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 medals
Olympics (up to conclusion of 2024)Medal events (in 2024)Total
Archery1900–1908; 1920; since 1972185767466216Hubert van Innis (BEL) (6–3–0)Hubert van Innis (BEL) (6–3–0)
Artistic swimmingSince 198411222202163Svetlana Romashina (RUS) (7–0–0) Huang Xuechen (CHN) (0–5–2)Svetlana Romashina (RUS) (7–0–0)
Athletics (men, women)Since 189630481075108410733232Paavo Nurmi (FIN) (9–3–0)Paavo Nurmi (FIN) (9–3–0) Carl Lewis (USA) (9–1–0)
BadmintonSince 199295444448136Gao Ling (CHN) (2–1–1)Gao Ling (CHN) (2–1–1) Fu Haifeng (CHN) (2–1–0) Viktor Axelsen (DEN) (2–0–1) Kim Dong-moon (KOR) (2–0–1) Zhang Nan (CHN) (2–0–1) Zhao Yunlei (CHN) (2–0–1) Ge Fei (CHN) (2–0–0) Gu Jun (CHN) (2–0–0) Lee Yang (TPE) (2–0–0) Lin Dan (CHN) (2–0–0) Wang Chi-lin (TPE) (2–0–0) Zhang Jun (CHN) (2–0–0) Zhang Ning (CHN) (2–0–0)
Baseball and Softball1992–2008; 2020; 20286011111133Pedro Luis Lazo (CUB) (2–2–0) Laura Berg (USA) (3–0–1) Tanya Harding (AUS) (0–1–3) Melanie Roche (AUS) (0–1–3) Natalie Ward (AUS) (0–1–3)Laura Berg (USA) (3–0–1) Lisa Fernandez (USA) (3–0–0) Lori Harrigan (USA) (3–0–0) Leah O'Brien (USA) (3–0–0)
BasketballSince 1936214343434102Diana Taurasi (USA) (6–0–0)Diana Taurasi (USA) (6–0–0)
Boxing1904; 1908; 1920–Present2513226226389841
Canoeing and Kayaking (men, women)Since 19362116258258260776Birgit Fischer (GER) (8–4–0)Birgit Fischer (GER) (8–4–0) Lisa Carrington (NZL) (8–0–1)
Cricket1900, 2028101102see listsee list
Cycling (men, women)Since 18963022305304298907Jason Kenny (GBR) (7–2–0)Jason Kenny (GBR) (7–2–0)
DivingSince 1904288138138139405Dmitri Sautin (RUS) (2–2–4)Wu Minxia (CHN) (5–1–1) Chen Ruolin (CHN) (5–0–0)
Equestrian1900; since 1912286159157157473Isabell Werth (GER) (8–6–0)Isabell Werth (GER) (8–6–0)
Fencing (men, women)Since 18963012235235234704Edoardo Mangiarotti (ITA) (6–5–2)Aladár Gerevich (HUN) (7–1–2)
Field hockey1908; 1920; since 1928252373738112Leslie Claudius (IND) (3–1–0) Udham Singh (IND) (3–1–0) Eva de Goede (NED) (3–1–0) Teun de Nooijer (NED) (2–2–0) Luciana Aymar (ARG) (0–2–2)Leslie Claudius (IND) (3–1–0) Udham Singh (IND) (3–1–0) Eva de Goede (NED) (3–1–0) Richard Allen (IND) (3–0–0) Dhyan Chand (IND) (3–0–0) Ranganandhan Francis (IND) (3–0–0) Randhir Singh Gentle (IND) (3–0–0) Rechelle Hawkes (AUS) (3–0–0) Balbir Singh, Sr. (IND) (3–0–0)
Football1900–1928; since 1936292363638110Christie Rampone (USA) (3–1–0)Christie Rampone (USA) (3–1–0) Shannon Boxx (USA) (3–0–0) Heather Mitts (USA) (3–0–0) Heather O'Reilly (USA) (3–0–0)
Golf1900–1904; since 20165210101131Lydia Ko (NZL) (1–1–1)see list
Gymnastics (men, women)Since 189630183923723781142Larisa Latynina (URS) (9–5–4)Larisa Latynina (URS) (9–5–4)
Handball (men, women)1936; since 197215228282884Katrine Lunde (NOR) (3–0–2)Nikola Karabatić (FRA) (3–1–0) Katrine Lunde (NOR) (3–0–2) Andrey Lavrov (RUS) (3–0–1)
Judo1964; since 19721515167166334667Teddy Riner (FRA) (5–0–2)Teddy Riner (FRA) (5–0–2)
Lacrosse1904–1908, 2028202215see listsee list
Modern pentathlonSince 1912262444444132Pavel Lednyov (URS) (2–2–3)András Balczó (HUN) (3–2–0)
Rowing (men, women)Since 19002914282282286850Elisabeta Lipă (ROU) (5–2–1)Elisabeta Lipă (ROU) (5–2–1) Georgeta Damian (ROU) (5–0–1) Steve Redgrave (GBR) (5–0–1)
Rugby1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016)721011728Theresa Fitzpatrick (NZL) (2–1–0) Sarah Hirini (NZL) (2–1–0) Tyla King (NZL) (2–1–0) Jerry Tuwai (FIJ) (2–1–0) Portia Woodman (NZL) (2–1–0)Theresa Fitzpatrick (NZL) (2–1–0) Sarah Hirini (NZL) (2–1–0) Tyla King (NZL) (2–1–0) Jerry Tuwai (FIJ) (2–1–0) Portia Woodman (NZL) (2–1–0) Michaela Blyde (NZL) (2–0–0) Australia/ Daniel Carroll (USA)/(AUS) (2–0–0) Charles Doe (USA) (2–0–0) Joseph Hunter (USA) (2–0–0) Charles Lee Tilden, Jr. (USA) (2–0–0) Charles Mehan (USA) (2–0–0) John O'Neil (USA) (2–0–0) John Patrick (USA) (2–0–0) Risi Pouri-Lane (NZL) (2–0–0) Alena Saili (NZL) (2–0–0) Rudolph Scholz (USA) (2–0–0) Colby Slater (USA) (2–0–0) Stacey Waaka (NZL) (2–0–0)
Sailing1900; since 19082910205197190592Ben Ainslie (GBR) (4–1–0) Robert Scheidt (BRA) (2–2–1) Torben Grael (BRA) (2–1–2)Ben Ainslie (GBR) (4–1–0) Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) (4–0–0)
Shooting1896; 1900; 1908–1924; since 19322815302303301906Carl Osburn (USA) (5–4–2)Carl Osburn (USA) (5–4–2) Willis Augustus Lee (USA) (5–1–1) Ole Lilloe-Olsen (NOR) (5–1–0) Alfred Lane (USA) (5–0–1) Morris Fisher (USA) (5–0–0)
SkateboardingSince 20202488824Yuto Horigome (JPN) (2–0–0) Keegan Palmer (AUS) (2–0–0) Kokona Hiraki (JPN) (0–2–0) Rayssa Leal (BRA) (0–1–1) Jagger Eaton (USA) (0–1–1) Sky Brown (GBR) (0–0–2)Yuto Horigome (JPN) (2–0–0) Keegan Palmer (AUS) (2–0–0)
Sport climbingSince 20202466618Janja Garnbret (SLO) (2–0–0) Jakob Schubert (AUT) (0–0–2)Janja Garnbret (SLO) (2–0–0)
SurfingSince 20202244412see listItalo Ferreira (BRA) (1–0–0) Kauli Vaast (FRA) (1–0–0) Carissa Moore (USA) (1–0–0) Caroline Marks (USA) (1–0–0)
Swimming (men, women)Since 189630376336326311896Michael Phelps (USA) (23–3–2)Michael Phelps (USA) (23–3–2)
Table tennisSince 1988105424246130Ma Long (CHN) (6–0–0) Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (0–2–4)Ma Long (CHN) (6–0–0)
TaekwondoSince 200078565696208Hwang Kyung-seon (KOR) (2–0–1) Steven López (USA) (2–0–1) Hadi Saei (IRI) (2–0–1) Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA) (2–0–1) María Espinoza (MEX) (1–1–1)Hwang Kyung-seon (KOR) (2–0–1) Steven López (USA) (2–0–1) Hadi Saei (IRI) (2–0–1) Panipak Wongpattanakit (THA) (2–0–1) Chen Zhong (CHN) (2–0–0) Jade Jones (GBR) (2–0–0) Milica Mandić (SRB) (2–0–0) Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) (2–0–0) Wu Jingyu (CHN) (2–0–0)
Tennis1896–1924; since 1988175767691243Venus Williams (USA) (4–1–0) Kitty McKane (GBR) (1–2–2)Venus Williams (USA) (4–1–0) Serena Williams (USA) (4–0–0)
TriathlonSince 20007216161648Alex Yee (GBR) (2–1–1)Alex Yee (GBR) (2–1–1) Alistair Brownlee (GBR) (2–0–0)
VolleyballSince 1964164484848144Ana Fernández (CUB) (3–0–1) Inna Ryskal (URS) (2–2–0) Sérgio Santos (BRA) (2–2–0) Jordan Larson (USA) (1–2–1) Sergey Tetyukhin (RUS) (1–1–2) Samuele Papi (ITA) (0–2–2) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) (3–0–1)Ana Fernández (CUB) (3–0–1) Regla Bell (CUB) (3–0–0) Marlenis Costa (CUB) (3–0–0) Idalmis Gato (CUB) (3–0–0) Lilia Izquierdo (CUB) (3–0–0) Karch Kiraly (USA) (3–0–0) Mireya Luis (CUB) (3–0–0) Regla Torres (CUB) (3–0–0) Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) (3–0–1) Misty May-Treanor (USA) (3–0–0)
Water polo (men, women)1900; since 1908282363535106Dezső Gyarmati (HUN) (3–1–1)Dezső Gyarmati (HUN) (3–1–1) György Kárpáti (HUN) (3–0–1) Dušan Mandić (SRB) (3–0–1) Tibor Benedek (HUN) (3–0–0) Péter Biros (HUN) (3–0–0) Nikola Jakšić (SRB) (3–0–0) Tamás Kásás (HUN) (3–0–0) Gergely Kiss (HUN) (3–0–0) Tamás Molnár (HUN) (3–0–0) Paulo Radmilovic (GBR) (3–0–0) Sava Ranđelović (SRB) (3–0–0) Melissa Seidemann (USA) (3–0–0) Charles Smith (GBR) (3–0–0) Maggie Steffens (USA) (3–0–0) Zoltán Szécsi (HUN) (3–0–0)
Weightlifting1896; 1904; since 19202710238235236709Pyrros Dimas (GRE) (3–0–1) Ronny Weller (GER) (1–2–1) Nikolaj Pešalov (BUL, CRO) (1–1–2) Norbert Schemansky (USA) (1–1–2) Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) (0–2–2)Pyrros Dimas (GRE) (3–0–1) Kakhi Kakhiashvili (GRE) (3–0–0) Halil Mutlu (TUR) (3–0–0) Naim Süleymanoğlu (TUR) (3–0–0) Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) (3–0–0)
Wrestling (freestyle, Greco-Roman)1896; since 190429184464465361428Mijaín López (CUB) (5–0–0) Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) (1–2–2)Mijaín López (CUB) (5–0–0)

Winter Olympic sports

Sports that appeared in the 2026 Winter Olympics are listed below.

Discipline (link to medalists list)ContestedNumber ofMedals awardedAthlete(s) with the most medals (gold-silver-bronze)Athlete(s) with the most gold medals
Olympics (up to 2026)Medal events (in 2026)Total
Alpine skiingSince 19362210175178171524Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) (4–2–2)Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) (4–2–2) Janica Kostelić (CRO) (4–2–0)
Biathlon1924; since 19602211108108106355Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) (8–4–2)Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) (8–4–2)
Bobsleigh1924–1956; since 19642455754455166Bogdan Musioł (GDR) (1–5–1)Thorsten Margis (GER) (5–0–0)
Cross-country skiingSince 19242512182180182544Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (8–4–3)Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) (11–1–1)
Curling1924; since 19989320202060Agnes Knochenhauer (SWE) (2–1–1) Oskar Eriksson (SWE) (1–1–2)Agnes Knochenhauer (SWE) (2–1–1) Rasmus Wranå (SWE) (2–1–0) Anna Hasselborg (SWE) (2–0–1) Marc Kennedy (CAN) (2–0–1) Sara McManus (SWE) (2–0–1) Sofia Scharback (SWE) (2–0–1) Ben Hebert (CAN) (2–0–0) Brad Jacobs (CAN) (2–0–0) Kaitlyn Lawes (CAN) (2–0–0) Anna Le Moine (SWE) (2–0–0) Cathrine Lindahl (SWE) (2–0–0) Eva Lund (SWE) (2–0–0) John Morris (CAN) (2–0–0) Anette Norberg (SWE) (2–0–0)
Figure skatingSummer: 1908; 1920 Winter: since 1924255101100100301Scott Moir (CAN) (3–2–0) Tessa Virtue (CAN) (3–2–0)Scott Moir (CAN) (3–2–0) Tessa Virtue (CAN) (3–2–0) Gillis Grafström (SWE) (3–1–0) Sonja Henie (NOR) (3–0–0) Irina Rodnina (URS) (3–0–0)
Freestyle skiingSince 19921015737374220Ailing Eileen Gu (CHN) (3–3–0)Ailing Eileen Gu (CHN) (3–3–0)
Ice hockeySummer: 1920 Winter: since 1924252343434102Jayna Hefford (CAN) (4–1–0) Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) (4–1–0) Marie-Philip Poulin (CAN) (3–2–0) Hilary Knight (USA) (2–3–0)Jayna Hefford (CAN) (4–1–0) Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) (4–1–0) Caroline Ouellette (CAN) (4–0–0)
LugeSince 1964175575556168Tobias Arlt (GER) (7–0–1) Tobias Wendl (GER) (7–0–1)Tobias Arlt (GER) (7–0–1) Tobias Wendl (GER) (7–0–1)
Nordic combinedSince 1924253434343129Eric Frenzel (GER) (3–2–2) Felix Gottwald (AUT) (3–1–3)Jørgen Graabak (NOR) (4–2–0) Jens Lurås Oftebro (NOR) (4–1–0)
Short track speed skatingSince 1992119747474222Arianna Fontana (ITA) (3–6–5)Viktor Ahn (RUS) / Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) (6–0–2)
Skeleton1924; 1948; since 20029317171751Christopher Grotheer (GER) (1–0–2) Axel Jungk (GER) (0–3–0) Jacqueline Pfeifer (GER) (0–1–2)Matt Weston (GBR) (2–0–0) Lizzy Yarnold (GBR) (2–0–0)
Ski jumpingSince 1924256606160181Matti Nykänen (FIN) (4–1–0)Matti Nykänen (FIN) (4–1–0) Simon Ammann (SUI) (4–0–0)
Ski mountaineeringSince 2026333339see listsee list
SnowboardingSince 1998811626262186Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL) (1–3–1)Shaun White (USA) (3–0–0)
Speed skatingSince 19242514224223214661Ireen Wüst (NED) (6–5–1)Ireen Wüst (NED) (6–5–1) Lidiya Skoblikova (URS) (6–0–0)

Discontinued summer sports

DisciplineContestedNumber of OlympicsMedals awarded
Total
Basque pelota190011001
Breaking202412226
Croquet190013227
Jeu de paume190811113
Karate20201881632
Polo1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; 1936556516
Rackets190812237
Roque190411113
Tug of war1900–1920555313
Water motorsports190813003

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 medals
Total
1896winnerstableGreece Athens, Greece43434336122Hermann Weingärtner (GER) (3–2–1)Carl Schuhmann (GER) (4–0–0)
1900winnerstableFrance Paris, France95969593284Irving Baxter (USA) (2–3–0) Walter Tewksbury (USA) (2–2–1)Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) (4–0–0)
1904winnerstableUnited States St. Louis, United States95969693285Anton Heida (USA) (5–1–0) George Eyser (USA) (3–2–1) Burton Downing (USA) (2–3–1)Anton Heida (USA) (5–1–0)
1908winnerstableUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom110110107107324Mel Sheppard (USA) (3–0–0) Henry Taylor (GBR) (3–0–0) Benjamin Jones (GBR) (2–1–0) Oscar Swahn (SWE) (2–0–1) Martin Sheridan (USA) (2–0–1) Josiah Ritchie (GBR) (1–1–1) Ted Ranken (GBR) (0–3–0)Mel Sheppard (USA) (3–0–0) Henry Taylor (GBR) (3–0–0)
1912winnerstableSweden Stockholm, Sweden102103104103310Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) (3–2–0)Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE) (3–2–0) Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) (3–1–0) Alfred Lane (USA) (3–0–0)
1920winnerstableBelgium Antwerp, Belgium156156147136439Willis Lee (USA) (5–1–1) Lloyd Spooner (USA) (4–1–2)Willis Lee (USA) (5–1–1) Nedo Nadi (ITA) (5–0–0)
1924winnerstableFrance Paris, France126126127125378Ville Ritola (FIN) (4–2–0)Paavo Nurmi (FIN) (5–0–0)
1928winnerstableNetherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands109110108109327Georges Miez (SUI) (3–1–0) Hermann Hänggi (SUI) (2–1–1)Georges Miez (SUI) (3–1–0)
1932winnerstableUnited States Los Angeles, United States116116116114346István Pelle (HUN) (2–2–0) Giulio Gaudini (ITA) 0–3–1) Heikki Savolainen (FIN) (0–1–3)Helene Madison (USA) (3–0–0) Romeo Neri (ITA) (3–0–0)
1936winnerstableGermany Berlin, Germany129130128130388Konrad Frey (GER) (3–1–2)Jesse Owens (USA) (4–0–0)
1948winnerstableUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom136138135138411Veikko Huhtanen (FIN) (3–1–1)Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) (4–0–0)
1952winnerstableFinland Helsinki, Finland149149152158459Maria Gorokhovskaya (URS) (2–5–0)Viktor Chukarin (URS) (4–2–0)
1956winnerstableAustralia Melbourne, Australia Sweden Stockholm, Sweden151153153163469Ágnes Keleti (HUN) (4–2–0) Larisa Latynina (URS) (4–1–1)Ágnes Keleti (HUN) (4–2–0) Larisa Latynina (URS) (4–1–1)
1960winnerstableItaly Rome, Italy150152149160461Boris Shakhlin (URS) (4–2–1)Boris Shakhlin (URS) (4–2–1)
1964winnerstableJapan Tokyo, Japan163163167174504Larisa Latynina (URS) (2–2–2)Don Schollander (USA) (4–0–0)
1968winnerstableMexico Mexico City, Mexico172174170183527Mikhail Voronin (URS) (2–4–1)Věra Čáslavská (TCH) (4–2–0) Akinori Nakayama (JPN) (4–1–1)
1972winnerstableWest Germany Munich, West Germany195195195210600Mark Spitz (USA) (7–0–0)Mark Spitz (USA) (7–0–0)
1976winnerstableCanada Montreal, Quebec, Canada198198199216613Nikolai Andrianov (URS) (4–2–1)Nikolai Andrianov (URS) (4–2–1) Kornelia Ender (GDR) (4–1–0) John Naber (USA) (4–1–0)
1980winnerstableSoviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union203204204223631Alexander Dityatin (URS) (3–4–1)Alexander Dityatin (URS) (3–4–1) Caren Metschuck (GDR) (3–1–0) Barbara Krause (GDR) (3–0–0) Vladimir Parfenovich (URS) (3–0–0) Rica Reinisch (GDR) (3–0–0) Vladimir Salnikov (URS) (3–0–0)
1984winnerstableUnited States Los Angeles, United States221226219243688Li Ning (CHN) (3–2–1)Ecaterina Szabo (ROU) (4–1–0) Carl Lewis (USA) (4–0–0)
1988winnerstableSouth Korea Seoul, South Korea237241234264739Matt Biondi (USA) (5–1–1)Kristin Otto (GDR) (6–0–0)
1992winnerstableSpain Barcelona, Spain257260257298815Vitaly Scherbo (EUN) (6–0–0)Vitaly Scherbo (EUN) (6–0–0)
1996winnerstableUnited States Atlanta, United States271271273298842Alexei Nemov (RUS) (2–1–3)Amy Van Dyken (USA) (4–0–0)
2000winnerstableAustralia Sydney, Australia300300300327927Alexei Nemov (RUS) (2–1–3)Ian Thorpe (AUS) (3–2–0) Inge de Bruijn (NED) (3–1–0) Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel (NED) (3–1–0) Jenny Thompson (USA) (3–0–1) Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) (3–0–0)
2004winnerstableGreece Athens, Greece301301300326927Michael Phelps (USA) (6–0–2)Michael Phelps (USA) (6–0–2)
2008winnerstableChina Beijing, China302302303353958Michael Phelps (USA) (8–0–0)Michael Phelps (USA) (8–0–0)
2012winnerstableUnited Kingdom London, United Kingdom302302301357960Michael Phelps (USA) (4–2–0)Michael Phelps (USA) (4–2–0) Missy Franklin (USA) (4–0–1)
2016winnerstableBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil306307307359973Michael Phelps (USA) (5–1–0)Michael Phelps (USA) (5–1–0)
2020winnerstableJapan Tokyo, Japan3393403384021,080Emma McKeon (AUS) (4–0–3)Caeleb Dressel (USA) (5–0–0)
2024winnerstableFrance Paris, France3293293303851,044Zhang Yufei (CHN) (0–1–5)Léon Marchand (FRA) (4–0–1)

Winter Olympic Games

GamesMedalHostNumber of medal eventsMedals awardedAthlete(s) with the most medals (gold–silver–bronze)Athlete(s) with the most gold medals
Total
1924winnerstableFrance Chamonix, France1616161749Clas Thunberg (FIN) (3–1–1) Roald Larsen (NOR) (0–2–3)Clas Thunberg (FIN) (3–1–1) Thorleif Haug (NOR) (3–0–0)
1928winnerstableSwitzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland1414121541Bernt Evensen (NOR) (1–1–1)Johan Grøttumsbraaten (NOR) (2–0–0) Clas Thunberg (FIN) (2–0–0)
1932winnerstableUnited States Lake Placid, United States1414141442Irving Jaffee (USA) (2–0–0) Jack Shea (USA) (2–0–0) Veli Saarinen (FIN) (1–0–1) Alexander Hurd (CAN) (0–1–1) Willy Logan (CAN) (0–0–2)Irving Jaffee (USA) (2–0–0) Jack Shea (USA) (2–0–0)
1936winnerstableGermany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany1717171751Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) (3–1–0)Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) (3–1–0)
1948winnerstableSwitzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland2222242268Henri Oreiller (FRA) (2–0–1)Henri Oreiller (FRA) (2–0–1) Martin Lundström (SWE) (2–0–0)
1952winnerstableNorway Oslo, Norway2222222367Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) (3–0–0) Annemarie Buchner (GER) (0–1–2)Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) (3–0–0)
1956winnerstableItaly Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy2425232472Sixten Jernberg (SWE) (1–2–1)Toni Sailer (AUT) (3–0–0)
1960winnerstableUnited States Squaw Valley, United States2728262781Veikko Hakulinen (FIN) (1–1–1)Yevgeny Grishin (URS) (2–0–0) Lidiya Skoblikova (URS) (2–0–0)
1964winnerstableAustria Innsbruck, Austria34343831103Lidiya Skoblikova (URS) (4–0–0)Lidiya Skoblikova (URS) (4–0–0)
1968winnerstableFrance Grenoble, France35353932106Jean-Claude Killy (FRA) (3–0–0) Toini Gustafsson (SWE) (2–1–0) Eero Mäntyranta (FIN) (0–1–2)Jean-Claude Killy (FRA) (3–0–0)
1972winnerstableJapan Sapporo, Japan35363435105Galina Kulakova (URS) (3–0–0) Ard Schenk (NED) (3–0–0) Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS) (2–0–1) Pål Tyldum (NOR) (1–2–0) Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) (0–2–1) Atje Keulen-Deelstra (NED) (0–1–2)Galina Kulakova (URS) (3–0–0) Ard Schenk (NED) (3–0–0)
1976winnerstableAustria Innsbruck, Austria37373737111Tatyana Averina (URS) (2–0–2)Rosi Mittermaier (FRG) (2–1–0) Raisa Smetanina (URS) (2–1–0) Tatyana Averina (URS) (2–0–2) Bernhard Germeshausen (GDR) (2–0–0) Nikolay Kruglov (URS) (2–0–0) Meinhard Nehmer (GDR) (2–0–0)
1980winnerstableUnited States Lake Placid, United States38383938115Eric Heiden (USA) (5–0–0)Eric Heiden (USA) (5–0–0)
1984winnerstableSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia39393939117Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) (3–0–1) Karin Enke (GDR) (2–2–0) Gunde Svan (SWE) (2–1–1)Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) (3–0–1)
1988winnerstableCanada Calgary, Canada46464646138Yvonne van Gennip (NED) (3–0–0) Matti Nykänen (FIN) (3–0–0) Tamara Tikhonova (URS) (2–1–0) Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS) (1–2–0) Marjo Matikainen (FIN) (1–0–2) Karin Enke (GDR) (0–2–1) Andrea Ehrig (GDR) (0–2–1) Vladimir Smirnov (URS) (0–2–1)Yvonne van Gennip (NED) (3–0–0) Matti Nykänen (FIN) (3–0–0)
1992winnerstableFrance Albertville, France57575856171Lyubov Yegorova (EUN) (3–2–0) Yelena Välbe (EUN) (1–0–4)Lyubov Yegorova (EUN) (3–2–0) Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) (3–1–0) Vegard Ulvang (NOR) (3–1–0)
1994winnerstableNorway Lillehammer, Norway61616161183Manuela Di Centa (ITA) (2–2–1)Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) (3–1–0) Johann Olav Koss (NOR) (3–0–0)
1998winnerstableJapan Nagano, Japan68696868205Larisa Lazutina (RUS) (3–1–1)Larisa Lazutina (RUS) (3–1–1) Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) (3–1–0)
2002winnerstableUnited States Salt Lake City, United States78807678234Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) (4–0–0) Janica Kostelić (CRO) (3–1–0)Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) (4–0–0)
2006winnerstableItaly Turin, Italy84848484252Cindy Klassen (CAN) (1–2–2)Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) (3–0–1) Michael Greis (GER) (3–0–0) Jin Sun-yu (KOR) (3–0–0)
2010winnerstableCanada Vancouver, Canada86868785258Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (3–1–1)Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (3–1–1) Wang Meng (CHN) (3–0–0)
2014winnerstableRussia Sochi, Russia98999799295Ireen Wüst (NED) (2–3–0)Viktor Ahn (RUS) (3–0–1) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (3–0–0) Darya Domracheva (BLR) (3–0–0)
2018winnerstableSouth Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea102103102102307Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (2–1–2)Martin Fourcade (FRA) (3–0–0) Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) (3–0–0)
2022winnerstableChina Beijing, China109109109110327Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) (4–0–1) Alexander Bolshunov (ROC) (3–1–1) Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR) (3–0–2) Quentin Fillon Maillet (FRA) (2–3–0)Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) (4–0–1)
2026winnerstableItaly Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy116116118115349Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) (6–0–0)Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) (6–0–0)

Medalists by age

By sport

TitleAgeMedalistDetailsNotes
Freestyle skiing
Youngest freestyle skiing medalist18 years 158 daysAiling Eileen Gu
Youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist18 years 158 daysAiling Eileen Gu
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.
Biathlon
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.
Skeleton
Oldest skeleton gold medalist39Duff Gibson
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.
Luge
Youngest luge gold medalist20Felix Loch
Youngest male luge gold medalist20Felix LochAt the 2010 Winter Olympics, he became the youngest ever Olympic luge gold medalist.
Cycling
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.
Oldest female cycling gold medalist42Kristin Armstrong
Athletics
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.
Swimming
Oldest swimming medalist41Dara TorresTorres won silver for the women's 4x100 freestyle team relay as anchor at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Oldest male swimming medalist38William RobinsonRobinson won silver for the men's 200m breaststroke at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Oldest female swimming medalist41Dara Torres
Sailing
Oldest male sailing gold medalist54Santiago LangeLange won gold for the Nacra 17 at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

By Olympiad

See also

Notes

General

  • (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. January 2009. Archived from (PDF) on 16 October 2011.
  • (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. February 2008. Archived from (PDF) on 16 October 2011.
  • . International Olympic Committee.
  • . sports-reference.com. Archived from on 19 April 2020.
  • . sports-reference.com. Archived from on 19 April 2020.
  • . sports-reference.com. Archived from on 19 April 2020.

Specific

External links

  • – LA84 Foundation (archived)