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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
[edit]Summer Olympic sports
[edit]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) | Contested | Number of | Medals awarded | Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold–silver–bronze) | Athlete(s) with the most gold medals | ||||
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Olympics (up to conclusion of 2024) | Medal events (in 2024) | Total | |||||||
Archery | 1900–1908; 1920; since 1972 | 18 | 5 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 216 | Hubert van Innis (BEL) (6–3–0) | Hubert van Innis (BEL) (6–3–0) |
Artistic swimming | Since 1984 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 63 | Svetlana Romashina (RUS) (7–0–0) Huang Xuechen (CHN) (0–5–2) | Svetlana Romashina (RUS) (7–0–0) |
Athletics (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 48 | 1075 | 1084 | 1073 | 3232 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) (9–3–0) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) (9–3–0) Carl Lewis (USA) (9–1–0) |
Badminton | Since 1992 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 136 | Gao 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 Softball | 1992–2008; 2020; 2028 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Pedro 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) |
Basketball | Since 1936 | 21 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | Diana Taurasi (USA) (6–0–0) | Diana Taurasi (USA) (6–0–0) |
Canoeing and Kayaking (men, women) | Since 1936 | 21 | 16 | 258 | 258 | 260 | 776 | Birgit Fischer (GER) (8–4–0) | Birgit Fischer (GER) (8–4–0) Lisa Carrington (NZL) (8–0–1) |
Cricket | 1900, 2028 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | see list | see list |
Cycling (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 22 | 305 | 304 | 298 | 907 | Jason Kenny (GBR) (7–2–0) | Jason Kenny (GBR) (7–2–0) |
Diving | Since 1904 | 28 | 8 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 405 | Dmitri Sautin (RUS) (2–2–4) | Wu Minxia (CHN) (5–1–1) Chen Ruolin (CHN) (5–0–0) |
Equestrian | 1900; since 1912 | 28 | 6 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 473 | Isabell Werth (GER) (8–6–0) | Isabell Werth (GER) (8–6–0) |
Fencing (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 12 | 235 | 235 | 234 | 704 | Edoardo Mangiarotti (ITA) (6–5–2) | Aladár Gerevich (HUN) (7–1–2) |
Field hockey | 1908; 1920; since 1928 | 25 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 112 | Leslie 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) 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) Eva de Goede (NED) (3–1–0) |
Football | 1900–1928; since 1936 | 29 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 110 | Christie 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) |
Golf | 1900–1904; since 2016 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | Lydia Ko (NZL) (1–1–1) | see list |
Gymnastics (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 18 | 392 | 372 | 378 | 1142 | Larisa Latynina (URS) (9–5–4) | Larisa Latynina (URS) (9–5–4) |
Handball (men, women) | 1936; since 1972 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | Katrine Lunde (NOR) (3–0–2) | Nikola Karabatić (FRA) (3–1–0) Katrine Lunde (NOR) (3–0–2) Andrey Lavrov (RUS) (3–0–1) |
Judo | 1964; since 1972 | 15 | 15 | 167 | 166 | 334 | 667 | Teddy Riner (FRA) (5–0–2) | Teddy Riner (FRA) (5–0–2) |
Lacrosse | 1904–1908, 2028 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | see list | see list |
Modern pentathlon | Since 1912 | 26 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | Pavel Lednyov (URS) (2–2–3) | András Balczó (HUN) (3–2–0) |
Rowing (men, women) | Since 1900 | 29 | 14 | 282 | 282 | 286 | 850 | Elisabeta Lipă (ROU) (5–2–1) | Elisabeta Lipă (ROU) (5–2–1) Georgeta Damian (ROU) (5–0–1) Steve Redgrave (GBR) (5–0–1) |
Rugby | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016) | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 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) | 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) / 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) |
Sailing | 1900; since 1908 | 29 | 10 | 205 | 197 | 190 | 592 | Ben 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) |
Shooting | 1896; 1900; 1908–1924; since 1932 | 28 | 15 | 302 | 303 | 301 | 906 | Carl 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) |
Skateboarding | Since 2020 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Yuto 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 climbing | Since 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Janja Garnbret (SLO) (2–0–0) Jakob Schubert (AUT) (0–0–2) | Janja Garnbret (SLO) (2–0–0) |
Surfing | Since 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | see list | Italo 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 1896 | 30 | 37 | 633 | 632 | 631 | 1896 | Michael Phelps (USA) (23–3–2) | Michael Phelps (USA) (23–3–2) |
Table tennis | Since 1988 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 130 | Ma Long (CHN) (6–0–0) Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (0–2–4) | Ma Long (CHN) (6–0–0) |
Taekwondo | Since 2000 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 56 | 96 | 208 | 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) 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) Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB) (2–0–0) Wu Jingyu (CHN) (2–0–0) |
Tennis | 1896–1924; since 1988 | 17 | 5 | 76 | 76 | 91 | 243 | Venus Williams (USA) (4–1–0) Kitty McKane (GBR) (1–2–2) | Venus Williams (USA) (4–1–0) Serena Williams (USA) (4–0–0) |
Triathlon | Since 2000 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | Alex Yee (GBR) (2–1–1) | Alex Yee (GBR) (2–1–1) Alistair Brownlee (GBR) (2–0–0) |
Volleyball | Since 1964 | 16 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 | Ana 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 1908 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 106 | Dezső 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) |
Weightlifting | 1896; 1904; since 1920 | 27 | 10 | 238 | 235 | 236 | 709 | Pyrros 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) Lu Xiaojun (CHN) (3–0–0) Lasha Talakhadze (GEO) (3–0–0) |
Wrestling (freestyle, Greco-Roman) | 1896; since 1904 | 29 | 18 | 446 | 446 | 536 | 1428 | Mijaín López (CUB) (5–0–0) Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) (1–2–2) | Mijaín López (CUB) (5–0–0) |
Winter Olympic sports
[edit]Sports that will appear in the 2026 Winter Olympics are listed below, except for Ski mountaineering are making their first appearance in 2026.
Discipline (link to medalists list) | Contested | Number of | Medals awarded | Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold-silver-bronze) | Athlete(s) with the most gold medals | ||||
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Olympics (up to 2022) | Medal events (in 2022) | Total | |||||||
Alpine skiing | Since 1936 | 19 | 11 | 167 | 168 | 165 | 500 | Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) (4–2–2) | Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR) (4–2–2) Janica Kostelić (CRO) (4–2–0) |
Biathlon | 1924[a]; since 1960 | 16 | 11 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 190 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) (8–4–1) | Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) (8–4–1) |
Bobsleigh | 1924–1956; since 1964 | 21 | 4 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 137 | Bogdan Musioł (GDR) (1–5–1) | Kevin Kuske (GER) (4–2–0) André Lange (GER) (4–1–0) Francesco Friedrich (GER) (4–0–0) Thorsten Margis (GER) (4–0–0) |
Cross-country skiing | Since 1924 | 22 | 12 | 134 | 132 | 133 | 399 | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (8–4–3) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) (8–4–3) Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) (8–4–0) |
Curling | 1924; since 1998 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Oskar Eriksson (SWE) (1–1–2) | Anna Le Moine (SWE) (2–0–0) Cathrine Lindahl (SWE) (2–0–0) Eva Lund (SWE) (2–0–0) Anette Norberg (SWE) (2–0–0) John Morris (CAN) (2–0–0) Kaitlyn Lawes (CAN) (2–0–0) |
Figure skating | Summer: 1908; 1920 Winter: since 1924[b] | 24 | 5 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 228 | Scott 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 skiing | Since 1992 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | Ailing Eileen Gu (CHN) (2–1–0) David Wise (USA) (2–1–0) Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) (1–2–0) Xu Mengtao (CHN) (1–2–0) Mathilde Gremaud (SUI) (1–1–1) Kari Traa (NOR) (1–1–1) Nick Goepper (USA) (0–2–1) Jia Zongyang (CHN) (0–2–1) | Ailing Eileen Gu (CHN) (2–1–0) David Wise (USA) (2–1–0) Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) (2–0–0) |
Ice hockey | Summer: 1920 Winter: since 1924[c] | 23 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | Jayna Hefford (CAN) (4–1–0) Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) (4–1–0) | Jayna Hefford (CAN) (4–1–0) Hayley Wickenheiser (CAN) (4–1–0) Caroline Ouellette (CAN) (4–0–0) |
Luge | Since 1964 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 108 | Natalie Geisenberger (GER) (6–0–1) | Natalie Geisenberger (GER) (6–0–1) Tobias Arlt (GER) (6–0–0) Tobias Wendl (GER) (6–0–0) |
Nordic combined | Since 1924 | 22 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | Felix Gottwald (AUT) (3–1–3) | Samppa Lajunen (FIN) (3–2–0) Felix Gottwald (AUT) (3–1–3) Eric Frenzel (GER) (3–1–2) Ulrich Wehling (GDR) (3–0–0) |
Short track speed skating | Since 1992 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | Arianna Fontana (ITA) (2–4–5) | Viktor Ahn (RUS) / Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) (6–0–2) |
Skeleton | 1924; 1948; since 2002 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | Lizzy Yarnold (GBR) (2–0–0) Martins Dukurs (LAT) (0–2–0) John Heaton (USA) (0–2–0) Gregor Stähli (SUI) (0–0–2) | Lizzy Yarnold (GBR) (2–0–0) |
Ski jumping | Since 1924 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 159 | Matti Nykänen (FIN) (4–1–0) | Matti Nykänen (FIN) (4–1–0) Simon Ammann (SUI) (4–0–0) |
Snowboarding | Since 1998 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 103 | Shaun White (USA) (3–0–0) Jamie Anderson (USA) (2–1–0) Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) (2–1–0) Vic Wild (RUS) (2–0–1) Ayumu Hirano (JPN) (1–2–0) Benjamin Karl (AUT) (1–1–1) Max Parrot (CAN) (1–1–1) Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL) (1–1–1) Kelly Clark (USA) (1–0–2) Žan Košir (SLO) (0–1–2) Mark McMorris (CAN) (0–0–3) | Shaun White (USA) (3–0–0) |
Speed skating | Since 1924 | 22 | 12 | 152 | 155 | 148 | 455 | Ireen Wüst (NED) (6–5–1) | Ireen Wüst (NED) (6–5–1) Lidiya Skoblikova (URS) (6–0–0) |
Discontinued summer sports
[edit]Discipline | Contested | Number of Olympics | Medals awarded | |||
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Total | ||||||
Basque pelota | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing | 1904; 1908; 1920–2024 | 25 | 226 | 226 | 389 | 841 |
Breaking | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Croquet | 1900 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Jeu de paume | 1908 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Karate | 2020 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
Polo | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; 1936 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
Rackets | 1908 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Roque | 1904 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Tug of war | 1900–1920 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
Water motorsports | 1908 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Medalist with most medals by Olympiad
[edit]Summer Olympic Games
[edit]Winter Olympic Games
[edit]Medalists by age
[edit]By sport
[edit]Title | Age | Medalist | Details | Notes |
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Freestyle skiing | ||||
Youngest freestyle skiing medalist | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu | ||
Youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu | ||
Youngest female freestyle skiing medalist | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu | ||
Youngest female freestyle skiing gold medalist | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu | At 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 medalist | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | [5] | |
Oldest biathlon gold medalist | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | [5] | |
Oldest male biathlon medalist | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | [5] | |
Oldest male biathlon gold medalist | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | At 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. | [5] |
Skeleton | ||||
Oldest skeleton gold medalist | 39 | Duff Gibson | [6] | |
Oldest male skeleton gold medalist | 39 | Duff Gibson | At 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. | [6] |
Luge | ||||
Youngest luge gold medalist | 20 | Felix Loch | [7] | |
Youngest male luge gold medalist | 20 | Felix Loch | At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he became the youngest ever Olympic luge gold medalist. | [7] |
Cycling | ||||
Oldest cycling gold medalist | 42 |