List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
This list shows only the athletes who have won at least eight medals at the Summer Olympics.
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This page is a list of various individuals who are multiple Olympic medalists at the Summer Olympics.
This list shows only the athletes who have won at least eight medals at the Summer Olympics.
This list shows only the athletes who have won at least four medals in the same individual event at the Summer Olympics.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Event | Editions |  |  |  |  |
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| 1 | Isabell Werth |  Germany | Dressage | Individual dressage | 1992–2020 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ralf Schumann | Germany | Shooting | 25m rapid fire pistol | 1988–2008 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Valentina Vezzali |  Italy | Fencing | Individual foil | 1996–2012 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Ryoko Tani |  Japan | Judo | 48 kg | 1992–2008 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Michal Martikán |  Slovakia | Canoeing | Canoe Slalom C-1 | 1996–2012 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Al Oerter |  United States | Athletics | Discus throw | 1956–1968 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | Long jump | 1984–1996 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 200m individual medley | 2004–2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Wu Minxia |  China | Diving | Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard | 2004–2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Klaus Dibiasi | Italy | Diving | 10m platform | 1964–1976 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Viktor Saneyev |  Soviet Union | Athletics | Triple jump | 1968–1980 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Alexander Karelin |  Russia | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 130 kg | 1988–2000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Jan Železný |  Czech Republic | Athletics | Javelin throw | 1988–2000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Anky van Grunsven |  Netherlands | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 1996–2008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Artur Taymazov |  Uzbekistan | Wrestling | Freestyle 120 kg | 2000–2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Jin Jong-oh |  South Korea | Shooting | 50 metre pistol | 2004–2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 100m butterfly | 2004–2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 200m butterfly | 2004–2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Saori Yoshida | Japan | Wrestling | Freestyle 53/55 kg | 2004–2012 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Gert Fredriksson |  Sweden | Canoeing | K-1 1000m | 1948–1960 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Pyrros Dimas |  Greece | Weightlifting | 85 kg | 1992–2004 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Peter Hochschorner | Slovakia | Canoeing | Canoe slalom C-2 | 2000–2012 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Wang Yifu | China | Shooting | 10m air pistol | 1984–2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Ekaterina Karsten |  Belarus | Rowing | Single sculls | 1996–2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Daniel Morelon |  France | Cycling | Individual sprint | 1964–1976 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 | Bruce Baumgartner | United States | Wrestling | Freestyle 130 kg | 1984–1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Imre Polyák |  Hungary | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 62 kg | 1952–1964 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Dong Dong | China | Trampoline | Men's trampoline | 2008-2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Giovanna Trillini | Italy | Fencing | Individual foil | 1992–2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Huang Xuechen | China | Synchronized swimming | Women's team | 2008–2020 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Merlene Ottey |  Jamaica | Athletics | 200m | 1980–1996 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Larisa Semyonovna Latynina is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years. She held the record for individual event medals, winning 14 over 52 years. She is credited with helping to establish the Soviet Union as a dominant force in gymnastics.
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