Lists of Olympic medalists
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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 | ||||
![]() | 1900–1908; 1920; since 1972 | 18 | 5 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 216 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 1984 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 63 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 48 | 1075 | 1084 | 1073 | 3232 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1992 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 136 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() | 1992–2008; 2020; 2028 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1936 | 21 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() and Kayaking (men, women) | Since 1936 | 21 | 16 | 258 | 258 | 260 | 776 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1900, 2028 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | see list | see list |
![]() (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 22 | 305 | 304 | 298 | 907 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 1904 | 28 | 8 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 405 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1900; since 1912 | 28 | 6 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 473 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 12 | 235 | 235 | 234 | 704 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | 1908; 1920; since 1928 | 25 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 112 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1900–1928; since 1936 | 29 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 110 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1900–1904; since 2016 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | ![]() | see list |
![]() (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 18 | 392 | 372 | 378 | 1142 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() (men, women) | 1936; since 1972 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1964; since 1972 | 15 | 15 | 167 | 166 | 334 | 667 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | 1904-1908, 2028 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | see list | see list |
![]() | Since 1912 | 26 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() (men, women) | Since 1900 | 29 | 14 | 282 | 282 | 286 | 850 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016) | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 28 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1900; since 1908 | 29 | 10 | 205 | 197 | 190 | 592 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1896; 1900; 1908–1924; since 1932 | 28 | 15 | 302 | 303 | 301 | 906 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 2020 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | see list | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() (men, women) | Since 1896 | 30 | 37 | 633 | 632 | 631 | 1896 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 1988 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 130 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 2000 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 56 | 96 | 208 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1896–1924; since 1988 | 17 | 5 | 76 | 76 | 91 | 243 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 2000 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1964 | 16 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() (men, women) | 1900; since 1908 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 106 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1896; 1904; since 1920 | 27 | 10 | 238 | 235 | 236 | 709 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() (freestyle, Greco-Roman) | 1896; since 1904 | 29 | 18 | 446 | 446 | 536 | 1428 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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 | ||||
![]() | Since 1936 | 19 | 11 | 167 | 168 | 165 | 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1924[a]; since 1960 | 16 | 11 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 190 | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | 1924–1956; since 1964 | 21 | 4 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 137 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1924 | 22 | 12 | 134 | 132 | 133 | 399 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1924; since 1998 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Summer: 1908; 1920 Winter: since 1924[b] | 24 | 5 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 228 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1992 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Summer: 1920 Winter: since 1924[c] | 23 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1964 | 14 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 108 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1924 | 22 | 3 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1992 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | 1924; 1948; since 2002 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 1924 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 159 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
![]() | Since 1998 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 103 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Since 1924 | 22 | 12 | 152 | 155 | 148 | 455 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Discontinued summer sports
[edit]Discipline | Contested | Number of Olympics | Medals awarded | |||
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total | |||
![]() | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1904; 1908; 1920-2024 | 25 | 226 | 226 | 389 | 841 |
![]() | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | 1900 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | 1908 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 2020 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
![]() | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; 1936 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
![]() | 1908 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | 1904 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1900–1920 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
![]() | 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 | Kristin Armstrong | At 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. |