# List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single 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 below.

## List of most medals won at a single Olympic Games

| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Year | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | M | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| Michael Phelps (2) | United States | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | M | 6 | – | 2 | 8 |
| Alexander Dityatin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1980 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | 1972 | Summer | M | 7 | – | – | 7 |
| Matt Biondi | United States | Swimming | 1988 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Willis A. Lee | United States | Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Boris Shakhlin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Nikolay Andrianov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Lloyd Spooner | United States | Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Emma McKeon | Australia | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 4 | – | 3 | 7 |
| Maria Gorokhovskaya | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 2 | 5 | – | 7 |
| Mikhail Voronin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | M | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Vitaly Scherbo | Unified Team | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | M | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| Kristin Otto | East Germany | Swimming | 1988 | Summer | F | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| Anton Heida | United States | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Michael Phelps (3) | United States | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Michael Phelps (4) | United States | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Ville Ritola | Finland | Athletics | 1924 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Viktor Chukarin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Ágnes Keleti (2) | Hungary | Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Hubert Van Innis | Belgium | Archery | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Akinori Nakayama | Japan | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Li Ning | China | Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Larisa Latynina (2) | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Daniela Silivaș | Romania | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| George Eyser | United States | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Germany | Gymnastics | 1896 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Takashi Ono | Japan | Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Konrad Frey | Germany | Gymnastics | 1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Burton Downing | United States | Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Larisa Latynina (3) | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1964 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Alexei Nemov | Russia | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Alexei Nemov (2) | Russia | Gymnastics | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Natalie Coughlin | United States | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Margit Korondi | Hungary | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Nedo Nadi | Italy | Fencing | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Paavo Nurmi (2) | Finland | Athletics | 1924 | Summer | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Eric Heiden | United States | Speed skating | 1980 | Winter | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Caeleb Dressel | United States | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | M | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| John Naber | United States | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Kornelia Ender | East Germany | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Ecaterina Szabo | Romania | Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Vladimir Artemov | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Katie Ledecky | United States | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Marcus Hurley | United States | Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Missy Franklin | United States | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Simone Biles | United States | Gymnastics | 2016 | Summer | F | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | Biathlon | 2022 | Winter | M | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Léon Marchand | France | Swimming | 2024 | Summer | M | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
| Alexander Bolshunov (2) | ROC | Cross-country skiing | 2022 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Vilhelm Carlberg | Sweden | Shooting | 1912 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Roger Ducret | France | Fencing | 1924 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Ian Thorpe | Australia | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Lyubov Yegorova | Unified Team | Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | F | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Norway | Biathlon | 2022 | Winter | F | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
| George Eyser (2) | United States | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Charles Daniels | United States | Swimming | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Clas Thunberg | Finland | Speed skating | 1924 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Shane Gould | Australia | Swimming | 1972 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Nadia Comăneci (2) | Romania | Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Larisa Lazutina | Russia | Cross-country skiing | 1998 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Marit Bjørgen | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2010 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Allison Schmitt | United States | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mollie O'Callaghan | Australia | Swimming | 2024 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Quentin Fillon Maillet | France | Biathlon | 2022 | Winter | M | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
| Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2014 | Winter | F | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
| Ryan Lochte | United States | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Natalie Coughlin (2) | United States | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Karin Janz | East Germany | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ines Diers | East Germany | Swimming | 1980 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Marit Bjørgen (2) | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Kaylee McKeown (2) | Australia | Swimming | 2024 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Shirley Babashoff | United States | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | F | 1 | 4 | – | 5 |
| Nastia Liukin | United States | Gymnastics | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Alicia Coutts | Australia | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Cindy Klassen | Canada | Speed skating | 2006 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Mary Lou Retton | United States | Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Yelena Välbe | Unified Team | Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | F | 1 | – | 4 | 5 |
| Roald Larsen | Norway | Speed skating | 1992 | Winter | M | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Shannon Miller | United States | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| William Merz | United States | Gymnastics, Athletics | 1904 | Summer | M | – | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Germany | Gymnastics, Wrestling | 1896 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Alvin Kraenzlein | United States | Athletics | 1900 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Jesse Owens | United States | Athletics | 1936 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | Athletics | 1948 | Summer | F | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Don Schollander | United States | Swimming | 1968 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Carl Lewis | United States | Athletics | 1984 | Summer | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Amy Van Dyken | United States | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | F | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | Biathlon | 2002 | Winter | M | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | 1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Olga Korbut | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Susan Pedersen | United States | Swimming | 1968 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Bjørn Dæhlie (2) | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 1998 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| James Lightbody | United States | Athletics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Rie Mastenbroek | Netherlands | Swimming | 1936 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Věra Čáslavská (2) | Czechoslovakia | Gymnastics | 1964 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | United States | Athletics | 1988 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Lyubov Yegorova (2) | Russia | Cross-country skiing | 1994 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Leontien van Moorsel | Netherlands | Cycling | 2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Petria Thomas | Australia | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Janica Kostelić | Croatia | Alpine skiing | 2002 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | Finland | Cross-country skiing | 1984 | Winter | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Montgomery | United States | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | M | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Michelle Smith de Bruin | Ireland | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Hyun-Soo Ahn | South Korea | Short-track speed skating | 2006 | Winter | M | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Victor An (2) | Russia | Short-track speed skating | 2014 | Winter | M | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Kaylee McKeown | Australia | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Irene Schouten | Netherlands | Speed skating | 2022 | Winter | F | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Bjørn Dæhlie (3) | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 1994 | Winter | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | 1896 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Alexander Popov | Russia | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Alexander Popov (2) | Unified Team | Swimming | 1992 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Nadia Comăneci | Romania | Gymnastics | 1980 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Gary Hall Jr. | United States | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Michael Klim | Australia | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Michael Gross | West Germany | Swimming | 1984 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Simone Manuel | United States | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Zhang Yufei | China | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Katie Ledecky (2) | United States | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Ariarne Titmus (2) | Australia | Swimming | 2024 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| Akinori Nakayama | Japan | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Hall Jr. (2) | United States | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ludmilla Tourischeva (2) | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gunde Svan | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 1984 | Winter | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lisbeth Trickett | Australia | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ian Thorpe (2) | Australia | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sun Yang | China | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Yelena Shushunova | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Svetlana Boginskaya | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tatiana Gutsu | Unified Team | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lavinia Miloșovici | Romania | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Maya DiRado | United States | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ariarne Titmus | Australia | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tarjei Bø | Norway | Biathlon | 2022 | Winter | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | Cross-country skiing | 2022 | Winter | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Suzanne Schulting | Netherlands | Short-track speed skating | 2022 | Winter | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| Natalia Kuchinskaya | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | F | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| Ryan Lochte (2) | United States | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| Nathan Adrian | United States | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | M | 2 | – | 2 | 4 |
| Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Shawn Johnson | United States | Gymnastics | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Susie O'Neill | Australia | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Duncan Scott | Great Britain | Swimming | 2020 | Summer | M | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Miho Takagi | Japan | Speed skating | 2022 | Winter | F | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Sixten Jernberg | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 1956 | Winter | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ludmilla Tourischeva | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Emma McKeon (2) | Australia | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Stina Nilsson | Sweden | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ágnes Keleti | Hungary | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Inge de Bruijn (2) | Netherlands | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Penny Oleksiak | Canada | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Simona Amânar | Romania | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Aliya Mustafina | Russia | Gymnastics | 2012 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Francis Gailey | United States | Swimming | 1904 | Summer | M | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Alexander Bolshunov | Olympic Athletes from Russia | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | M | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Franziska van Almsick | Germany | Swimming | 1992 | Summer | F | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Teddy Billington | United States | Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gina Gogean | Romania | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | F | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Vitaly Scherbo (2) | Belarus | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | M | – | – | 4 | 4 |

### Timeline

The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
| Total medals | Year | Record duration | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 6 | 1896 | 1896–1920 | Hermann Weingärtner | Germany | Gymnastics | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | 1904 | 1904–1920 | Anton Heida | United States | Gymnastics | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 1920 | 1920–1980 | Willis A. Lee | United States | Shooting | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 1920 | 1920–1980 | Lloyd Spooner | United States | Shooting | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 1972 | 1972–1980 | Mark Spitz | United States | Swimming | Summer | M | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1980 | 1980–present | Alexander Dityatin | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | 2004 | 2004–present | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | Summer | M | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2008 | 2008–present | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | Summer | M | 8 | 0 | 0 |