List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games

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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.


Athlete Nation Sport Year Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
Michael Phelps  United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 8 - - 8
Michael Phelps  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
Maria Gorokhovskaya 23x15px 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  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  Hungary Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 4 2 - 6
Hubert Van Innis  Belgium Archery 1920 Summer M 4 2 - 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  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer F 3 2 1 6
Daniela Silivas  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  Soviet Union Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 2 2 2 6
Alexei Nemov  Russia Gymnastics 1996 Summer M 2 1 3 6
Alexei Nemov  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 1956 Summer F 1 1 4 6
Nedo Nadi  Italy Fencing 1920 Summer M 5 - - 5
Paavo Nurmi  Finland Athletics 1924 Summer M 5 - - 5
Eric Heiden  United States Speed skating 1980 Winter M 5 - - 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
Marcus Hurley  United States Cycling 1904 Summer M 4 - 1 5
Missy Franklin  United States Swimming 2012 Summer F 4 - 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
George Eyser  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 Comaneci  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
Ireen Wüst  Netherlands Speed skating 2014 Winter F 2 3 0 5
Ryan Lochte  United States Swimming 2012 Summer M 2 2 1 5
Natalie Coughlin  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
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
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
Carl Lewis  United States Athletics 1984 Summer M 4 - - 4
Ole Einar Bjørndalen  Norway Biathlon 2002 Winter M 4 - - 4
Bjørn Dæhlie  Norway Cross-country skiing 1992 Winter M 3 1 - 4
Bjørn Dæhlie  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  Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 3 1 - 4
Lyubov Yegorova  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
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi  Finland Cross-country skiing 1984 Winter F 3 - 1 4
Michelle Smith de Bruin  Ireland Swimming 1996 Summer F 3 - 1 4
Hyun-Soo Ahn 23x15px South Korea Short-track Speed skating 2006 Winter M 3 - 1 4
Bjørn Dæhlie  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  Unified Team Swimming 1992 Summer M 2 2 - 4
Nadia Comaneci  Romania Gymnastics 1980 Summer F 2 2 - 4
Gary Hall, Jr.  United States Swimming 1996 Summer M 2 2 - 4
Michael Gross (swimmer)  West Germany Swimming 1984 Summer M 2 2 - 4
Gary Hall, Jr.  United States Swimming 2000 Summer M 2 1 1 4
Ludmilla Tourischeva  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  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 Miloşovici  Romania Gymnastics 1992 Summer 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
Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe Swimming 2008 Summer F 1 3 - 4
Shawn Johnson  United States Gymnastics 2008 Summer 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
Agnes Keleti  Hungary Gymnastics 1952 Summer F 1 1 2 4
Inge de Bruijn  Netherlands Swimming 2004 Summer F 1 1 2 4
Simona Amanar  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
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  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
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
1972 1972-1980 Mark Spitz  United States Swimming Summer M 7 0 0
8 1980 1980-present Alexander Dityatin  Russia Gymnastics Summer M 3 4 1
2004 2004-present Michael Phelps  United States Swimming Summer M 6 0 2
2008 2008-present 8 0 0

See also

References

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  • See also references in the articles on each athlete.