Athletics
The longest nation streak and the longest athlete streak are listed if they are at least three.
The following is a list of winning streaks in the Olympic Games.
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Klaus Dibiasi
7 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
11 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
5 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – China
7 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
10 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – China
8 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
7 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – China
6 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – China
Johnny Weissmuller never lost a swimming race during his entire amateur career, including three individual Olympic gold medals. He is purported to have told the other swimmers in his Olympic final that they could fight it out for second place. Michael Phelps was similarly undefeated in the finals of the 200m butterfly for ten years before the 2012 Olympics, where he was defeated by Chad le Clos. The last time Phelps had lost the race was in 2002 when he lost to Olympic champion Tom Malchow at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.
5 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
2 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Bobby Finke
4 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Australia
6 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
6 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Japan
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Michael Phelps
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games
4 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Michael Phelps
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games
5 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – United States
7 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
7 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
Note: excluding boycotted Moscow Olympics
15 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
Note: excluding boycotted Moscow Olympics
4 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – Dawn Fraser
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games
5 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
4 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – Katie Ledecky
2 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – Katie Ledecky
4 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – Krisztina Egerszegi
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – Hungary
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
6 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
Note: excluding boycotted Moscow Olympics
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
4 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
4 consecutive gold medals at Olympics – Russia
4 consecutive gold medals at Olympics – Russia
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games – South Korea
6 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games – South Korea
10 consecutive gold medals at Olympic games – South Korea
The longest nation streak and the longest athlete streak are listed if they are at least three.
5 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – China
63 consecutive games – United States
7 consecutive gold medals – United States
61 consecutive games – United States
8 consecutive gold medals – United States
3 consecutive Olympic gold medals
7 consecutive Olympic heavyweight titles – Cuba
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles and Seoul Olympics
3 consecutive gold medals at Winter Olympics – Canada
7 consecutive Olympic Team titles – Germany
3 consecutive Olympic titles – Valentina Vezzali
3 consecutive Olympic titles – Áron Szilágyi
3 consecutive Olympic gold medals
12 consecutive Olympic titles – USSR, Unified Team and Russia
Note: this streak includes a win reduced to a draw after the 2002 Olympics.
6 consecutive gold medals
5 consecutive Men's Team all-around titles at Olympic Games – Japan
10 consecutive Women's Team all-around titles at Olympic Games – Soviet Union and Unified Team
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles Olympics
3 consecutive Women's titles at Handball at the Summer Olympics
4 consecutive gold medals
4 consecutive gold medals – Canada
17 consecutive matches – Fiji
2 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Fiji
12 consecutive matches – New Zealand
2 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – New Zealand
3 consecutive gold medals at Winter Olympics – Austria
3 consecutive gold medals at Winter Olympics – Austria
4 consecutive gold medals at Winter Olympics – Austria
4 consecutive gold medals at Winter Olympics – Norway
3 consecutive gold medals at Winter Olympics – Austria
5 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – China
Notes: The doubles events were replaced by team events in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
3 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – China
9 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – China
4 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – China
Notes: The doubles events were replaced by team events in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – China
3 consecutive gold medals at Summer Olympics – Cuba
3 consecutive gold medals at Summer Olympics - Kerri Walsh Jennings & Misty May-Treanor
* team disbanded after May-Treanor’s retirement following the 2012 London Olympics.
3 consecutive gold medals at Summer Olympics
3 consecutive gold medals at Summer Olympics
3 consecutive Olympic gold medals
7 consecutive heavyweight Olympic titles – Soviet Union
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles Olympics
6 consecutive super heavyweight Olympic titles – Soviet Union
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles Olympics
3 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – Steve Redgrave
Note: gold medalist in Coxed Four at Los Angeles Olympics (1984) and in Coxless Four at Sydney Olympics.
8 consecutive titles at Olympic Games – United States
5 consecutive Olympics titles
3 consecutive Olympics titles (tie)
187 consecutive matches including 1964 Tokyo Olympics – Osamu Watanabe
Note: The only modern Olympian to go unbeaten throughout his entire career.
6 consecutive Men's heavyweight Olympic titles – USSR
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles Olympics
13 years including 3 consecutive Olympics titles (1988–1996) – Alexander Karelin [2]
6 years without a single point scored upon – Alexander Karelin [3]
6 consecutive Men's heavyweight Olympic titles – USSR/Unified Team/Russia
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles Olympics
4 consecutive Olympics titles – Kaori Icho
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