List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event

Last updated November 20, 2024

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

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

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

Individual events

Rank ^{[ citation needed ]}	Athlete	Nation	Sex	Period	Games	Sport	Event				Total
1	Isabell Werth *	Germany	F	1992–2024	Summer	Dressage	Individual dressage	1	6	-	7
2	Armin Zöggeler	Italy	M	1994–2014	Winter	Luge	Singles	2	1	3	6
3	Mijaín López	Cuba	M	2008–2024	Summer	Wrestling	Greco-Roman super heavyweight	5	—	—	5
4	Georg Hackl	West Germany, Germany	M	1988–2002	Winter	Luge	Singles	3	2	-	5
4	Ralf Schumann *	East Germany, Germany	M	1988–2008	Summer	Shooting	25m rapid fire pistol	3	2	-	5
6	Claudia Pechstein	Germany	F	1992–2006	Winter	Speed skating	5000m	3	1	1	5
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	F	1996–2012	Summer	Fencing	Individual foil	3	1	1	5
	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	F	2006–2022	Winter	Speed skating	1500m	3	1	1	5
9	Teddy Riner	France	M	2008–2024	Summer	Judo	+100 kg	3	-	2	5
10	Ryoko Tani	Japan	F	1992–2008	Summer	Judo	48 kg	2	2	1	5
10	Michal Martikán	Slovakia	M	1996–2012	Summer	Canoe Slalom	Canoe Slalom C-1	2	2	1	5
12	Al Oerter	United States	M	1956–1968	Summer	Athletics	Discus throw	4	-	-	4
	Carl Lewis	United States	M	1984–1996	Summer	Athletics	Long jump	4	-	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	200m individual medley	4	-	-	4
	Vincent Hancock *	United States	M	2008–2024	Summer	Shooting	Men's Skeet	4	-	-	4
	Katie Ledecky	United States	F	2012–2024	Summer	Swimming	800 m freestyle	4	-	-	4
17	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	M	1920–1932	Both	Figure skating	Singles	3	1	-	4
	Natalie Geisenberger	Germany	F	2010–2022	Winter	Luge	Singles	3	1	-	4
	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	M	1964–1976	Summer	Diving	10m platform	3	1	-	4
	Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Athletics	Triple jump	3	1	-	4
	Alexander Karelin	Soviet Union, Unified Team, Russia	M	1988–2000	Summer	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 130 kg	3	1	-	4
	Jan Železný	Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic	M	1988–2000	Summer	Athletics	Javelin throw	3	1	-	4
	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	F	1996–2008	Summer	Equestrian	Individual dressage	3	1	-	4
	Artur Taymazov	Uzbekistan	M	2000–2012	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 120 kg	3	1	-	4
	Jin Jong-oh	South Korea	M	2004–2016	Summer	Shooting	50 metre pistol	3	1	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	100m butterfly	3	1	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	200m butterfly	3	1	-	4
	Saori Yoshida	Japan	F	2004–2012	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 53/55 kg	3	1	-	4
	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	M	2006–2018	Winter	Speed skating	5000m	3	1	-	4
30	Gert Fredriksson	Sweden	M	1948–1960	Summer	Canoeing	K-1 1000m	3	-	1	4
	Pyrros Dimas	Greece	M	1992–2004	Summer	Weightlifting	85 kg	3	-	1	4
	Kjetil André Aamodt *	Norway	M	1992–2006	Winter	Alpine Skiing	Super-G	3	-	1	4
33	Wang Yifu	China	M	1984–2004	Summer	Shooting	10m air pistol	2	2	-	4
34	Ekaterina Karsten	Belarus	F	1996–2008	Summer	Rowing	Single sculls	2	1	1	4
	Daniel Morelon	France	M	1964–1976	Summer	Cycling	Individual sprint	2	1	1	4
	Bruce Baumgartner	United States	M	1984–1996	Summer	Wrestling	Freestyle 130 kg	2	1	1	4
	Arianna Fontana	Italy	F	2006–2022	Winter	Short track speed skating	500 m	2	1	1	4
	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Jamaica	F	2008–2020	Summer	Athletics	100 m	2	1	1	4
	Volodymyr Holubnychy	Soviet Union	M	1960–1976	Summer	Athletics	20 kilometers race walking	2	1	1	4
	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	F	2008–2020	Summer	Athletics	Shot put	2	1	1	4
	Marit Bouwmeester	Netherlands	F	2012–2024	Summer	Sailing	Laser Radial	2	1	1	4
42	Imre Polyák	Hungary	M	1952–1964	Summer	Wrestling	Greco-Roman 62 kg	1	3	-	4
43	Josefa Idem	West Germany, Italy	F	1996–2008	Summer	Canoeing	K1 500m	1	2	1	4
	Idalys Ortiz	Cuba	F	2008–2020	Summer	Judo	+78 kg	1	2	1	4
	Florent Manaudou	France	M	2012–2024	Summer	Swimming	50m freestyle	1	2	1	4
46	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	F	1992–2004	Summer	Fencing	Individual foil	1	1	2	4
46	Bob de Jong	Netherlands	M	1998–2014	Winter	Speed skating	10,000m	1	1	2	4
48	Giovanni Pellielo	Italy	M	2000–2016	Summer	Shooting	Trap	-	3	1	4
49	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	F	1980–1996	Summer	Athletics	200m	-	1	3	4

Notes

*Non-consecutive medals

Team events

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sex	Period	Games	Sport	Event				Total
1	Isabell Werth	Germany	F	1992-2024	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	7	-	-	7
2	Aladár Gerevich	Hungary	M	1932–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	6	-	-	6
2	Diana Taurasi	United States	F	2004–2024	Summer	Basketball	Team	6	-	-	6
4	Pál Kovács	Hungary	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	5	-	-	5
	Reiner Klimke	West Germany	M	1964–1988	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	5	-	-	5
	Sue Bird	United States	F	2004–2020	Summer	Basketball	Team	5	-	-	5
7	Hans Günter Winkler	West Germany	M	1956–1976	Summer	Equestrian	Team jumping	4	1	1	6
8	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	4	1	-	5
	Birgit Fischer	Germany	F	1980–2004	Summer	Canoeing	K-4 500m	4	1	-	5
	Ricco Groß	Germany	M	1992–2006	Winter	Biathlon	4 × 7.5 km relay	4	1	-	5
	Jayna Hefford	Canada	F	1998–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	4	1	-	5
	Hayley Wickenheiser	Canada	F	1998–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	4	1	-	5
13	Teresa Edwards	United States	F	1984–2000	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	1	5
14	Dezső Gyarmati	Hungary	M	1948–1964	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	1	1	5
	Dara Torres	United States	F	1984–2008	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	3	1	1	5
	Elena Georgescu	Romania	F	1992–2008	Summer	Rowing	Eight	3	1	1	5
17	Michael Plumb	United States	M	1964–1984	Summer	Equestrian	Team eventing	2	3	-	5
18	Ildikó Rejtő	Hungary	F	1960–1976	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	1	3	1	5
19	Lauren Jackson	Australia	F	2000–2024	Summer	Basketball	Team	-	3	2	5
20	Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	M	1992–2012	Summer	Equestrian	Team dressage	-	4	1	5
21	Harri Kirvesniemi	Finland	M	1980–1998	Winter	Cross-country skiing	4 × 10 km	-	-	5	5
22	Rudolf Kárpáti	Hungary	M	1948–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	4	-	-	4
	Alexander Tikhonov	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Winter	Biathlon	4 × 7.5 km relay	4	-	-	4
	Lisa Leslie	United States	F	1996–2008	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
	Caroline Ouellette	Canada	F	2002–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	4	-	-	4
	Wu Minxia	China	F	2004–2016	Summer	Diving	Synchronised 3m springboard	4	-	-	4
	Ryan Lochte	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 200m freestyle relay	4	-	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 200m freestyle relay	4	-	-	4
	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	4	-	-	4
	Tamika Catchings	United States	F	2004–2016	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
	Svetlana Romashina	Russia ROC	F	2008–2020	Summer	Synchronized swimming	Team	4	-	-	4
	Allyson Felix	United States	F	2008-2020	Summer	Athletics	4x400m relay	4	-	-	4
	Kevin Durant	United States	M	2012-2024	Summer	Basketball	Team	4	-	-	4
34	Leslie Claudius	India	M	1948–1960	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	1	-	4
	Udham Singh	India	M	1948–1960	Summer	Field hockey	Team	3	1	-	4
	Giuseppe Delfino	Italy	M	1952–1964	Summer	Fencing	Team épée	3	1	-	4
	Galina Gorokhova	Soviet Union	F	1960–1972	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	1	-	4
	Vladislav Tretiak	Soviet Union	M	1972–1984	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	3	1	-	4
	Viktor Sidyak	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	1	-	4
	Ivan Patzaichin	Romania	M	1968–1984	Summer	Canoeing	C-2 1000m	3	1	-	4
	Jenny Thompson	United States	F	1992–2004	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	3	1	-	4
	Andrew Hoy	Australia	M	1992–2020	Summer	Equestrian	Team eventing	3	1	-	4
	Sven Fischer	Germany	M	1994–2006	Winter	Biathlon	4 × 7.5 km relay	3	1	-	4
	Christie Rampone	United States	F	2000–2012	Summer	Football	Team	3	1	-	4
	Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	M	2000–2016	Summer	Cycling	Team pursuit	3	1	-	4
	Jason Kenny	Great Britain	M	2008–2020	Summer	Cycling	Team sprint	3	1	-	4
47	György Kárpáti	Hungary	M	1952–1964	Summer	Water polo	Team	3	-	1	4
	Andrey Lavrov	Russia	M	1988–2004	Summer	Handball	Team	3	-	1	4
	Ana Fernández	Cuba	F	1992–2004	Summer	Volleyball	Team	3	-	1	4
	Stanislav Pozdnyakov	Russia	M	1992–2004	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	3	-	1	4
	Jenny Thompson	United States	F	1992–2004	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	3	-	1	4
	Giovanna Trillini	Italy	F	1992–2008	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	-	1	4
	Valentina Vezzali	Italy	F	1996–2012	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	3	-	1	4
	Pavol Hochschorner	Slovakia	M	2000–2012	Summer	Canoe Slalom	Canoe slalom C-2	3	-	1	4
	Peter Hochschorner	Slovakia	M	2000–2012	Summer	Canoe Slalom	Canoe slalom C-2	3	-	1	4
	Cate Campbell	Australia	F	2008–2020	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	3	-	1	4
	LeBron James	United States	M	2004-2024	Summer	Basketball	Team	3	-	1	4
58	Alfred Swahn	Sweden	M	1908–1924	Summer	Shooting	Team	2	2	-	4
	Philippe Cattiau	France	M	1920–1932	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	2	2	-	4
	Inna Ryskal	Soviet Union	F	1964–1976	Summer	Volleyball	Team	2	2	-	4
	Birgit Fischer	Germany	F	1980–2004	Summer	Canoeing	K-2 500m	2	2	-	4
	Teun de Nooijer	Netherlands	M	1996–2012	Summer	Field hockey	Team	2	2	-	4
	Leisel Jones	Australia	F	2000–2012	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	2	2	-	4
	Katalin Kovács	Hungary	F	2000–2012	Summer	Canoeing	K-2 500m	2	2	-	4
	Emily Seebohm	Australia	F	2008–2020	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m medley relay	2	2	-	4
66	László Jeney	Hungary	M	1948–1960	Summer	Water polo	Team	2	1	1	4
66	Michael Phelps	United States	M	2004–2016	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	2	1	1	4
68	Mihály Mayer	Hungary	M	1956–1968	Summer	Water polo	Team	2	-	2	4
	Torben Grael	Brazil	M	1988–2008	Summer	Sailing	Star-class	2	-	2	4
	Mario Stecher	Austria	M	2002–2014	Winter	Nordic combined	4 × 5 km relay	2	-	2	4
71	Edoardo Mangiarotti	Italy	M	1936–1960	Summer	Fencing	Team foil	1	3	-	4
	Bogdan Musioł	Germany	M	1980–1992	Winter	Bobsleigh	4 man	1	3	-	4
	Katalin Kovács	Hungary	F	2000–2012	Summer	Canoeing	K-4 500m	1	3	-	4
	Veronica Campbell Brown	Jamaica	F	2000-2016	Summer	Athletics	4x100m relay	1	3	-	4
75	Gennadi Volnov	Soviet Union	M	1960–1972	Summer	Basketball	Team	1	2	1	4
	Angela Ruggiero	United States	F	1998–2010	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	1	2	1	4
	Jason Lezak	United States	M	2000–2012	Summer	Swimming	4 × 100m freestyle relay	1	2	1	4
	Heather Petri	United States	F	2000–2012	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	2	1	4
	Brenda Villa	United States	F	2000–2012	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	2	1	4
80	András Bodnár	Hungary	M	1960–1972	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	1	2	4
	Endre Molnár	Hungary	M	1968–1980	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	1	2	4
	István Szívós	Hungary	M	1968–1980	Summer	Water polo	Team	1	1	2	4
	Sergey Tetyukhin	Russia	M	2000–2016	Summer	Volleyball	Team	1	1	2	4
84	Sergei Belov	Soviet Union	M	1968–1980	Summer	Basketball	Team	1	-	3	4
84	Sven Kramer	Netherlands	M	2006–2018	Winter	Speed skating	Team pursuit	1	-	3	4
86	Joseph Pletinckx	Belgium	M	1908–1924	Summer	Water polo	Team	-	3	1	4
	Julie Chu	United States	F	2002–2014	Winter	Ice hockey	Team	-	3	1	4
	Kristi Harrower	Australia	F	2000–2012	Summer	Basketball	Team	-	3	1	4
	Björn Kircheisen	Germany	M	2002–2014	Winter	Nordic combined	4 × 5 km relay	-	3	1	4
	Novlene Williams-Mills	Jamaica	F	2004-2016	Summer	Athletics	4x400m relay	-	3	1	4
91	Aldo Montano	Italy	M	2004–2020	Summer	Fencing	Team sabre	-	2	2	4

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