This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
This is a list of most gold medals won in a single Olympic Games. 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.
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The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
| Gold medals | Year | Record duration | Athlete | Nation | Sport(s) | Games | Sex |
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| 4 | 1896 | 1896–1904 | Carl Schuhmann |  Germany | Gymnastics, Wrestling | Summer | M |
| 1900 | 1900–1904 | Alvin Kraenzlein |  United States | Athletics | Summer | M | |
| 5 | 1904 | 1904–1972 | Anton Heida | United States | Gymnastics | Summer | M |
| 1920 | 1920–1972 | Nedo Nadi |  Italy | Fencing | Summer | M | |
| 1920 | 1920–1972 | Willis A. Lee |  United States | Shooting | Summer | M | |
| 1924 | 1924–1972 | Paavo Nurmi |  Finland | Athletics | Summer | M | |
| 7 | 1972 | 1972–2008 | Mark Spitz |  United States | Swimming | Summer | M |
| 8 | 2008 | 2008–present | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | Summer | M |
The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
| Gold medals | Year | Record duration | Athlete | Nation | Sport(s) | Games | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1900 | 1900–1980 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States | Athletics | Summer | M |
| 1904 | 1904–1980 | Anton Heida | United States | Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 1904 | 1904–1980 | Marcus Hurley | United States | Cycling | Summer | M | |
| 1960 | 1960–1980 | Boris Shakhlin |  Soviet Union | Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 1964 | 1964–1980 | Lidia Skoblikova | Soviet Union | Speed skating | Winter | F | |
| 1968 | 1968–1980 | Věra Čáslavská |  Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | Summer | F | |
| 1972 | 1972–1980 | Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | Summer | M | |
| 1976 | 1976–1980 | Nikolai Andrianov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 5 | 1980 | 1980–present | Eric Heiden | United States | Speed skating | Winter | M |
| 1992 | 1992–present | Vitaly Scherbo |  Unified Team | Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 2008 | 2008–present | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | Summer | M |
This article includes lists of all Olympic medalists since 1896, organized by each Olympic sport or discipline, and also by Olympiad.
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