List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
This is a list of athletes who have won multiple gold medals at a single Olympic Games.
List of most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games
This is a list of most gold medals won in 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.
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Timeline
The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
| Gold medals | Year | Record duration | Athlete | Nation | Sport(s) | Games | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1896 | 1896–1904 | Carl Schuhmann | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany |
Gymnastics, Wrestling | Summer | M |
| 1900 | 1900–1904 | Alvin Kraenzlein | .svg.png){kind=small} United States |
Athletics | Summer | M | |
| 5 | 1904 | 1904–1972 | Anton Heida | United States |
Gymnastics | Summer | M |
| 1920 | 1920–1972 | Nedo Nadi | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
Fencing | Summer | M | |
| 1920 | 1920–1972 | Willis A. Lee | .svg.png){kind=small} United States |
Shooting | Summer | M | |
| 1924 | 1924–1972 | Paavo Nurmi |  Finland |
Athletics | Summer | M | |
| 7 | 1972 | 1972–2008 | Mark Spitz |  United States |
Swimming | Summer | M |
| 8 | 2008 | 2008–present | Michael Phelps | United States |
Swimming | Summer | M |
List of most individual gold medals won at a single Olympic Games
Timeline
The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
| Gold medals | Year | Record duration | Athlete | Nation | Sport(s) | Games | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1900 | 1900–1980 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States |
Athletics | Summer | M |
| 1904 | 1904–1980 | Anton Heida | United States |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 1904 | 1904–1980 | Marcus Hurley | United States |
Cycling | Summer | M | |
| 1960 | 1960–1980 | Boris Shakhlin |  Soviet Union |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 1964 | 1964–1980 | Lidia Skoblikova | Soviet Union |
Speed skating | Winter | F | |
| 1968 | 1968–1980 | Věra Čáslavská |  Czechoslovakia |
Gymnastics | Summer | F | |
| 1972 | 1972–1980 | Mark Spitz | United States |
Swimming | Summer | M | |
| 1976 | 1976–1980 | Nikolai Andrianov | Soviet Union |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 5 | 1980 | 1980–present | Eric Heiden | United States |
Speed skating | Winter | M |
| 1992 | 1992–present | Vitaly Scherbo |  Unified Team |
Gymnastics | Summer | M | |
| 2008 | 2008–present | Michael Phelps | United States |
Swimming | Summer | M |
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of Olympic sweeps in Athletics
- List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists
- All-time Olympic Games medal table
- List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists at a single Games
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.
- See also references in the articles on each athlete.
| Medalists and medal tables | |
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| Appearances in more sports | |
| Other statistics | |
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