List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
List of most career gold medals in individual events
This list currently includes all Olympians with three or more gold medals won as individuals (not as part of a team of two or more).

List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

Section Title: List of most career gold medals in individual events
Table Section Text: This list currently includes all Olympians with three or more gold medals won as individuals (not as part of a team of two or more).

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	Ray Ewry	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	8	0	0	8

3	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

5	Larisa Latynina	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	F	6	5	3	14

6	Nikolai Andrianov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1972–1980	Summer	M	6	3	3	12

7	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

9	Boris Shakhlin	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1956–1964	Summer	M	6	2	2	10

10	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	Athletics	2008–2016	Summer	M	6	0	0	6

Lidia Skoblikova	Soviet Union	Speed skating	1960–1964	Winter	F	6	0	0	6

12	Marit Bjørgen	Norway	Cross-country skiing	2002–2018	Winter	F	5	3	2	10

13	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

16	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

20	Vitaly Scherbo	Unified Team Belarus	Gymnastics	1992–1996	Summer	M	5	0	4	9

21	Bonnie Blair	United States	Speed skating	1988–1994	Winter	F	5	0	1	6

22	Eric Heiden	United States	Speed skating	1980	Winter	M	5	0	0	5

23	Ireen Wüst	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2018	Winter	F	4	4	1	9

24	Lyubov Yegorova	Unified Team Russia	Cross-country skiing	1992–1994	Winter	F	4	3	0	7

25	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

28	Ivar Ballangrud	Norway	Speed skating	1928–1936	Winter	M	4	2	1	7

29	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

33	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

37	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

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

Alexander Popov	Unified Team Russia	Swimming	1992–2000	Summer	M	4	1	0	5

Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	Athletics	1948–1952	Summer	M	4	1	0	5

46	Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor Ahn	South Korea Russia	Short track speed skating	2006–2014	Winter	M	4	0	2	6

47	Marcus Hurley	United States	Cycling	1904	Summer	M	4	0	1	5

Roland Matthes	East Germany	Swimming	1968–1976	Summer	M	4	0	1	5

49	Simon Ammann	Switzerland	Ski jumping	2002–2010	Winter	M	4	0	0	4

Dario Cologna	Switzerland	Cross-country skiing	2010–2018	Winter	M	4	0	0	4

Tamás Darnyi	Hungary	Swimming	1988–1992	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Paul Bert Elvstrøm	Denmark	Sailing	1948–1960	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Mohamed Farah	Great Britain	Athletics	2012–2016	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Fu Mingxia	China	Diving	1992–2000	Summer	F	4	0	0	4

Chris Hoy	Great Britain	Cycling	2004–2012	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Kaori Icho	Japan	Wrestling	2004–2016	Summer	F	4	0	0	4

Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	Swimming	2004–2008	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	Athletics	1912–1920	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	Athletics	1996–2004	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	Athletics	1900	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Katie Ledecky	United States	Swimming	2012–2016	Summer	F	4	0	0	4

Pat McCormick	United States	Diving	1952–1956	Summer	F	4	0	0	4

Al Oerter	United States	Athletics	1956–1968	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

Kristin Otto	East Germany	Swimming	1988	Summer	F	4	0	0	4

Lasse Virén	Finland	Athletics	1972–1976	Summer	M	4	0	0	4

66	Karin Enke	East Germany	Speed skating	1980–1988	Winter	F	3	4	1	8

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann	Germany	Speed skating	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	4	1	8

68	Takashi Ono	Japan	Gymnastics	1952–1960	Summer	M	3	3	4	10

69	Sixten Jernberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing	1956–1964	Winter	M	3	3	1	7

70	Anastasiya Kuzmina	Slovakia	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	F	3	3	0	6

Ville Ritola	Finland	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	3	0	6

72	Alexei Nemov	Russia	Gymnastics	1996–2000	Summer	M	3	2	5	10

73	George Eyser	United States	Gymnastics	1904	Summer	M	3	2	1	6

Knut Holmann	Norway	Canoeing	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	2	1	6

Ralph Rose	United States	Athletics	1904–1912	Summer	M	3	2	1	6

Martina Sáblíková	Czech Republic	Speed skating	2010–2018	Winter	F	3	2	1	6

77	Klaus Dibiasi	Italy	Diving	1964–1976	Summer	M	3	2	0	5

Georg Hackl	West Germany Germany	Luge	1988–2002	Winter	M	3	2	0	5

Sven Kramer	Netherlands	Speed skating	2006–2018	Winter	M	3	2	0	5

Georges Miez	Switzerland	Gymnastics	1928–1936	Summer	M	3	2	0	5

Aaron Peirsol	United States	Swimming	2000–2008	Summer	M	3	2	0	5

Ralf Schumann	East Germany Germany	Shooting	1988–2008	Summer	M	3	2	0	5

Sun Yang	China	Swimming	2012–2016	Summer	M	3	2	0	5

Alberto Tomba	Italy	Alpine skiing	1988–1994	Winter	M	3	2	0	5

85	Johan Grøttumsbråten	Norway	Nordic combined, Cross-country skiing	1924–1932	Winter	M	3	1	2	6

Jackie Joyner-Kersee	United States	Athletics	1984–1996	Summer	F	3	1	2	6

Kim Rhode	United States	Shooting	1996–2016	Summer	F	3	1	2	6

88	Charles Daniels	United States	Swimming	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	1	1	5

Darya Domracheva	Belarus	Biathlon	2010–2018	Winter	F	3	1	1	5

Shane Gould	Australia	Swimming	1972	Summer	F	3	1	1	5

Li Ning	China	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	M	3	1	1	5

Vreni Schneider	Switzerland	Alpine skiing	1988–1994	Winter	F	3	1	1	5

Daniela Silivaş	Romania	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	F	3	1	1	5

Leon Štukelj	Yugoslavia	Gymnastics	1924–1936	Summer	M	3	1	1	5

Ian Thorpe	Australia	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	1	1	5

Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	Swimming	2000–2004	Summer	M	3	1	1	5

Valentina Vezzali	Italy	Fencing	1996–2012	Summer	F	3	1	1	5

Wang Meng	China	Short track speed skating	2006–2010	Winter	F	3	1	1	5

99	Vladimir Artemov	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1988	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	Athletics	2004–2008	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Niccolò Campriani	Italy	Shooting	2012–2016	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Deborah Compagnoni	Italy	Alpine skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	1	0	4

Kornelia Ender	East Germany	Swimming	1972–1976	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

John Flanagan	United States	Athletics	1900–1908	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Ramón Fonst	Cuba	Fencing	1900–1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Dawn Fraser	Australia	Swimming	1956–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Gillis Grafström	Sweden	Figure skating	1920–1932	Both	M	3	1	0	4

Michael Groß	West Germany	Swimming	1984–1988	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Tomas Gustafson	Sweden	Speed skating	1984–1988	Winter	M	3	1	0	4

Harry Hillman	United States	Athletics	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Maria Höfl-Riesch	Germany	Alpine skiing	2010–2014	Winter	F	3	1	0	4

Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	Swimming	2016	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Alexander Karelin	Soviet Union Unified Team Russia	Wrestling	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Jason Kenny	Great Britain	Cycling	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Nellie Kim	Soviet Union	Gymnastics	1976–1980	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Ingrid Krämer	United Team of Germany	Diving	1960–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Matti Nykänen	Finland	Ski jumping	1984–1988	Winter	M	3	1	0	4

Tamara Press	Soviet Union	Athletics	1960–1964	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Myer Prinstein	United States	Athletics	1900–1904	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Murray Rose	Australia	Swimming	1956–1960	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Viktor Saneyev	Soviet Union	Athletics	1968–1980	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

Ard Schenk	Netherlands	Speed skating	1968–1972	Winter	M	3	1	0	4

Ecaterina Szabo	Romania	Gymnastics	1984	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Anky van Grunsven	Netherlands	Equestrian	1996–2008	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Saori Yoshida	Japan	Wrestling	2004–2016	Summer	F	3	1	0	4

Jan Železný	Czechoslovakia Czech Republic	Athletics	1988–2000	Summer	M	3	1	0	4

127	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	Athletics	2004–2016	Summer	F	3	0	3	6

128	Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Finland	Cross-country skiing	1984–1994	Winter	F	3	0	2	5

Katja Seizinger	Germany	Alpine skiing	1992–1998	Winter	F	3	0	2	5

130	Simone Biles	United States	Gymnastics	2016	Summer	F	3	0	1	4

Pyrros Dimas	Greece	Weightlifting	1992–2004	Summer	M	3	0	1	4

Ugo Frigerio	Italy	Athletics	1920–1932	Summer	M	3	0	1	4

Martin Sheridan	United States	Athletics	1904–1908	Summer	M	3	0	1	4

Michelle Smith	Ireland	Swimming	1996	Summer	F	3	0	1	4

Zou Kai	China	Gymnastics	2008–2012	Summer	M	3	0	1	4

136	Thomas Alsgaard	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1994–2002	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Hjalmar Andersen	Norway	Speed skating	1952	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Kristin Armstrong	United States	Cycling	2008–2016	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Félicia Ballanger	France	Cycling	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Brooke Bennett	United States	Swimming	1996–2000	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	Athletics	1948	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Mike Burton	United States	Swimming	1968–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Betty Cuthbert	Australia	Athletics	1956–1964	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Tony Estanguet	France	Canoeing	2000–2012	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Archie Hahn	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Thorleif Haug	Norway	Cross-country skiing	1924	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Sonja Henie	Norway	Figure skating	1928–1936	Winter	F	3	0	0	3

Bud Houser	United States	Athletics	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Vyacheslav Ivanov	Soviet Union	Rowing	1956–1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Ivar Johansson	Sweden	Wrestling	1932–1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Michael Johnson	United States	Athletics	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Kakhi Kakhiashvili Akakios Kakiasvilis	Unified Team Greece	Weightlifting	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Pertti Karppinen	Finland	Rowing	1976–1984	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Tatyana Kazankina	Soviet Union	Athletics	1976–1980	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Jean-Claude Killy	France	Alpine skiing	1968	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Eric Lemming	Sweden	Athletics	1908–1912	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

James Lightbody	United States	Athletics	1904	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Mijaín López	Cuba	Wrestling	2008–2016	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Paul Masson	France	Cycling	1896	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Alexander Medved	Soviet Union	Wrestling	1964–1972	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Debbie Meyer	United States	Swimming	1968	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Halil Mutlu	Turkey	Weightlifting	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Nedo Nadi	Italy	Fencing	1912–1920	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Tadahiro Nomura	Japan	Judo	1996–2004	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Jesse Owens	United States	Athletics	1936	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

László Papp	Hungary	Boxing	1948–1956	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Marie-José Pérec	France	Athletics	1992–1996	Summer	F	3	0	0	3

Toni Sailer	Austria	Alpine skiing	1956	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Buvaisar Saitiev	Russia	Wrestling	1996–2008	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Swimming	1980–1988	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Félix Savón	Cuba	Boxing	1992–2000	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Peter Snell	New Zealand	Athletics	1960–1964	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Teófilo Stevenson	Cuba	Boxing	1972–1980	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Kamil Stoch	Poland	Ski jumping	2014–2018	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Naim Süleymanoğlu	Turkey	Weightlifting	1988–1996	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Marianne Timmer	Netherlands	Speed skating	1998–2006	Winter	F	3	0	0	3

Yvonne van Gennip	Netherlands	Speed skating	1988	Winter	F	3	0	0	3

Ulrich Wehling	East Germany	Nordic combined	1972–1980	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Johnny Weissmuller	United States	Swimming	1924–1928	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Carl Westergren	Sweden	Wrestling	1920–1932	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Shaun White	United States	Snowboarding	2006–2018	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

Bradley Wiggins	Great Britain	Cycling	2004–2012	Summer	M	3	0	0	3

Nikolay Zimyatov	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing	1980–1984	Winter	M	3	0	0	3

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Leon Štukelj was a Yugoslav gymnast Olympic gold medalist.

final_sentence: Leon Štukelj was a Yugoslav gymnast Olympic gold medalist.