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Lists of Olympic medalists

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Summary

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This article includes lists of all Olympic medalists since 1896, organized by each Olympic sport or discipline, and also by Olympiad.

Medalist with most medals by sport

Summer Olympic sports

Sports that will appear in the 2028 Summer Olympics are listed below, except for squash and flag football, making their first appearance in 2028.

Discipline (link to medalists list)ContestedNumber ofMedals awardedAthlete(s) with the most medals
(gold–silver–bronze)Athlete(s) with the most gold medalsOlympics
(up to conclusion of 2024)Medal events
(in 2024)Total
[[Image:Archery pictogram.svg20px]] Archery1900–1908; 1920; since 1972185767466216Hubert van Innis (6–3–0)
[[Image:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg20px]] Artistic swimmingSince 198411222202163Svetlana Romashina (7–0–0)
Huang Xuechen (0–5–2)
[[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg20px]] Athletics
(men, women)Since 189630481075108410733232Paavo Nurmi (9–3–0)
[[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg20px]] BadmintonSince 199295444448136Gao Ling (2–1–1)
[[Image:Baseball pictogram.svg20px]] Baseball and [[Image:Softball pictogram.svg20px]] Softball1992–2008; 2020; 20286011111133Pedro Luis Lazo (2–2–0)
Laura Berg (3–0–1)
Tanya Harding (0–1–3)
Melanie Roche (0–1–3)
Natalie Ward (0–1–3)
[[Image:Basketball pictogram.svg20px]] BasketballSince 1936214343434102Diana Taurasi (6–0–0)
[[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg20px]] Boxing1904; 1908;
1920–Present2513226226389841
[[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg20px]] Canoeing
and Kayaking
(men, women)Since 19362116258258260776Birgit Fischer (8–4–0)
[[Image:Cricket pictogram.svg20px]] Cricket1900, 2028101102see list
[[Image:Cycling pictogram.svg20px]] Cycling
(men, women)Since 18963022305304298907Jason Kenny (7–2–0)
[[Image:Diving pictogram.svg20px]] DivingSince 1904288138138139405Dmitri Sautin (2–2–4)
[[Image:Equestrian pictogram.svg20px]] Equestrian1900;
since 1912286159157157473Isabell Werth (8–6–0)
[[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg20px]] Fencing
(men, women)Since 18963012235235234704Edoardo Mangiarotti (6–5–2)
[[Image:Field hockey pictogram.svg20px]] Field hockey1908; 1920;
since 1928252373738112Leslie Claudius (3–1–0)
Udham Singh (3–1–0)
Eva de Goede (3–1–0)
Teun de Nooijer (2–2–0)
Luciana Aymar (0–2–2)
[[Image:Football pictogram.svg20px]] Football1900–1928;
since 1936292363638110Christie Rampone (3–1–0)
[[Image:Golf pictogram.svg20px]] Golf1900–1904;
since 20165210101131Lydia Ko (1–1–1)
[[Image:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg20px]] Gymnastics
(men, women)Since 189630183923723781142Larisa Latynina (9–5–4)
[[Image:Handball pictogram.svg20px]] Handball
(men, women)1936;
since 197215228282884Katrine Lunde (3–0–2)
[[Image:Judo pictogram.svg20px]] Judo1964;
since 19721515167166334667Teddy Riner (5–0–2)
[[Image:Lacrosse pictogram.svg20px]] Lacrosse1904–1908, 2028202215see list
[[Image:Modern pentathlon pictogram (post-2025).svg20px]] Modern pentathlonSince 1912262444444132Pavel Lednyov (2–2–3)
[[Image:Rowing pictogram.svg20px]] Rowing
(men, women)Since 19002914282282286850Elisabeta Lipă (5–2–1)
[[Image:Rugby union pictogram.svg20px]] Rugby1900; 1908;
1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016)721011728Theresa Fitzpatrick (2–1–0)
Sarah Hirini (2–1–0)
Tyla King (2–1–0)
Jerry Tuwai (2–1–0)
Portia Woodman (2–1–0)
[[Image:Sailing pictogram.svg20px]] Sailing1900;
since 19082910205197190592Ben Ainslie (4–1–0)
Robert Scheidt (2–2–1)
Torben Grael (2–1–2)
[[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg20px]] Shooting1896; 1900;
1908–1924;
since 19322815302303301906Carl Osburn (5–4–2)
[[Image:Skateboarding pictogram.svg20px]] SkateboardingSince 20202488824Yuto Horigome (2–0–0)
Keegan Palmer (2–0–0)
Kokona Hiraki (0–2–0)
Rayssa Leal (0–1–1)
Jagger Eaton (0–1–1)
Sky Brown (0–0–2)
[[Image:Sport climbing pictogram.svg20px]] Sport climbingSince 20202466618Janja Garnbret (2–0–0)
Jakob Schubert (0–0–2)
[[Image:Surfing pictogram.svg20px]] SurfingSince 20202244412see list
[[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg20px]] Swimming
(men, women)Since 189630376336326311896Michael Phelps (23–3–2)
[[Image:Table tennis pictogram.svg20px]] Table tennisSince 1988105424246130Ma Long (6–0–0)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (0–2–4)
[[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg20px]] TaekwondoSince 200078565696208Hwang Kyung-seon (2–0–1)
Steven López (2–0–1)
Hadi Saei (2–0–1)
Panipak Wongpattanakit (2–0–1)
María Espinoza (1–1–1)
[[Image:Tennis pictogram.svg20px]] Tennis1896–1924;
since 1988175767691243Venus Williams (4–1–0)
Kitty McKane (1–2–2)
[[Image:Triathlon pictogram.svg20px]] TriathlonSince 20007216161648Alex Yee (2–1–1)
[[Image:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg20px]] VolleyballSince 1964164484848144Ana Fernández (3–0–1)
Inna Ryskal (2–2–0)
Sérgio Santos (2–2–0)
Jordan Larson (1–2–1)
Sergey Tetyukhin (1–1–2)
Samuele Papi (0–2–2)
Kerri Walsh Jennings (3–0–1)
[[Image:Water polo pictogram.svg20px]] Water polo
(men, women)1900;
since 1908282363535106Dezső Gyarmati (3–1–1)
[[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg20px]] Weightlifting1896; 1904;
since 19202710238235236709Pyrros Dimas (3–0–1)
Ronny Weller (1–2–1)
[[Image:Flag of Croatia.svg22x20pxborder]] Nikolaj Pešalov (BUL, CRO) (1–1–2)
Norbert Schemansky (1–1–2)
Eko Yuli Irawan (0–2–2)
[[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg20px]] Wrestling
(freestyle, Greco-Roman)1896;
since 190429184464465361428Mijaín López (5–0–0)
Wilfried Dietrich (1–2–2)

Winter Olympic sports

Sports that will appear in the 2026 Winter Olympics are listed below, except for Ski mountaineering are making their first appearance in 2026.

Discipline (link to medalists list)ContestedNumber ofMedals awardedAthlete(s) with the most medals
(gold-silver-bronze)Athlete(s) with the most gold medalsOlympics
(up to 2022)Medal events
(in 2022)Total
[[Image:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg20px]] Alpine skiingSince 19361911167168165500Kjetil André Aamodt (4–2–2)
[[Image:Biathlon pictogram.svg20px]] Biathlon1924;
since 19601611979796190Ole Einar Bjørndalen (8–4–1)
[[Image:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg20px]] Bobsleigh1924–1956;
since 1964214444647137Bogdan Musioł (1–5–1)
[[Image:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg20px]] Cross-country skiingSince 19242212134132133399Marit Bjørgen (8–4–3)
[[Image:Curling pictogram.svg20px]] Curling1924;
since 19986377721Oskar Eriksson (1–1–2)
[[Image:Figure skating pictogram.svg20px]] Figure skating{{nowrapSummer: 1908; 1920
Winter: since 1924245777576228Scott Moir (3–2–0)
Tessa Virtue (3–2–0)
[[Image:Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg20px]] Freestyle skiingSince 199271018181854Ailing Eileen Gu (2–1–0)
David Wise (2–1–0)
Mikaël Kingsbury (1–2–0)
Xu Mengtao (1–2–0)
Mathilde Gremaud (1–1–1)
Kari Traa (1–1–1)
Nick Goepper (0–2–1)
Jia Zongyang (0–2–1)
[[Image:Ice hockey pictogram.svg20px]] Ice hockey{{nowrapSummer: 1920
Winter: since 192423224242472Jayna Hefford (4–1–0)
Hayley Wickenheiser (4–1–0)
[[Image:Luge pictogram.svg20px]] LugeSince 1964144373536108Natalie Geisenberger (6–0–1)
[[Image:Nordic combined pictogram.svg20px]] Nordic combinedSince 1924223404040120Felix Gottwald (3–1–3)
[[Image:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg20px]] Short track speed skatingSince 19927832323296Arianna Fontana (2–4–5)
[[Image:Skeleton pictogram.svg20px]] Skeleton1924; 1948;
since 20026214141442Lizzy Yarnold (2–0–0)
Martins Dukurs (0–2–0)
John Heaton (0–2–0)
Gregor Stähli (0–0–2)
[[Image:Ski jumping pictogram.svg20px]] Ski jumpingSince 1924224535452159Matti Nykänen (4–1–0)
[[Image:Snowboarding pictogram.svg20px]] SnowboardingSince 1998510515151103Shaun White (3–0–0)
Jamie Anderson (2–1–0)
Lindsey Jacobellis (2–1–0)
Vic Wild (2–0–1)
Ayumu Hirano (1–2–0)
Benjamin Karl (1–1–1)
Max Parrot (1–1–1)
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (1–1–1)
Kelly Clark (1–0–2)
Žan Košir (0–1–2)
Mark McMorris (0–0–3)
[[Image:Speed skating pictogram.svg20px]] Speed skatingSince 19242212152155148455Ireen Wüst (6–5–1)

Discontinued summer sports

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DisciplineContestedNumber of
OlympicsMedals awardedTotal
[[Image:Basque pelota pictogram.svg20px]] Basque pelota1900110
[[Image:Breakdancing pictogram.svg20px]] Breaking2024122
[[Image:Croquet pictogram.svg20px]] Croquet1900132
[[Image:Jeu de paume pictogram.svg20px]] Jeu de paume1908111
[[Image:Karate pictogram.svg20px]] Karate2020188
[[Image:Polo pictogram.svg20px]] Polo1900; 1908; 1920;
1924; 1936556
[[Image:Racquets pictogram.svg20px]] Rackets1908122
[[Image:Roque pictogram.svg20px]] Roque1904111
[[Image:Tug of war pictogram.svg20px]] Tug of war1900–1920555
[[Image:Water motorsports pictogram.svg20px]] Water motorsports1908130

Medalist with most medals by Olympiad

Summer Olympic Games

GamesMedalHostNumber of
medal eventsMedals awardedAthlete(s) with the most medals
(gold–silver–bronze)Athlete(s) with the most gold medalsTotal
1896winnerstableGreece Athens, Greece43434336
1900winnerstableFrance Paris, France95969593
1904winnerstableUnited States St. Louis, United States95969693
1908winnerstableUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom110110107107
1912winnerstableSweden Stockholm, Sweden102103104103
1920winnerstableBelgium Antwerp, Belgium156156147136
1924winnerstableFrance Paris, France126126127125
1928winnerstableNetherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands109110108109
1932winnerstableUnited States Los Angeles, United States116116116114
1936winnerstableGermany Berlin, Germany129130128130
1948winnerstableUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom136138135138
1952winnerstableFinland Helsinki, Finland149149152158
1956winnerstableAustralia Melbourne, Australia
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden151153153163
1960winnerstableItaly Rome, Italy150152149160
1964winnerstableJapan Tokyo, Japan163163167174
1968winnerstableMexico Mexico City, Mexico172174170183
1972winnerstableWest Germany Munich, West Germany195195195210
1976winnerstableCanada Montreal, Quebec, Canada198198199216
1980winnerstableSoviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union203204204223
1984winnerstableUnited States Los Angeles, United States221226219243
1988winnerstableSouth Korea Seoul, South Korea237241234264
1992winnerstableSpain Barcelona, Spain257260257298
1996winnerstableUnited States Atlanta, United States271271273298
2000winnerstableAustralia Sydney, Australia300300300327
2004winnerstableGreece Athens, Greece301301300326
2008winnerstableChina Beijing, China302302303353
2012winnerstableUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom302302301357
2016winnerstableBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil306307307359
2020winnerstableJapan Tokyo, Japan339340338402
2024winnerstableFrance Paris, France329329330385

Winter Olympic Games

GamesMedalHostNumber of
medal eventsMedals awardedAthlete(s) with the most medals
(gold–silver–bronze)Athlete(s) with the most gold medalsTotal
1924winnerstableFrance Chamonix, France16161617
1928winnerstableSwitzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland14141215
1932winnerstableUnited States Lake Placid, United States14141414
1936winnerstableGermany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany17171717
1948winnerstableSwitzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland22222422
1952winnerstableNorway Oslo, Norway22222223
1956winnerstableItaly Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy24252324
1960winnerstableUnited States Squaw Valley, United States27282627
1964winnerstableAustria Innsbruck, Austria34343831
1968winnerstableFrance Grenoble, France35353932
1972winnerstableJapan Sapporo, Japan35363435
1976winnerstableAustria Innsbruck, Austria37373737
1980winnerstableUnited States Lake Placid, United States38383938
1984winnerstableYugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia39393939
1988winnerstableCanada Calgary, Alberta, Canada46464646
1992winnerstableFrance Albertville, France57575856
1994winnerstableNorway Lillehammer, Norway61616161
1998winnerstableJapan Nagano, Japan68696868
2002winnerstableUnited States Salt Lake City, United States78807678
2006winnerstableItaly Turin, Italy84848484
2010winnerstableCanada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada86868785
2014winnerstableRussia Sochi, Russia98999799
2018winnerstableSouth Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea102103102102
2022winnerstableChina Beijing, China109109109109

Medalists by age

By sport

TitleAgeMedalistDetailsNotesFreestyle skiingBiathlonSkeletonLugeCyclingAthleticsSwimmingSailing
Youngest freestyle skiing medalist18 years 158 daysAiling Eileen Gu
Youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist18 years 158 daysAiling Eileen Gu
Youngest male freestyle skiing medalist--
Youngest male freestyle skiing gold medalist--
Youngest female freestyle skiing medalist18 years 158 daysAiling Eileen Gu
Youngest female freestyle skiing gold medalist18 years 158 daysAiling Eileen GuAt the 2022 Winter Olympics, Ailing Eileen Gu became the youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist. In the women's big air, she finished the first with an astonishing score, 188.25.
Oldest freestyle skiing medalist--
Oldest freestyle skiing gold medalist--
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Youngest biathlon medalist--
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Oldest biathlon medalist40Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Oldest biathlon gold medalist40Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Oldest male biathlon medalist40Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Oldest male biathlon gold medalist40Ole Einar BjørndalenAt 2014 Winter Olympics, Ole Einar Bjørndalen won gold at the 10 km sprint biathlon event, tying the record number of total medals in the Winter Olympics at 12, along with Bjørn Dæhlie, and becoming the oldest Winter Olympics medalist at age 40.url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/08/ole-einar-bjoerndalen-olympics-gold-oldest_n_4751484.htmltitle= Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Becomes Oldest Winter Olympic Gold Medalist In 10-Kilometer Sprintauthor= Eric Williamsendate= 8 February 2014work= Huffington Post }}
Oldest female biathlon medalist--
Oldest female biathlon gold medalist--
Youngest skeleton medalist--
Youngest skeleton gold medalist--
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Oldest skeleton medalist--
Oldest skeleton gold medalist39Duff Gibson
Oldest male skeleton medalist--
Oldest male skeleton gold medalist39Duff GibsonAt the 2006 Winter Olympics, Duff Gibson became the oldest Winter Games gold medalist by winning gold in skeleton. He has subsequently been eclipsed as the oldest gold medalist at the Winter Games.title= All the winners on day two at Sochiurl= http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/all-the-winners-on-day-two-at-sochi-20140209-329dl.htmldate= 9 February 2014author= Rob Glosterpublisher= Sidney Morning Herald }}
Oldest female skeleton medalist--
Oldest female skeleton gold medalist--
Youngest luge medalist--
Youngest luge gold medalist20Felix Loch
Youngest male luge medalist--
Youngest male luge gold medalist20Felix LochAt the 2010 Winter Olympics, he became the youngest ever Olympic luge gold medalist.url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-men-idUKBREA170OX20140208archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160306154016/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-men-idUKBREA170OX20140208url-status= deadarchive-date= 6 March 2016title= Germany's Loch in pole position to win second goldauthor= Justin Palmerdate= 8 February 2014work= Reuters }}
Youngest female luge medalist--
Youngest female luge gold medalist--
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Oldest cycling medalist--
Oldest cycling gold medalist42Kristin ArmstrongAt the 2012 Summer Olympics, she became the oldest cycling gold medalist, when she won the women's road time trial race, defending her gold medal from Beijing 2008. She repeated her success at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning third gold in a row and setting a new record.url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/17262585/2016-rio-olympics-kristin-armstrong-wins-gold-medal-women-cycling-trialtitle=Kristin Armstrong wins third consecutive gold in women's cycling time trialdate=11 August 2016agency=Associated Presspublisher=ESPN}}
Oldest male cycling medalist--
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Oldest female cycling gold medalist42Kristin Armstrong
Youngest cycling medalist--
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Oldest athletics medalist48Terence Lloyd Johnson
Oldest athletics gold medalist42Pat McDonald
Oldest male athletics medalist48Terence Lloyd JohnsonAt the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won bronze in the men's 50 km walk.
Oldest male athletics gold medalist42Pat McDonaldAt the 1920 Summer Olympics, he won the men's 56 lbs toss.
Oldest female athletics medalist40Merlene OtteyAt the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won bronze in the women's 100m dash.
Oldest female athletics gold medalist39Ellina ZverevaAt the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won gold for the discus throw.author= Steven Lynchpublisher= ESPNwork= Ask Steventitle= The oldest Olympic medalisturl= http://www.espn.co.uk/blogs/sport/story/238631.htmldate= 14 September 2013 }}
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Oldest swimming medalist41Dara TorresTorres won silver for the women's 4x100 freestyle team relay as anchor at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Oldest swimming gold medalist--
Oldest male swimming medalist38William RobinsonRobinson won silver for the men's 200m breaststroke at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Oldest male swimming gold medalist--
Oldest female swimming medalist41Dara Torresurl=http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/08/13/the-oldest-olympic-swimming-medalist-in-historytitle=Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in Historydate=13 August 2008magazine=U.S. News & World Reportauthor=Emily Brandonurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209164550/http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/08/13/the-oldest-olympic-swimming-medalist-in-historyarchive-date=9 December 2014 }}
Oldest female swimming gold medalist--
Youngest sailing medalist--
Youngest sailing gold medalist--
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Oldest sailing medalist--
Oldest male sailing medalist--
Oldest male sailing gold medalist54Santiago LangeLange won gold for the Nacra 17 at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite weburl = https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36690180title = Rio Olympics 2016: Santiago Lange wins gold with Cecilia Carranza Saroliquote = The 54-year-old, the oldest sailor competing in Rio, and his compatriot won the Nacra 17 mixed category.date = 17 August 2016work = BBCaccess-date = 20 September 2016
Oldest female sailing medalist
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By Olympiad

Notes

References

;General

;Specific

References

  1. "Paris 1900".
  2. "St.Louis 1904".
  3. "Antwerp 1920".
  4. "Melbourne 1956".
  5. Eric Williamsen. (8 February 2014). "Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Becomes Oldest Winter Olympic Gold Medalist In 10-Kilometer Sprint". Huffington Post.
  6. Rob Gloster. (9 February 2014). "All the winners on day two at Sochi". Sidney Morning Herald.
  7. Justin Palmer. (8 February 2014). "Germany's Loch in pole position to win second gold". Reuters.
  8. (11 August 2016). "Kristin Armstrong wins third consecutive gold in women's cycling time trial". ESPN.
  9. Steven Lynch. (14 September 2013). "The oldest Olympic medalist". ESPN.
  10. Emily Brandon. (13 August 2008). "Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in History".
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