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.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Sex | Period | Games | Sport | Event | Total | |||
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1 | Paul Elvstrøm | Denmark | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Sailing | Firefly/Finn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Al Oerter | United States | M | 1956–1968 | Summer | Athletics | Discus throw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Carl Lewis | United States | M | 1984–1996 | Summer | Athletics | Long jump | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Kaori Icho | Japan | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 58/63 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Michael Phelps | United States | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 200 m individual medley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Mijaín López | Cuba | M | 2008–2020 | Summer | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 120/130 kg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | Georg Hackl | West Germany Germany | M | 1988–2002 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Ralf Schumann * | East Germany Germany | M | 1988–2008 | Summer | Shooting | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
9 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | F | 1992–2006 | Winter | Speed skating | 5000 m | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Valentina Vezzali | Italy | F | 1996–2012 | Summer | Fencing | Individual foil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Ireen Wüst | Netherlands | F | 2006–2022 | Winter | Speed skating | 1500 m | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
12 | Gillis Grafström | Sweden | M | 1920–1932 | Both | Figure skating | Singles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Klaus Dibiasi | Italy | M | 1964–1976 | Summer | Diving | 10 m platform | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Viktor Saneyev | Soviet Union | M | 1968–1980 | Summer | Athletics | Triple jump | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Aleksandr Karelin | Soviet Union Unified Team Russia | M | 1988–2000 | Summer | Wrestling | Greco-Roman 130 kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Jan Železný | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | M | 1988–2000 | Summer | Athletics | Javelin throw | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Anky van Grunsven | Netherlands | F | 1996–2008 | Summer | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Jong-oh Jin | South Korea | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Shooting | 50 m pistol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Michael Phelps | United States | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 100 m butterfly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Michael Phelps * | United States | M | 2004–2016 | Summer | Swimming | 200 m butterfly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Saori Yoshida | Japan | F | 2004–2016 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 53/55 kg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Sven Kramer | Netherlands | M | 2006–2018 | Winter | Speed Skating | 5000 m | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
22 | Gert Fredriksson | Sweden | M | 1948–1960 | Summer | Canoeing | K-1 1000 m | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Pyrros Dimas | Greece | M | 1992–2004 | Summer | Weightlifting | 85 kg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Kjetil André Aamodt * | Norway | M | 1992–2006 | Winter | Alpine Skiing | Super-G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Natalie Geisenberger | Germany | F | 2010-2022 | Winter | Luge | Singles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
26 | Ray Ewry | United States | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Standing high jump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ray Ewry | United States | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Standing long jump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
John Flanagan | United States | M | 1900–1908 | Summer | Athletics | Hammer throw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Sonja Henie | Norway | F | 1928–1936 | Winter | Figure skating | Singles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
László Papp | Hungary | M | 1948–1956 | Summer | Boxing | Middleweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Paul Elvstrøm [1] [2] | Denmark | M | 1952–1960 | Summer | Sailing | Finn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Dawn Fraser | Australia | F | 1956–1964 | Summer | Swimming | 100 m freestyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Vyacheslav Ivanov | Soviet Union | M | 1956–1964 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | F | 1956–1964 | Summer | Gymnastics | Floor exercise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Irina Rodnina | Soviet Union | F | 1972–1980 | Winter | Figure skating | Pairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Teófilo Stevenson | Cuba | M | 1972–1980 | Summer | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Ulrich Wehling | East Germany | M | 1972–1980 | Winter | Nordic combined | Individual | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Pertti Karppinen | Finland | M | 1976–1984 | Summer | Rowing | Single sculls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Bonnie Blair | United States | F | 1988–1994 | Winter | Speed skating | 500 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | F | 1988–1996 | Summer | Swimming | 200 m backstroke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Naim Süleymanoğlu | Turkey | M | 1988–1996 | Summer | Weightlifting | 60–64 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Kakhi Kakhiashvili Akakios Kakiasvilis | Unified Team Greece | M | 1992–2000 | Summer | Weightlifting | 90–99 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Félix Savón | Cuba | M | 1992–2000 | Summer | Boxing | Heavyweight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Robert Korzeniowski | Poland | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Athletics | 50 km walk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Halil Mutlu | Turkey | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Weightlifting | 54–56 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Tadahiro Nomura | Japan | M | 1996–2004 | Summer | Judo | 60 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Buvaisar Saitiev * | Russia | M | 1996–2008 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 74 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Tony Estanguet * | France | M | 2000–2012 | Summer | Canoeing | Slalom C-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Ben Ainslie [3] | Great Britain | M | 2004–2012 | Summer | Sailing | Finn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Kaori Icho [4] | Japan | F | 2004–2012 | Summer | Wrestling | Freestyle 63 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen * | Norway | M | 1998–2014 | Winter | Biathlon | 10 km sprint | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Kristin Armstrong | United States | F | 2008–2016 | Summer | Cycling | Time trial | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Usain Bolt | Jamaica | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Athletics | 100 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Usain Bolt | Jamaica | M | 2008–2016 | Summer | Athletics | 200 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Shaun White * | United States | M | 2006–2018 | Winter | Snowboarding | Halfpipe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Dario Cologna | Switzerland | M | 2010–2018 | Winter | Cross-country skiing | 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Lisa Carrington | New Zealand | F | 2012–2020 | Summer | Canoeing | K-1 200 m | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Katie Ledecky | United States | F | 2012–2020 | Summer | Swimming | 800 m freestyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Áron Szilágyi | Hungary | M | 2012–2020 | Summer | Fencing | Individual sabre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | F | 2012–2020 | Summer | Athletics | Hammer throw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Lü Xiaojun | China | M | 2012–2020 | Summer | Weightlifting | 77–81 kg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
(*): Non-consecutive gold medals
Rank | Athletes | Nation | Sex | Period | Games | Sport | Event | |
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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 |
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