speed skating | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Jaqueline Mourão | Brazil | 1975 | 2004–2008, 2020 (S) + 2006–2022 (W) [7] | 18 years (28/46) | Biathlon (1), cross-country skiing (5) and cycling mountain bike (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Giovanni Pellielo | Italy | 1972 | 1992–2016, 2024 | 32 years (22/54) | Shooting | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Rodrigo Pessoa | Brazil | 1972 | 1992–2012, 2020-2024 | 32 years (19/52) | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | Ivan Osiier | Denmark | 1888–1965 | 1908–1912, 1920–1932, 1948 | 40 years (20/60) | Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
François Lafortune, Jr | Belgium | 1932–2020 | 1952–1976 | 24 years (20/44) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kerstin Palm | Sweden | 1946 | 1964–1988 | 24 years (18/42) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Michael Plumb | United States | 1940 | 1964–1976, 1984–1992 | 28 years (24/52) | Equestrian | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
Ragnar Skanåker | Sweden | 1934 | 1972–1996 | 24 years (38/62) | Shooting | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Seiko Hashimoto | / Japan | 1964 | 1984–1994 (W) + 1988–1996 (S) [7] | 12 years (20/32) | Speed skating (4) and track cycling (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Merlene Ottey | Jamaica (6) and Slovenia (1) | 1960 | 1980–2004 | 24 years (20/44) | Athletics | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Jeannie Longo | France | 1958 | 1984–2008 | 24 years (26/50) | Road cycling (1) and track cycling (7) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Jos Lansink | Netherlands (4) and Belgium (3) | 1961 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (27/51) | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ralf Schumann | East Germany (1) and Germany (6) | 1962 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (26/50) | Shooting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Jasna Šekarić | Yugoslavia (1), Independent Olympic Participants (1), Serbia and Montenegro (3) and Serbia (2) | 1965 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (22/46) | Shooting | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Jörgen Persson | Sweden | 1966 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (22/46) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Anky van Grunsven | Netherlands | 1968 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (20/44) | Equestrian | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
Zoran Primorac | Yugoslavia (1) and Croatia (6) | 1969 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (19/43) | Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Jean-Michel Saive | Belgium | 1969 | 1988–2012 | 24 years (18/42) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Albert Demchenko | Unified Team (1) and Russia (6) | 1971 | 1992–2014 | 22 years (19/41) | Luge | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Mark Todd | New Zealand | 1956 | 1984–1992, 2000, 2008–2016 | 32 years (28/60) | Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nick Skelton | United Kingdom | 1957 | 1988–1996, 2004–2016 | 28 years (30/58) | Equestrian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ludger Beerbaum | West Germany (1) and Germany (6) | 1963 | 1988–2008, 2016 | 28 years (25/52) | Equestrian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén | Sweden | 1967 | 1992–2016 | 24 years (25/49) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
João Rodrigues | Portugal | 1971 | 1992–2016 | 24 years (20/44) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ekaterina Karsten | Unified Team (1) and / Belarus (6) | 1972 | 1992–2016 | 24 years (20/44) | Rowing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Leander Paes | India | 1973 | 1992–2016 | 24 years (19/43) | Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Segun Toriola | Nigeria | 1974 | 1992–2016 | 24 years (17/41) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sergei Dolidovich | // Belarus | 1973 | 1994–2018 | 24 years (20/44) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Janne Ahonen | Finland | 1977 | 1994–2018 | 24 years (16/40) | Ski jumping | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Santiago Lange | Argentina | 1961 | 1988, 1996–2008, 2016–2020 | 33 years (27/59) | Sailing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Abdullah Al-Rashidi | Kuwait (6) and Independent Olympic Participants (1) | 1963 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (33/58) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Phillip Dutton | Australia (3) and United States (4) | 1963 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (32/57) | Equestrian | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Mariya Grozdeva | Bulgaria | 1972 | 1992–2012, 2020 | 29 years (20/49) | Shooting | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
Isabell Werth | Germany | 1969 | 1992–2000, 2008, 2016-2024 | 32 years (23/55) | Equestrian | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
Carl Hester | United Kingdom | 1967 | 1992, 2000–2004, 2012–2024 | 32 years (25/57) | Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Robert Scheidt | Brazil | 1973 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (23/48) | Sailing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Olufunke Oshonaike | Nigeria | 1975 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (21/46) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Aida Mohamed | Hungary | 1976 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (20/45) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Olaf Tufte | Norway | 1976 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (20/45) | Rowing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Formiga | Brazil | 1978 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (18/43) | Football | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Otryadyn Gündegmaa | Mongolia | 1978 | 1996–2020 | 25 years (18/43) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Taizo Sugitani | / Japan | 1976 | 1996–2016, 2024 | 28 years (20/48) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Karin Donckers | Belgium | 1971 | 1992, 2000–2016, 2024 | 32 years (21/53) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Simon Ammann | Switzerland | 1981 | 1998–2022 | 24 years (16/40) | Ski jumping | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Timo Boll | Germany | 1981 | 2000–2024 | 24 years (19/43) | Table tennis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Teresa Portela | Spain | 1982 | 2000–2024 | 24 years (18/42) | Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 1979 | 2000–2024 | 24 years (21/45) | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Leuris Pupo | Cuba | 1977 | 2000–2024 | 24 years (23/47) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | Edgar Seligman | United Kingdom | 1867–1958 | 1908–1912, 1920–1932 | 20 years (23/43) | Art competitions (2) and fencing (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Magnus Konow | Norway | 1887–1972 | 1908–1912, 1920, 1928, 1936–1948 | 40 years (21/61) | Sailing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Norman Armitage | / United States | 1907–1972 | 1928–1956 | 28 years (21/49) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Aladár Gerevich | Kingdom of Hungary (2), Hungarian Republic (1) and Hungarian People's Republic (3) | 1910–1991 | 1932–1960 | 28 years (22/50) | Fencing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Janice York Romary | // United States | 1927–2007 | 1948–1968 | 20 years (19/39) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lia Manoliu | Socialist Republic of Romania | 1932–1998 | 1952–1972 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Jerzy Pawłowski | Poland | 1932–2005 | 1952–1972 | 20 years (20/40) | Fencing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Hans Günter Winkler | United Team of Germany (3) and West Germany (3) | 1926–2018 | 1956–1976 | 20 years (20/40) | Equestrian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
William McMillan | / United States | 1929–2000 | 1952, 1960–1976 | 20 years (27/47) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Adam Smelczyński | Poland | 1930–2021 | 1956–1976 | 20 years (26/45) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Bill Hoskyns | Great Britain | 1931–2013 | 1956–1976 | 20 years (25/45) | Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Frank Chapot | United States | 1932–2016 | 1956–1976 | 20 years (24/44) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Carl-Erik Eriksson | Sweden | 1930-2023 | 1964–1984 | 20 years (34/54) | Bobsleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Elder | / Canada | 1934 | 1956–1960, 1968–1976, 1984 | 28 years (22/50) | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Hans Fogh | Denmark (4) and Canada (2) | 1938–2014 | 1960–1976, 1984 | 24 years (22/46) | Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Reiner Klimke | United Team of Germany (2) and West Germany (4) | 1936–1999 | 1960–1976, 1984–1988 | 28 years (24/52) | Equestrian | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Colin Coates | Australia | 1946 | 1968–1988 | 20 years (18/38) | Speed skating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Primrose | Canada | 1942 | 1968–1976, 1984–1992 | 24 years (26/50) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jiří Pták | Czechoslovakia | 1946 | 1968–1980, 1988–1992 | 24 years (22/46) | Rowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christilot Hanson-Boylen | / Canada | 1947 | 1964–1976, 1984, 1992 | 28 years (17/45) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alfred Eder | Austria | 1953 | 1976–1994 | 18 years (23/41) | Biathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen | Finland | 1955 | 1976–1994 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Hugo Simon | Austria | 1942 | 1972–1976, 1984–1996 | 24 years (30/53) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Luis Álvarez de Cervera | Spain/ Spain/ Spain | 1947 | 1972–1976, 1984–1996 | 24 years (25/49) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eric Swinkels | Netherlands | 1949 | 1972–1976, 1984–1996 | 24 years (23/47) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Anastasios Bountouris | Greece (1976) / Greece | 1955 | 1976–1996 | 20 years (21/41) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tessa Sanderson | Great Britain | 1956 | 1976–1996 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
John Foster, Sr | United States Virgin Islands | 1938 | 1972–1976, 1984–1992 (S) + 1988 (W) [7] | 20 years (34/54) | Bobsleigh (1) and sailing (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland | 1958 | 1980–1998 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Jochen Behle | West Germany (3) and Germany (3) | 1960 | 1980–1998 | 18 years (19/37) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christine Stückelberger | Switzerland | 1947 | 1972–1976, 1984–1988, 1996–2000 | 28 years (25/53) | Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Nonka Matova | / Bulgaria | 1954 | 1976–1980, 1988–2000 | 24 years (22/46) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Jochen Schümann | East Germany (3) and Germany (3) | 1954 | 1976–1980, 1988–2000 | 24 years (22/46) | Sailing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Juan Giha, Jr. | Peru | 1955 | 1980–2000 | 20 years (25/45) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Philippe Boccara | France (4) and United States (2) | 1959 | 1980–2000 | 20 years (21/41) | Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Manuel Estiarte | Spain/ Spain | 1961 | 1980–2000 | 20 years (18/38) | Water polo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Angelo Mazzoni | Italy | 1961 | 1980–2000 | 20 years (19/39) | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Terry McHugh | Ireland | 1963 | 1988–2000 (S) + 1992, 1998 (W) [7] | 12 years (25/37) | Athletics (4) and bobsleigh (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Michael Dixon | Great Britain | 1962 | 1984–2002 | 18 years (22/40) | Biathlon (5) and cross-country skiing (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Raimo Helminen | Finland | 1964 | 1984–2002 | 18 years (19/37) | Ice hockey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Markus Prock | Austria | 1964 | 1984–2002 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Emese Hunyady | Hungary (1) and Austria (5) | 1966 | 1984–2002 | 18 years (17/35) | Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Harald Stenvaag | Norway | 1953 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (31/51) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Robert Dover | United States | 1956 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (28/48) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Colin Beashel | Australia | 1959 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (24/44) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Torben Grael | Brazil | 1960 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (24/44) | Sailing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Wang Yifu | China | 1960 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (24/44) | Shooting | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Birgit Fischer | East Germany (2) and Germany (4) | 1962 | 1980, 1988–2004 | 24 years (18/42) | Canoeing | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
Sorin Babii | Socialist Republic of Romania (2) and Romania (4) | 1963 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (20/40) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Elisabeta Oleniuc Lipă | Socialist Republic of Romania (2) and Romania (4) | 1964 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (20/40) | Rowing | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Agathi Kassoumi | Greece | 1966 | 1984–2004 | 20 years (18/38) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Georg Hackl | West Germany (1) and Germany (5) | 1966 | 1988–2006 | 18 years (21/39) | Luge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Sergei Tchepikov | Soviet Union (1), Unified Team (1) and Russia (4) | 1967 | 1988–2006 | 18 years (21/39) | Biathlon (5) and cross-country skiing (1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Gerda Weissensteiner | Italy | 1969 | 1988–2006 | 18 years (19/37) | Bobsleigh (2) and luge (4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 [8] | |
Wilfried Huber | Italy | 1970 | 1988–2006 | 18 years (17/35) | Luge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Kateřina Neumannová | Czechoslovakia (1) and Czech Republic (5) | 1973 | 1992–2006 (W) + 1996 (S) [7] | 14 years (18/32) | Cross-country skiing (5) and cycling mountain bike (1) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Susan Nattrass | Canada | 1950 | 1976, 1988–1992, 2000–2008 | 32 years (25/57) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kyra Kyrklund | Finland | 1951 | 1980–1996, 2008 | 28 years (29/57) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ilario Di Buò | Italy | 1956 | 1984–1992, 2000–2008 | 24 years (27/51) | Archery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Juha Hirvi | Finland | 1960 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (28/48) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Andrea Benelli | Italy | 1960 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (28/48) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Tanyu Kiryakov | / Bulgaria | 1963 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (25/45) | Shooting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Juan Esteban Curuchet | Argentina | 1965 | 1984–1988, 1996–2008 | 24 years (19/43) | Track cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
James Tomkins | Australia | 1965 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (23/42) | Rowing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Fabienne Diato-Pasetti | Monaco | 1965 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (22/42) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jüri Jaanson | Soviet Union (1) and Estonia (5) | 1965 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (22/42) | Rowing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Václav Chalupa | Czechoslovakia (2) and Czech Republic (4) | 1967 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (20/40) | Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
João N'Tyamba | Angola | 1968 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 1972 | 1988–2008 | 20 years (15/35) | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Ilmārs Bricis | Latvia | 1970 | 1992–2010 | 18 years (21/39) | Biathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marco Büchel | Liechtenstein | 1971 | 1992–2010 | 18 years (20/38) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andrus Veerpalu | Estonia | 1971 | 1992–2010 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Anna Orlova | Latvia | 1972 | 1992–2010 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 1977 | 1994–2010 (W) + 2004 (S) [7] | 16 years (16/32) | Speed skating (5) and track cycling (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Guillermo Alfredo Torres | Cuba | 1959 | 1980, 1992–2004, 2012 | 32 years (21/53) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mary Thomson-King | United Kingdom | 1961 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (31/51) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Andrew Nicholson | New Zealand | 1961 | 1984, 1992–1996, 2004–2012 | 28 years (23/51) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Russell Mark | Australia | 1964 | 1988–2000, 2008–2012 | 24 years (24/48) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Thomas Farnik | Austria | 1967 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (25/45) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sergey Martynov | Soviet Union (1) and / Belarus (5) | 1968 | 1988, 1996–2012 | 24 years (20/42) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Štěpánka Hilgertová | Czechoslovakia (1) and Czech Republic (5) | 1968 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (24/44) | Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Hugo Hoyama | Brazil | 1969 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (23/43) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mönkhbayar Dorjsurengiin | Mongolia (3) and Germany (3) | 1969 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (23/43) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Natalia Valeeva | Unified Team (1), Moldova (1) and Italy (4) | 1969 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (22/42) | Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Fredrik Lööf | Sweden | 1969 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (22/42) | Sailing | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Alessandra Sensini | Italy | 1970 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (22/42) | Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu | Romania | 1971 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dragutin Topić | Independent Olympic Participants (1), Serbia and Montenegro (3) and Serbia (2) | 1971 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (21/41) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alison Williamson | United Kingdom | 1971 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (20/40) | Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Diamond | Australia | 1972 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (20/40) | Shooting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Iztok Čop | Slovenia | 1972 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (20/40) | Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Clara Hughes | Canada | 1972 | 1996–2000, 2012 (S) + 2002–2010 (W) [7] | 16 years (22/38) | Road cycling (3) and speed skating (3) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Stuart O'Grady | Australia | 1973 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (19/39) | Road cycling (4) and track cycling (4) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Franck Dumoulin | France | 1973 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (19/39) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 1973 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (19/39) | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Lars Frölander | Sweden | 1974 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (18/38) | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Yevgeniya Artamonova | Unified Team (1) and Russia (5) | 1975 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (17/37) | Volleyball | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Kanstantsin Lukashyk | Unified Team (1) and / Belarus (5) | 1975 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (16/36) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Derya Büyükuncu | Turkey | 1976 | 1992–2012 | 20 years (16/36) | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hubertus Von Hohenlohe | Mexico | 1959 | 1984–1994, 2010–2014 | 30 years (25/55) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Teemu Selänne | Finland | 1970 | 1992, 1998–2014 | 22 years (21/43) | Ice hockey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | 1974 | 1994–2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Biathlon (6) and cross-country skiing (1) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
Armin Zöggeler | Italy | 1974 | 1994–2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Luge | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Todd Lodwick | United States | 1976 | 1994–2014 | 20 years (17/37) | Nordic combined | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mario Stecher | Austria | 1977 | 1994–2014 | 20 years (16/36) | Nordic combined | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Lee Kyou-hyuk | // South Korea | 1978 | 1994–2014 | 20 years (15/35) | Speed skating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hayley Wickenheiser | Canada | 1978 | 1998–2014 (W) + 2000 (S) [7] | 16 years (19/35) | Ice hockey (5) and softball (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
John Whitaker | United Kingdom | 1955 | 1984, 1992–2000, 2008, 2016 | 32 years (29/61) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Lalita Yauhleuskaya | / Belarus (2) and Australia (4) | 1963 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (32/52) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Fehaid Al-Deehani | Kuwait | 1966 | 1992–2004, 2012–2016 | 24 years (25/59) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Emil Milev | Bulgaria (4) and United States (2) | 1968 | 1992–2004, 2012–2016 | 24 years (24/48) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Nasser Al-Attiyah | Qatar | 1970 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (25/45) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Stevan Pletikosić | Independent Olympic Participants (1), Serbia and Montenegro (3) and Serbia (2) | 1972 | 1992–2008, 2016 | 24 years (20/44) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Daniel Nestor | Canada | 1972 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (23/43) | Tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sergey Tetyukhin | Russia | 1975 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (20/40) | Volleyball | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Vladimir Samsonov | / Belarus | 1976 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (20/40) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Áron Gádorfalvi | Hungary | 1976 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (19/39) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 1977 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (18/38) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Maksym Oberemko | Ukraine (5) and Russia (1) | 1978 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (18/38) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kim Rhode | United States | 1979 | 1996–2016 | 20 years (17/37) | Shooting | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Sweden | 1962 | 1996, 2004-2016, 2024 | 28 years (34/62) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Ramzy Al-Duhami | Saudi Arabia | 1972 | 1996-2012, 2024 | 28 years (24/52) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Steffen Peters | United States | 1964 | 1996–2024 | 28 years (31/59) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Jasey-Jay Anderson | Canada | 1975 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (23/43) | Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Hannu Manninen | Finland | 1978 | 1994–2010, 2018 | 24 years (15/39) | Cross-country skiing (1) and nordic combined (6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Éva Tófalvi | Romania | 1978 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (20/40) | Biathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alla Tsuper | Ukraine (1) and / Belarus (5) | 1979 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (18/38) | Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Shiva Keshavan | India (5) and Independent Olympic Participants (1) | 1981 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (16/36) | Luge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Choi Heung-chul | / South Korea | 1981 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (16/36) | Ski jumping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Choi Seou | / South Korea | 1982 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (15/35) | Ski jumping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kim Hyun-ki | / South Korea | 1983 | 1998–2018 | 20 years (14/34) | Ski jumping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mary Hanna | Australia | 1954 | 1996–2004, 2012–2020 | 25 years (42/67) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jian Fang Lay | Australia | 1973 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (27/48) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Evangelia Psarra | Greece | 1974 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (26/47) | Archery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
David Kostelecký | Czech Republic | 1975 | 1996–2000, 2008–2020 | 25 years (21/46) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Aleksey Alipov | Russia (5) and ROC (1) | 1975 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (25/46) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Marco de Nicolo | Italy | 1976 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (23/44) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tatiana Drozdovskaya | / Belarus | 1978 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (21/42) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Terauchi | / Japan | 1980 | 1996–2008, 2016–2020 | 25 years (15/40) | Diving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fernanda Oliveira | Brazil | 1980 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (19/40) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Viktoria Chaika | / Belarus | 1980 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (19/40) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ronald Rauhe | Germany | 1981 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (19/40) | Canoeing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Erik Vlček | Slovakia | 1981 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (18/39) | Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Liu Jia | Austria | 1982 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (18/39) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 1984 | 2000–2020 | 21 years (16/37) | Marathon swimming (2) and swimming (5) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Ni Xialian | Luxembourg | 1963 | 2000, 2008–2024 | 24 years (37/61) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sarah Schleper | United States (4) and Mexico (2) | 1979 | 1998–2010, 2018–2022 | 24 years (19/43) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Roland Fischnaller | Italy | 1980 | 2002–2022 | 20 years (22/42) | Snowboarding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lee Chae-won | / South Korea | 1981 | 2002–2022 | 20 years (21/41) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tomoka Takeuchi | Japan | 1983 | 2002–2022 | 20 years (19/39) | Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od | Mongolia | 1981 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (22/42) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chuang Chih-yuan | Chinese Taipei | 1981 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (23/43) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tõnu Endrekson | Estonia | 1979 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (25/45) | Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Rudy Fernández | Spain | 1985 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (19/39) | Basketball | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Panagiotis Gionis | Greece | 1980 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (24/44) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Guerdat | Switzerland | 1982 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (22/42) | Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Pablo Herrera Allepuz | Spain | 1982 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (22/42) | Beach volleyball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nikola Karabatić | France | 1984 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (20/40) | Handball | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Kristel Köbrich | Chile | 1985 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (18/38) | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Olena Kostevych | Ukraine | 1985 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (19/39) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
Mijaín López Núñez | Cuba | 1982 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (21/41) | Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Marta | Brazil | 1986 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (18/38) | Football | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Takaharu Furukawa | Japan | 1984 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (20/39) | Archery | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Diana Taurasi | United States | 1982 | 2004–2024 | 20 years (22/42) | Basketball | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
949 athletes have competed in at least five Olympic Games (958 if the 1906 Games are counted) between 1896 and 2024 inclusive. They are listed here, grouped by discipline. The columns labelled 'N+' denote the number of athletes who have competed in at least N Olympics. The number of male and female athletes who have competed in at least five Olympics are also listed, in the columns labelled 'M' and 'F'.
Athletes who have competed in more than one sport are counted once per sport.
These 25 athletes [13] are listed here, grouped by discipline. The columns labelled 'N+' denote the number of athletes who have competed in at least N Olympics. The number of male and female athletes who have competed in at least five Olympics are also listed, in the columns labelled 'M' and 'F'. These athletes have at least one DNS in the Olympic and Olympedia websites or an appearance in a non-Olympic event.
Athletes who have competed in more than one sport are counted once per sport.
Discipline | 5+ | M | F | 6+ | 7+ | Athletes |
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Athletics | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6: Kim Collins, João Vieira, 5: Yamilé Aldama, Géo André, Juliet Cuthbert, Svetla Dimitrova, Cydonie Mothersill, Théophile Nkounkou, Raoul Paoli, [14] Voula Patoulidou, Don Quarrie, Gaston Roelants |
Equestrian | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7: Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, 6: Victoria Max-Theurer, 5: Stefano Brecciaroli |
Short track speed skating [15] | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5: Sylvie Daigle, Amy Peterson, Nobuko Yamada |
Football | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5: Hedvig Lindahl, Tânia Maranhão |
Curling | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6: Torger Nergård, 5: Dordi Nordby [16] |
Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6: Anne Abernathy |
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5: Ana Derșidan-Ene-Pascu |
Rowing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5: Raoul Paoli |
Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5: Jessica Crisp [17] |
Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5: Raoul Paoli |
The 1906 Intercalated Games are not considered 'official' Olympics, but medals were awarded.
The following athletes have appeared in at least 8 Olympics if 1906 Intercalated Games are included.
Athlete | Nation | Born/Death | Games | Period (age of 1st/last) | Sport | Tot. | |||
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Edgar Seligman | United Kingdom | 1867/1958 | 1896, 1906-1912, 1920-1932 | 36 years (29/65) | Fencing (6) [18] and art competitions (2) | 0 | 3 [19] | 0 | 2 |
The following athletes have appeared in at least 6 Olympics if 1906 Intercalated Games are included.
Athlete | Nation | Born/Death | Games | Period (age of 1st/last) | Sport | Tot. | |||
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Alexandros Theofilakis | Greece | 1877/? | 1896, 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 28 years (19/47) | Shooting | 0 | 2 [20] | 0 | 2 |
Ioannis Theofilakis | Greece | 1879/1968 | 1896, 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 28 years (17/45) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Adrianus de Jong | Netherlands | 1882/1966 | 1906-1912, 1920-1928 | 22 years (23/45) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Paul Radmilovic | Great Britain | 1886/1968 | 1906-1912, 1920-1928 | 22 years (20/42) | Water polo (5) and swimming (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The following athletes have appeared in at least 5 Olympics if 1906 Intercalated Games are included.
Athlete | Nation | Born/Death | Games | Period (age of 1st/last) | Sport | Tot. | |||
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Ladislav Žemla | Bohemia (3) and Czechoslovakia (2) | 1887/1955 | 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 18 years (19/37) | Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh | Netherlands | 1881/1936 | 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 18 years (25/43) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Jetze Doorman | Netherlands | 1881/1931 | 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 18 years (25/43) | Fencing (5) and modern pentathlon (1) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Fernand de Montigny | Belgium | 1885/1974 | 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 18 years (21/39) | Fencing (5) and field hockey (1) | 0 | 2 | 3 [21] | 5 |
Alfréd Hajós [22] | Kingdom of Hungary | 1878/1955 | 1896, 1906, 1924-1932 | 36 years (18/54) | Swimming (2) [23] and art competitions (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Max Decugis [24] | France | 1882/1978 | 1900, 1906-1912, 1920 | 20 years (18/40) | Tennis (5) [25] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 [26] |
Paul Vasseur [27] | France | 1884/1971 | 1900, 1906-1912, 1920 | 20 years (16/36) | Swimming (3) [28] and water polo (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Paul Anspach [29] | Belgium | 1882/1981 | 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 18 years (24/42) | Fencing (5) [30] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Federico Cesarano [31] | Italy | 1886/1969 | 1906-1912, 1920-1924 | 18 years (20/38) | Fencing (4) [32] and Shooting (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Many Olympians have competed in two or more sports. These athletes are listed below, with the number of times they competed in each sport. Sometimes an individual has competed in two disciplines at the same Games; such instances are noted.
For all the athletes see: List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games
187 athletes competed in both Summer and Winter Olympics.
The most common combinations of disciplines are athletics/bobsleigh (51 competitors; summer and winter sports respectively), ice hockey (18 athletes: in the 1920 Summer Olympics there was exceptionally ice hockey, a typical winter sport) and speed skating/track cycling (12 athletes; winter and summer sports respectively).
Athlete | Country | Sports | First | Last | Tot. |
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Marcus Adam | United Kingdom | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1992 | 2002 | 2 |
Seun Adigun | Nigeria | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2012 | 2018 | 2 |
Sara Aerts | Belgium | athletics 1, bobsleigh 2 | 2012 | 2022 | 3 |
Derek Allhusen | United Kingdom | equestrian 1, winter pentathlon 1 [33] | 1948 | 1968 | 2 |
Eddy Alvarez | United States | baseball 1, short track speed skating 1 | 2014 | 2020 | 2 |
Shinji Aoto | Japan | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 1998 | 3 |
Wilhelm Arwe | Sweden | ice hockey 2 [34] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Jorun Askersrud Nygaard | Norway | athletics 1, cross-country skiing 1 | 1952 | 1952 | 2 |
Bryan Barnett | Canada | athletics 1, bobsleigh 2 | 2008 | 2018 | 3 |
Timothy Beck | Netherlands | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2002 | 2004 | 2 |
Runald Beckman | Sweden | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1976 | 1980 | 2 |
Antonella Bellutti | Italy | bobsleigh 1, track cycling 2 | 1996 | 2002 | 3 |
Sven Bergqvist | Sweden | football 1, ice hockey 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
Gilbert Bessi | Monaco | athletics 1, bobsleigh 4 | 1988 | 1998 | 5 |
Vsevolod Bobrov | Soviet Union | football 1, ice hockey 1 | 1952 | 1956 | 2 |
Jorge Bonnet | Puerto Rico | bobsleigh 3, judo 2 | 1984 | 1998 | 5 |
Igor Boraska | Croatia | bobsleigh 1, rowing 3 | 1996 | 2004 | 4 |
Jan Bos | Netherlands | speed skating 4, track cycling 1 | 1998 | 2010 | 5 |
Bob Boucher | Canada | speed skating 1, track cycling 1 | 1968 | 1968 | 2 |
Charles Bouvier [35] | Switzerland | bobsleigh 1, football 1 | 1924 | 1936 | 2 |
Charly Bouvy | Belgium | bobsleigh 1, field hockey 2 | 1964 | 1972 | 3 |
Väinö Bremer | Finland | military patrol 1, modern pentathlon 1 | 1924 | 1924 | 2 |
Jean-Marie Buisset | Belgium | bobsleigh 1, field hockey 3 | 1964 | 1972 | 4 |
Alexandra Burghardt | Germany | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 2020 | 2024 | 3 |
Erik Burman | Sweden | ice hockey 2 [36] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Colin Campbell | United Kingdom | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 1968 | 1976 | 3 |
Connie Carpenter-Phinney | United States | road cycling 1, speed skating 1 | 1972 | 1984 | 2 |
Albert Castelyns | Belgium | bobsleigh 2, water polo 1 | 1936 | 1956 | 3 |
Pierre Charpentier | France | ice hockey 2 [37] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Anton Collin | Finland | cross country skiing 1, road cycling 1 | 1924 | 1924 | 2 |
Allyn Condon | United Kingdom | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2000 | 2010 | 2 |
Giuseppe Crivelli | Kingdom of Italy | bobsleigh 1, rowing 1 | 1924 | 1928 | 2 |
Nathan Crumpton | American Samoa | athletics 1, skeleton 1 | 2020 | 2022 | 2 |
István Csák | Kingdom of Hungary | field hockey 1, ice hockey 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
Willie Davenport | United States | athletics 4, bobsleigh 1 | 1964 | 1980 | 5 |
Vincent De Haître | Canada | speed skating 2, track cycling 1 | 2014 | 2020 | 3 |
Alfred de Rauch | France | ice hockey 3 [38] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
István Déván | Hungary (1912), Hungary (1924) | athletics 1, cross-country skiing 1, nordic combined 1 | 1912 | 1924 | 2 |
Montell Douglas | United Kingdom | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2008 | 2022 | 2 |
Herb Drury | United States | ice hockey 2 [39] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Louis Dufour | Switzerland | ice hockey 2 [40] | 1920 | 1928 | 2 |
Eddie Eagan | United States | bobsleigh 1, boxing 2 | 1920 | 1932 | 3 |
Claes Egnell | Sweden | modern pentathlon 1, shooting 1, winter pentathlon 1 [41] | 1948 | 1952 | 3 |
Miguel Elizondo | Mexico | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 1992 | 2 |
Erik Elmsäter | Sweden | athletics 1, cross-country skiing 2, nordic combined 2 | 1948 | 1952 | 3 |
Mátyás Farkas | Kingdom of Hungary | athletics 1, ice hockey 1 | 1928 | 1936 | 2 |
John Foster, Sr | United States Virgin Islands | bobsleigh 1, sailing 5 | 1972 | 1992 | 6 |
Xaver Frick | / Liechtenstein | athletics 1, cross-country skiing 1 | 1936 | 1948 | 2 |
Sébastien Gattuso | Monaco | athletics 2, bobsleigh 3 | 2002 | 2014 | 5 |
Phylicia George | Canada | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 2012 | 2018 | 3 |
Glenroy Gilbert | Canada | athletics 4, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 2000 | 5 |
David Gilman | United States | canoeing 2, luge 1 | 1976 | 1984 | 3 |
Jurica Grabušić | Croatia | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 2004 | 2008 | 3 |
Gillis Grafström | Sweden | figure skating 4 [42] | 1920 | 1932 | 4 |
William Grut | Sweden | modern pentathlon 1, winter pentathlon 1 [43] | 1948 | 1948 | 2 |
Johann Baptist Gudenus | Austria (1932), Austria (1936) | athletics 1, bobsleigh 2 | 1932 | 1936 | 3 |
Ari Guðmundsson | Iceland | ski jumping 1, swimming 1 | 1948 | 1952 | 2 |
Bjørn Oscar Gulbrandsen | Norway | ice hockey 1, sailing 1 | 1952 | 1956 | 2 |
Lloyd Guss | Canada | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1984 | 1988 | 2 |
Leila Gyenesei | Hungary | cross-country skiing 1, modern pentathlon 1 | 2006 | 2008 | 2 |
Miklós Gyulai | Hungary | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1994 | 2000 | 2 |
Bertil Haase | Sweden | modern pentathlon 1, winter pentathlon 1 [44] | 1948 | 1956 | 2 |
András Haklits | Croatia | athletics 4, bobsleigh 1 | 2000 | 2012 | 5 |
Harry Haraldsen | Norway | speed skating 1, track cycling 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
Béla Háray | Kingdom of Hungary | field hockey 1, ice hockey 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
Ingrid Haringa | Netherlands | road cycling 1, speed skating 1, track cycling 2 | 1988 | 1996 | 3 |
Phil Harries | United Kingdom | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 2002 | 2 |
Madonna Harris | New Zealand | cross-country skiing 1, road cycling 1 | 1988 | 1988 | 2 |
Pierre Harvey | Canada | cross-country skiing 2, road cycling 2 | 1976 | 1988 | 4 |
Seiko Hashimoto | Japan | speed skating 4, track cycling 3 | 1984 | 1996 | 7 |
John Herbert | United Kingdom | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 1984 | 1994 | 3 |
Georgette Herbos | Belgium | figure skating 2 [45] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Ayumu Hirano | Japan | skateboarding 1, snowboarding 3 | 2014 | 2022 | 4 |
Sue Holloway | Canada | canoeing 2, cross-country skiing 1 | 1976 | 1984 | 3 |
Max Houben | Belgium | athletics 1, bobsleigh 4 | 1920 | 1948 | 5 |
Roman Hrabaň | Czechoslovakia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 1992 | 2 |
Edy Hubacher | Switzerland | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1968 | 1972 | 2 |
Clara Hughes | Canada | road cycling 3, speed skating 3 | 1996 | 2012 | 6 |
Mateus Facho Inocêncio | Brazil | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2002 | 2004 | 2 |
Ludowika Jakobsson | Finland | figure skating 3 [46] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Marius Jaccard | Switzerland | ice hockey 2 [47] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Walter Jakobsson | Finland | figure skating 3 [48] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Tommy Johansson | Sweden | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1984 | 1984 | 2 |
Lolo Jones | United States | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 2008 | 2014 | 3 |
Arvīds Jurgens | Latvia | football 1, ice hockey 1 | 1924 | 1936 | 2 |
Ruedi Keller | Switzerland | field hockey 1, ice hockey 1 | 1952 | 1956 | 2 |
Hermann Knoll | Austria | field hockey 1, ice hockey 2 | 1952 | 1964 | 3 |
Jorma Kortelainen | Finland | cross-country skiing 1, rowing 1 | 1956 | 1960 | 2 |
Slaven Krajačić | Croatia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 2 | 2000 | 2010 | 3 |
Willy Kreitz | Belgium | art competitions 1, ice hockey 2 | 1928 | 1936 | 3 |
Éva Kürti | Hungary | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2002 | 2004 | 2 |
Zsolt Kürtösi | Hungary | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 1996 | 2006 | 3 |
Keijo Kuusela | Finland | field hockey 1, ice hockey 1 | 1952 | 1952 | 2 |
Karl Leban | Austria | modern pentathlon 1, speed skating 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
Percy Legard | United Kingdom | modern pentathlon 2, nordic combined 1, winter pentathlon 1 [49] | 1932 | 1948 | 4 |
Bruno Leuzinger | Switzerland | ice hockey 2 [50] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Hans Lindner | Austria | athletics 3, bobsleigh 1 | 1984 | 1992 | 4 |
Art Longsjo | United States | speed skating 1, track cycling 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 2 |
Valentin Loos | Czechoslovakia | ice hockey 2 [51] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Marcel Lopuchovský | Slovakia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2000 | 2010 | 2 |
Christa Luding-Rothenburger | East Germany (until 1988), Germany | road cycling 1, speed skating 4 | 1980 | 1992 | 5 |
Max Ludwig | Weimar Republic (1932), Nazi Germany (1936) | art competitions 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1932 | 1936 | 2 |
Jeanette Lunde | Norway | alpine skiing 1, sailing 1 | 1994 | 2000 | 2 |
Arthur Mannsbarth | Austria | road cycling 1, speed skating 2, track cycling 1 | 1952 | 1956 | 3 |
Tamás Margl | Hungary | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2004 | 2006 | 2 |
Hanna Mariën | Belgium | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2008 | 2014 | 2 |
Alain Masson | Canada | cross-country skiing 2, road cycling 1 | 1984 | 1992 | 3 |
Pat McDonagh | Ireland | bobsleigh 1, rowing 2 | 1980 | 1992 | 3 |
Terry McHugh | Ireland | athletics 4, bobsleigh 2 | 1988 | 2000 | 6 |
Aleksandar Milenković | IOP (1992), Yugoslavia (1992), Serbia and Montenegro (2006) | biathlon 1, cross-country skiing 2, road cycling 1 | 1992 | 2006 | 3 |
Nils Molander | Sweden | ice hockey 2 [52] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Fritz Moser | Austria (1928), Austria (1936) | rowing 1, speed skating 1 | 1928 | 1936 | 2 |
Jaqueline Mourão | Brazil | biathlon 1, cross-country skiing 5, cycling mountain bike 3 | 2004 | 2022 | 8 |
Ethel Muckelt | United Kingdom | figure skating 3 [53] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Pierre Musy | Switzerland | bobsleigh 1, equestrian 1 | 1936 | 1948 | 2 |
Paul Narracott | Australia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1984 | 1992 | 2 |
Kateřina Nash | Czech Republic | cross-country skiing 2, cycling mountain bike 3 | 1996 | 2016 | 5 |
Kateřina Neumannová | Czechoslovakia (1992), Czech Republic | cross-country skiing 5, cycling mountain bike 1 | 1992 | 2006 | 6 |
Chris Nicholson | New Zealand | road cycling 1, short track speed skating 2 | 1992 | 1994 | 3 |
Nathaniel Niles | United States | figure skating 3 [54] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Chirine Njeim | Lebanon | alpine skiing 3, athletics 1 | 2002 | 2016 | 4 |
Oskar Nowak | Austria (1936), Austria (1948) | field hockey 1, ice hockey 2 | 1936 | 1948 | 3 |
Luis Omedes | Spain | luge 1, rowing 1 | 1952 | 1968 | 2 |
Tibor Heinrich von Omorovicza | Kingdom of Hungary | ice hockey 1, sailing 2 | 1928 | 1936 | 3 |
Sayuri Osuga | Japan | speed skating 2, track cycling 1 | 2002 | 2006 | 3 |
Jan Palouš | Czechoslovakia | ice hockey 2 [55] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Connie Paraskevin-Young | United States | speed skating 1, track cycling 3 | 1984 | 1996 | 4 |
Jan Peka | Czechoslovakia | ice hockey 3 [56] | 1920 | 1936 | 3 |
Roger Petit-Didier | France | bobsleigh 1, field hockey 1 | 1928 | 1928 | 2 |
Jana Pittman | Australia | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 2000 | 2014 | 3 |
Viktor Platan | Finland | modern pentathlon 1, winter pentathlon 1 [57] | 1948 | 1948 | 2 |
Roberts Plūme | Latvia | cross-country skiing 1, track cycling 2 | 1924 | 1928 | 3 |
André Poplimont | Belgium | fencing 1, ice hockey 1 | 1924 | 1932 | 2 |
Hannu Posti | Finland | athletics 1, biathlon 1 | 1952 | 1964 | 2 |
Léonhard Quaglia | France | ice hockey 3, [58] speed skating 2 | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | short track speed skating 5, track cycling 1 | 1994 | 2010 | 6 |
Hansjörg Reichel | Austria | ice hockey 1, water polo 1 | 1948 | 1952 | 2 |
Ole Reistad | Norway | athletics 1, military patrol 1 [59] | 1920 | 1928 | 2 |
Mauri Röppänen | Finland | biathlon 1, shooting 2 | 1972 | 1984 | 3 |
Charles Sabouret | France | figure skating 2 [60] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Simone Sabouret | France | figure skating 2 [61] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
René Savoie | Switzerland | ice hockey 2 [62] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Karl Schäfer | Austria (1928, 1932), Austria (1936) | ice hockey 3, swimming 1 | 1928 | 1936 | 4 |
Manfred Schumann | West Germany | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1972 | 1976 | 2 |
Martin Schützenauer | Austria | athletics 1, bobsleigh 4 | 1992 | 2002 | 5 |
Natsue Seki | Japan | road cycling 1, speed skating 1 | 1988 | 1988 | 2 |
Claudinei da Silva | Brazil | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 1996 | 2006 | 3 |
Walter von Siebenthal | Switzerland | ice hockey 2 [63] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Georgia Simmerling | Canada | alpine skiing 1, freestyle skiing 1, track cycling 2 | 2010 | 2020 | 4 |
Oluseyi Smith | Canada | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2012 | 2018 | 2 |
Josef Šroubek | Czechoslovakia | ice hockey 3 [64] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Johan Støa | Norway | athletics 1, cross-country skiing 1 | 1928 | 1928 | 2 |
Fritz Stöckli | Switzerland | bobsleigh 1, wrestling 1 | 1948 | 1952 | 2 |
Charles Stoffel | Switzerland | bobsleigh 2, equestrian 2 | 1924 | 1928 | 4 |
Martin Stokken | Norway | athletics 2, cross-country skiing 2 | 1948 | 1956 | 4 |
Olof Stolpe | Finland | bandy 1, football 1 | 1952 | 1952 | 2 |
Jeroen Straathof | Netherlands | speed skating 1, track cycling 1 | 1994 | 2004 | 2 |
Rolf Strittmatter | Switzerland | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1980 | 1984 | 2 |
Olga Stulneva | Russia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 2 | 2004 | 2014 | 3 |
Frank Synott | United States | ice hockey 2 [65] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Ferenc Szamosi | Kingdom of Hungary | field hockey 1, ice hockey 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
Béla Szepes | Kingdom of Hungary | athletics 1, cross-country skiing 1, nordic combined 1 | 1924 | 1928 | 2 |
Pita Taufatofua | Tonga | cross-country skiing 1, taekwondo 2 | 2016 | 2020 | 3 |
Martin Tešovič | Slovakia | bobsleigh 1, weightlifting 3 | 1996 | 2012 | 4 |
Jacob Tullin Thams | Norway | sailing 1, ski jumping 2 | 1924 | 1936 | 3 |
Léon Tom | Belgium | bobsleigh 1, fencing 4 | 1912 | 1928 | 5 |
Arnold Uhrlass | / United States | speed skating 1, track cycling 1 | 1960 | 1964 | 2 |
Carlos Van den Driessche | Belgium | ice hockey 2, rowing 2 | 1924 | 1936 | 4 |
Louis Van Hege | Belgium | bobsleigh 1, football 2 | 1920 | 1932 | 3 |
Laurine van Riessen | Netherlands | speed skating 2, track cycling 2 | 2010 | 2020 | 4 |
Martial van Schelle | Belgium | bobsleigh 1, swimming 3 | 1920 | 1936 | 4 |
Philippe Van Volckxsom | Belgium | ice hockey 2, [66] rowing 1, speed skating 1 | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Gaston Van Volxem | Belgium | ice hockey 2 [67] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Marián Vanderka | Slovakia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2000 | 2002 | 2 |
Sophie Villeneuve | France | cross-country skiing 3, cycling mountain bike 1 | 1992 | 2000 | 4 |
Otakar Vindyš | Czechoslovakia | ice hockey 2 [68] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Dejan Vojnović | Croatia | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 2000 | 2006 | 2 |
Torsten Voss | East Germany, Germany | athletics 1, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 1998 | 2 |
Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová | Czech Republic | athletics 2, cross-country skiing 3 | 2006 | 2020 | 5 |
Georges Wagemans | Belgium | figure skating 2 [69] | 1920 | 1924 | 2 |
Theresa Weld | United States | figure skating 3 [70] | 1920 | 1928 | 3 |
Hayley Wickenheiser | Canada | ice hockey 5, softball 1 | 1998 | 2014 | 6 |
Lauryn Williams | United States | athletics 3, bobsleigh 1 | 2004 | 2014 | 4 |
Chris Witty | United States | speed skating 4, track cycling 1 | 1994 | 2006 | 5 |
Robert de Wit | Netherlands | athletics 2, bobsleigh 1 | 1988 | 1994 | 3 |
Vilho Ylönen | Finland | military patrol 1, [71] shooting 4 | 1948 | 1964 | 5 |
Willi Zacharias | Romania | alpine skiing 1, cross-country skiing 1, handball 1 | 1936 | 1936 | 2 |
For all the athletes see: List of athletes who competed in more than one sport at Summer Olympic games
Below there's a list of five-time Olympians who participated in two or more Summer sports.
Athlete | Country | Sports | First | Last | Tot. |
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Judith Arndt | Germany | road cycling 5, track cycling 2 | 1996 | 2012 | 5 |
David Bárcena Ríos | Mexico | equestrian 3, modern pentathlon 2 | 1964 | 1980 | 5 |
Cecilia Biagioli | Argentina | marathon swimming 1, swimming 4 | 2000 | 2020 | 5 |
João Gonçalves Filho | Brazil | swimming 2, water polo 3 | 1952 | 1968 | 5 |
Spyros Gianniotis | Greece | marathon swimming 3, swimming 3 | 2000 | 2016 | 5 |
Greg Henderson | New Zealand | road cycling 1, track cycling 4 | 1996 | 2012 | 5 |
Kristel Köbrich | Chile | marathon swimming 1, swimming 5 | 2004 | 2020 | 5 |
Bengt Ljungquist | Sweden | equestrian 1, fencing 4 | 1936 | 1964 | 5 |
Jeannie Longo | France | road cycling 7, track cycling 1 | 1984 | 2008 | 7 |
Peter Macken | Australia | fencing 1, modern pentathlon 5 | 1960 | 1976 | 5 |
Paul Martin | Switzerland | art competitions 1, athletics 5 | 1920 | 1936 | 5 |
Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | marathon swimming 3, swimming 5 | 2000 | 2020 | 6 |
Reinder Nummerdor | Netherlands | beach volleyball 3, volleyball 2 | 2000 | 2016 | 5 |
Stuart O'Grady | Australia | road cycling 4, track cycling 4 | 1992 | 2012 | 6 |
Paul Radmilovic | United Kingdom | swimming 2, water polo 5 | 1908 | 1928 | 5 |
Richard Schuil | Netherlands | beach volleyball 2, volleyball 3 | 1996 | 2012 | 5 |
Edgar Seligman | United Kingdom | art competitions 2, fencing 4 | 1908 | 1932 | 6 |
Marianne Vos | Netherlands | road cycling 5, track cycling 1 | 2008 | 2024 | 5 |
Kerri Walsh Jennings | United States | beach volleyball 4, volleyball 1 | 2000 | 2016 | 5 |
Bradley Wiggins | United Kingdom | road cycling 1, track cycling 4 | 2000 | 2016 | 5 |
Wong Kam-po | Hong Kong | road cycling 2, track cycling 4 | 1996 | 2012 | 5 |
For all the athletes see: List of athletes who competed in more than one sport at Winter Olympic games
Below there's a list of five-time Olympians who participated in two or more Winter sports.
Athlete | Country | Sports | First | Last | Tot. |
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Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | biathlon 6, cross-country skiing 1 | 1994 | 2014 | 6 |
Mike Dixon | United Kingdom | biathlon 5, cross-country skiing 1 | 1984 | 2002 | 6 |
Susi Erdmann | Germany | bobsleigh 3, luge 2 | 1992 | 2006 | 5 |
Aleksander Grajf | Yugoslavia (until 1988), Slovenia | biathlon 3, cross-country skiing 2 | 1984 | 2002 | 5 |
Arturo Kinch | Costa Rica | alpine skiing 3, cross-country skiing 4 | 1980 | 2006 | 5 |
Oļegs Maļuhins | Unified Team (1992), Latvia | biathlon 4, cross-country skiing 1 | 1992 | 2006 | 5 |
Hannu Manninen | Finland | cross-country skiing 1, nordic combined 6 | 1994 | 2018 | 6 |
Casey Puckett | United States | alpine skiing 4, freestyle skiing 1 | 1992 | 2010 | 5 |
Sergei Tchepikov | Soviet Union (1988), Unified Team (1992), Russia | biathlon 5, cross-country skiing 1 | 1988 | 2006 | 6 |
Indrek Tobreluts | Estonia | biathlon 5, cross-country skiing 1 | 1998 | 2014 | 5 |
Athanassios Tsakiris | Greece | biathlon 4, cross-country skiing 2 | 1988 | 2010 | 5 |
Gerda Weissensteiner | Italy | bobsleigh 2, luge 4 | 1988 | 2006 | 6 |
Alexandr Zubkov | Russia | bobsleigh 4, luge 1 | 1998 | 2014 | 5 |
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Italy competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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