List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
This is a list of Olympians that have won at least three gold medals in one event. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals in the specified event. If a person has contested for several nations only the last one is mentioned.
Individual events
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Sex | Period | Games | Sport | Event |  |
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| 1 | Paul Elvstrøm |  Denmark | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Sailing | Firefly/Finn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Al Oerter |  United States | M | 1956–1968 | Summer | Athletics | Discus throw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Kaori Icho |  Japan | F | 2004-2016 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 58/63 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Carl Lewis | United States | M | 1984–1996 | Summer | Athletics | Long jump | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Michael Phelps | United States | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 200 m individual medley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Georg Hackl |  Germany | M | 1988–2002 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ralf Schumann* | Germany | M | 1988–2008 | Summer | Shooting | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | F | 1992–2006 | Winter | Speed skating | 5000 m | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Valentina Vezzali |  Italy | F | 1996–2012 | Summer | Fencing | Individual foil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Gillis Grafström |  Sweden | M | 1920–1932 | Both | Figure skating | Singles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Klaus Dibiasi | Italy | M | 1964–1976 | Summer | Diving | 10 m platform | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Viktor Saneyev |  Soviet Union | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Athletics | Triple jump | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Alexander Karelin |  Russia | M | 1988–2000 | Summer | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 130 kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jan Železný |  Czech Republic | M | 1988–2000 | Summer | Athletics | Javelin throw | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Anky van Grunsven |  Netherlands | F | 1996–2008 | Summer | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jong-oh Jin |  South Korea | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Shooting | 50 m pistol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Michael Phelps | United States | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 100 m butterfly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Michael Phelps* | United States | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 200 m butterfly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Saori Yoshida | Japan | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 53/55 kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Sven Kramer | Netherlands | M | 2006–2018 | Winter | Speed Skating | 5000 m | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 20 | Gert Fredriksson | Sweden | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Canoeing | K-1 1000 m | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pyrros Dimas |  Greece | M | 1992–2004 | Summer | Weightlifting | 85 kg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kjetil André Aamodt* |  Norway | M | 1992–2006 | Winter | Alpine Skiing | Super-G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Peter Hochschorner |  Slovakia | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoe Slalom | Canoe slalom C-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 24 | Ray Ewry | United States | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Standing high jump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Ewry | United States | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Standing long jump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| John Flanagan | United States | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Hammer throw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sonja Henie | Norway | F | 1928–1936 | Winter | Figure skating | Singles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| László Papp |  Hungary | M | 1948–1956 | Summer | Boxing | Middleweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Paul Elvstrøm [1][2] | Denmark | M | 1952–1960 | Summer | Sailing | Finn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dawn Fraser |  Australia | F | 1956–1964 | Summer | Swimming | 100 m freestyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Vyacheslav Ivanov | Soviet Union | M | 1956–1964 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | F | 1956–1964 | Summer | Gymnastics | Floor exercise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Teófilo Stevenson |  Cuba | M | 1972–1980 | Summer | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ulrich Wehling |  East Germany | M | 1972–1980 | Winter | Nordic combined | Individual | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pertti Karppinen |  Finland | M | 1976–1984 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bonnie Blair | United States | F | 1988–1994 | Winter | Speed skating | 500 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | F | 1988–1996 | Summer | Swimming | 200 m backstroke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Naim Süleymanoğlu |  Turkey | M | 1988–1996 | Summer | Weightlifting | 60–64 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kakhi Kakhiashvili |  Georgia | M | 1992–2000 | Summer | Weightlifting | 90–99 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Félix Savón | Cuba | M | 1992–2000 | Summer | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Robert Korzeniowski |  Poland | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Athletics | 50 km walk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Halil Mutlu | Turkey | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Weightlifting | 54–56 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tadahiro Nomura | Japan | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Judo | 60 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Buvaisar Saitiev* | Russia | M | 1996–2008 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 74 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tony Estanguet* |  France | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoeing | Slalom C-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ben Ainslie[3] |  Great Britain | M | 2004–2012 | Summer | Sailing | Finn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kaori Icho[4] | Japan | F | 2004–2012 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 63 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ole Einar Bjørndalen* | Norway | M | 1998–2014 | Winter | Biathlon | 10 km sprint | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kristin Armstrong | United States | F | 2008–2016 | Summer | Cycling | Time trial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Usain Bolt |  Jamaica | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Athletics | 100 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Usain Bolt | Jamaica | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Athletics | 200 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mijaín López | Cuba | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 120/130 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Shaun White* | United States | M | 2006–2018 | Winter | Snowboarding | Halfpipe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dario Cologna |  Switzerland | M | 2010–2018 | Winter | Cross-country skiing | 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Notes
(*): Non-consecutive gold medals
- Aleksandr Medved representing Soviet Union won three gold medals in Wrestling. His first gold medal at 1964 Olympics was in Light Heavyweight (97 kg) division while his gold medals at 1968 and 1972 were in Heavyweight (+97 kg/+100 kg) division.
- Kakhi Kakhiashvili representing Georgia in the Unified Team in 1992 Olympics and Greece in 1996 and 2000 Olympics won three gold medals in Weightlifting. While his 1992 gold medal was won in the 90 kg division (fourth heaviest), 1996 gold medal was won in the 99 kg division (third heaviest; the 91 kg event was also held) and 2000 gold medal in the 94 kg division (third heaviest).
- Chris Hoy representing Great Britain won six gold medals, and one silver, in cycling. His first gold at the 2004 Olympics was in the 'kilo', the one kilometre time trial. This event was removed from the Games shortly afterwards, and replaced with the mass-start Kierin sprint event. Hoy proceeded to win consecutive golds in this new event in 2008 and 2012.
- On 5 April 2017 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples Artur Taymazov had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal withdrawn. On 23 July 2019 it was announced that as a result of retesting samples he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for a drug violation, and his gold medal from that event also withdrawn.
Team events
Team events, consecutive titles
Team events, consecutive, identical team
| Rank | Athletes | Nation | Sex | Period | Games | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | Slovakia | M | 2000–2008 | Summer | Canoeing | C-2 slalom | 3 |
| Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh | United States | F | 2004–2012 | Summer | Beach volleyball | Team | 3 |
See also
References
- Also won a gold medal for Firefly class at the 1948 Olympics. Many consider Firefly class to be the direct predecessor of Finn Class and credit Elvstrom with four consecutive gold medals in one event
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (Not entirely accurate)
- Also won a gold medal for Laser class at the 2000 Olympics (and a silver medal for the same class at the 1996 Olympics)
- Also won a gold medal for 58kg at the 2016 Olympics where the 63kg event was also held
External links
- "Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- "databaseOlympics.com". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- "Individual Medalists by Event". allcompetitions.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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