List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event

This is a list of Olympians that have won at least three gold medals in one event. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals in the specified event.

Individual events

Notes

NC: Gold medals won in non-consecutive Olympic Games

Athletes who won three golds in different weight classes:

Athletes who forfeited golds after retesting of samples revealed drug violations:

Team events

Team events, consecutive titles

Team events, consecutive, identical team

Rank Athletes Nation Sex Period Games Sport Event
1 Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
 Slovakia M 2000–2008 Summer Canoeing C-2 slalom 3
Misty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh
 United States F 2004–2012 Summer Beach volleyball Team 3
Tobias Arlt
Tobias Wendl
 Germany M 2014–2022 Winter Luge Doubles 3

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f The upper and/or lower limits for different weight classes in wrestling and weightlifting have varied across different Olympics.
  2. ^ The Firefly of 1948 was replaced from 1952 as the Olympic solo dinghy class by the Finn; whether they are the "same" event is a matter of opinion.
  3. ^ Also won a gold medal for Laser class at the 2000 Olympics (and a silver medal for the same class at the 1996 Olympics)
  4. ^ Also won a gold medal for 58kg at the 2016 Olympics where the 63kg event was also held

References

  • "Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
  • "databaseOlympics.com". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  • "Individual Medalists by Event". allcompetitions.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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