List of Olympic medalists
This article includes lists of all Olympic medalists since 1896, organized by each Olympic sport or discipline, and also by Olympiad.
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By sport
Summer Olympic sports
Discipline | 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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Total | ||||
Archery | 1900–1908; 1920; since 1972 |
15 | 4 | 58 | 57 | 48 | 163 | ![]() |
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women) | Since 1896 | 27 | 47 | 886 | 891 | 885 | 2662 | ![]() |
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Badminton | Since 1992 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 76 | ![]() |
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Basketball | Since 1936 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | ![]() |
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Boxing | 1904; 1908; since 1920 |
24 | 13 | 226 | 226 | 389 | 841 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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women) | Since 1936 | 18 | 16 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 582 | ![]() |
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women) | Since 1896 | 27 | 18 | 206 | 206 | 202 | 614 | ![]() ![]() |
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Diving | Since 1904 | 25 | 8 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 320 | ![]() |
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Equestrian | 1900; since 1912 |
24 | 6 | 135 | 133 | 133 | 401 | ![]() |
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women) | Since 1896 | 27 | 10 | 191 | 191 | 190 | 572 | ![]() |
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Field hockey | 1908; 1920; since 1928 |
22 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 86 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Football | 1900–1928; since 1936 |
25 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 85 | ![]() |
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Golf | 1900–1904, since 2016 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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women) | Since 1896 | 27 | 18 | 330 | 312 | 314 | 956 | ![]() |
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men, women) | 1936; since 1972 |
12 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | ![]() ![]() |
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Judo | 1964; since 1972 |
12 | 14 | 109 | 108 | 218 | 435 | ![]() |
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Modern pentathlon | Since 1912 | 23 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | ![]() |
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women) | Since 1900 | 26 | 14 | 226 | 226 | 216 | 668 | ![]() |
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Rugby union | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016) |
5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Sailing | 1900; since 1908 |
24 | 10 | 165 | 157 | 150 | 472 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Shooting | 1896; 1900; 1908–1924; since 1932 |
25 | 15 | 242 | 243 | 242 | 727 | ![]() |
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women) | Since 1896 | 27 | 34 | 490 | 486 | 491 | 1467 | ![]() |
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Synchronized swimming | Since 1984 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 39 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Table tennis | Since 1988 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 76 | ![]() ![]() |
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Taekwondo | Since 2000 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 80 | ![]() ![]() |
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Tennis | 1896–1924; since 1988 |
14 | 5 | 56 | 56 | 71 | 183 | ![]() |
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Triathlon | Since 2000 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ![]() ![]() |
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Volleyball | Since 1964 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Water polo | 1900; since 1908 |
25 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 85 | ![]() |
11 athletes with 3 gold medals, the most successful:![]() |
Weightlifting | 1896; 1904; since 1920 |
24 | 15 | 185 | 181 | 182 | 548 | ![]() |
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Greco-Roman) | 1896; since 1904 |
26 | 18 | 373 | 375 | 392 | 1140 | ![]() |
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Winter Olympic sports
Discipline | 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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Olympiads | medal events in 2010 |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||||
Alpine skiing | Since 1936 | 16 | 10 | 132 | 135 | 130 | 397 | ![]() |
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Biathlon | Since 1960 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 159 | ![]() |
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Bobsleigh | 1924–1956; since 1964 |
20 | 3 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 115 | ![]() |
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Cross-country skiing | Since 1924 | 20 | 12 | 134 | 132 | 133 | 399 | ![]() |
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Curling | 1924; since 1998 |
4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Figure skating | Summer: 1908; 1920 Winter: since 1924[A] |
22 | 4 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 228 | ![]() |
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Freestyle skiing | Since 1992 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | ![]() |
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Ice hockey | Summer: 1920 Winter: since 1924[B] |
21 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | 12 athletes with 4 medals each with most successful:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Luge | Since 1964 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 108 | ![]() ![]() |
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Nordic combined | Since 1924 | 20 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | ![]() |
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Short track speed skating | Since 1992 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | ![]() |
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Skeleton | 1924; 1948; Since 2002 |
4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ski jumping | Since 1924 | 20 | 3 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 114 | ![]() |
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Snowboarding | Since 1998 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Speed skating | Since 1924 | 20 | 12 | 152 | 155 | 148 | 455 | ![]() |
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^ A. Figure skating was held at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympic games prior to the establishment of the Winter Olympics. 21 medals (seven of each color) were awarded in seven events.
^ B. A men's ice hockey tournament was held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, and then added as a Winter Olympics event. Three medals were awarded.
Past sports
Summer
Discipline | Contested | Number of Olympiads |
Medals awarded | |||
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Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
Baseball | 1992–2008 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Basque pelota | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cricket | 1900 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Croquet | 1900 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Jeu de paume | 1908 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Lacrosse | 1904–1908 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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 |
Softball | 1996–2008 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Tug of war | 1900–1920 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
Water motorsports | 1908 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Winter
Discipline | Contested | Number of Olympiads |
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Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||||
Military patrol | 1924 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
By Olympiad
Summer Olympic Games
Games | Medal | Host | Number of medal events |
Medals awarded | Athlete(s) with the most medals (Gold-Silver-Bronze) |
Athlete(s) with the most gold medals | ||||
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Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||||||
1896 | winners | table | ![]() |
43 | 43 | 43 | 36 | 122 | ![]() |
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1900 | winners | table | ![]() |
95 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 268 | ![]() ![]() |
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1904 | winners | table | ![]() |
91 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 280 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1908 | winners | table | ![]() |
110 | 110 | 107 | 106 | 323 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1912 | winners | table | ![]() |
102 | 103 | 104 | 103 | 310 | ![]() |
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1920 | winners | table | ![]() |
154 | 156 | 145 | 135 | 436 | ![]() ![]() |
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1924 | winners | table | ![]() |
126 | 126 | 127 | 125 | 378 | ![]() |
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1928 | winners | table | ![]() |
109 | 111 | 109 | 110 | 330 | ![]() ![]() |
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1932 | winners | table | ![]() |
117 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 346 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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1936 | winners | table | ![]() |
129 | 130 | 128 | 122 | 380 | ![]() |
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1948 | winners | table | ![]() |
136 | 138 | 135 | 138 | 411 | ![]() |
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1952 | winners | table | ![]() |
149 | 149 | 152 | 158 | 459 | ![]() |
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1956 | winners | table | ![]() ![]() |
145 | 153 | 153 | 163 | 469 | ![]() ![]() |
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1960 | winners | table | ![]() |
150 | 152 | 149 | 160 | 461 | ![]() |
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1964 | winners | table | ![]() |
163 | 163 | 167 | 174 | 504 | ![]() |
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1968 | winners | table | ![]() |
172 | 174 | 170 | 183 | 527 | ![]() |
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1972 | winners | table | ![]() |
195 | 195 | 195 | 210 | 600 | ![]() |
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1976 | winners | table | ![]() |
198 | 198 | 199 | 216 | 613 | ![]() |
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1980 | winners | table | ![]() |
203 | 204 | 204 | 223 | 631 | ![]() |
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1984 | winners | table | ![]() |
221 | 225 | 218 | 242 | 685 | ![]() |
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1988 | winners | table | ![]() |
237 | 241 | 234 | 264 | 739 | ![]() |
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1992 | winners | table | ![]() |
257 | 260 | 257 | 298 | 815 | ![]() |
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1996 | winners | table | ![]() |
271 | 271 | 273 | 298 | 842 | ![]() |
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2000 | winners | table | ![]() |
300 | 297 | 299 | 325 | 921 | ![]() |
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2004 | winners | table | ![]() |
301 | 301 | 301 | 327 | 929 | ![]() |
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2008 | winners | table | ![]() |
302 | 302 | 303 | 353 | 958 | ![]() |
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2012 | winners | table | ![]() |
302 | 302 | 304 | 356 | 962 | ![]() |
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^ C. Due to Australian quarantine laws, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm several months before the rest of the 1956 Games in Melbourne.
Winter Olympic Games
See also
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple gold medalists ranked by share of won Olympic events
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
- List of Olympians who won medals in the Summer and Winter Games
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- Lists of Paralympic medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in art competitions
References
- General
- Specific
External links
- Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation
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