List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games

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List of most gold medals won 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.


Rank Athlete Nation Sport Year Game Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 8 0 0 8
2 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming 1972 Summer M 7 0 0 7
3 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2004 Summer M 6 0 2 8
4 Vitaly Scherbo  Unified Team Gymnastics 1992 Summer M 6 0 0 6
4 Kristin Otto  East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer F 6 0 0 6
6 Matt Biondi  United States Swimming 1988 Summer M 5 1 1 7
6 Willis A. Lee  United States Shooting 1920 Summer M 5 1 1 7
8 Anton Heida  United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 5 1 0 6
9 Eric Heiden  United States Speed skating 1980 Winter M 5 0 0 5
9 Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 1924 Summer M 5 0 0 5
9 Nedo Nadi  Italy Fencing 1920 Summer M 5 0 0 5
12 Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 Summer M 4 2 1 7
12 Boris Shakhlin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer M 4 2 1 7
14 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2012 Summer M 4 2 0 6
14 Věra Čáslavská  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1968 Summer F 4 2 0 6
14 Ágnes Keleti  Hungary Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 4 2 0 6
14 Viktor Chukarin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 Summer M 4 2 0 6
14 Ville Ritola  Finland Athletics 1924 Summer M 4 2 0 6
14 Hubert Van Innis  Belgium Archery 1920 Summer M 4 2 0 6
20 Lloyd Spooner  United States Shooting 1920 Summer M 4 1 2 7
21 Akinori Nakayama  Japan Gymnastics 1968 Summer M 4 1 1 6
21 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 4 1 1 6
21 Carl Osburn  United States Shooting 1920 Summer M 4 1 1 6
24 Vladimir Artemov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer M 4 1 0 5
24 Ecaterina Szabo  Romania Gymnastics 1984 Summer F 4 1 0 5
24 John Naber  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 4 1 0 5
27 Marcus Hurley  United States Cycling 1904 Summer M 4 0 1 5
27 Missy Franklin  United States Swimming 2012 Summer F 4 0 1 5
29 Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway Biathlon 2002 Winter M 4 0 0 4
29 Amy Van Dyken  United States Swimming 1996 Summer F 4 0 0 4
29 Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1984 Summer M 4 0 0 4
29 Don Schollander  United States Swimming 1964 Summer M 4 0 0 4
29 Lidiya Skoblikova  Soviet Union Speed skating 1964 Winter F 4 0 0 4
29 Fanny Blankers-Koen  Netherlands Athletics 1948 Summer F 4 0 0 4
29 Jesse Owens  United States Athletics 1936 Summer M 4 0 0 4
29 Alvin Kraenzlein  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 4 0 0 4
29 Carl Schuhmann  Germany Gymnastics, Wrestling 1896 Summer M 4 0 0 4
29 Daniela Silivaş  Romania Gymnastics 1988 Summer F 3 2 1 6
37 Li Ning  China Gymnastics 1984 Summer M 3 2 1 6
37 George Eyser  United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 3 2 1 6
37 Hermann Weingärtner  Germany Gymnastics 1896 Summer M 3 2 1 6
41 Ian Thorpe  Australia Swimming 2000 Summer M 3 2 0 5
41 Lyubov Yegorova  Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter F 3 2 0 5
41 Sawao Kato  Japan Gymnastics 1972 Summer M 3 2 0 5
41 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer F 3 2 1 6
41 Roger Ducret  France Fencing 1924 Summer M 3 2 0 5
41 Vilhelm Carlberg  Sweden Shooting 1912 Summer M 3 2 0 5
47 Takashi Ono  Japan Gymnastics 1960 Summer M 3 1 2 6
47 Konrad Frey  Germany Gymnastics 1936 Summer M 3 1 2 6
49 Shane Gould  Australia Swimming 1972 Summer F 3 1 1 5
49 Marit Bjørgen  Norway Cross-country skiing 2010 Winter F 3 1 1 5
49 Nadia Comaneci  Romania Gymnastics 1976 Summer F 3 1 1 5
49 Clas Thunberg  Finland Speed skating 1924 Winter M 3 1 1 5
49 Charles Daniels  United States Swimming 1904 Summer M 3 1 1 5
49 Allison Schmitt  United States Swimming 2012 Summer F 3 1 1 5
53 Janica Kostelić  Croatia Alpine skiing 2002 Winter F 3 1 0 4
53 Inge de Bruijn  Netherlands Swimming 2000 Summer F 3 1 0 4
53 Leontien van Moorsel  Netherlands Cycling 2000 Summer F 3 1 0 4
53 Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway Cross-country skiing 1998 Winter M 3 1 0 4
53 Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter M 3 1 0 4
53 Vegard Ulvang  Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter M 3 1 0 4
53 Florence Griffith-Joyner  United States Athletics 1988 Summer F 3 1 0 4
53 Olga Korbut  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 Summer F 3 1 0 4
53 Nellie Kim  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 Summer F 3 1 0 4
53 Charlie Hickcox  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 3 1 0 4
53 Věra Čáslavská  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 3 1 0 4
53 Yukio Endo  Japan Gymnastics 1964 Summer M 3 1 0 4
53 Ivar Ballangrud  Norway Speed skating 1936 Winter M 3 1 0 4
55 Sawao Kato  Japan Gymnastics 1968 Summer M 3 0 1 4
55 Jim Montgomery  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 3 0 1 4
55 Michelle Smith  Ireland Swimming 1996 Summer F 3 0 1 4
55 Jenny Thompson  United States Swimming 2000 Summer F 3 0 1 4
55 Hyun-Soo Ahn  South Korea Short track speed skating 2006 Winter M 3 0 1 4
55 Victor Ahn  Russia Short track speed skating 2014 Winter M 3 0 1 4
60 Toni Sailer  Austria Alpine skiing 1956 Winter M 3 0 0 3
60 Marit Bjørgen  Norway Cross-country skiing 2014 Winter F 3 0 0 3
60 Darya Domracheva  Belarus Biathlon 2014 Winter F 3 0 0 3
60 Dana Vollmer  United States Swimming 2012 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Allyson Felix  United States Athletics 2012 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Usain Bolt  Jamaica Athletics 2008 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Usain Bolt  Jamaica Athletics 2012 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Stephanie Rice  Australia Swimming 2008 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Chris Hoy  Great Britain Cycling 2008 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Zou Kai  China Gymnastics 2008 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Michael Greis  Germany Biathlon 2006 Winter M 3 0 0 3
60 Jin Sun-Yu  South Korea Short-track Speed Skating 2006 Winter F 3 0 0 3
60 Aaron Peirsol  United States Swimming 2004 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Cătălina Ponor  Romania Gymnastics 2004 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Jodie Henry  Australia Swimming 2004 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Lenny Krayzelburg  United States Swimming 2000 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Josh Davis  United States Swimming 1996 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Johann Olav Koss  Norway Speed skating 1994 Winter M 3 0 0 3
60 Yevgeny Sadovyi  Unified Team Swimming 1992 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary Swimming 1992 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Janet Evans  United States Swimming 1988 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands Speed skating 1988 Winter F 3 0 0 3
60 Ian Ferguson  New Zealand Canoeing 1984 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Rick Carey  United States Swimming 1984 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Tracy Caulkins  United States Swimming 1984 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Mary Meagher  United States Swimming 1984 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Valerie Brisco-Hooks  United States Athletics 1984 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Rowdy Gaines  United States Swimming 1984 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union Swimming 1980 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Ard Schenk  Netherlands Speed skating 1972 Winter M 3 0 0 3
60 Jean-Claude Killy  France Alpine skiing 1968 Winter M 3 0 0 3
60 Wilma Rudolph  United States Athletics 1960 Summer F 3 0 0 3
60 Bobby Morrow  United States Athletics 1956 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Betty Cuthbert  Australia Athletics 1956 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Murray Rose  Australia Swimming 1956 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia Athletics 1952 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Hjalmar Andersen  Norway Speed skating 1952 Winter M 3 0 0 3
60 Johnny Weissmuller  United States Swimming 1924 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Norman Ross  United States Swimming 1920 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Mel Sheppard  United States Athletics 1908 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Archie Hahn  United States Athletics 1904 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1904 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 3 0 0 3
60 Henry Taylor  Great Britain Swimming 1908 Summer M 3 0 0 3
94 Ireen Wüst  Netherlands Speed skating 2014 Winter F 2 3 0 5
95 Ryan Lochte  United States Swimming 2012 Summer M 2 2 1 5
95 Natalie Coughlin  United States Swimming 2004 Summer F 2 2 1 5
95 Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1980 Summer M 2 2 1 5
95 Walter Tewksbury  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 2 2 1 5
98 Gary Hall, Jr.  United States Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 2 0 4
98 Alexander Popov  Russia Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 2 0 4
98 Alexander Popov  Unified Team Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 2 0 4
98 Michael Gross  West Germany Swimming 1984 Summer M 2 2 0 4
98 Karin Enke  East Germany Speed skating 1984 Winter F 2 2 0 4
98 Nadia Comaneci  Romania Gymnastics 1980 Summer F 2 2 0 4
98 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 2 2 2 6
99 Alexei Nemov  Russia Gymnastics 2000 Summer M 2 1 3 6
104 Lisbeth Trickett  Australia Swimming 2008 Summer F 2 1 1 4
104 Ian Thorpe  Australia Swimming 2004 Summer M 2 1 1 4
104 Gary Hall, Jr.  United States Swimming 2000 Summer M 2 1 1 4
104 Lavinia Miloşovici  Romania Gymnastics 1992 Summer F 2 1 1 4
104 Ludmilla Tourischeva  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 Summer F 2 1 1 4
104 Polina Astakhova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer F 2 1 1 4
104 Polina Astakhova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 2 1 1 4
104 Gunde Svan  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1984 Winter M 2 1 1 4
104 Koji Gushiken  Japan Gymnastics 1984 Summer M 2 1 2 5
104 Yelena Shushunova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer F 2 1 2 5
104 Svetlana Boginskaya  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer F 2 1 2 5
104 Jerry Heidenreich  United States Swimming 1972 Summer M 2 1 1 4
104 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 1 1 4
104 Michael Wenden  Australia Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 1 1 4
104 Akinori Nakayama  Japan Gymnastics 1972 Summer M 2 1 1 4
113 Martin Fourcade  France Biathlon 2014 Winter M 2 1 0 3
113 Rosi Mittermaier  Germany Alpine Skiing 1976 Winter F 2 1 0 3
113 Birgit Schmidt  East Germany Canoeing 1988 Summer F 2 1 0 3
113 Magdalena Neuner  Germany Biathlon 2010 Winter F 2 1 0 3
113 Yang Wei  China Gymnastics 2008 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Aaron Peirsol  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Matt Grevers  United States Swimming 2012 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Nathan Adrian  United States Swimming 2012 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Matt Grevers  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Yang Yang (b. 1976)  China Short-track Speed skating 2002 Winter F 2 1 0 3
113 Jochem Uytdehaage  Netherlands Speed skating 2002 Winter M 2 1 0 3
113 Elena Zamolodchikova  Russia Gymnastics 2000 Summer F 2 1 0 3
113 Denis Pankratov  Russia Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Matt Biondi  United States Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Gwen Torrence  United States Athletics 1992 Summer F 2 1 0 3
113 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann  Germany Speed skating 1992 Winter F 2 1 0 3
113 Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1988 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Tom Jager  United States Swimming 1988 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Chris Jacobs  United States Swimming 1988 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Agneta Andersson  Sweden Canoeing 1984 Summer F 2 1 0 3
113 Peter Vidmar  United States Gymnastics 1984 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Mike Heath  United States Swimming 1984 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Hanni Wenzel  Liechtenstein Alpine skiing 1980 Winter F 2 1 0 3
113 John Hencken  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Sawao Kato  Japan Gymnastics 1976 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Roland Matthes  East Germany Swimming 1972 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Roland Matthes  East Germany Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Ken Walsh  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Steve Clark  United States Swimming 1964 Summer M 3 0 0 3
113 Ford Konno  United States Swimming 1952 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Jimmy McLane  United States Swimming 1948 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Lucien Gaudin  France Fencing 1928 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Meyer Prinstein  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Hubert Van Innis  Belgium Archery 1900 Summer M 2 1 0 3
113 Sven Kramer  Netherlands Speed Skating 2014 Winter M 2 1 0 3
113 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands Swimming 2012 Summer F 2 1 0 3
138 Ryan Lochte  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 2 0 2 4
138 Pieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands Swimming 2000 Summer M 2 0 2 4
138 Natalia Shaposhnikova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1980 Summer F 2 0 2 4
138 Mitsuo Tsukahara  Japan Gymnastics 1976 Summer M 2 0 2 4
138 Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union Speed skating 1976 Winter F 2 0 2 4
138 Natalia Kuchinskaya  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 Summer F 2 0 2 4
142 Zou Kai  China Gymnastics 2012 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Martina Sáblíková  Czech Republic Speed skating 2010 Winter F 2 0 1 3
142 Jason Lezak  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan Swimming 2008 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Enrico Fabris  Italy Speed skating 2006 Winter M 2 0 1 3
142 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan Swimming 2004 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Marc Gagnon  Canada Short-track Speed skating 2002 Winter M 2 0 1 3
142 Simona Amânar  Romania Gymnastics 2000 Summer F 2 0 1 3
142 Yelena Davydova  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1980 Summer F 2 0 1 3
142 Chun Lee-Kyung  South Korea Short-track Speed skating 1998 Winter F 2 0 1 3
142 Melvin Stewart  United States Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Jon Olsen  United States Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Gaetan Boucher  Canada Speed skating 1984 Winter M 2 0 1 3
142 Mitsuo Tsukahara  Japan Gymnastics 1972 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Sixten Jernberg  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1964 Winter M 2 0 1 3
142 Mal Whitfield  United States Athletics 1948 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Johnny Weissmuller  United States Swimming 1928 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Martin Sheridan  United States Athletics 1908 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Reginald Doherty  Great Britain Tennis 1900 Summer M 2 0 1 3
142 Veronica Campbell-Brown  Jamaica Athletics 2004 Summer F 2 0 1 3
142 Aly Raisman  United States Gymnastics 2012 Summer F 2 0 1 3
142 Larisa Petrik  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 Summer F 2 0 1 3
158 Tina Maze  Slovenia Alpine Skiing 2014 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Markus Wasmeier  Germany Alpine Skiing 1994 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Birgit Fischer  Germany Canoeing 2000 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Kamil Stoch  Poland Ski jumping 2014 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia Athletics 2008 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Ki Bo-Bae  South Korea Archery 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Mo Farah  Great Britain Athletics 2012 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Zhao Yunlei  China Badminton 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Chris Hoy  Great Britain Cycling 2012 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jason Kenny  Great Britain Cycling 2012 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Laura Trott  Great Britain Cycling 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Wu Minxia  China Diving 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Chen Ruolin  China Diving 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Charlotte Dujardin  Great Britain Equestrian 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Elisa Di Francisca  Italy Fencing 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Jin Jong-oh  South Korea Shooting 2012 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Zhang Jike  China Table Tennis 2012 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Li Xiaoxia  China Table tennis 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Serena Williams  United States Tennis 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Ye Shiwen  China Diving 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Marcus Hellner  Sweden Cross-country skiing 2010 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Charles Hamelin  Canada Short-track Speed skating 2010 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 He Kexin  China Gymnastics 2008 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Chen Yibing  China Gymnastics 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Andre Lange  Germany Bobsleigh 2006 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain Swimming 2008 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Bradley Wiggins  Great Britain Cycling 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Gabby Douglas  United States Gymnastics 2012 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Harold Osborn  United States Athletics 1924 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Angelo Taylor  United States Athletics 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Lashawn Merritt  United States Athletics 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Wu Minxia  China Diving 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Guo Jingjing  China Diving 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Chen Ruolin  China Diving 2008 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Björn Lind  Sweden Cross-country skiing 2006 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Kristina Šmigun-Vähi  Estonia Cross-country skiing 2006 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Benjamin Raich  Austria Alpine skiing 2006 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Jeremy Wariner  United States Athletics 2004 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Kelly Holmes  Great Britain Athletics 2004 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco Athletics 2004 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Natasa Janics  Hungary Canoeing 2004 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Park Sung-Hyun  South Korea Archery 2004 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Nicolás Massú  Chile Tennis 2004 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Guo Jingjing  China Diving 2004 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Claudia Pechstein  Germany Speed skating 2002 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Kjetil André Aamodt  Norway Alpine skiing 2002 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Maurice Greene  United States Athletics 2000 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Robert Korzeniowski  Poland Athletics 2000 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Amy Van Dyken  United States Swimming 2000 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Venus Williams  United States Tennis 2000 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Domenico Fioravanti  Italy Swimming 2000 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Yun Mi-Jin  South Korea Archery 2000 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Gianni Romme  Netherlands Speed skating 1998 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Marianne Timmer  Netherlands Speed skating 1998 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Hermann Maier  Austria Alpine skiing 1998 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Michael Johnson  United States Athletics 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Donovan Bailey  Canada Athletics 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Gail Devers  United States Athletics 1996 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Marie-José Pérec  France Athletics 1996 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Kim Kyung-Wook  South Korea Archery 1996 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Martin Doktor  Czech Republic Canoeing 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Danyon Loader  New Zealand Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jeff Rouse  United States Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jon Olsen  United States Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Brad Schumacher  United States Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Shannon Miller  United States Gymnastics 1996 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Laura Flessel-Colovic  France Fencing 1996 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Myriam Bédard  Canada Biathlon 1994 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Bonnie Blair  United States Speed skating 1994 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Nikolay Bukhalov  Bulgaria Canoeing 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Cho Youn-Jeong  South Korea Archery 1992 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Nelson Diebel  United States Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Mike Marsh  United States Athletics 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Pablo Morales  United States Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek  Poland Modern pentathlon 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Quincy Watts  United States Athletics 1992 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Bonnie Blair  United States Speed skating 1992 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary Swimming 1988 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Alberto Tomba  Italy Alpine skiing 1988 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Gunde Svan  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1988 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Kim Soo-Nyung  South Korea Archery 1988 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Tomas Gustafson  Sweden Speed skating 1988 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Steve Lewis  United States Athletics 1988 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Troy Dalbey  United States Swimming 1988 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Greg Louganis  United States Diving 1988 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Thomas Wassberg  Sweden Cross-country skiing 1984 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Alex Baumann  Canada Swimming 1984 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Bart Conner  United States Gymnastics 1984 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Nellie Kim  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1980 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Tom Jager  United States Swimming 1984 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Steve Lundquist  United States Swimming 1984 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Evelyn Ashford  United States Athletics 1984 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Alonzo Babers  United States Athletics 1984 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Greg Louganis  United States Diving 1984 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Ingemar Stenmark  Sweden Alpine skiing 1980 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Pascale Trinquet  France Fencing 1980 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Bruce Furniss  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Brian Goodell  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Matt Vogel  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Mike Bruner  United States Swimming 1976 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Alberto Juantorena  Cuba Athletics 1976 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Lasse Virén  Finland Athletics 1976 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Lasse Virén  Finland Athletics 1972 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Richard Meade  Great Britain Equestrian 1972 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Wim Ruska  Netherlands Judo 1972 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Witold Woyda  Poland Fencing 1972 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Mike Burton  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Don McKenzie  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Doug Russell  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Stephen Rerych  United States Swimming 1968 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jim Hines  United States Athletics 1968 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Lee Evans  United States Athletics 1968 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Wyomia Tyus  United States Athletics 1968 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Bob Hayes  United States Athletics 1964 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Peter Snell  New Zealand Athletics 1964 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Gary Ilman  United States Swimming 1964 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Haruhiro Yamashita  Japan Gymnastics 1964 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Lidia Skoblikova  Soviet Union Speed skating 1964 Winter F 2 0 0 2
158 Jeff Farrell  United States Swimming 1960 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Mike Troy  United States Swimming 1960 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Glenn Davis  United States Athletics 1960 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Yevgeny Grishin  Soviet Union Speed skating 1960 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Yevgeny Grishin  Soviet Union Speed skating 1956 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 John Henricks  Australia Swimming 1956 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Gert Fredriksson  Sweden Canoeing 1956 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Henri Saint Cyr  Sweden Equestrian 1956 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Henri Saint Cyr  Sweden Equestrian 1952 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Harrison Dillard  United States Athletics 1952 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Christian d'Oriola  France Fencing 1952 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 André Noyelle  Belgium Cycling 1952 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Gert Fredriksson  Sweden Canoeing 1948 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Bill Smith  United States Swimming 1948 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Wally Ris  United States Swimming 1948 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Harrison Dillard  United States Athletics 1948 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Mel Patton  United States Athletics 1948 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jehan Buhan  France Fencing 1948 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Kristjan Palusalu  Estonia Wrestling 1936 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Eddie Tolan  United States Athletics 1932 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Yasuji Miyazaki  Japan Swimming 1932 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Ivar Johansson  Sweden Wrestling 1932 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jack Shea  United States Speed skating 1932 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Irving Jaffee  United States Speed skating 1932 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 Clas Thunberg  Finland Speed skating 1928 Winter M 2 0 0 2
158 George Kojac  United States Swimming 1928 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Charles Pahud de Mortanges  Netherlands Equestrian 1928 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Lucien Gaudin  France Fencing 1924 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Clarence Houser  United States Athletics 1924 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Adolph van der Voort van Zijp  Netherlands Equestrian 1924 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Duke Kahanamoku  United States Swimming 1920 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Charlie Paddock  United States Athletics 1920 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Albert Hill  Great Britain Athletics 1920 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Alfred Swahn  Sweden Shooting 1912 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Jim Thorpe  United States Athletics 1912 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1908 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Zoltán Halmay  Hungary Swimming 1908 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Gaston Alibert  France Fencing 1908 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Eric Lemming  Sweden Athletics 1908 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 George Larner  Great Britain Athletics 1908 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Oscar Swahn  Sweden Shooting 1908 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Albert Robert Ayat  France Fencing 1900 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 John Arthur Jarvis  Great Britain Swimming 1900 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Thomas Burke  United States Athletics 1896 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Robert Garrett  United States Athletics 1896 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Alfréd Hajós  Hungary Swimming 1896 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Edwin Flack  Australia Athletics 1896 Summer M 2 0 0 2
158 Diana Mocanu  Romania Swimming 2004 Summer F 2 0 0 2
158 Jorien Ter Mors  Netherlands Speed Skating 2014 Winter F 2 0 0 2

Timeline

The historical progression of the leading performance(s).

Gold medals Year Record duration Athlete Nation Sport(s) Games Sex
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

List of most individual gold medals won at a single Olympic Games

Rank Athlete Nation Sport Year Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Eric Heiden  United States Speed skating 1980 Winter M 5 0 0 5
1 Vitaly Scherbo  Unified Team Gymnastics 1992 Summer M 5 0 0 5
1 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 5 0 0 5
4 Boris Shakhlin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer M 4 1 1 6
4 Nikolai Andrianov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 Summer M 4 1 1 6
6 Anton Heida  United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 5 1 0 6
6 Věra Čáslavská  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1968 Summer F 4 1 0 5
8 Marcus Hurley  United States Cycling 1904 Summer M 4 0 1 5
8 Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2004 Summer M 4 0 1 5
10 Alvin Kraenzlein  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 4 0 0 4
10 Lidia Skoblikova  Soviet Union Speed skating 1964 Winter F 4 0 0 4
10 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming 1972 Summer M 4 0 0 4
10 Kristin Otto  East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer F 4 0 0 4
14 George Eyser  United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 3 2 1 6
15 Viktor Chukarin  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 Summer M 3 2 0 5
16 Clas Thunberg  Finland Speed skating 1924 Winter M 3 1 1 5
16 Larisa Latynina  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 3 1 1 5
16 Akinori Nakayama  Japan Gymnastics 1968 Summer M 3 1 1 5
16 Shane Gould  Australia Swimming 1972 Summer W 3 1 1 5
16 Li Ning  China Gymnastics 1984 Summer M 3 1 1 5
16 Daniela Silivas  Romania Gymnastics 1988 Summer F 3 1 1 5
22 Ivar Ballangrud  Norway Speed skating 1936 Winter M 3 1 0 4
22 Ágnes Keleti  Hungary Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 3 1 0 4
22 Ecaterina Szabo  Romania Gymnastics 1984 Summer F 3 1 0 4
22 Vladimir Artemov  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer M 3 1 0 4
22 Leontien van Moorsel  Netherlands Cycling 2000 Summer F 3 1 0 4
22 Janica Kostelić  Croatia Alpine skiing 2002 Winter F 3 1 0 4
28 Nadia Comaneci  Romania Gymnastics 1976 Summer F 3 0 1 4
28 Michelle Smith  Ireland Swimming 1996 Summer F 3 0 1 4
30 Toni Sailer  Austria Alpine skiing 1956 Winter M 3 0 0 3
30 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Ray Ewry  United States Athletics 1904 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Archie Hahn  United States Athletics 1904 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Nedo Nadi  Italy Fencing 1920 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 1924 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Jesse Owens  United States Athletics 1936 Summer M 4 0 0 4
30 Fanny Blankers-Koen  Netherlands Athletics 1948 Summer F 3 0 0 3
30 Hjalmar Andersen  Norway Speed skating 1952 Winter M 3 0 0 3
30 Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia Athletics 1952 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Věra Čáslavská  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 3 0 0 3
30 Jean-Claude Killy  France Alpine skiing 1968 Winter M 3 0 0 3
30 Ard Schenk  Netherlands Speed skating 1972 Winter M 3 0 0 3
30 Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1984 Summer M 3 0 0 3
30 Yvonne van Gennip  Netherlands Speed skating 1988 Winter W 3 0 0 3
30 Janet Evans  United States Swimming 1988 Summer F 3 0 0 3
30 Krisztina Egerszegi  Hungary Swimming 1992 Summer F 3 0 0 3
30 Johann Olav Koss  Norway Speed skating 1994 Winter M 3 0 0 3
30 Inge de Bruijn  Netherlands Swimming 2000 Summer F 3 0 0 3
30 Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway Biathlon 2002 Winter M 3 0 0 3
30 Darya Domracheva  Belarus Biathlon 2014 Winter F 3 0 0 3

Timeline

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

See also

References

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  • See also references in the articles on each athlete.