List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
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This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.
Topzle Updated: Wikipedia source
This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.
| No. | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 2004–2016 | Summer | M | 23 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | F | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Katie Ledecky | United States | Swimming | 2012–2024 | Summer | F | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | 1920–1928 | Summer | M | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Caeleb Dressel | United States | Swimming | 2016–2024 | Summer | M | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | 1984–1996 | Summer | M | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Isabell Werth | Germany | Equestrian | 1992–2024 | Summer | F | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2002–2018 | Winter | F | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | Biathlon | 1998–2014 | Winter | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 1992–1998 | Winter | M | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Birgit Fischer | East Germany Germany | Canoeing | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | Sawao Kato | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1976 | Summer | M | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Jenny Thompson | United States | Swimming | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Matt Biondi | United States | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | Lisa Carrington | New Zealand | Canoeing | 2012–2024 | Summer | F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | Athletics | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ray Ewry | United States | Athletics | 1900–1908 | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 19 | Nikolai Andrianov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1972–1980 | Summer | M | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 20 | Boris Shakhlin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | M | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 21 | Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 1960–1968 | Summer | F | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | Viktor Chukarin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1952–1956 | Summer | M | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Allyson Felix | United States | Athletics | 2004–2020 | Summer | F | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 24 | Simone Biles | United States | Gymnastics | 2016–2024 | Summer | F | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 25 | Jason Kenny | Great Britain | Cycling | 2008–2020 | Summer | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 26 | Aladár Gerevich | Hungary | Fencing | 1932–1960 | Summer | M | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 27 | Svetlana Romashina | Russia ROC | Artistic swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 28 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy | Fencing | 1936–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2006–2022 | Winter | F | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| 30 | Emma McKeon | Australia | Swimming | 2016–2024 | Summer | F | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 31 | Ryan Lochte | United States | Swimming | 2004–2016 | Summer | M | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 32 | Hubert Van Innis | Belgium | Archery | 1900–1920 | Summer | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team Russia | Cross-country skiing | 1992–1994 | Winter | F | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 34 | Akinori Nakayama | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 35 | Valentina Vezzali | Italy | Fencing | 1996–2012 | Summer | F | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 36 | Gert Fredriksson | Sweden | Canoeing | 1948–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Danuta Kozák | Hungary | Canoeing | 2008–2020 | Summer | F | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 38 | Martin Fourcade | France | Biathlon | 2010–2018 | Winter | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Chris Hoy | Great Britain | Cycling | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 40 | Vitaly Scherbo | Unified Team Belarus | Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 41 | Ahn Hyun-sooViktor An | South Korea Russia | Short-track speed skating | 2006–2014 | Winter | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Reiner Klimke | United Team of Germany West Germany | Equestrian | 1964–1988 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 43 | Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | Luge | 2010–2022 | Winter | F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Pál Kovács | Hungary | Fencing | 1936–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 45 | Tobias Arlt | Germany | Luge | 2014–2022 | Winter | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rudolf Kárpáti | Hungary | Fencing | 1948–1960 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Ma Long | China | Table tennis | 2012–2024 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Nedo Nadi | Italy | Fencing | 1912–1920 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Kristin Otto | East Germany | Swimming | 1988 | Summer | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gold medals | Date | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Record gold-medal event | Earlier gold-medal events | Gender |
| 1 | 1896-04-06 | James Connolly | United States | Athletics | Triple jump | — | M |
| Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | Discus | M | |||
| 1896-04-07 | Ellery Clark | United States | Athletics | Long jump | M | ||
| Thomas Burke | United States | Athletics | 400 metres | M | |||
| 2 | Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | Shot put | see above | M | |
| 1896-04-09 | Edwin Flack | Australia | Athletics | 800 metres | 1896 - 1 | M | |
| Fritz Hofmann, Konrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner | Germany | Gymnastics | Team horizontal bar | 1896 - 1 | M | ||
| 3 | Carl Schuhmann | Germany | Gymnastics | Vault | see previous | M | |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Germany | Gymnastics | Horizontal bar | see above | M | ||
| 1896-04-10 | Alfred Flatow | Germany | Gymnastics | Parallel bars | see above | M | |
| 4 | 1896-04-11 | Carl Schuhmann | Germany | Wrestling | Greco-Roman | see above | M |
| 1900-07-16 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States | Athletics | 200 metre hurdles | 1900 - 1, 2, 3 | M | |
| 1904-08-05 | Marcus Hurley | United States | Cycling | 1 mile | 1904 - 1, 2, 3 | M | |
| 1904-08-29 | Ray Ewry | United States | Athletics | Standing long jump | 1900 - 1, 2, 3 | M | |
| 5 | 1904-08-31 | Standing high jump | |||||
| 6 | 1904-09-03 | Standing triple jump | |||||
| 7 | 1908-07-20 | Athletics | Standing long jump | ||||
| 8 | 1908-07-23 | Standing high jump | |||||
| 1924-07-13 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | Team cross-country | 1920 - 1, 2, 31924 - 4, 5, 6, 7 | M | |
| 9 | 1928-07-29 | Athletics | 10000 metres | ||||
| 1964-10-23 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | Floor exercise | 1956 - 1, 2, 3, 4 1960 - 5, 6, 7 1964 - 8 | F | |
| 2008-08-12 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 200 metre freestyle | 2004 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 2008 - 7, 8 | M | |
| 10 | 2008-08-13 | 200 metre butterfly | |||||
| 11 | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | ||||||
| 12 | 2008-08-15 | 200 metre individual medley | |||||
| 13 | 2008-08-16 | 100 metre butterfly | |||||
| 14 | 2008-08-17 | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | |||||
| 15 | 2012-07-31 | Swimming | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | ||||
| 16 | 2012-08-02 | 200 metre individual medley | |||||
| 17 | 2012-08-03 | 100 metre butterfly | |||||
| 18 | 2012-08-04 | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | |||||
| 19 | 2016-08-07 | Swimming | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | ||||
| 20 | 2016-08-09 | 200 metre butterfly | |||||
| 21 | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | ||||||
| 22 | 2016-08-11 | 200 metre individual medley | |||||
| 23 | 2016-08-13 | 4 × 100 metre medley relay |
| No. | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 2004–2016 | Summer | M | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Katie Ledecky | United States | Swimming | 2012–2024 | Summer | F | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Ray Ewry | United States | Athletics | 1900–1908 | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 1964–1968 | Summer | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | 1984–1996 | Summer | M | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | F | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Nikolai Andrianov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1972–1980 | Summer | M | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 1992–1998 | Winter | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | 1920–1928 | Summer | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 10 | Boris Shakhlin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956–1964 | Summer | M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | Athletics | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lidiya Skoblikova | Soviet Union | Speed skating | 1960–1964 | Winter | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 13 | Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2006–2022 | Winter | F | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2002–2018 | Winter | F | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | Biathlon | 1998–2014 | Winter | M | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Viktor Chukarin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1952–1956 | Summer | M | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Sawao Kato | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1976 | Summer | M | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 18 | Simone Biles | United States | Gymnastics | 2016–2024 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | Nadia Comăneci | Romania | Gymnastics | 1976–1980 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | Swimming | 1988–1996 | Summer | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Gert Fredriksson | Sweden | Canoeing | 1948–1960 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Clas Thunberg | Finland | Speed skating | 1924–1928 | Winter | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 23 | Vitaly Scherbo | Unified Team Belarus | Gymnastics | 1992–1996 | Summer | M | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 | Bonnie Blair | United States | Speed skating | 1988–1994 | Winter | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lisa Carrington | New Zealand | Canoeing | 2012–2024 | Summer | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 26 | Eric Heiden | United States | Speed skating | 1980 | Winter | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mijaín López | Cuba | Wrestling | 2008–2024 | Summer | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 28 | Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team Russia | Cross-country skiing | 1992–1994 | Winter | F | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 29 | Kjetil André Aamodt | Norway | Alpine skiing | 1992–2006 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Akinori Nakayama | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Claudia Pechstein | Germany | Speed skating | 1992–2006 | Winter | F | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 32 | Ivar Ballangrud | Norway | Speed skating | 1928–1936 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Martin Fourcade | France | Biathlon | 2010–2018 | Winter | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jin Jong-oh | South Korea | Shooting | 2004–2016 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Janica Kostelić | Croatia | Alpine skiing | 2002–2006 | Winter | F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Hubert Van Innis | Belgium | Archery | 1900–1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 37 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | Swimming | 2000–2004 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Ágnes Keleti | Hungary | Gymnastics | 1952–1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | 1968–1972 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Leontien van Moorsel | Netherlands | Cycling | 2000–2004 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 41 | Ben Ainslie | Great Britain | Sailing | 1996–2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Janet Evans | United States | Swimming | 1988–1992 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Yevgeny Grishin | Soviet Union | Speed skating | 1956–1964 | Winter | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Anton Heida | United States | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jason Kenny | Great Britain | Cycling | 2008–2020 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | Swimming | 2000–2004 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Johann Olav Koss | Norway | Speed skating | 1992–1994 | Winter | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Greg Louganis | United States | Diving | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Aleksandr Popov | Unified Team Russia | Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |