Just the list for the hurried among us.
216 people have won gold in the same event in three Olympiads (230 occurences) : (listed in chronological order)
31 people have gone on for a fourth title.
Pál Kovács and Dr. Reiner Klimke have added a fifth title, but Aladár Gerevich and Isabell Werth hold the record with six Olympic titles in the same event, over stretches of 28 and 29 years!
60 people achieved it in an individual event (1&2,
3, 4, 5,
10, 12, 13,
22, 23, 25,
32, 33, 34,
39, 47, 57,
59, 62, 65,
66, 72, 73,
74, 76, 77,
81, 91, 92,
95, 108, 109,
110, 111, 121,
125, 127, 132,
133, 153,
156, 158, 163,
164, 167, 175,
179).
183,184,186,
189,190,191,
199,200,201,
202,204,205,
206,207,222,
223).
Paul Elvstrøm, Al Oerter,
Carl Lewis and Michael Phelps
have four individual titles.
Ray Ewry, Larissa Latynina, Jenny Thompson, Valentina Vezzali and Svetlana Romashina have achieved this remarkable feat in two events, Usain Bolt in three and Michael Phelps even in five.
I did not want to include Tom Jager, who has three gold medals for the 4x100 m free-style. His first, in 1984, he received for swimming in the heats. I do not believe those medals are 'earned' and I did not include him in a first version of this list. J. Brian Carberry does include him and I follow suit. Jenny Thompson similarly has three gold medals for the 4x100 medley, so she was origianlly not twice on this list (she has always been included for the 4x100 free-style). Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak also have three gold medals for the medley relay, one of which was earned in the heats. And one of Michael Phelps's quadruple golds also contained one medal gained in the heats.
Anatoly Tarasov is not on this list but he should be. He was the coach of the
Soviet Ice Hockey teams of 1964, 1968 and 1972, winning gold all three times.
Coaches don't get gold medals.
Similarly, Viktor Tikhonov was the coach of the Soviet Ice Hockey teams of
1984 and 1988, and the Unified team of 1992. He won three gold medals, as well
as a silver in 1980.
Also, Ratko Rudic was the coach
of the gold winning teams of Waterpolo in 1984, 1988 (Yugoslavia) and 1992
(Italy).
And Zé Roberto coached the Brazilian
Volleyball men to gold in 1992, and the women in 2008 and 2012 (with silver
in 2021).
Henri Saint-Cyr and Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. should have been on this list. They missed out on a gold medal after the Swedish team was disqualified (after ending first in the competition) in 1948, because one of their members was not an officer.
I am still reviewing 2 people who may have to disappear from this list : Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre and Idalmis Gato Moya who did not play in Sydney, although they were certainly in the team at those games. It is not clear whether or not they received a gold medal for this.
J. Brian Carberry also keeps a list like this, he calls them 3-peaters. His list has only 142 entries (plus 3 doubles) since he does not list the 2 team members above, and he does not recognize five people who are in my list, but who have won their gold medals in different weight categories (13, 24, 48, 96, 111)
Finally, maybe Gigolo ought to be on this list as well.
Here are some further interesting statistics about this list.
not yet anyone
1) Track & Field Men / Standing Long Jump - 1900, 1904,
1906 (25/4), 1908
Ray Ewry
2) Track & Field Men / Standing High Jump - 1900, 1904, 1906 (1/5),
1908
Ray Ewry
3) Track & Field Men / Hammer Throw - 1900, 1904, 1908
(14/7)
John Flanagan
4) Track & Field Men / Discus Throw - 1904, 1906, 1908
(16/7)
Martin Sheridan
5) Track & Field Men / Javelin Throw - 1906, 1908, 1912
(6/7)
Eric Lemming
George Wilkinson used to be mentioned as the sixth triple champion, but this is no longer considered true.
6,7) Water Polo - 1908, 1912, 1920
Paul Radmilovic,
Charles Smith (England)
8,9) Gymnastics, Team - 1912 (Prescribed apparatuses), 1920 (European system),
1924
Giorgio Zampori,
Luigi Maiocco (Italy)
10) Figure Skating Men - 1920 (in Antwerpen !), 1924, 1928
Gillis Grafström
11) Rowing Men / Double Sculls - 1920, 1924, 1928
Paul Costello (nephew and partner in '20 and
'24 of John Kelly, father to Grace)
12) Wrestling Greco-Roman - 1920 (middleweight (-75 kg)),
1924 (light-heavyweight (-82,5 kg)), 1932 (heavyweight (+81 kg))
Carl Westergren
13) Figure Skating Women - 1928, 1932, 1936
Sonja Henie
14) Track & Field Men / 4x100 metres - 1928, 1932, 1936 (9/8)
Frank Wykoff (USA)
15,16) Hockey - 1928, 1932, 1936 (14/8)
Richard Allen,
Dhyan Chand Bais
(British-India)
17) Fencing Men / Sabre Team - 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 (6 times)
Gerevich Aladár (Hungary)
18) Fencing Men / Sabre Team - 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 (5 times)
Kovács Pál (Hungary)
19, 20) Fencing Men / Sabre Team - 1936, 1948, 1952
Berczelly Tibor,
Rajcsányi
László (Hungary)
21) Fencing Men / Epee Team - 1936, 1952, 1956 (28/11), 1960 (4 times)
Edoardo Mangiarotti (Italy)
22) Canoeing Men / 1000 m K1 - 1948, 1952, 1956 (1/12)
Gert Frederiksson
23) Boxing - 1948 (middleweight (-73kg)), 1952, 1956 (1/12)
(light middleweight (-71kg))
Papp László
24) Fencing Men / Sabre Team - 1948, 1952, 1956 (3/12), 1960 (4)
Kárpáti Rudolf (Hungary)
25) Yachting / Solo - 1948 (Firefly), 1952, 1956 (5/12), 1960 (Finnjoll)
(4 times)
Paul Elvstrøm (Denmark)
26,27,28,29) Hockey - 1948, 1952, 1956 (6/12)
Randhir Singh Gentle,
Leslie Walter Claudius,
Balbir Singh,
Rangananandhan Francis (India)
30,31) Fencing Men / Epee Team - 1952, 1956, 1960
Carlo Pavesi,
Giuseppe Delfino (Italy)
32) Swimming Women / 100 m Free-style - 1956, 1960, 1964 (13/10)
Dawn Fraser
33) Rowing / skiff - 1956, 1960, 1964 (15/10)
Vyacheslav Ivanov
34) Track & Field Men / Discus - 1956, 1960, 1964 (15/10), 1968 (4)
Alfred A Oerter Jr (USA)
35,36) Water polo - 1952, 1956, 1964 (18/10)
Gyarmati Deszö,
Kárpáti
György (Hungary)
37,38) Gymnastics Women / Team - 1956, 1960, 1964 (20/10)
Polina Astakhova,
Larissa Latynina
(Soviet-Union)
39) Gymnastics Women / Floor Exercises 1956, 1960, 1964 (23/10)
Larissa Latynina
40) Hockey - 1952, 1956, 1964 (23/10)
Udham Singh (India)
41) Equestrianism / Prix des Nations Team - 1956, 1960, 1964 (24/10), 1972
(4)
Hans-Günther Winkler (Germany)
42) Gymnastics Men / Team - 1960, 1964, 1968
Yukio Endo (Japan)
43,44,45,46) Ice Hockey - 1964, 1968, 1972
Vitali Davidov, Anatoli
Firsov, Viktor Kuzkin,
Alexander Ragulin (Soviet-Union)
47) Wrestling Free-style - 1964 (light-heavyweight (-97
kg)), 1968 (heavyweight (+97 kg)), 1972 (31/8)(super-heavyweight (+100 kg))
Oleksander Medvid
48,49,50) Fencing Women / Foil Team - 1960, 1968, 1972 (8/9)
Tatyana Samusenko-Petrenko,
Aleksandra Zabelina, Galina
Goroshova (Soviet-Union)
51) Fencing Men / Epee Team - 1964, 1968, 1972 (9/9)
Kulcsár Gyözö (Hungary)
52) Biathlon Men / Team - 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 (4)
Alexander Tikhonow (Russia)
53) Gymnastics Women / Team - 1968, 1972, 1976 (19/7)
Lyudmila Turishcheva (Soviet-Union)
54,55,56) Gymnastics Men / Team - 1968, 1972, 1976 (20/7)
Sawao Kato, Mitsuo
Tsukahara, Eizo Kenmotsu (Japan)
57) Diving Men / Highboard - 1968, 1972, 1976 (27/7)
Klaus Dibiasi
58) Fencing Women / Foil Team - 1968, 1972, 1976 (28/7)
Elena Belova-Novikova (Soviet-Union)
59) Equestrianism / Dressage Team - 1964, 1968, 1976 (29/7), 1984, 1988 (5)
Dr. Reiner Klimke (Germany)
60) Track & Field Men / Triple jump - 1968, 1972, 1976 (30/7)
Viktor Saneev
61) Figure Skating / Pairs - 1972 (with Ulanov), 1976, 1980 (18/2) (with
Zaitsev)
Irina Rodnina
62) Nordic Combination - 1972, 1976, 1980 (19/2)
Ulrich Wehling
63,64) Fencing / Sabre - team - 1968, 1976, 1980 (29/7)
Viktor Sidiak, Vladimir
Nazlymov (Soviet-Union)
65) Boxing / heavyweight - 1972, 1976, 1980 (2/8)
Teofilo Stevenson
66) Ice Hockey - 1972, 1976, 1984
Vladislav Tretiak (Soviet-Union)
67) Rowing Skiff - 1976, 1980, 1984 (5/8)
Pertti Karppinen
68) Canoeing - Canadian C2 1000 m - 1968, 1980, 1984 (11/8)
Ivan Patzaichin
no additions
69) Ice Hockey - 1984, 1988, 1992
Andrei Chomutov (Soviet-Union / CIS)
70,71) Swimming Men / 4 x 100 m free-style - 1984, 1988, 1992
Matt Biondi, Tom Jager
72) Track & Field Men / Long Jump - 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 (4)
Carl Lewis
73) Track & Field Women / 4x100m - 1984, 1988, 1992
Evelyn Ashford
74) Speed Skating Women / 500 m - 1988, 1992, 1994
Bonnie Blair
75) Weight-Lifting - 1988, 1992, 1996 (22/7)
Naim Suleymanoglu
76) Wrestling / Greco-Roman - 1988, 1992, 1996 (22/7)
Alexander Karelin
77) Swimming / 200 m back-stroke - 1988, 1992, 1996 (25/7)
Egerszegi Krisztina
78) Rowing / Coxless Two - 1988, 1992, 1996 (27/7)
Stephen Redgrave
79) Equestrianism / Dressage Team - 1988, 1992, 1996 (27/7)
Monica Theodorescu
80) Basketball / Women - 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000
Teresa Edwards
81) Luge / Men's singles - 1992, 1994, 1998
Georg Hackl
82,83) Nordic Skiing / 4x5km - 1992, 1994, 1998
Larissa Lazutina, Yelena Välbe
84) Nordic Skiing / 4x5km - 1988, 1994, 1998
Nina Gavriljuk
85) Biathlon / 4x7,5 km - 1992, 1994, 1998, 2006
Ricco Groß
86) Swimming / 4 x 100 m freestyle relay - 1984, 1992, 2000 (16/9)
Dara Torres
87) Swimming / 4 x 100 m freestyle relay - 1992, 1996, 2000 (16/9)
Jenny Thompson
88) Equestriansm / 3-day event, team - 1992, 1996, 2000 (19/9)
Andrew Hoy
89) Archery / Women's Team - 1988, 1992, 2000 (21/9)
Kim Soo-Nyung
90) Fencing / Women's Foil Team - 1992, 1996, 2000 (23/9)
Giovanna Trillini
91) Weightlifting - 1992, 1996, 2000 (23/9)
Piros Dimas
92) Track and Field, Javelin - 1992, 1996, 2000 (23/9)
Jan Zelezny
93) Swimming / 4 x 100 m medley relay - 1992, 1996, 2000 (23/9)
Jenny Thompson
94) Fencing - team Sabre - 1992, 1996, 2000 (24/9)
Stanislaw Pozdnyakov
95) Weightlifting - 1992, 1996, 2000 (24/9)
Akakios Kakiasvilis
96) Equestrianism, dressage, team - 1992, 1996, 2000 (26/9),
2008, 2016, 2021
Isabell Werth (three times on
Gigolo)
97) Equestrianism, jumping, team - 1988, 1996, 2000 (28/9),
2004
Ludger Beerbaum
98) Hockey, women - 1988, 1996, 2000 (29/9)
Rechelle Hawkes
99-104) Volleyball : 1992, 1996, 2000 (30/9)
Marleny Costa Blanco,
Mireya Luis Hernandez,
Lilia Izquierdo Aguirre,
Idalmis Gato Moya, Regla
Bell McKenzie, Regla Torres Herrera
105) Canoeing, women's K4 - 1988, 1996, 2000 (30/9), 2004
Birgit Fischer-Schmidt
106) Boxing : 1992, 1996, 2000 (30/9)
Felix Savon
107) Handball, men's team - 1988, 1992, 2000
Andrei Lavrov
108) Speed Skating, 5000 m - 1994, 1998, 2002
Claudia Pechstein
109) Judo, -60kg - 1996, 2000, 2004 (14/8)
Tadahiro Nomura
110) Weightlifting - (-56 kg) - 1996, 2000, 2004 (15/8)
Halil Mutlu
111) Shooting - Rapid-Fire Pistol - 1992, 1996, 2004
(21/8)
Ralf Schumann
112) Rowing - lightweight double sculls women - 1996, 2000, 2004 (22/8)
Constanta Burcica
113-116) Rowing - eights 1996, 2000, 2004 (22/8)
Elisabeta Lipa,
Liliana Gafencu, Doina
Ignat, Elena Georgescu
117-120) Softball - 1996, 2000, 2004 (23/8)
Lisa Fernandez, Leah
O'Brien-Amico, Laura Berg,
Lori Harrigan
121) Athletics - 50 km Walk 1996, 2000, 2004 (27/8)
Robert Korzeniowski
122-124) Basketball - women - 1996, 2000, 2004 (29/8)
Dawn Staley, Sheryl
Swoopes, Lisa Leslie
125) Alpine Skiing - Super-G - 1992, 2002, 2006
Kjetil-André Aamodt
126) Biathlon - 4 x 7.5 km - 1994, 1998, 2006
Sven Fischer
127) Fencing - women - Individual Foil - 2000, 2004, 2008
(11/8)
Valentina Vezzali
128,129) Canoe Slalom - C2 - 2000, 2004, 2008 (15/8)
Pavol Hochschorner, Peter
Hochschorner
130) Rowing - pairs - 2000, 2004, 2008 (16/8)
Georgeta (Andrunache-)Damian
131) Rowing - lightweight fours - 1996, 2004, 2008 (17/8)
Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen
132,133) Swimming - 4x100m medley realy - 2000, 2004, 2008 (17/8)
Ian Crocker, Jason
Lezak
134) Equestrianism - Dressage individual - 2000, 2004,
2008 (19/8)
Anky Van Grunsven
135) Wrestling Freestyle -74 kg - 1996, 2004, 2008 (20/8)
Buvaysa Saytiev
136) Canoeing - K4 500 m women - 2000, 2004, 2008 (22/8)
Katrin Wagner-Augustin
137) Basketball - women - 2000, 2004, 2008 (23/8)
Katie Smith
138-143) Waterpolo men - 2000, 2004, 2008 (24/8)
Benedek Tibor, Kasas
Tamas, Szecsi Zoltan,
Kiss Gergely, Molnar
Tamas, Biros Peter
144-151) Ice Hockey women - 2002, 2006, 2010 (25/2)
Jayna Hefford, Jennifer
Botterill, Hayley Wickenheiser,
Becky Kellar, Cherie
Piper, Caroline Ouellette,
Colleen Sostorics, Kim
St-Pierre
152) Diving synchronized springboard women - 2004, 2008, 2012 (29/7), 2016
Wu Minxia
153) Canoe Slalom, C1 - 2000, 2004, 2012 (31/7)
Tony Estanguet
154) Swimming, 4x200 m freestyle relay - 2004, 2008, 2012 (31/7), 2016
Ryan Lochte
155) Swimming, 4x200 m freestyle relay - 2004, 2008, 2012 (31/7), 2016
Michael Phelps
156) Swimming, 200 m individual medley - 2004, 2008, 2012 (2/8), 2016
Michael Phelps
157) Fencing, team foil - 1996, 2000, 2012 (2/8)
Valentina Vezzali
158) Swimming, 100 m butterfly - 2004, 2008, 2012 (3/8)
Michael Phelps
159) Swimming, 4x100m medley relay - 2004, 2008, 2012 (4/8), 2016
Michael Phelps
160) Swimming, 4x100m medley relay - 2004, 2008, 2012 (4/8)
Brendan Hansen
161, 162) Tennis, women's doubles - 2000, 2008, 2012 (5/8 - 13:00)
Venus Williams, Serena
Williams
163) Sailing, Finn - 2004, 2008, 2012 (5/8 - 14:00)
Ben Ainslie
164) Wrestling, women, -63 kg - 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Kaori Icho
165, 166) Beach Volleyball - 2004, 2008, 2012
Misty May-Treanor, Kerri
Walsh-Jennings
167) Wrestling, women, -55 kg - 2004, 2008, 2012
Saori Yoshida
168-71) Football women - 2004, 2008, 2012
Christie Rampone,
Shannon Boxx, Heather
O'Reilly, Heather Mitts
172-4) Synchronized Swimming, team - 2004, 2008,
2012
Anastasia Davydova, Maria Gromova,
Elvira Khasyanova
175) Athletics - 4x 400 m - 2004, 2008,
2012
Sanya Richards-Ross
--) Wrestling, freestyle, -120 kg - 2004, 2008, 2012
Artur Taymazov was disqualified for doping
176) Basketball women - 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Tamika Catchings
177-78) Basketball women - 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021
Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi
180-182) Ice Hockey, women - 2006, 2010, 2014 (20/2)
Meghan Agosta, Gillian Apps, Charline Labonte
184) Swimming, 200 m Butterfly men - 2004, 2008, 2016 (9/8)
Michael Phelps
185) Cycling, Road, Time Trial women - 2008, 2012, 2016 (10/8)
Kristin Armstrong
186) 50 m Pistol Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (10/8)
Jin Jong-O
187) Team Sprint Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (11/8)
Jason Kenny
188) Team Pursuit Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (12/8)
Ed Clancy
189) 100 m Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (14/8)
Usain Bolt
190) Greco-Roman Wrestling, Super-Heavyweight - 2008, 2012, 2016 (15/8), 2021
Mijaín López
191) 200 m Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (18/8)
Usain Bolt
192) Synchronized Swimming, team - 2008, 2012, 2016 (19/8)
Nataliya Ishchenko,
193) Synchronized Swimming, team - 2008, 2012, 2016 (19/8), 2021
Svetlana Romashina
194) 4 x 100 m Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (19/8)
Usain Bolt
195) Basketball Women - 2008, 2012, 2016 (20/8)
Seimone Augustus
196) Basketball Women - 2008, 2012, 2016 (20/8), 2021
Sylvia Fowles
197) 4 x 400 m Women - 2008, 2012, 2016 (20/8), 2021
Allyson Felix
198) Basketball Men - 2008, 2012, 2016 (21/8)
Carmelo Anthony
199) 5000 m Speed Skating Men - 2010, 2014, 2018 (11/2)
Sven Kramer
200) Halfpipe Men - 2006, 2014, 2018 (14/2)
Shaun White
201) 15 km Men - 2010, 2014, 2018 (16/2)
Dario Cologna
202) Fencing Sabre Individual - 2012, 2016, 2021 (24/7)
Szilágyi Áron
203) Swimming 4x100m Freestyle - 2012, 2016, 2021 (25/7)
Cate Campbell
204) Skeet Men - 2008, 2012, 2021 (26/7)
Vincent Hancock
205) Swimming, 800m Freestyle - 2012, 2016, 2021 (30/7)
Katie Ledecky
206) Canoeing, K1 200m - 2012, 2016, 2021 (3/8)
Lisa Carrington
207) Athletics, Hammer Throw - 2012, 2016, 2021 (3/8)
Anita Włodarczyk
208) Artistic Swimming, Duet - 2012, 2016, 2021 (4/8)
Svetlana Romashina
209, 210) Hockey - 2008, 2012, 2021 (6/8)
Lidewij Welten,
Eva de Goede
211) Table Tennis, Team - 2012, 2016, 2021 (6/8)
Ma Long
212) Canoeing, K4 500 m - 2012, 2016, 2021 (7/8)
Kozák Danuta
213, 214) Artistic Swimming, Team - 2012, 2016, 2021 (7/8)
Aleksandra Patskevich,
Alla Shishkina
215) Basketball - 2012, 2016, 2021 (7/8)
216, 217, 218) Handball - 2008, 2012, 2021 (7/8)
219, 220) Water Polo - 2012, 2016, 2021 (8/8)
221) Basketball - 2012, 2016, 2021 (8/8)
222) Speed Skating, 1500 m - 2010, 2018, 2022 (7/2)
223) Luge, Women's Singles - 2014, 2018, 2022 (8/2)
224, 225) Luge, Doubles - 2014, 2018, 2022 (9/2)
226, 227, 228) Luge, Team - 2014, 2018, 2022 (10/2)
229, 230) Ice Hockey, women - 2010, 2014, 2022 (17/2)
Some other interesting statistics
People who have won more than three are included in all combinations.
I have compiled these lists by myself. I do not claim they are complete,
but they have been checked in all possible sources, using complete listings,
so they should be, barring oversights, complete. Errors are gladly corrected.
You should also check out how these people perform in my general
Top-3000 of Olympians.
Check my Home Page for my other intrest (including
two non-olympic Sports, Bridge and
Cricket)
Written 1996-03-01 - last modified 2023-01-23
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here
for a full Introduction.
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