List of multiple Olympic gold medalists - wikipedia List of multiple Olympic gold medalists The page lists individuals who have won three or more gold medals at the Olympics. Contents 1 List of most Olympic gold medals over career 1.1 Timeline 2 List of most career gold medals in individual events 3 See also 4 References List of most Olympic gold medals over career This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. ( If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold ). It includes top - three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top - three placings. For simplicity, when an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, only the last nation he or she represented is mentioned here. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games in which they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall has changed over time. Names in Bold denote people that have competed in the most recent Olympics, namely 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. No. Athlete Nation Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Phelps United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 23 28 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 9 5 18 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1920 -- 1928 Summer 9 0 12 Mark Spitz United States Swimming 1968 -- 1972 Summer 9 11 5 Carl Lewis United States Athletics 1984 -- 1996 Summer 9 0 10 6 Marit Bjørgen Norway Cross-country skiing 2002 -- 2018 Winter 8 15 7 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Biathlon 1998 -- 2014 Winter 8 13 8 Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 8 0 12 Birgit Fischer East Germany Germany Canoeing 1980 -- 2004 Summer 8 0 12 10 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 8 12 Jenny Thompson United States Swimming 1992 -- 2004 Summer 8 12 12 Matt Biondi United States Swimming 1984 -- 1992 Summer 8 11 13 Usain Bolt Jamaica Athletics 2008 -- 2016 Summer 8 0 0 8 Ray Ewry United States Athletics 1900 -- 1908 Summer 8 0 0 8 15 Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 -- 1980 Summer 7 5 15 16 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 7 13 17 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1960 -- 1968 Summer 7 0 11 18 Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 7 11 19 Aladár Gerevich Hungary Fencing 1932 -- 1960 Summer 7 10 20 Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy Fencing 1936 -- 1960 Summer 6 5 13 21 Isabell Werth Germany Equestrian 1992 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 10 22 Ryan Lochte United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 6 12 23 Allyson Felix United States Athletics 2004 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 9 Hubert Van Innis Belgium Archery 1900 -- 1920 Summer 6 0 9 Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1994 Winter 6 0 9 26 Akinori Nakayama Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer 6 10 27 Valentina Vezzali Italy Fencing 1996 -- 2012 Summer 6 9 28 Gert Fredriksson Sweden Canoeing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 6 8 29 Chris Hoy Great Britain Cycling 2000 -- 2012 Summer 6 0 7 Jason Kenny Great Britain Cycling 2008 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 7 31 Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team Belarus Gymnastics 1992 -- 1996 Summer 6 0 10 32 Ahn Hyun - Soo Viktor Ahn South Korea Russia Short track speed skating 2006 -- 2014 Winter 6 0 8 Reiner Klimke United Team of Germany West Germany Equestrian 1964 -- 1988 Summer 6 0 8 34 Pál Kovács Hungary Fencing 1936 -- 1960 Summer 6 0 7 35 Rudolf Kárpáti Hungary Fencing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 6 0 0 6 Nedo Nadi Italy Fencing 1912 -- 1920 Summer 6 0 0 6 Kristin Otto East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer 6 0 0 6 Lidia Skoblikova Soviet Union Speed skating 1960 -- 1964 Winter 6 0 0 6 Amy Van Dyken United States Swimming 1996 -- 2000 Summer 6 0 0 6 40 Ireen Wüst Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 5 5 11 41 Takashi Ono Japan Gymnastics 1952 -- 1964 Summer 5 13 42 Carl Osburn United States Shooting 1912 -- 1924 Summer 5 11 43 Gary Hall, Jr. United States Swimming 1996 -- 2004 Summer 5 10 Ágnes Keleti Hungary Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 5 10 45 Nadia Comăneci Romania Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 5 9 Ian Thorpe Australia Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 5 9 47 Ville Ritola Finland Athletics 1924 -- 1928 Summer 5 0 8 48 Polina Astakhova Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 5 10 49 Claudia Pechstein Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 2006 Winter 5 9 50 Elisabeta Lipă Romania Rowing 1984 -- 2004 Summer 5 8 51 Yukio Endo Japan Gymnastics 1960 -- 1968 Summer 5 0 7 Martin Fourcade France Biathlon 2014 -- 2018 Winter 5 0 7 Aaron Peirsol United States Swimming 2000 -- 2008 Summer 5 0 7 54 Mitsuo Tsukahara Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 5 9 55 Nathan Adrian United States Swimming 2008 -- 2016 Summer 5 8 Bradley Wiggins Great Britain Cycling 2000 -- 2016 Summer 5 8 57 Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary Swimming 1988 -- 1996 Summer 5 7 Tom Jager United States Swimming 1984 -- 1992 Summer 5 7 Larisa Lazutina Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 5 7 Willis A. Lee United States Shooting 1920 Summer 5 7 Clas Thunberg Finland Speed skating 1924 -- 1928 Winter 5 7 Dana Vollmer United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 5 7 Hans Günter Winkler United Team of Germany West Germany Equestrian 1956 -- 1976 Summer 5 7 Wu Minxia China Diving 2004 -- 2016 Summer 5 7 65 Thomas Alsgaard Norway Cross-country skiing 1994 -- 2002 Winter 5 0 6 Anton Heida United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer 5 0 6 Nellie Kim Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 5 0 6 Danuta Kozák Hungary Canoeing 2008 -- 2016 Summer 5 0 6 Katie Ledecky United States Swimming 2012 -- 2016 Summer 5 0 6 Ole Lilloe - Olsen Norway Shooting 1920 -- 1924 Summer 5 0 6 Don Schollander United States Swimming 1964 -- 1968 Summer 5 0 6 72 Bonnie Blair United States Speed skating 1988 -- 1994 Winter 5 0 6 Georgeta Damian Romania Rowing 2000 -- 2008 Summer 5 0 6 Missy Franklin United States Swimming 2012 -- 2016 Summer 5 0 6 Alfred Lane United States Shooting 1912 -- 1920 Summer 5 0 6 Steve Redgrave Great Britain Rowing 1984 -- 2000 Summer 5 0 6 Johnny Weissmuller United States Swimming, Water polo 1924 -- 1928 Summer 5 0 6 Zou Kai China Gymnastics 2008 -- 2012 Summer 5 0 6 79 Chen Ruolin China Diving 2008 -- 2016 Summer 5 0 0 5 Anastasia Davydova Russia Synchronized swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer 5 0 0 5 Morris Fisher United States Shooting 1920 -- 1924 Summer 5 0 0 5 Eric Heiden United States Speed skating 1980 Winter 5 0 0 5 Natalia Ishchenko Russia Synchronized swimming 2008 -- 2016 Summer 5 0 0 5 Svetlana Romashina Russia Synchronized swimming 2008 -- 2016 Summer 5 0 0 5 85 Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union Unified Team Cross-country skiing 1976 -- 1992 Winter 5 10 86 Alexander Popov Unified Team Russia Swimming 1992 -- 2000 Summer 5 0 9 87 Dara Torres United States Swimming 1984 -- 2008 Summer 12 88 Kornelia Ender East Germany Swimming 1972 -- 1976 Summer 0 8 Dawn Fraser Australia Swimming 1956 -- 1964 Summer 0 8 90 Sixten Jernberg Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956 -- 1964 Winter 9 Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 9 92 Ricco Groß Germany Biathlon 1992 -- 2006 Winter 8 Georges Miez Switzerland Gymnastics 1924 -- 1936 Summer 8 Otto Olsen Norway Shooting 1920 -- 1924 Summer 8 Emil Hegle Svendsen Norway Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 8 96 Ivan Patzaichin Romania Canoeing 1968 -- 1984 Summer 0 7 97 Alexei Nemov Russia Gymnastics 1996 -- 2000 Summer 6 12 98 Sven Kramer Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 9 99 Kjetil André Aamodt Norway Alpine skiing 1992 -- 2006 Winter 8 Inge de Bruijn Netherlands Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 8 Sven Fischer Germany Biathlon 1994 -- 2006 Winter 8 Galina Kulakova Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1972 -- 1980 Winter 8 Jason Lezak United States Swimming 2000 -- 2012 Summer 8 Roland Matthes East Germany Swimming 1968 -- 1976 Summer 8 Allison Schmitt United States Swimming 2008 -- 2016 Summer 8 106 Ivar Ballangrud Norway Speed skating 1928 -- 1936 Winter 7 Einar Liberg Norway Shooting 1908 -- 1924 Summer 7 108 Giuseppe Delfino Italy Fencing 1952 -- 1964 Summer 0 6 Christian d'Oriola France Fencing 1948 -- 1956 Summer 0 6 Lucien Gaudin France Fencing 1920 -- 1928 Summer 0 6 Matt Grevers United States Swimming 2008 -- 2012 Summer 0 6 Guo Jingjing China Diving 2000 -- 2008 Summer 0 6 Jin Jong - oh South Korea Shooting 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 6 Olga Korbut Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 -- 1976 Summer 0 6 Janica Kostelić Croatia Alpine skiing 2002 -- 2006 Winter 0 6 Kevin Kuske Germany Bobsleigh 2002 -- 2018 Winter 0 6 117 Giovanna Trillini Italy Fencing 1992 -- 2008 Summer 8 118 Charles Daniels United States Swimming 1904 -- 1908 Summer 7 Kosuke Kitajima Japan Swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer 7 Lloyd Spooner United States Shooting 1920 Summer 7 Libby Trickett Australia Swimming 2004 -- 2012 Summer 7 122 Darya Domracheva Belarus Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 6 Doina Ignat Romania Rowing 1992 -- 2008 Summer 6 Kim Soo - Nyung South Korea Archery 1988 -- 2000 Summer 6 Elena Novikova - Belova Soviet Union Fencing 1968 -- 1976 Summer 6 Murray Rose Australia Swimming 1956 -- 1960 Summer 6 Viktor Sidyak Soviet Union Fencing 1968 -- 1980 Summer 6 Gunde Svan Sweden Cross-country skiing 1984 -- 1988 Winter 6 Leontien van Moorsel Netherlands Cycling 2000 -- 2004 Summer 6 Katrin Wagner - Augustin Germany Canoeing 2000 -- 2012 Summer 6 Wang Meng China Short track speed skating 2006 -- 2010 Winter 6 132 Ben Ainslie Great Britain Sailing 1996 -- 2012 Summer 0 5 Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer 0 5 Evelyn Ashford United States Athletics 1984 -- 1992 Summer 0 5 Janet Evans United States Swimming 1988 -- 1992 Summer 0 5 Ian Ferguson New Zealand Canoeing 1984 -- 1988 Summer 0 5 Ramón Fonst Cuba Fencing 1900 -- 1904 Summer 0 5 Fu Mingxia China Diving 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 5 Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union Speed skating 1956 -- 1964 Winter 0 5 Jayna Hefford Canada Ice hockey 1998 -- 2014 Winter 0 5 Yana Klochkova Ukraine Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 0 5 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland Athletics 1912 -- 1920 Summer 0 5 Johann Olav Koss Norway Speed skating 1992 -- 1994 Winter 0 5 André Lange Germany Bobsleigh 2002 -- 2010 Winter 0 5 Greg Louganis United States Diving 1976 -- 1988 Summer 0 5 Valentin Muratov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 0 5 John Naber United States Swimming 1976 Summer 0 5 Matti Nykänen Finland Ski jumping 1984 -- 1988 Winter 0 5 Charles Pahud de Mortanges Netherlands Equestrian 1924 -- 1936 Summer 0 5 Mel Sheppard United States Athletics 1908 -- 1912 Summer 0 5 Ecaterina Szabo Romania Gymnastics 1984 Summer 0 5 Alexander Tikhonov Soviet Union Biathlon 1968 -- 1980 Winter 0 5 Wang Nan China Table tennis 2000 -- 2008 Summer 0 5 Hayley Wickenheiser Canada Ice hockey 1998 -- 2014 Winter 0 5 Venus Williams United States Tennis 2000 -- 2016 Summer 0 5 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia Athletics 1948 -- 1952 Summer 0 5 Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1980 -- 1984 Winter 0 5 158 Győző Kulcsár Hungary Fencing 1964 -- 1976 Summer 0 6 159 Ludger Beerbaum West Germany Germany Equestrian 1988 -- 2016 Summer 0 5 Simone Biles United States Gymnastics 2016 Summer 0 5 Kathrin Boron Germany Rowing 1992 -- 2008 Summer 0 5 Chun Lee - Kyung South Korea Short track speed skating 1994 -- 1998 Winter 0 5 Teresa Edwards United States Basketball 1984 -- 2000 Summer 0 5 Natalie Geisenberger Germany Luge 2010 -- 2018 Winter 0 5 Marcus Hurley United States Cycling 1904 Summer 0 5 Li Xiaopeng China Gymnastics 2000 -- 2008 Summer 0 5 Jon Olsen United States Swimming 1992 -- 1996 Summer 0 5 Stanislav Pozdnyakov Unified Team Russia Fencing 1992 -- 2004 Summer 0 5 Sanya Richards - Ross United States Athletics 2004 -- 2012 Summer 0 5 Viorica Susanu Romania Rowing 2000 -- 2008 Summer 0 5 Giorgio Zampori Italy Gymnastics 1912 -- 1924 Summer 0 5 172 Simon Ammann Switzerland Ski jumping 2002 -- 2010 Winter 0 0 Tobias Arlt Germany Luge 2014 -- 2018 Winter 0 0 Sue Bird United States Basketball 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Fanny Blankers - Koen Netherlands Athletics 1948 Summer 0 0 Tamika Catchings United States Basketball 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Dario Cologna Switzerland Cross-country skiing 2010 -- 2018 Winter 0 0 Betty Cuthbert Australia Athletics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 0 0 Tamás Darnyi Hungary Swimming 1988 -- 1992 Summer 0 0 Deng Yaping China Table tennis 1992 -- 1996 Summer 0 0 Harrison Dillard United States Athletics 1948 -- 1952 Summer 0 0 Paul Bert Elvstrøm Denmark Sailing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 0 0 Anastasia Ermakova Russia Synchronized swimming 2004 -- 2008 Summer 0 0 Mohamed Farah Great Britain Athletics 2012 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Jenő Fuchs Hungary Fencing 1908 -- 1912 Summer 0 0 Kaori Icho Japan Wrestling 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Michael Johnson United States Athletics 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Robert Korzeniowski Poland Athletics 1996 -- 2004 Summer 0 0 Alvin Kraenzlein United States Athletics 1900 Summer 0 0 Lenny Krayzelburg United States Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 0 0 Viktor Krovopuskov Soviet Union Fencing 1976 -- 1980 Summer 0 0 Lisa Leslie United States Basketball 1996 -- 2008 Summer 0 0 Pat McCormick United States Diving 1952 -- 1956 Summer 0 0 Al Oerter United States Athletics 1956 -- 1968 Summer 0 0 Caroline Ouellette Canada Ice hockey 2002 -- 2014 Winter 0 0 Jesse Owens United States Athletics 1936 Summer 0 0 Carlo Pavesi Italy Fencing 1952 -- 1960 Summer 0 0 Matthew Pinsent Great Britain Rowing 1992 -- 2004 Summer 0 0 Paulo Radmilovic Great Britain Water polo, Swimming 1908 -- 1920 Summer 0 0 Henri Saint Cyr Sweden Equestrian 1952 -- 1956 Summer 0 0 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Swimming 1980 -- 1988 Summer 0 0 Carl Schuhmann Germany Gymnastics, Wrestling 1896 Summer 0 0 Diana Taurasi United States Basketball 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Laura Trott Great Britain Cycling 2012 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Nicole Uphoff West Germany Germany Equestrian 1988 -- 1992 Summer 0 0 Lasse Virén Finland Athletics 1972 -- 1976 Summer 0 0 Thomas Wassberg Sweden Cross-country skiing 1980 -- 1988 Winter 0 0 Tobias Wendl Germany Luge 2014 -- 2018 Winter 0 0 Serena Williams United States Tennis 2000 -- 2012 Summer 0 0 Bärbel Wöckel East Germany Athletics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 0 0 Zhang Yining China Table tennis 2004 -- 2008 Summer 0 0 Timeline This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most titles won. It includes titles won in 1896 and 1900, before gold medals were awarded for first place. All record - holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games. Michael Phelps, holder of the record for the most Olympic gold medals, with one of his medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gold medals Date Athlete Nation Sport Record gold - medal event Earlier gold - medal events Gender 1896 - 04 - 06 James Connolly United States Athletics Triple jump -- Robert Garrett United States Athletics Discus 1896 - 04 - 07 Ellery Clark United States Athletics Long jump Thomas Burke United States Athletics 400 metres Robert Garrett United States Athletics Shot put see above 1896 - 04 - 09 Edwin Flack Australia Athletics 800 metres 1896 - 1 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 Carl Schuhmann Germany Gymnastics Vault see previous Hermann Weingärtner Germany Gymnastics Horizontal bar see above 1896 - 04 - 10 Alfred Flatow Germany Gymnastics Parallel bars see above 1896 - 04 - 11 Carl Schuhmann Germany Wrestling Greco - Roman see above 1900 - 07 - 16 Alvin Kraenzlein United States Athletics 200 metre hurdles 1900 - 1, 2, 3 1904 - 08 - 05 Marcus Hurley United States Cycling 1 mile 1904 - 1, 2, 3 1904 - 08 - 29 Ray Ewry United States Athletics Standing long jump 1900 - 1, 2, 3 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, 3 1924 - 4, 5, 6, 7 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 2008 - 08 - 12 Michael Phelps United States Swimming 200 metre freestyle 2004 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 2008 - 7, 8 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 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 ). No. Athlete Nation Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Phelps United States Swimming 2004 -- 2016 Summer 13 16 Ray Ewry United States Athletics 1900 -- 1908 Summer 8 0 0 8 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1964 -- 1968 Summer 7 0 8 Carl Lewis United States Athletics 1984 -- 1996 Summer 7 0 8 5 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 6 5 14 6 Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 -- 1980 Summer 6 12 7 Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 6 0 9 Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1920 -- 1928 Summer 6 0 9 9 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 6 10 10 Usain Bolt Jamaica Athletics 2008 -- 2016 Summer 6 0 0 6 Lidia Skoblikova Soviet Union Speed skating 1960 -- 1964 Winter 6 0 0 6 12 Marit Bjørgen Norway Cross-country skiing 2002 -- 2018 Winter 5 10 13 Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Biathlon 1998 -- 2014 Winter 5 9 Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 5 9 Sawao Kato Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1976 Summer 5 9 16 Nadia Comăneci Romania Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 5 7 Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary Swimming 1988 -- 1996 Summer 5 7 Gert Fredriksson Sweden Canoeing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 5 7 Clas Thunberg Finland Speed skating 1924 -- 1928 Winter 5 7 20 Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team Belarus Gymnastics 1992 -- 1996 Summer 5 0 9 21 Bonnie Blair United States Speed skating 1988 -- 1994 Winter 5 0 6 22 Eric Heiden United States Speed skating 1980 Winter 5 0 0 5 23 Ireen Wüst Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 9 24 Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team Russia Cross-country skiing 1992 -- 1994 Winter 0 7 25 Kjetil André Aamodt Norway Alpine skiing 1992 -- 2006 Winter 8 Akinori Nakayama Japan Gymnastics 1968 -- 1972 Summer 8 Claudia Pechstein Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 2006 Winter 8 28 Ivar Ballangrud Norway Speed skating 1928 -- 1936 Winter 7 29 Martin Fourcade France Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 0 6 Jin Jong - oh South Korea Shooting 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 6 Janica Kostelić Croatia Alpine skiing 2002 -- 2006 Winter 0 6 Hubert Van Innis Belgium Archery 1900 -- 1920 Summer 0 6 33 Inge de Bruijn Netherlands Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 6 Ágnes Keleti Hungary Gymnastics 1952 -- 1956 Summer 6 Mark Spitz United States Swimming 1968 -- 1972 Summer 6 Leontien van Moorsel Netherlands Cycling 2000 -- 2004 Summer 6 37 Ben Ainslie Great Britain Sailing 1996 -- 2012 Summer 0 5 Janet Evans United States Swimming 1988 -- 1992 Summer 0 5 Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union Speed skating 1956 -- 1964 Winter 0 5 Anton Heida United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer 0 5 Yana Klochkova Ukraine Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 0 5 Johann Olav Koss Norway Speed skating 1992 -- 1994 Winter 0 5 Greg Louganis United States Diving 1976 -- 1988 Summer 0 5 Alexander Popov Unified Team Russia Swimming 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 5 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia Athletics 1948 -- 1952 Summer 0 5 46 Ahn Hyun - Soo Viktor Ahn South Korea Russia Short track speed skating 2006 -- 2014 Winter 0 6 47 Marcus Hurley United States Cycling 1904 Summer 0 5 Roland Matthes East Germany Swimming 1968 -- 1976 Summer 0 5 49 Simon Ammann Switzerland Ski jumping 2002 -- 2010 Winter 0 0 Dario Cologna Switzerland Cross-country skiing 2010 -- 2018 Winter 0 0 Tamás Darnyi Hungary Swimming 1988 -- 1992 Summer 0 0 Paul Bert Elvstrøm Denmark Sailing 1948 -- 1960 Summer 0 0 Mohamed Farah Great Britain Athletics 2012 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Fu Mingxia China Diving 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Chris Hoy Great Britain Cycling 2004 -- 2012 Summer 0 0 Kaori Icho Japan Wrestling 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Kosuke Kitajima Japan Swimming 2004 -- 2008 Summer 0 0 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland Athletics 1912 -- 1920 Summer 0 0 Robert Korzeniowski Poland Athletics 1996 -- 2004 Summer 0 0 Alvin Kraenzlein United States Athletics 1900 Summer 0 0 Katie Ledecky United States Swimming 2012 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Pat McCormick United States Diving 1952 -- 1956 Summer 0 0 Al Oerter United States Athletics 1956 -- 1968 Summer 0 0 Kristin Otto East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer 0 0 Lasse Virén Finland Athletics 1972 -- 1976 Summer 0 0 66 Karin Enke East Germany Speed skating 1980 -- 1988 Winter 8 Gunda Niemann - Stirnemann Germany Speed skating 1992 -- 1998 Winter 8 68 Takashi Ono Japan Gymnastics 1952 -- 1960 Summer 10 69 Sixten Jernberg Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956 -- 1964 Winter 7 70 Anastasiya Kuzmina Slovakia Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 0 6 Ville Ritola Finland Athletics 1924 -- 1928 Summer 0 6 72 Alexei Nemov Russia Gymnastics 1996 -- 2000 Summer 5 10 73 George Eyser United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer 6 Knut Holmann Norway Canoeing 1992 -- 2000 Summer 6 Ralph Rose United States Athletics 1904 -- 1912 Summer 6 Martina Sáblíková Czech Republic Speed skating 2010 -- 2018 Winter 6 77 Klaus Dibiasi Italy Diving 1964 -- 1976 Summer 0 5 Georg Hackl West Germany Germany Luge 1988 -- 2002 Winter 0 5 Sven Kramer Netherlands Speed skating 2006 -- 2018 Winter 0 5 Georges Miez Switzerland Gymnastics 1928 -- 1936 Summer 0 5 Aaron Peirsol United States Swimming 2000 -- 2008 Summer 0 5 Ralf Schumann East Germany Germany Shooting 1988 -- 2008 Summer 0 5 Sun Yang China Swimming 2012 -- 2016 Summer 0 5 Alberto Tomba Italy Alpine skiing 1988 -- 1994 Winter 0 5 85 Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway Nordic combined, Cross-country skiing 1924 -- 1932 Winter 6 Jackie Joyner - Kersee United States Athletics 1984 -- 1996 Summer 6 Kim Rhode United States Shooting 1996 -- 2016 Summer 6 88 Charles Daniels United States Swimming 1904 -- 1908 Summer 5 Darya Domracheva Belarus Biathlon 2010 -- 2018 Winter 5 Shane Gould Australia Swimming 1972 Summer 5 Li Ning China Gymnastics 1984 Summer 5 Vreni Schneider Switzerland Alpine skiing 1988 -- 1994 Winter 5 Daniela Silivaş Romania Gymnastics 1988 Summer 5 Leon Štukelj Yugoslavia Gymnastics 1924 -- 1936 Summer 5 Ian Thorpe Australia Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 5 Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands Swimming 2000 -- 2004 Summer 5 Valentina Vezzali Italy Fencing 1996 -- 2012 Summer 5 Wang Meng China Short track speed skating 2006 -- 2010 Winter 5 99 Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer 0 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia Athletics 2004 -- 2008 Summer 0 Niccolò Campriani Italy Shooting 2012 -- 2016 Summer 0 Deborah Compagnoni Italy Alpine skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 0 Kornelia Ender East Germany Swimming 1972 -- 1976 Summer 0 John Flanagan United States Athletics 1900 -- 1908 Summer 0 Ramón Fonst Cuba Fencing 1900 -- 1904 Summer 0 Dawn Fraser Australia Swimming 1956 -- 1964 Summer 0 Gillis Grafström Sweden Figure skating 1920 -- 1932 Both 0 Michael Groß West Germany Swimming 1984 -- 1988 Summer 0 Tomas Gustafson Sweden Speed skating 1984 -- 1988 Winter 0 Harry Hillman United States Athletics 1904 -- 1908 Summer 0 Maria Höfl - Riesch Germany Alpine skiing 2010 -- 2014 Winter 0 Katinka Hosszú Hungary Swimming 2016 Summer 0 Alexander Karelin Soviet Union Unified Team Russia Wrestling 1988 -- 2000 Summer 0 Jason Kenny Great Britain Cycling 2008 -- 2016 Summer 0 Nellie Kim Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 0 Ingrid Krämer United Team of Germany Diving 1960 -- 1964 Summer 0 Matti Nykänen Finland Ski jumping 1984 -- 1988 Winter 0 Tamara Press Soviet Union Athletics 1960 -- 1964 Summer 0 Myer Prinstein United States Athletics 1900 -- 1904 Summer 0 Murray Rose Australia Swimming 1956 -- 1960 Summer 0 Viktor Saneyev Soviet Union Athletics 1968 -- 1980 Summer 0 Ard Schenk Netherlands Speed skating 1968 -- 1972 Winter 0 Ecaterina Szabo Romania Gymnastics 1984 Summer 0 Anky van Grunsven Netherlands Equestrian 1996 -- 2008 Summer 0 Saori Yoshida Japan Wrestling 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 Jan Železný Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Athletics 1988 -- 2000 Summer 0 127 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia Athletics 2004 -- 2016 Summer 0 6 128 Marja - Liisa Kirvesniemi Finland Cross-country skiing 1984 -- 1994 Winter 0 5 Katja Seizinger Germany Alpine skiing 1992 -- 1998 Winter 0 5 130 Simone Biles United States Gymnastics 2016 Summer 0 Pyrros Dimas Greece Weightlifting 1992 -- 2004 Summer 0 Ugo Frigerio Italy Athletics 1920 -- 1932 Summer 0 Martin Sheridan United States Athletics 1904 -- 1908 Summer 0 Michelle Smith Ireland Swimming Summer 0 Zou Kai China Gymnastics 2008 -- 2012 Summer 0 136 Thomas Alsgaard Norway Cross-country skiing 1994 -- 2002 Winter 0 0 Hjalmar Andersen Norway Speed skating 1952 Winter 0 0 Kristin Armstrong United States Cycling 2008 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Félicia Ballanger France Cycling 1996 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Brooke Bennett United States Swimming 1996 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Fanny Blankers - Koen Netherlands Athletics 1948 Summer 0 0 Mike Burton United States Swimming 1968 -- 1972 Summer 0 0 Betty Cuthbert Australia Athletics 1956 -- 1964 Summer 0 0 Tony Estanguet France Canoeing 2000 -- 2012 Summer 0 0 Archie Hahn United States Athletics 1904 Summer 0 0 Thorleif Haug Norway Cross-country skiing 1924 Winter 0 0 Sonja Henie Norway Figure skating 1928 -- 1936 Winter 0 0 Bud Houser United States Athletics 1924 -- 1928 Summer 0 0 Vyacheslav Ivanov Soviet Union Rowing 1956 -- 1964 Summer 0 0 Ivar Johansson Sweden Wrestling 1932 -- 1936 Summer 0 0 Michael Johnson United States Athletics 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Kakhi Kakhiashvili Akakios Kakiasvilis Unified Team Greece Weightlifting 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Pertti Karppinen Finland Rowing 1976 -- 1984 Summer 0 0 Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union Athletics 1976 -- 1980 Summer 0 0 Jean - Claude Killy France Alpine skiing 1968 Winter 0 0 Eric Lemming Sweden Athletics 1908 -- 1912 Summer 0 0 James Lightbody United States Athletics 1904 Summer 0 0 Mijaín López Cuba Wrestling 2008 -- 2016 Summer 0 0 Paul Masson France Cycling 1896 Summer 0 0 Alexander Medved Soviet Union Wrestling 1964 -- 1972 Summer 0 0 Debbie Meyer United States Swimming 1968 Summer 0 0 Halil Mutlu Turkey Weightlifting 1996 -- 2004 Summer 0 0 Nedo Nadi Italy Fencing 1912 -- 1920 Summer 0 0 Tadahiro Nomura Japan Judo 1996 -- 2004 Summer 0 0 Jesse Owens United States Athletics 1936 Summer 0 0 László Papp Hungary Boxing 1948 -- 1956 Summer 0 0 Marie - José Pérec France Athletics 1992 -- 1996 Summer 0 0 Toni Sailer Austria Alpine skiing 1956 Winter 0 0 Buvaisar Saitiev Russia Wrestling 1996 -- 2008 Summer 0 0 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Swimming 1980 -- 1988 Summer 0 0 Félix Savón Cuba Boxing 1992 -- 2000 Summer 0 0 Peter Snell New Zealand Athletics 1960 -- 1964 Summer 0 0 Teófilo Stevenson Cuba Boxing 1972 -- 1980 Summer 0 0 Kamil Stoch Poland Ski jumping 2014 -- 2018 Winter 0 0 Naim Süleymanoğlu Turkey Weightlifting 1988 -- 1996 Summer 0 0 Marianne Timmer Netherlands Speed skating 1998 -- 2006 Winter 0 0 Yvonne van Gennip Netherlands Speed skating 1988 Winter 0 0 Ulrich Wehling East Germany Nordic combined 1972 -- 1980 Winter 0 0 Johnny Weissmuller United States Swimming 1924 -- 1928 Summer 0 0 Carl Westergren Sweden Wrestling 1920 -- 1932 Summer 0 0 Shaun White United States Snowboarding 2006 -- 2018 Winter 0 0 Bradley Wiggins Great Britain Cycling 2004 -- 2012 Summer 0 0 Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1980 -- 1984 Winter 0 0 See also List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event List of multiple Olympic medalists List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists All - 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Philimon ; N.G. Politis ; Ch. Anninos ( 1897 ). `` Second Part : The Olympic Games in 1896 '' ( PDF ). The Olympic Games, B.C. 776 -- A.D. 1896 ( PDF ) format = requires url = ( help ). IOC official Olympic reports. translated by A. v. K. London : Grevel. pp. 55 -- 81 ( passim ). Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 13. ( note : the source gives dates in the Julian calendar ; this table uses the Gregorian calendar ) `` Winners ''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 03. `` databaseOlympics.com ''. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007 - 03 - 18. Retrieved 2007 - 03 - 20. See also references in the articles on each athlete. 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Question: who has the most gold medals in olympic history
Answer: Michael Phelps