List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games


List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games

This is a list of most gold medals won in 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.
RankAthleteNationSportYearGameSexGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Swimming2008SummerM8008
2Swimming1972SummerM7007
3Swimming2004SummerM6028
4Swimming1988SummerF6006
4Gymnastics1992SummerM6006
6Shooting1920SummerM5117
6Swimming1988SummerM5117
8Gymnastics1904SummerM5106
8Swimming2016SummerM5106
10Fencing1920SummerM5005
10Athletics1924SummerM5005
10Speed skating1980WinterM5005
13Gymnastics1960SummerM4217
13Gymnastics1976SummerM4217
15Archery1920SummerM4206
15Athletics1924SummerM4206
15Gymnastics1952SummerM4206
15Gymnastics1956SummerF4206
15Gymnastics1968SummerF4206
15Swimming2012SummerM4206
21Shooting1920SummerM4127
22Shooting1920SummerM4116
22Gymnastics1956SummerF4116
22Gymnastics1968SummerM4116
25Swimming1976SummerF4105
25Swimming1976SummerM4105
25Gymnastics1984SummerF4105
25Gymnastics1988SummerM4105
25Swimming2016SummerF4105
30Cycling1904SummerM4015
30Swimming2012SummerF4015
30Gymnastics2016SummerF4015
33Gymnastics, Wrestling1896SummerM4004
33Athletics1900SummerM4004
33Athletics1936SummerM4004
33Athletics1948SummerF4004
33Swimming1964SummerM4004
33Speed skating1964WinterF4004
33Athletics1984SummerM4004
33Swimming1996SummerF4004
33Biathlon2002WinterM4004
42Gymnastics1980SummerM3418
43Gymnastics1896SummerM3216
43Gymnastics1904SummerM3216
43Gymnastics1960SummerF3216
43Gymnastics1984SummerM3216
43Daniela SilivaşGymnastics1988SummerF3216
48Shooting1912SummerM3205
48Shooting1920SummerM3205
48Fencing1924SummerM3205
48Gymnastics1972SummerM3205
48Cross-country skiing1992WinterF3205
48Swimming2000SummerM3205
54Gymnastics1936SummerM3126
54Gymnastics1960SummerM3126
56Swimming1904SummerM3115
56Speed skating1924WinterM3115
56Gymnastics1948SummerM3115
56Gymnastics1956SummerM3115
56Swimming1972SummerF3115
56Gymnastics1976SummerF3115
56Cross-country skiing1998WinterF3115
56Cross-country skiing2010WinterF3115
56Swimming2012SummerF3115
64Athletics1912SummerM3104
64Athletics1920SummerM3104
64Gymnastics1928SummerM3104
64Speed skating1936WinterM3104
64Gymnastics1964SummerF3104
64Gymnastics1964SummerM3104
64Swimming1968SummerM3104
64Gymnastics1972SummerF3104
64Gymnastics1976SummerF3104
64Athletics1988SummerF3104
64Cross-country skiing1992WinterM3104
64Cross-country skiing1992WinterM3104
64Cross-country skiing1994WinterF3104
64Cross-country skiing1998WinterM3104
64Swimming2000SummerF3104
64Cycling2000SummerF3104
64Alpine skiing2002WinterF3104
64Swimming2016SummerF3104
81Swimming1924SummerM3014
81Gymnastics1948SummerM3014
81Gymnastics1968SummerM3014
81Swimming1976SummerM3014
81Cross-country skiing1984WinterF3014
81Gymnastics1988SummerM3014
81Swimming1996SummerF3014
81Swimming2000SummerF3014
81Short track speed skating2006WinterM3014
81Short track speed skating2014WinterM3014
89Cycling1896SummerM3003
89Athletics1900SummerM3003
89Athletics1904SummerM3003
89Athletics1904SummerM3003
89Athletics1908SummerM3003
89Swimming1908SummerM3003
89Shooting1912SummerM3003
89Shooting1920SummerM3003
89Shooting1920SummerM3003
89Swimming1920SummerM3003
89Speed skating1952WinterM3003
89Athletics1952SummerM3003
89Athletics1956SummerM3003
89Athletics1956SummerM3003
89Swimming1956SummerM3003
89Alpine skiing1956WinterM3003
89Athletics1960SummerF3003
89Swimming1964SummerM3003
89Swimming1968SummerM3003
89Alpine skiing1968WinterM3003
89Swimming1972SummerF3003
89Cross-country skiing1972WinterF3003
89Speed skating1972WinterM3003
89Swimming1980SummerM3003
89Athletics1984SummerF3003
89Swimming1984SummerM3003
89Swimming1984SummerF3003
89Canoeing1984SummerM3003
89Swimming1984SummerM3003
89Swimming1984SummerF3003
89Swimming1988SummerF3003
89Ski jumping1988WinterM3003
89Speed skating1988WinterF3003
89Swimming1992SummerF3003
89Swimming1992SummerM3003
89Speed skating1994WinterM3003
89Swimming1996SummerM3003
89Swimming1996SummerF3003
89Swimming2000SummerM3003
89Nordic combined2002WinterM3003
89Swimming2004SummerF3003
89Swimming2004SummerM3003
89Gymnastics2004SummerF3003
89Biathlon2006WinterM3003
89Short-track Speed Skating2006WinterF3003
89Short-track Speed Skating2010WinterF3003
89Cycling2008SummerM3003
89Gymnastics2008SummerM3003
89Swimming2008SummerF3003
89Athletics2012SummerM3003
89Athletics2012SummerF3003
89Swimming2012SummerF3003
89Cross-country skiing2014WinterF3003
89Biathlon2014WinterF3003
89Athletics2016SummerM3003
89Cycling2016SummerM3003
89Canoeing2016SummerF3003
89Swimming2016SummerM3003
89Biathlon2018WinterM3003
147Speed skating2014WinterF2305
148Gymnastics1964SummerF2226
149Athletics1900SummerM2215
149Gymnastics1980SummerM2215
149Swimming2004SummerF2215
149Swimming2012SummerM2215
153Fencing1952SummerM2204
153Gymnastics1980SummerF2204
153Speed skating1984WinterF2204
153Swimming1984SummerM2204
153Swimming1992SummerM2204
153Cross-country skiing1994WinterM2204
153Swimming1996SummerM2204
153Swimming1996SummerM2204
153Swimming2016SummerF2204
162Gymnastics1996SummerM2136
162Gymnastics2000SummerM2136
164Gymnastics1976SummerM2125
164Gymnastics1984SummerM2125
164Gymnastics1988SummerF2125
164Gymnastics1988SummerF2125
168Gymnastics1960SummerF2114
168Gymnastics1964SummerF2114
168Swimming1968SummerM2114
168Swimming1968SummerM2114
168Swimming1972SummerM2114
168Swimming1972SummerM2114
168Gymnastics1972SummerM2114
168Gymnastics1972SummerF2114
168Cross-country skiing1984WinterM2114
168Gymnastics1992SummerF2114
168Swimming2000SummerM2114
168Swimming2004SummerM2114
168Swimming2008SummerF2114
168Swimming2016SummerF2114
182Athletics1900SummerM2103
182Archery1900SummerM2103
182Shooting1924SummerM2103
182Fencing1928SummerM2103
182Swimming1948SummerM2103
182Swimming1952SummerM2103
182Swimming1956SummerM2103
182Cross-country skiing1964WinterM2103
182Swimming1968SummerM2103
182Swimming1968SummerM2103
182Swimming1976SummerM2103
182Gymnastics1976SummerM2103
182Alpine skiing1976WinterF2103
182Cross-country skiing1976WinterF2103
182Alpine skiing1980WinterF2103
182Canoeing1984SummerF2103
182Swimming1984SummerM2103
182Gymnastics1984SummerM2103
182Swimming1988SummerM2103
182Swimming1988SummerM2103
182Athletics1988SummerM2103
182Canoeing1988SummerF2103
182Swimming1992SummerM2103
182Speed skating1992WinterF2103
182Swimming1992SummerF2104
182Athletics1992SummerF2103
182Swimming1996SummerM2103
182Ski jumping1998WinterM2103
182Gymnastics2000SummerF2103
182Speed skating2002WinterM2103
182Biathlon2002WinterF2103
182Short-track Speed skating2002WinterF2103
182Swimming2008SummerM2103
182Swimming2008SummerM2103
182Gymnastics2008SummerM2103
182Biathlon2010WinterF2103
182Swimming2012SummerM2103
182Swimming2012SummerM2103
182Swimming2012SummerF2103
182Biathlon2014WinterM2103
182Speed skating2014WinterM2103
182Athletics2016SummerF2103
212Swimming2000SummerF2035
213Gymnastics1968SummerF2024
213Speed skating1976WinterF2024
213Gymnastics1980SummerF2024
213Swimming2000SummerM2024
213Swimming2008SummerM2024
213Swimming2016SummerM2024
219Tennis1900SummerM2013
219Athletics1908SummerM2013
219Shooting1920SummerM2013
219Shooting1920SummerM2013
219Athletics1948SummerM2013
219Fencing1956SummerM2013
219Cross-country skiing1964WinterM2013
219Gymnastics1972SummerM2013
219Gymnastics1968SummerF2013
219Gymnastics1980SummerF2013
219Speed skating1984WinterM2013
219Ski jumping1992WinterM2013
219Swimming1992SummerM2013
219Swimming1992SummerM2013
219Short-track Speed skating1998WinterF2013
219Gymnastics2000SummerF2013
219Short-track Speed skating2002WinterM2013
219Athletics2004SummerF2013
219Swimming2004SummerM2013
219Speed skating2006WinterM2013
219Biathlon2006WinterM2013
219Swimming2008SummerM2013
219Swimming2008SummerM2013
219Speed skating2010WinterF2013
219Gymnastics2012SummerM2013
219Gymnastics2012SummerF2013
244Athletics1896SummerM2002
244Athletics1896SummerM2002
244Athletics1896SummerM2002
244Swimming1896SummerM2002
244Fencing1900SummerM2002
244Swimming1900SummerM2002
244Fencing1908SummerM2002
244Athletics1908SummerM2002
244Swimming1908SummerM2002
244Athletics1908SummerM2002
244Athletics1908SummerM2002
244Shooting1908SummerM2002
244Shooting1912SummerM2002
244Athletics1912SummerM2002
244Athletics1912SummerM2002
244Athletics1920SummerM2002
244Swimming1920SummerM2002
244Athletics1920SummerM2002
244Shooting1924SummerM2002
244Fencing1924SummerF2002
244Athletics1924SummerM2002
244Athletics1924SummerM2002
244Equestrian1924SummerM2002
244Swimming1928SummerM2002
244Equestrian1928SummerM2002
244Speed skating1928WinterM2002
244Swimming1928SummerM2002
244Speed skating1932WinterM2002
244Wrestling1932SummerM2002
244Swimming1932SummerM2002
244Speed skating1932WinterM2002
244Athletics1932SummerM2002
244Wrestling1936SummerM2002
244Fencing1948SummerM2002
244Athletics1948SummerM2002
244Canoeing1948SummerM2002
244Fencing1948SummerM2002
244Athletics1948SummerM2002
244Swimming1948SummerM2002
244Gymnastics 1948SummerM2002
244Swimming1948SummerM2002
244Athletics1952SummerM2002
244Canoeing1952SummerM2002
244Fencing1952SummerM2002
244Fencing1952SummerM2002
244Cycling1952SummerM2002
244Equestrian1952SummerM2002
244Canoeing1952SummerM2002
244Canoeing1956SummerM2002
244Speed skating1956WinterM2002
244Swimming1956SummerM2002
244Fencing1956SummerM2002
244Equestrian1956SummerM2002
244Gymnastics1956SummerM2002
244Equestrian1956SummerM2002
244Athletics1960SummerM2002
244Fencing1960SummerM2002
244Swimming1960SummerM2002
244Speed skating1960WinterM2002
244Fencing1960SummerM2002
244Speed skating1960WinterF2002
244Swimming1960SummerM2002
244Athletics1964SummerM2002
244Swimming1964SummerM2002
244Athletics1964SummerM2002
244Gymnastics1964SummerM2002
244Swimming1968SummerM2002
244Athletics1968SummerM2002
244Athletics1968SummerM2002
244Swimming1968SummerM2002
244Swimming1968SummerM2002
244Swimming1968SummerM2002
244Athletics1968SummerF2002
244Equestrian1972SummerM2002
244Judo1972SummerM2002
244Athletics1972SummerM2002
244Fencing1972SummerM2002
244Swimming1976SummerM2002
244Swimming1976SummerM2002
244Swimming1976SummerM2002
244Athletics1976SummerM2002
244Athletics1976SummerM2002
244Swimming1976SummerM2002
244Gymnastics1980SummerF2002
244Alpine skiing1980WinterM2002
244Fencing1980SummerF2002
244Athletics1984SummerF2002
244Athletics1984SummerM2002
244Swimming1984SummerM2002
244Gymnastics1984SummerM2002
244Swimming1984SummerM2002
244Equestrian1984SummerM2002
244Diving1984SummerM2002
244Swimming1984SummerM2002
244Cross-country skiing1984WinterM2002
244Swimming1988SummerM2002
244Swimming1988SummerM2002
244Speed skating1988WinterM2002
244Athletics1988SummerM2002
244Diving1988SummerM2002
244Archery1988SummerF2002
244Cross-country skiing1988WinterM2002
244Alpine skiing1988WinterM2002
244Speed skating1992WinterF2002
244Canoeing1992SummerM2002
244Archery1992SummerF2002
244Swimming1992SummerM2002
244Swimming1992SummerM2002
244Athletics1992SummerM2002
244Athletics1992SummerM2002
244Swimming1992SummerM2002
244Modern pentathlon1992SummerM2002
244Fencing1992SummerF2002
244Athletics1992SummerM2002
244Biathlon1994WinterF2002
244Speed skating1994WinterF2002
244Alpine Skiing1994WinterM2002
244Athletics1996SummerM2002
244Athletics1996SummerF2002
244Canoeing1996SummerM2002
244Fencing1996SummerF2002
244Athletics1996SummerM2002
244Archery1996SummerF2002
244Swimming1996SummerM2002
244Gymnastics1996SummerF2002
244Swimming1996SummerM2002
244Athletics1996SummerF2002
244Swimming1996SummerM2002
244Swimming1996SummerM2002
244Equestrian1996SummerF2002
244Cross-country skiing1998WinterM2002
244Alpine skiing1998WinterM2002
244Speed skating1998WinterM2002
244Speed skating1998WinterF2002
244Rowing2000SummerF2002
244Athletics2000SummerM2002
244Swimming2000SummerM2002
244Canoeing2000SummerF2002
244Athletics2000SummerM2002
244Archery2000SummerF2002
244Swimming2000SummerF2002
244Fencing2000SummerF2002
244Tennis2000SummerF2002
244Alpine skiing2002WinterM2002
244Cross-country skiing2002WinterM2002
244Ski jumping2002WinterM2002
244Speed skating2002WinterF2002
244Rowing2004SummerF2002
244Synchronized swimming2004SummerF2002
244Athletics2004SummerM2002
244Athletics2004SummerF2002
244Canoeing2004SummerF2002
244Diving2004SummerM2002
244Tennis2004SummerM2002
244Swimming2004SummerF2002
244Archery2004SummerF2002
244Athletics2004SummerM2002
244Bobsleigh2006WinterM2002
244Cross-country skiing2006WinterM2002
244Alpine skiing2006WinterM2002
244Cross-country skiing2006WinterF2002
244Swimming2008SummerF2002
244Athletics2008SummerM2002
244Synchronized swimming2008SummerF2002
244Athletics2008SummerF2002
244Diving2008SummerM2002
244Gymnastics2008SummerF2002
244Athletics2008SummerM2002
244Diving2008SummerM2002
244Athletics2008SummerM2002
244Gymnastics2008SummerM2002
244Cycling2008SummerM2002
244Ski jumping2010WinterM2002
244Short-track Speed skating2010WinterM2002
244Cross-country skiing2010WinterM2002
244Diving2012SummerF2002
244Shooting2012SummerM2002
244Archery2012SummerF2002
244Fencing2012SummerF2002
244Gymnastics2012SummerF2002
244Equestrian2012SummerF2002
244Athletics2012SummerM2002
244Cycling2012SummerM2002
244Synchronized swimming2012SummerF2002
244Shooting2012SummerM2002
244Cycling2012SummerM2002
244Canoeing2012SummerF2002
244Table tennis2012SummerF2002
244Synchronized swimming2012SummerF2002
244Cycling2012SummerF2002
244Tennis2012SummerF2002
244Diving2012SummerF2002
244Swimming2012SummerF2002
244Table Tennis2012SummerM2002
244Badminton2012SummerF2002
244Biathlon2014WinterM2002
244Alpine Skiing2014WinterF2002
244Ski jumping2014WinterM2002
244Speed skating2014WinterF2002
244Archery2016SummerF2002
244Swimming2016SummerM2002
244Athletics2016SummerM2002
244Synchronized swimming2012SummerF2002
244Archery2016SummerM2002
244Synchronized swimming2016SummerF2002
244Athletics2016SummerF2002
244Gymnastics2016SummerM2002
244Cycling2016SummerF2002
244Alpine skiing and Snowboarding2018WinterF2002
244Speed skating2018WinterF2002
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Timeline

The historical progression of the leading performance.
Gold medalsYearRecord durationAthleteNationSportGamesSex
418961896–1904Carl SchuhmannGymnastics, WrestlingSummerM
419001900–1904Alvin KraenzleinAthleticsSummerM
519041904–1972Anton HeidaGymnasticsSummerM
519201920–1972Nedo NadiFencingSummerM
519201920–1972Willis A. LeeShootingSummerM
519241924–1972Paavo NurmiAthleticsSummerM
719721972–2008Mark SpitzSwimmingSummerM
820082008–presentMichael PhelpsSwimmingSummerM

List of most individual gold medals won at a single Olympic Games

RankAthleteNationSportYearGamesSexGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Speed skating1980WinterM5005
1Gymnastics1992SummerM5005
1Swimming2008SummerM5005
4Gymnastics1960SummerM4116
4Gymnastics1976SummerM4116
6Gymnastics1904SummerM4105
6Gymnastics1968SummerF4105
8Cycling1904SummerM4015
8Swimming2004SummerM4015
10Athletics1900SummerM4004
10Speed skating1964WinterF4004
10Swimming1972SummerM4004
10Swimming1988SummerF4004
15Gymnastics1904SummerM3216
16Gymnastics1952SummerM3205
17Speed skating1924WinterM3115
17Gymnastics1956SummerF3115
17Gymnastics1968SummerM3115
17Swimming1972SummerF3115
17Li NingGymnastics1984SummerM3115
17Gymnastics1988SummerF3115
23Speed skating1936WinterM3104
23Gymnastics1956SummerF3104
23Gymnastics1984SummerF3104
23Gymnastics1988SummerM3104
23Cycling2000SummerF3104
23Alpine skiing2002WinterF3104
23Swimming2016SummerF3104
30Gymnastics1976SummerF3014
30Swimming1996SummerF3014
30Gymnastics2016SummerF3014
33Athletics1900SummerM3003
33Athletics1904SummerM3003
33Athletics1904SummerM3003
33Fencing1920SummerM3003
33Athletics1924SummerM3003
33Athletics1936SummerM3003
33Athletics1948SummerF3003
33Speed skating1952WinterM3003
33Athletics1952SummerM3003
33Alpine skiing1956WinterM3003
33Gymnastics1964SummerF3003
33Swimming1968SummerF3003
33Alpine skiing1968WinterM3003
33Speed skating1972WinterM3003
33Swimming1976SummerF3003
33Athletics1984SummerM3003
33Swimming1988SummerF3003
33Speed skating1988WinterF3003
33Swimming1992SummerF3003
33Speed skating1994WinterM3003
33Swimming2000SummerF3003
33Biathlon2002WinterM3003
33Biathlon2014WinterF3003
33Swimming2016SummerF3003

Timeline

The historical progression of the leading performance.
Gold medalsYearRecord durationAthleteNationSportGamesSex
419001900–1980Alvin KraenzleinAthleticsSummerM
419041904–1980Anton HeidaGymnasticsSummerM
419041904–1980Marcus HurleyCyclingSummerM
419601960–1980Boris ShakhlinGymnasticsSummerM
419641964–1980Lidia SkoblikovaSpeed skatingWinterF
419681968–1980Věra ČáslavskáGymnasticsSummerF
419721972–1980Mark SpitzSwimmingSummerM
419761976–1980Nikolai AndrianovGymnasticsSummerM
519801980–presentEric HeidenSpeed skatingWinterM
519921992–presentVitaly ScherboGymnasticsSummerM
520082008–presentMichael PhelpsSwimmingSummerM