List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games - wikipedia List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games Contents 1 List of most medals won at a single Olympic Games 1.1 Timeline 2 See also 3 References List of most medals won at a single Olympic Games This is a list of most Olympic medals won at 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. Only Olympians with four or more medals at one Games are included. This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Athlete Nation Sport Year Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Phelps United States Swimming 2008 Summer 8 - - 8 Michael Phelps ( 2 ) United States Swimming Summer 6 - 8 Alexander Dityatin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1980 Summer 8 Mark Spitz United States Swimming 1972 Summer 7 - - 7 Matt Biondi United States Swimming 1988 Summer 5 7 Willis A. Lee United States Shooting 1920 Summer 5 7 Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer 7 Nikolay Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 Summer 7 Lloyd Spooner United States Shooting 1920 Summer 7 Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 Summer 5 - 7 Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 Summer 7 Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team Gymnastics 1992 Summer 6 - - 6 Kristin Otto East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer 6 - - 6 Anton Heida United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer 5 - 6 Michael Phelps ( 3 ) United States Swimming 2016 Summer 5 - 6 Michael Phelps ( 4 ) United States Swimming 2012 Summer - 6 Ville Ritola Finland Athletics 1924 Summer - 6 Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 Summer - 6 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1968 Summer - 6 Ágnes Keleti ( 2 ) Hungary Gymnastics 1956 Summer - 6 Hubert Van Innis Belgium Archery 1920 Summer - 6 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 Summer 6 Li Ning China Gymnastics 1984 Summer 6 Larisa Latynina ( 2 ) Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer 6 Daniela Silivas Romania Gymnastics 1988 Summer 6 George Eyser United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer 6 Hermann Weingärtner Germany Gymnastics 1896 Summer 6 Takashi Ono Japan Gymnastics 1960 Summer 6 Konrad Frey Germany Gymnastics 1936 Summer 6 Burton Downing United States Cycling 1904 Summer 6 Larisa Latynina ( 3 ) Soviet Union Gymnastics 1964 Summer 6 Alexei Nemov Russia Gymnastics Summer 6 Alexei Nemov ( 2 ) Russia Gymnastics 2000 Summer 6 Natalie Coughlin United States Swimming 2008 Summer 6 Margit Korondi Hungary Gymnastics 1952 Summer 6 Nedo Nadi Italy Fencing 1920 Summer 5 - - 5 Paavo Nurmi ( 2 ) Finland Athletics 1924 Summer 5 - - 5 Eric Heiden United States Speed skating 1980 Winter 5 - - 5 John Naber United States Swimming 1976 Summer - 5 Kornelia Ender East Germany Swimming 1976 Summer - 5 Ecaterina Szabo Romania Gymnastics 1984 Summer - 5 Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer - 5 Katie Ledecky United States Swimming 2016 Summer - 5 Marcus Hurley United States Cycling 1904 Summer - 5 Missy Franklin United States Swimming 2012 Summer - 5 Simone Biles United States Gymnastics 2016 Summer - 5 Vilhelm Carlberg Sweden Shooting 1912 Summer - 5 Roger Ducret France Fencing 1924 Summer - 5 Ian Thorpe Australia Swimming 2000 Summer - 5 Lyubov Yegorova Unified Team Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter - 5 George Eyser ( 2 ) United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer 5 Charles Daniels United States Swimming 1904 Summer 5 Clas Thunberg Finland Speed skating 1924 Winter 5 Shane Gould Australia Swimming 1972 Summer 5 Nadia Comaneci ( 2 ) Romania Gymnastics 1976 Summer 5 Larisa Lazutina Russia Cross-country skiing 1998 Winter 5 Marit Bjørgen Norway Cross-country skiing Winter 5 Allison Schmitt United States Swimming 2012 Summer 5 Ireen Wüst Netherlands Speed skating 2014 Winter - 5 Ryan Lochte United States Swimming 2012 Summer 5 Natalie Coughlin ( 2 ) United States Swimming Summer 5 Karin Janz East Germany Gymnastics 1972 Summer 5 Ines Diers East Germany Swimming 1980 Summer 5 Marit Bjørgen ( 2 ) Norway Cross-country skiing 2018 Winter 5 Shirley Babashoff United States Swimming 1976 Summer - 5 Nastia Liukin United States Gymnastics 2008 Summer 5 Alicia Coutts Australia Swimming 2012 Summer 5 Cindy Klassen Canada Speed skating 2006 Winter 5 Mary Lou Retton United States Gymnastics 1984 Summer 5 Yelena Välbe Unified Team Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter - 5 Shannon Miller United States Gymnastics 1992 Summer - 5 William Merz United States Gymnastics, Athletics 1904 Summer - 5 Carl Schuhmann Germany Gymnastics, Wrestling 1896 Summer - - Alvin Kraenzlein United States Athletics 1900 Summer - - Jesse Owens United States Athletics 1936 Summer - - Fanny Blankers - Koen Netherlands Athletics 1948 Summer - - Carl Lewis United States Athletics 1984 Summer - - Ole Einar Bjørndalen Norway Biathlon 2002 Winter - - Paavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1920 Summer - Olga Korbut Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 Summer - Bjørn Dæhlie Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter - Bjørn Dæhlie ( 2 ) Norway Cross-country skiing 1998 Winter - James Lightbody United States Athletics 1904 Summer - Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands Swimming 1936 Summer - Věra Čáslavská ( 2 ) Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1964 Summer - Florence Griffith Joyner United States Athletics 1988 Summer - Lyubov Yegorova ( 2 ) Russia Cross-country skiing 1994 Winter - Inge de Bruijn Netherlands Swimming 2000 Summer - Leontien van Moorsel Netherlands Cycling 2000 Summer - Petria Thomas Australia Swimming Summer - Janica Kostelić Croatia Alpine skiing 2002 Winter - Katinka Hosszú Hungary Swimming 2016 Summer - Marja - Liisa Kirvesniemi Finland Cross-country skiing 1984 Winter - Jim Montgomery United States Swimming 1976 Summer - Michelle Smith de Bruin Ireland Swimming Summer - Hyun - Soo Ahn South Korea Short - track Speed skating 2006 Winter - Bjørn Dæhlie ( 3 ) Norway Cross-country skiing 1994 Winter - Robert Garrett United States Athletics 1896 Summer - Alexander Popov Russia Swimming Summer - Alexander Popov ( 2 ) Unified Team Swimming 1992 Summer - Nadia Comaneci Romania Gymnastics 1980 Summer - Gary Hall, Jr. United States Swimming Summer - Michael Klim Australia Swimming 2000 Summer - Michael Gross West Germany Swimming 1984 Summer - Simone Manuel United States Swimming 2016 Summer - Gary Hall, Jr. ( 2 ) United States Swimming 2000 Summer Ludmilla Tourischeva ( 2 ) Soviet Union Gymnastics 1972 Summer Gunde Svan Sweden Cross-country skiing 1984 Winter Lisbeth Trickett Australia Swimming 2008 Summer Ian Thorpe ( 2 ) Australia Swimming Summer Sun Yang China Swimming 2012 Summer Yelena Shushunova Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer Tatiana Gutsu Unified Team Gymnastics 1992 Summer Lavinia Miloşovici Romania Gymnastics 1992 Summer Maya DiRado United States Swimming 2016 Summer Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands Swimming 2000 Summer - Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union Gymnastics 1968 Summer - Ryan Lochte ( 2 ) United States Swimming 2008 Summer - Nathan Adrian United States Swimming 2016 Summer - Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe Swimming 2008 Summer - Shawn Johnson United States Gymnastics 2008 Summer - Charlotte Kalla Sweden Cross-country skiing 2018 Winter - Sixten Jernberg Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956 Winter Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 Summer Emma McKeon Australia Swimming 2016 Summer Stina Nilsson Sweden Cross-country skiing 2018 Winter Agnes Keleti Hungary Gymnastics 1952 Summer Inge de Bruijn ( 2 ) Netherlands Swimming Summer Penny Oleksiak Canada Swimming 2016 Summer Simona Amanar Romania Gymnastics Summer Aliya Mustafina Russia Gymnastics 2012 Summer Francis Gailey United States Swimming 1904 Summer - Aleksandr Bolshunov Olympic Athletes from Russia Cross-country skiing 2018 Winter - Franziska van Almsick Germany Swimming 1992 Summer - Teddy Billington United States Cycling 1904 Summer - Gina Gogean Romania Gymnastics Summer - Vitaly Scherbo ( 2 ) Belarus Gymnastics Summer - - Timeline The historical progression of the leading performance ( s ). This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Total medals Year Record duration Athlete Nation Sport Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze 6 1896 1896 -- 1920 Hermann Weingärtner Germany Gymnastics Summer 1904 1904 -- 1920 Anton Heida United States Gymnastics Summer 5 0 7 1920 1920 -- 1980 Willis A. Lee United States Shooting Summer 5 1972 1972 -- 1980 Mark Spitz United States Swimming Summer 7 0 0 8 1980 1980 -- present Alexander Dityatin Russia Gymnastics Summer 2004 -- present Michael Phelps United States Swimming Summer 6 0 2008 2008 -- present 8 0 0 See also List of multiple Olympic medalists List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists All - time Olympic Games medal table References `` Olympic Medal Winners ''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2007. `` databaseOlympics.com ''. databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007. See also references in the articles on each athlete. 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Question: who won the most gold medals in one olympic games
Answer: Michael Phelps