Lists of Olympic medalists

{{Short description|None}} {{Olympic Games infobox}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} 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== ===Summer Olympic sports=== Sports that will appear in the 2028 Summer Olympics are listed below, except for squash and flag football, making their first appearance in 2028. {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" width="100%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan=2 width=17% | Discipline (link to medalists list) ! rowspan=2 width=13% | Contested ! colspan=2 width=10% | Number of ! colspan=4 width=10% | Medals awarded ! rowspan=2 width=25% | Athlete(s) with the most medals {{small|(gold–silver–bronze)}} ! rowspan=2 width=25% | Athlete(s) with the most gold medals |- ! {{small|Olympics (up to conclusion of 2024)}} ! {{small|Medal events (in 2024)}} ! align=center style="background-color:gold; width=7%;"|{{gold1}} ! align=center style="background-color:silver; width=7%;"|{{silver2}} ! align=center style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;"|{{bronze3}} !style="width:4em;" | Total |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Archery | 1900–1908; 1920; since 1972 | align=center|18 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 76 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 74 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 66 |align=center| 216 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Hubert van Innis|BEL}} (6–3–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Hubert van Innis|BEL}} (6–3–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Artistic swimming | Since 1984 | align=center|11 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 22 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 20 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 21 |align=center| 63 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Svetlana Romashina|RUS}} (7–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Huang Xuechen|CHN}} (0–5–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Svetlana Romashina|RUS}} (7–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Athletics {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1896 | align=center|30 | align=center|48 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A0"| 1075 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 1084 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 1073 |align=center| 3232 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN}} (9–3–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN}} (9–3–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Carl Lewis|USA}} (9–1–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Badminton | Since 1992 | align=center|9 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 44 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 44 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 48 |align=center| 136 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Gao Ling|CHN}} (2–1–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Gao Ling|CHN}} (2–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Fu Haifeng|CHN}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Viktor Axelsen|DEN}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Kim Dong-moon|KOR}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Zhang Nan|CHN}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Zhao Yunlei|CHN}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Ge Fei|CHN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Gu Jun|CHN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lee Yang|TPE}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lin Dan|CHN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Wang Chi-lin|TPE}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Zhang Jun|CHN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Zhang Ning|CHN}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | align=left| 20px Baseball and 20px Softball | 1992–2008; 2020; 2028 | align=center|6 | align=center|0 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 11 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 11 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 11 |align=center| 33 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Pedro Luis Lazo|CUB}} (2–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Laura Berg|USA}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Tanya Harding|AUS}} (0–1–3) {{flagIOCathlete|Melanie Roche|AUS}} (0–1–3) {{flagIOCathlete|Natalie Ward|AUS}} (0–1–3) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Laura Berg|USA}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Lisa Fernandez|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lori Harrigan|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Leah O'Brien|USA}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | align=left| 20px Basketball | Since 1936 | align=center|21 | align=center|4 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 34 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 34 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 34 |align=center| 102 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Diana Taurasi|USA}} (6–0–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Diana Taurasi|USA}} (6–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Boxing | 1904; 1908; 1920–Present | align=center|25 | align=center|13 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 226 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 226 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 389 |align=center| 841 | | |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Canoeing and Kayaking {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1936 | align=center|21 | align=center|16 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 258 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 258 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 260 |align=center| 776 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Birgit Fischer|GER}} (8–4–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Birgit Fischer|GER}} (8–4–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lisa Carrington|NZL}} (8–0–1) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Cricket | 1900, 2028 | align=center|1 | align=center|0 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 0 |align=center| 2 |see list |see list |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Cycling {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1896 | align=center|30 | align=center|22 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 305 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 304 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 298 |align=center| 907 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Jason Kenny|GBR|}} (7–2–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Jason Kenny|GBR}} (7–2–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Diving | Since 1904 | align=center|28 | align=center|8 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 138 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 138 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 139 |align=center| 405 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Dmitri Sautin|RUS}} (2–2–4) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Wu Minxia|CHN}} (5–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Chen Ruolin|CHN}} (5–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Equestrian | 1900; since 1912 | align=center|28 | align=center|6 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 159 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 157 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 157 |align=center| 473 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Isabell Werth|GER}} (8–6–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Isabell Werth|GER}} (8–6–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Fencing {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1896 | align=center|30 | align=center|12 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 235 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 235 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 234 |align=center| 704 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Edoardo Mangiarotti|ITA}} (6–5–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Aladár Gerevich|HUN}} (7–1–2) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Field hockey | 1908; 1920; since 1928 | align=center|25 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 37 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 37 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 38 |align=center| 112 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Leslie Claudius|IND}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Udham Singh|IND}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Eva de Goede|NED}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Teun de Nooijer|NED}} (2–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Luciana Aymar|ARG}} (0–2–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Leslie Claudius|IND}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Udham Singh|IND}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Eva de Goede|NED}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Richard Allen|IND}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Dhyan Chand|IND}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Ranganandhan Francis|IND}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Randhir Singh Gentle|IND}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Rechelle Hawkes|AUS}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Balbir Singh, Sr.|IND}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Football | 1900–1928; since 1936 | align=center|29 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 36 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 36 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 38 |align=center| 110 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Christie Rampone|USA}} (3–1–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Christie Rampone|USA}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Shannon Boxx|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Heather Mitts|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Heather O'Reilly|USA}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Golf | 1900–1904; since 2016 | align=center|5 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 10 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 10 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 11 |align=center| 31 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Lydia Ko|NZL}} (1–1–1) |see list |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Gymnastics {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1896 | align=center|30 | align=center|18 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 392 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 372 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 378 |align=center| 1142 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Latynina|URS}} (9–5–4) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Latynina|URS}} (9–5–4) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Handball {{small|(men, women)}} | 1936; since 1972 | align=center|15 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 28 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 28 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 28 |align=center| 84 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Katrine Lunde|NOR}} (3–0–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Nikola Karabatić|FRA}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Katrine Lunde|NOR}} (3–0–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Andrey Lavrov|RUS}} (3–0–1) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Judo |1964; since 1972 | align=center|15 | align=center|15 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 167 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 166 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 334 |align=center| 667 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Teddy Riner|FRA}} (5–0–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Teddy Riner|FRA}} (5–0–2) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Lacrosse | 1904–1908, 2028 | align=center|2 | align=center|0 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 1 |align=center| 5 |see list |see list |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Modern pentathlon | Since 1912 | align=center|26 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 44 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 44 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 44 |align=center| 132 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Pavel Lednyov|URS}} (2–2–3) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|András Balczó|HUN}} (3–2–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Rowing {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1900 | align=center|29 | align=center|14 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 282 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 282 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 286 |align=center| 850 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Elisabeta Lipă|ROU}} (5–2–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Elisabeta Lipă|ROU}} (5–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Georgeta Damian|ROU}} (5–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Steve Redgrave|GBR}} (5–0–1) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Rugby | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016) | align=center|7 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 10 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 11 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 7 |align=center| 28 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Theresa Fitzpatrick|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Sarah Hirini|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tyla King|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jerry Tuwai|FIJ}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Portia Woodman|NZL}} (2–1–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Theresa Fitzpatrick|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Sarah Hirini|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tyla King|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jerry Tuwai|FIJ}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Portia Woodman|NZL}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Michaela Blyde|NZL}} (2–0–0) {{flagicon|AUS}}/{{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Carroll|USA}}/(AUS) (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Doe|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Joseph Hunter|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Lee Tilden, Jr.|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Mehan|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|John O'Neil|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|John Patrick|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Risi Pouri-Lane|NZL}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Alena Saili|NZL}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Rudolph Scholz|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Colby Slater|USA}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Stacey Waaka|NZL}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Sailing | 1900; since 1908 | align=center|29 | align=center|10 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 205 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 197 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 190 |align=center| 592 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ben Ainslie|GBR}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Robert Scheidt|BRA}} (2–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Torben Grael|BRA}} (2–1–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ben Ainslie|GBR}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Paul Elvstrøm|DEN}} (4–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Shooting | 1896; 1900; 1908–1924; since 1932 | align=center|28 | align=center|15 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 302 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 303 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 301 |align=center| 906 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Carl Osburn|USA}} (5–4–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Carl Osburn|USA}} (5–4–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Willis Augustus Lee|USA}} (5–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Ole Lilloe-Olsen|NOR}} (5–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Alfred Lane|USA}} (5–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Morris Fisher|USA}} (5–0–0) |-valign="top" | align=left|20px Skateboarding | Since 2020 | align=center|2 | align=center|4 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 8 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 8 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 8 |align=center| 24 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Yuto Horigome|JPN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Keegan Palmer|AUS}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Kokona Hiraki|JPN}} (0–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Rayssa Leal|BRA}} (0–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Jagger Eaton|USA}} (0–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Sky Brown|GBR}} (0–0–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Yuto Horigome|JPN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Keegan Palmer|AUS}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | align=left|20px Sport climbing | Since 2020 | 2 | 4 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 6 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 6 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 6 | 18 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Janja Garnbret|SLO}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jakob Schubert|AUT}} (0–0–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Janja Garnbret|SLO}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | align=left|20px Surfing | Since 2020 | 2 | 2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 4 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 4 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 4 | 12 |see list |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Italo Ferreira|BRA}} (1–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Kauli Vaast|FRA}} (1–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Carissa Moore|USA}} (1–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Caroline Marks|USA}} (1–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Swimming {{small|(men, women)}} | Since 1896 | align=center|30 | align=center|37 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 633 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 632 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 631 |align=center| 1896 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA}} (23–3–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA}} (23–3–2) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Table tennis | Since 1988 | align=center|10 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 42 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 42 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 46 |align=center| 130 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ma Long|CHN}} (6–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Dimitrij Ovtcharov|GER}} (0–2–4) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ma Long|CHN}} (6–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Taekwondo | Since 2000 | align=center|7 | align=center|8 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 56 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 56 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 96 |align=center| 208 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Hwang Kyung-seon|KOR}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Steven López|USA}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Hadi Saei|IRI}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Panipak Wongpattanakit|THA}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|María Espinoza|MEX}} (1–1–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Hwang Kyung-seon|KOR}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Steven López|USA}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Hadi Saei|IRI}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Panipak Wongpattanakit|THA}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Chen Zhong|CHN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jade Jones|GBR}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Milica Mandić|SRB}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Ulugbek Rashitov|UZB}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Wu Jingyu|CHN}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Tennis | 1896–1924; since 1988 | align=center|17 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 76 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 76 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 91 |align=center| 243 | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Venus Williams|USA}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Kitty McKane|GBR}} (1–2–2) | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Venus Williams|USA}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Serena Williams|USA}} (4–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Triathlon | Since 2000 | align=center|7 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 16 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 16 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 16 |align=center| 48 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Alex Yee|GBR}} (2–1–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Alex Yee|GBR}} (2–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Alistair Brownlee|GBR}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Volleyball | Since 1964 | align=center|16 | align=center|4 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 48 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 48 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 48 |align=center| 144 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ana Fernández|CUB}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Inna Ryskal|URS}} (2–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Sérgio Santos|BRA}} (2–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jordan Larson|USA}} (1–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Sergey Tetyukhin|RUS}} (1–1–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Samuele Papi|ITA}} (0–2–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Kerri Walsh Jennings|USA}} (3–0–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ana Fernández|CUB}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Regla Bell|CUB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Marlenis Costa|CUB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Idalmis Gato|CUB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lilia Izquierdo|CUB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Karch Kiraly|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Mireya Luis|CUB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Regla Torres|CUB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Kerri Walsh Jennings|USA}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Misty May-Treanor|USA}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Water polo {{small|(men, women)}} | 1900; since 1908 | align=center|28 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 36 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 35 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 35 |align=center| 106 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Dezső Gyarmati|HUN}} (3–1–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Dezső Gyarmati|HUN}} (3–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|György Kárpáti|HUN}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Dušan Mandić|SRB}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Tibor Benedek|HUN}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Péter Biros|HUN}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Nikola Jakšić|SRB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tamás Kásás|HUN}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Gergely Kiss|HUN}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tamás Molnár|HUN}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Paulo Radmilovic|GBR}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Sava Ranđelović|SRB}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Melissa Seidemann|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Smith|GBR}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Maggie Steffens|USA}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Zoltán Szécsi|HUN}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Weightlifting | 1896; 1904; since 1920 | align=center|27 | align=center|10 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 238 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 235 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 236 |align=center| 709 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Pyrros Dimas|GRE}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Ronny Weller|GER}} (1–2–1) 22x20px|border Nikolaj Pešalov (BUL, CRO) (1–1–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Norbert Schemansky|USA}} (1–1–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Eko Yuli Irawan|INA}} (0–2–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Pyrros Dimas|GRE}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Kakhi Kakhiashvili|GRE}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Halil Mutlu|TUR}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Naim Süleymanoğlu|TUR}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lasha Talakhadze|GEO}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Wrestling {{small|(freestyle, Greco-Roman)}} | 1896; since 1904 |align=center|29 |align=center|18 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 446 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 446 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 536 |align=center| 1428 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Mijaín López|CUB}} (5–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Wilfried Dietrich|FRG}} (1–2–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Mijaín López|CUB}} (5–0–0) |}

===Winter Olympic sports=== Sports that appeared in the 2026 Winter Olympics are listed below. {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" width="100%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan=2 width=17%| Discipline (link to medalists list) ! rowspan=2 width=13%| Contested ! colspan=2 width=10%| Number of ! colspan=4 width=10%| Medals awarded ! rowspan=2 width=25%| Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold-silver-bronze) ! rowspan=2 width=25%| Athlete(s) with the most gold medals |- ! Olympics (up to 2026) ! Medal events (in 2026) !style="background-color:gold; width=7%;"|{{gold1}} !style="background-color:silver; width=7%;"|{{silver2}} !style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;"|{{bronze3}} !style="width:4em;" | Total |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Alpine skiing | Since 1936 | align=center|22 | align=center|10 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 175 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 178 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 171 |align=center| 524 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Kjetil André Aamodt|NOR}} (4–2–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Kjetil André Aamodt|NOR}} (4–2–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Janica Kostelić|CRO}} (4–2–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Biathlon | 1924{{efn|Including military patrol event at 1924 Games, which IOC now refers to biathlon.}}; since 1960 | align=center|22 | align=center|11 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 108 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 108 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 106 |align=center| 355 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|NOR}} (8–4–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|NOR}} (8–4–2) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Bobsleigh | 1924–1956; since 1964 | align=center|24 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 57 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 54 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 455 |align=center| 166 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Bogdan Musioł|GDR}} (1–5–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Thorsten Margis|GER}} (5–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Cross-country skiing | Since 1924 | align=center|25 | align=center|12 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 182 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 180 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 182 |align=center| 544 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Marit Bjørgen|NOR}} (8–4–3) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Johannes Høsflot Klæbo|NOR}} (11–1–1) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Curling | 1924; since 1998 | align=center|9 | align=center|3 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 20 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 20 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 20 |align=center| 60 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Agnes Knochenhauer|SWE}} (2–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Oskar Eriksson|SWE}} (1–1–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Agnes Knochenhauer|SWE}} (2–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Rasmus Wranå|SWE}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Anna Hasselborg|SWE}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Marc Kennedy|CAN}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Sara McManus|SWE}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Sofia Scharback|SWE}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Ben Hebert|CAN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Brad Jacobs|CAN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Kaitlyn Lawes|CAN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Anna Le Moine|SWE}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Cathrine Lindahl|SWE}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Eva Lund|SWE}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|John Morris|CAN}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Anette Norberg|SWE}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Figure skating | {{nowrap|Summer: 1908; 1920 Winter: since 1924{{efn|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.}} | align=center|25 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 101 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 100 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 100 |align=center| 301 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Scott Moir|CAN}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tessa Virtue|CAN}} (3–2–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Scott Moir|CAN}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tessa Virtue|CAN}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Gillis Grafström|SWE}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Sonja Henie|NOR}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Irina Rodnina|URS}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Freestyle skiing | Since 1992 | align=center|10 | align=center|15 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 73 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 73 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 74 |align=center| 220 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ailing Eileen Gu|CHN}} (3–3–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ailing Eileen Gu|CHN}} (3–3–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Ice hockey | {{nowrap|Summer: 1920 Winter: since 1924{{efn|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.}} | align=center|25 | align=center|2 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 34 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 34 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 34 |align=center| 102 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Jayna Hefford|CAN}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Hayley Wickenheiser|CAN}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Marie-Philip Poulin|CAN}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Hilary Knight|USA}} (2–3–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Jayna Hefford|CAN}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Hayley Wickenheiser|CAN}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Caroline Ouellette|CAN}} (4–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Luge | Since 1964 | align=center|17 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 57 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 55 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 56 |align=center| 168 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Tobias Arlt|GER}} (7–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Tobias Wendl|GER}} (7–0–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Tobias Arlt|GER}} (7–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Tobias Wendl|GER}} (7–0–1) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Nordic combined | Since 1924 | align=center|25 | align=center|3 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 43 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 43 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 43 |align=center| 129 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Eric Frenzel|GER}} (3–2–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Felix Gottwald|AUT}} (3–1–3) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Jørgen Graabak|NOR}} (4–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jens Lurås Oftebro|NOR}} (4–1–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Short track speed skating | Since 1992 | align=center|11 | align=center|9 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 74 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 74 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 74 |align=center| 222 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Arianna Fontana|ITA}} (3–6–5) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Viktor Ahn|RUS}} / {{flagIOCathlete|Ahn Hyun-soo|KOR}} (6–0–2) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Skeleton | 1924; 1948; since 2002 | align=center|9 | align=center|3 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 17 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 17 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 17 |align=center| 51 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Christopher Grotheer|GER}} (1–0–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Axel Jungk|GER}} (0–3–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jacqueline Pfeifer|GER}} (0–1–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Matt Weston|GBR}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lizzy Yarnold|GBR}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Ski jumping | Since 1924 | align=center|25 | align=center|6 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 60 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 61 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 60 |align=center| 181 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Matti Nykänen|FIN}} (4–1–0) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Matti Nykänen|FIN}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Simon Ammann|SUI}} (4–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Ski mountaineering | Since 2026 | align=center|3 | align=center|3 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 3 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 3 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 3 |align=center|9 |align=center|see list |align=center|see list |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Snowboarding | Since 1998 | align=center|8 | align=center|11 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 62 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 62 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 62 |align=center| 186 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Zoi Sadowski-Synnott|NZL}} (1–3–1) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Shaun White|USA}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Speed skating | Since 1924 | align=center|25 | align=center|14 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 224 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 223 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 214 |align=center| 661 |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ireen Wüst|NED}} (6–5–2) |align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Ireen Wüst|NED}} (6–5–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Lidiya Skoblikova|URS}} (6–0–0) |}

===Discontinued summer sports===  {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" width=50% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan=2 width=60% | Discipline ! rowspan=2 width=40% | Contested ! rowspan=2 width=20% | Number of Olympics ! colspan=4 width=20% | Medals awarded  |- !style="background-color:gold; width=7%;"|{{gold1}} !style="background-color:silver; width=7%;"|{{silver2}} !style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;"|{{bronze3}} !style="width:4em;" | Total |-valign="top" | align=left| 20px Basque pelota | 1900 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 0 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 0 | align=center|1 |-valign="top" | align=left| 20px Breaking | 2024 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 2 |align=center| 6 |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Croquet | 1900 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 3 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 2 |align=center| 7 |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Jeu de paume | 1908 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 1 |align=center| 3 |-valign="top" |align=left| 20px Karate |2020 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 8 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 8 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 16 | align=center|32 |-valign="top" | align=left| 20px Polo | 1900; 1908; 1920; 1924; 1936 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 5 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 6 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 5 |align=center| 16 |- | align=left| 20px Rackets | 1908 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 2 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 3 |align=center| 7 |- | align=left| 20px Roque | 1904 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 1 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 1 |align=center| 3 |-valign="top" | align=left| 20px Tug of war | 1900–1920 | align=center|5 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 5 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 5 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 3 |align=center| 13 |- | align=left| 20px Water motorsports | 1908 | align=center|1 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 3 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 0 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 0 |align=center| 3 |}

==Medalist with most medals by Olympiad==

===Summer Olympic Games=== {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" |- ! rowspan="2" width="3%" | Games ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="7%" | Medal ! rowspan="2" width="20%" | Host ! rowspan="2" width="10%" |Number of medal events ! colspan="4" width="10%" | Medals awarded ! rowspan="2" width="25%" | Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold–silver–bronze) ! rowspan="2" width="25%" | Athlete(s) with the most gold medals |- ! style="background-color:gold; width=7%;" |{{gold1}} ! style="background-color:silver; width=7%;" |{{silver2}} ! style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;" |{{bronze3}} ! style="width:4em;" | Total |- valign="top" |1896 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Greece|old}} Athens, Greece | align="center" |43 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |43 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |43 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |36 | align="center" |122 |{{flagIOCathlete|Hermann Weingärtner|GER|1896 Summer}} (3–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Carl Schuhmann|GER|1896 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |1900 |winners |table |{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France | align="center" |95{{efn|The IOC overview web page for the 1900 Olympic Games gives a figure of 96 events,<ref name=Games1900>{{cite web |title=Paris 1900 |website=IOC |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-1900 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> while the IOC database for the 1900 Olympic Games lists 95.}} | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |96 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |95 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |93 | align="center" |284 |{{flagIOCathlete|Irving Baxter|USA|1900 Summer}} (2–3–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Walter Tewksbury|USA|1900 Summer}} (2–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Alvin Kraenzlein|USA|1900 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |1904 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United States|1896}} St. Louis, United States | align="center" |95{{efn|The IOC overview web page for the 1904 Olympic Games gives a figure of 95 events;<ref name=Games1904>{{cite web |title=St.Louis 1904 |website=IOC |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/st-louis-1904 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> the IOC database for the 1904 Olympic Games also lists 95.}} | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |96 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |96 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |93 | align="center" |285 |{{flagIOCathlete|Anton Heida|USA|1904 Summer}} (5–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|George Eyser|USA|1904 Summer}} (3–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Burton Downing|USA|1904 Summer}} (2–3–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Anton Heida|USA|1904 Summer}} (5–1–0) |- valign="top" |1908 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | align="center" |110 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |110 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |107 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |107 | align="center" |324 |{{flagIOCathlete|Mel Sheppard|USA|1908 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Henry Taylor|GBR|1908 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Benjamin Jones|GBR|1908 Summer}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Oscar Swahn|SWE|1908 Summer}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Martin Sheridan|USA|1908 Summer}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Josiah Ritchie|GBR|1908 Summer}} (1–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Ted Ranken|GBR|1908 Summer}} (0–3–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Mel Sheppard|USA|1908 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Henry Taylor|GBR|1908 Summer}} (3–0–0) |- valign="top" |1912 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Sweden}} Stockholm, Sweden | align="center" |102 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |103 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |104 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |103 | align="center" |310 |{{flagIOCathlete|Vilhelm Carlberg|SWE|1912 Summer}} (3–2–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Vilhelm Carlberg|SWE|1912 Summer}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Hannes Kolehmainen|FIN|1912 Summer}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Alfred Lane|USA|1912 Summer}} (3–0–0) |- valign="top" |1920 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Belgium}} Antwerp, Belgium | align="center" |156{{efn|The IOC overview web page for the 1920 Olympic Games gives a figure of 156 events;<ref name=Games1920>{{cite web |title=Antwerp 1920 |website=IOC |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/antwerp-1920 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> the IOC database for the 1920 Olympic Games also lists 156.}} | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |156 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |147 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |136 | align="center" |439 |{{flagIOCathlete|Willis Lee|USA|1920 Summer}} (5–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Lloyd Spooner|USA|1920 Summer}} (4–1–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Willis Lee|USA|1920 Summer}} (5–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Nedo Nadi|ITA|1920 Summer}} (5–0–0) |- valign="top" |1924 |winners |table |{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France | align="center" |126 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" | 126 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" | 127 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" | 125 | align="center" | 378 |{{flagIOCathlete|Ville Ritola|FIN|1924 Summer}} (4–2–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1924 Summer}} (5–0–0) |- valign="top" |1928 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amsterdam, Netherlands | align="center" |109 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |110 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |108 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |109 | align="center" |327 |{{flagIOCathlete|Georges Miez|SUI|1928 Summer}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Hermann Hänggi|SUI|1928 Summer}} (2–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Georges Miez|SUI|1928 Summer}} (3–1–0) |- valign="top" |1932 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Los Angeles, United States | align="center" |116 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |116 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |116 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |114 | align="center" |346 |{{flagIOCathlete|István Pelle|HUN|1932 Summer}} (2–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Giulio Gaudini|ITA|1932 Summer}} 0–3–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Heikki Savolainen|FIN|1932 Summer}} (0–1–3) |{{flagIOCathlete|Helene Madison|USA|1932 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Romeo Neri|ITA|1932 Summer}} (3–0–0) |- valign="top" |1936 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Germany|Nazi}} Berlin, Germany | align="center" |129 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |130 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |128 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |130 | align="center" |388 |{{flagIOCathlete|Konrad Frey|GER|1936 Summer}} (3–1–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Jesse Owens|USA|1936 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |1948 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | align="center" |136 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |138 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |135 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |138 | align="center" |411 |{{flagIOCathlete|Veikko Huhtanen|FIN|1948 Summer}} (3–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Fanny Blankers-Koen|NED|1948 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |1952 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Finland}} Helsinki, Finland | align="center" |149 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |149 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |152 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |158 | align="center" |459 |{{flagIOCathlete|Maria Gorokhovskaya|URS|1952 Summer}} (2–5–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Viktor Chukarin|URS|1952 Summer}} (4–2–0) |- valign="top" |1956 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Australia}} Melbourne, Australia {{flagicon|Sweden}} Stockholm, Sweden{{efn|Due to Australian quarantine laws, 6 equestrian events were held in Stockholm several months before the rest of the 1956 Games in Melbourne.}} | align="center" |151{{efn|The IOC overview web page for the 1956 Olympic Games gives a figure of 151 events;<ref name=Games1956>{{cite web |title=Melbourne 1956 |website=IOC |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/melbourne-1956 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> (145 events in Melbourne and 6 equestrian events in Stockholm).}} | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |153 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |153 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |163 | align="center" |469 |{{flagIOCathlete|Ágnes Keleti|HUN|1956 Summer}} (4–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Latynina|URS|1956 Summer}} (4–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Ágnes Keleti|HUN|1956 Summer}} (4–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Latynina|URS|1956 Summer}} (4–1–1) |- valign="top" |1960 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Italy}} Rome, Italy | align="center" |150 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |152 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |149 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |160 | align="center" |461 |{{flagIOCathlete|Boris Shakhlin|URS|1960 Summer}} (4–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Boris Shakhlin|URS|1960 Summer}} (4–2–1) |- valign="top" |1964 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan | align="center" |163 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |163 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |167 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |174 | align="center" |504 |{{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Latynina|URS|1964 Summer}} (2–2–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Don Schollander|USA|1964 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |1968 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico City, Mexico | align="center" |172 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |174 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |170 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |183 | align="center" |527 |{{flagIOCathlete|Mikhail Voronin|URS|1968 Summer}} (2–4–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Věra Čáslavská|TCH|1968 Summer}} (4–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Akinori Nakayama|JPN|1968 Summer}} (4–1–1) |- valign="top" |1972 |winners |table |{{flagicon|West Germany}} Munich, West Germany | align="center" |195 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |195 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |195 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |210 | align="center" |600 |{{flagIOCathlete|Mark Spitz|USA|1972 Summer}} (7–0–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Mark Spitz|USA|1972 Summer}} (7–0–0) |- valign="top" |1976 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Canada}} Montreal, Quebec, Canada | align="center" |198 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |198 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |199 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |216 | align="center" |613 |{{flagIOCathlete|Nikolai Andrianov|URS|1976 Summer}} (4–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Nikolai Andrianov|URS|1976 Summer}} (4–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Kornelia Ender|GDR|1976 Summer}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|John Naber|USA|1976 Summer}} (4–1–0) |- valign="top" |1980 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955}} Moscow, Soviet Union | align="center" |203 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |204 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |204 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |223 | align="center" |631 |{{flagIOCathlete|Alexander Dityatin|URS|1980 Summer}} (3–4–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Alexander Dityatin|URS|1980 Summer}} (3–4–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Caren Metschuck|GDR|1980 Summer}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Barbara Krause|GDR|1980 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Vladimir Parfenovich|URS|1980 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Rica Reinisch|GDR|1980 Summer}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Vladimir Salnikov|URS|1980 Summer}} (3–0–0) |- valign="top" |1984 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United States}} Los Angeles, United States | align="center" |221 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |226 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |219 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |243 | align="center" |688 |{{flagIOCathlete|Li Ning|CHN|1984 Summer}} (3–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Ecaterina Szabo|ROU|1984 Summer}} (4–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Carl Lewis|USA|1984 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |1988 |winners |table |{{flagicon|South Korea}} Seoul, South Korea | align="center" |237 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |241 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |234 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |264 | align="center" |739 |{{flagIOCathlete|Matt Biondi|USA|1988 Summer}} (5–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Kristin Otto|GDR|1988 Summer}} (6–0–0) |- valign="top" |1992 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Spain}} Barcelona, Spain | align="center" |257 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |260 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |257 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |298 | align="center" |815 |{{flagIOCathlete|Vitaly Scherbo|EUN|1992 Summer}} (6–0–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Vitaly Scherbo|EUN|1992 Summer}} (6–0–0) |- valign="top" |1996 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United States}} Atlanta, United States | align="center" |271 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |271 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |273 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |298 | align="center" |842 |{{flagIOCathlete|Alexei Nemov|RUS|1996 Summer}} (2–1–3) |{{flagIOCathlete|Amy Van Dyken|USA|1996 Summer}} (4–0–0) |- valign="top" |2000 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Australia}} Sydney, Australia | align="center" |300 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |300 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |300 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |327 | align="center" |927 |{{flagIOCathlete|Alexei Nemov|RUS|2000 Summer}} (2–1–3) |{{flagIOCathlete|Ian Thorpe|AUS|2000 Summer}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Inge de Bruijn|NED|2000 Summer}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel|NED|2000 Summer}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jenny Thompson|USA|2000 Summer}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Lenny Krayzelburg|USA|2000 Summer}} (3–0–0) |- valign="top" |2004 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Greece}} Athens, Greece | align="center" |301 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |301 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |300 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |326 | align="center" |927 |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2004 Summer}} (6–0–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2004 Summer}} (6–0–2) |- valign="top" |2008 |winners |table |{{flagicon|China}} Beijing, China | align="center" |302 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |302 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |303 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |353 | align="center" |958 |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2008 Summer}} (8–0–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2008 Summer}} (8–0–0) |- valign="top" |2012 |winners |table |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} London, United Kingdom | align="center" |302 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |302 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |301 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |357 | align="center" |960 |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2012 Summer}} (4–2–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2012 Summer}} (4–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Missy Franklin|USA|2012 Summer}} (4–0–1) |- valign="top" |2016 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Brazil}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | align="center" |306 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |307 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |307 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |359 | align="center" |973 |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2012 Summer}} (5–1–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Michael Phelps|USA|2012 Summer}} (5–1–0) |- valign="top" |2020 |winners |table |{{flagicon|Japan}} Tokyo, Japan | align="center" |339 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |340 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |338 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |402 | align="center" |1,080 |{{flagIOCathlete|Emma McKeon|AUS|2020 Summer}} (4–0–3) |{{flagIOCathlete|Caeleb Dressel|USA|2020 Summer}} (5–0–0) |- valign="top" |2024 |winners |table |{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France | align="center" |329 | align="center" bgcolor="#F7F6A8" |329 | align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |330 | align="center" bgcolor="#FFDAB9" |385 | align="center" |1,044 |{{flagIOCathlete|Zhang Yufei|CHN|2024 Summer}} (0–1–5) |{{flagIOCathlete|Léon Marchand|FRA|2024 Summer}} (4–0–1) |}

===Winter Olympic Games=== {| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" |- ! rowspan=2 width=3% | Games ! rowspan=2 colspan=2 width=7% | Medal ! rowspan=2 width=20% | Host ! rowspan=2 width=10% | Number of medal events ! colspan=4 width=10% | Medals awarded ! rowspan=2 width=25% | Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold–silver–bronze) ! rowspan=2 width=25% | Athlete(s) with the most gold medals |- !style="background-color:gold; width=7%;"|{{gold1}} !style="background-color:silver; width=7%;"|{{silver2}} !style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;"|{{bronze3}} !style="width:4em;" | Total |-valign="top" | 1924 | winners | table | {{flagicon|France}} Chamonix, France | align=center|16 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 16 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 16 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 17 |align=center| 49 |{{flagIOCathlete|Clas Thunberg|FIN|1924 Winter}} (3–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Roald Larsen|NOR|1924 Winter}} (0–2–3) |{{flagIOCathlete|Clas Thunberg|FIN|1924 Winter}} (3–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Thorleif Haug|NOR|1924 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1928 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} St. Moritz, Switzerland | align=center|14 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 14 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 12 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 15 |align=center| 41 |{{flagIOCathlete|Bernt Evensen|NOR|1928 Winter}} (1–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Johan Grøttumsbraaten|NOR|1928 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Clas Thunberg|FIN|1928 Winter}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1932 | winners | table | {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Lake Placid, United States | align=center|14 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 14 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 14 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 14 |align=center| 42 |{{flagIOCathlete|Irving Jaffee|USA|1932 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Shea|USA|1932 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Veli Saarinen|FIN|1932 Winter}} (1–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Alexander Hurd|CAN|1932 Winter}} (0–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Willy Logan|CAN|1932 Winter}} (0–0–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Irving Jaffee|USA|1932 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jack Shea|USA|1932 Winter}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1936 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Germany|Nazi}} Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | align=center|17 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 17 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 17 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 17 |align=center| 51 |{{flagIOCathlete|Ivar Ballangrud|NOR|1936 Winter}} (3–1–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Ivar Ballangrud|NOR|1936 Winter}} (3–1–0) |-valign="top" | 1948 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} St. Moritz, Switzerland | align=center|22 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 22 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 24 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 22 |align=center| 68 |{{flagIOCathlete|Henri Oreiller|FRA|1948 Winter}} (2–0–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Henri Oreiller|FRA|1948 Winter}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Martin Lundström|SWE|1948 Winter}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1952 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Norway}} Oslo, Norway | align=center|22 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 22 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 22 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 23 |align=center| 67 |{{flagIOCathlete|Hjalmar Andersen|NOR|1952 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Annemarie Buchner|GER|1952 Winter}} (0–1–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Hjalmar Andersen|NOR|1952 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1956 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Italy}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | align=center|24 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 25 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 23 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 24 |align=center| 72 |{{flagIOCathlete|Sixten Jernberg|SWE|1956 Winter}} (1–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Toni Sailer|AUT|1956 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1960 | winners | table | {{flagicon|United States}} Squaw Valley, United States | align=center|27 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 28 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 26 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 27 |align=center| 81 |{{flagIOCathlete|Veikko Hakulinen|FIN|1960 Winter}} (1–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Yevgeny Grishin|URS|1960 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Lidiya Skoblikova|URS|1960 Winter}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1964 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Austria}} Innsbruck, Austria | align=center|34 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 34 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 38 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 31 |align=center| 103 |{{flagIOCathlete|Lidiya Skoblikova|URS|1964 Winter}} (4–0–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Lidiya Skoblikova|URS|1964 Winter}} (4–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1968 | winners | table | {{flagicon|France}} Grenoble, France | align=center|35 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 35 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 39 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 32 |align=center| 106 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean-Claude Killy|FRA|1968 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Toini Gustafsson|SWE|1968 Winter}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Eero Mäntyranta|FIN|1968 Winter}} (0–1–2) | {{flagIOCathlete|Jean-Claude Killy|FRA|1968 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1972 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Japan}} Sapporo, Japan | align=center|35 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 36 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 34 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 35 |align=center| 105 |{{flagIOCathlete|Galina Kulakova|URS|1972 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Ard Schenk|NED|1972 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Vyacheslav Vedenin|URS|1972 Winter}} (2–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Pål Tyldum|NOR|1972 Winter}} (1–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Marjatta Kajosmaa|FIN|1972 Winter}} (0–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Atje Keulen-Deelstra|NED|1972 Winter}} (0–1–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Galina Kulakova|URS|1972 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Ard Schenk|NED|1972 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1976 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Austria}} Innsbruck, Austria | align=center|37 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 37 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 37 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 37 |align=center| 111 |{{flagIOCathlete|Tatyana Averina|URS|1976 Winter}} (2–0–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Rosi Mittermaier|FRG|1976 Winter}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Raisa Smetanina|URS|1976 Winter}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tatyana Averina|URS|1976 Winter}} (2–0–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Bernhard Germeshausen|GDR|1976 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Nikolay Kruglov|URS|1976 Winter}} (2–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Meinhard Nehmer|GDR|1976 Winter}} (2–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1980 | winners | table | {{flagicon|United States}} Lake Placid, United States | align=center|38 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 38 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 39 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 38 |align=center| 115 |{{flagIOCathlete|Eric Heiden|USA|1980 Winter}} (5–0–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Eric Heiden|USA|1980 Winter}} (5–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1984 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | align=center|39 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 39 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 39 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 39 |align=center| 117 |{{flagIOCathlete|Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen|FIN|1984 Winter}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Karin Enke|GDR|1984 Winter}} (2–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Gunde Svan|SWE|1984 Winter}} (2–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen|FIN|1984 Winter}} (3–0–1) |-valign="top" | 1988 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Canada}} Calgary, Canada | align=center|46 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 46 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 46 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 46 |align=center| 138 |{{flagIOCathlete|Yvonne van Gennip|NED|1988 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Matti Nykänen|FIN|1988 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Tamara Tikhonova|URS|1988 Winter}} (2–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Valeriy Medvedtsev|URS|1988 Winter}} (1–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Marjo Matikainen|FIN|1988 Winter}} (1–0–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Karin Enke|GDR|1988 Winter}} (0–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Andrea Ehrig|GDR|1988 Winter}} (0–2–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Vladimir Smirnov|URS|1988 Winter}} (0–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Yvonne van Gennip|NED|1988 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Matti Nykänen|FIN|1988 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1992 | winners | table | {{flagicon|France}} Albertville, France | align=center|57 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 57 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 58 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 56 |align=center| 171 |{{flagIOCathlete|Lyubov Yegorova|EUN|1992 Winter}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Yelena Välbe|EUN|1992 Winter}} (1–0–4) |{{flagIOCathlete|Lyubov Yegorova|EUN|1992 Winter}} (3–2–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Bjørn Dæhlie|NOR|1992 Winter}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Vegard Ulvang|NOR|1992 Winter}} (3–1–0) |-valign="top" | 1994 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Norway}} Lillehammer, Norway | align=center|61 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 61 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 61 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 61 |align=center| 183 |{{flagIOCathlete|Manuela Di Centa|ITA|1994 Winter}} (2–2–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Lyubov Yegorova|RUS|1994 Winter}} (3–1–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Johann Olav Koss|NOR|1994 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 1998 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Japan}} Nagano, Japan | align=center|68 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 69 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 68 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 68 |align=center| 205 |{{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Lazutina|RUS|1998 Winter}} (3–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Larisa Lazutina|RUS|1998 Winter}} (3–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Bjørn Dæhlie|NOR|1992 Winter}} (3–1–0) |-valign="top" | 2002 | winners | table | {{flagicon|United States}} Salt Lake City, United States | align=center|78 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 80 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 76 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 78 |align=center| 234 |{{flagIOCathlete|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|NOR|2002 Winter}} (4–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Janica Kostelić|CRO|2002 Winter}} (3–1–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Ole Einar Bjørndalen|NOR|2002 Winter}} (4–0–0) |-valign="top" | 2006 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Italy}} Turin, Italy | align=center|84 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 84 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 84 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 84 |align=center| 252 | {{flagIOCathlete|Cindy Klassen|CAN|2006 Winter}} (1–2–2) | {{flagIOCathlete|Ahn Hyun-soo|KOR|2006 Winter}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Michael Greis|GER|2006 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Jin Sun-yu|KOR|2006 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 2010 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Canada}} Vancouver, Canada | align=center|86 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 86 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 87 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 85 |align=center| 258 |{{flagIOCathlete|Marit Bjørgen|NOR|2010 Winter}} (3–1–1) |{{flagIOCathlete|Marit Bjørgen|NOR|2010 Winter}} (3–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Wang Meng|CHN|2010 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 2014 | winners | table | {{flagicon|Russia}} Sochi, Russia | align=center|98 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"|99 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|97 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"|99 |align=center|295 |{{flagIOCathlete|Ireen Wüst|NED|2014 Winter}} (2–3–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Viktor Ahn|RUS|2014 Winter}} (3–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Marit Bjørgen|NOR|2014 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Darya Domracheva|BLR|2014 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 2018 | winners | table | {{flagicon|South Korea}} Pyeongchang, South Korea | align=center|102 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"|103 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|102 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"|102 |align=center|307 |{{flagIOCathlete|Marit Bjørgen|NOR|2018 Winter}} (2–1–2) |{{flagIOCathlete|Martin Fourcade|FRA|2018 Winter}} (3–0–0) {{flagIOCathlete|Johannes Høsflot Klæbo|NOR|2018 Winter}} (3–0–0) |-valign="top" | 2022 | winners |table | {{flagicon|China}} Beijing, China | align=center|109 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"|109 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|109 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"|110 |align=center|327 |{{flagIOCathlete|Johannes Thingnes Bø|NOR|2022 Winter}} (4–0–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Alexander Bolshunov|ROC|2022 Winter}} (3–1–1) {{flagIOCathlete|Marte Olsbu Røiseland|NOR|2022 Winter}} (3–0–2) {{flagIOCathlete|Quentin Fillon Maillet|FRA|2022 Winter}} (2–3–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Johannes Thingnes Bø|NOR|2022 Winter}} (4–0–1) |-valign="top" | 2026 | winners |table | {{flagicon|Italy}} Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | align=center|116 |align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"|116 |align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|118 |align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"|115 |align=center|349 |{{flagIOCathlete|Johannes Høsflot Klæbo|NOR|2026 Winter}} (6–0–0) |{{flagIOCathlete|Johannes Høsflot Klæbo|NOR|2026 Winter}} (6–0–0) |}

==Medalists by age==

===By sport=== {|class="wikitable sticky-header" |- ! Title ! Age ! Medalist ! Details ! Notes |- ! colspan=5 | Freestyle skiing |- | Youngest freestyle skiing medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu | |- | Youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu |  |- | Youngest female freestyle skiing medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | Ailing Eileen Gu | |- | Youngest female freestyle skiing gold medalist | align=center | 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. |  |- ! colspan=5 | Biathlon  |- | Oldest biathlon medalist | align=center | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen/> |- | Oldest biathlon gold medalist | align=center | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen/> |- | Oldest male biathlon medalist | align=center | 40 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen/> |- | Oldest male biathlon gold medalist | align=center | 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. | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen>{{cite news |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/08/ole-einar-bjoerndalen-olympics-gold-oldest_n_4751484.html |title= Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Becomes Oldest Winter Olympic Gold Medalist In 10-Kilometer Sprint |author= Eric Williamsen |date= 8 February 2014 |work= Huffington Post }}</ref>  |- ! colspan=5 | Skeleton  |- | Oldest skeleton gold medalist | align=center | 39 | Duff Gibson | | <ref name=SMH-Sochi-Day-2/>  |- | Oldest male skeleton gold medalist | align=center | 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. | <ref name=SMH-Sochi-Day-2>{{cite news |title= All the winners on day two at Sochi |url= http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/all-the-winners-on-day-two-at-sochi-20140209-329dl.html |date= 9 February 2014 |author= Rob Gloster |publisher= Sidney Morning Herald }}</ref>  |- ! colspan=5 | Luge  |- | Youngest luge gold medalist | align=center | 20 | Felix Loch | | <ref name=Reuters-Luge-2014-02-08/>  |- | Youngest male luge gold medalist | align=center | 20 | Felix Loch | At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he became the youngest ever Olympic luge gold medalist. | <ref name=Reuters-Luge-2014-02-08>{{cite news |url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-men-idUKBREA170OX20140208 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160306154016/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-men-idUKBREA170OX20140208 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |title= Germany's Loch in pole position to win second gold |author= Justin Palmer |date= 8 February 2014 |work= Reuters }}</ref>  |- ! colspan=5 | Cycling  |- | Oldest cycling gold medalist | align=center | 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. | <ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/17262585/2016-rio-olympics-kristin-armstrong-wins-gold-medal-women-cycling-trial|title=Kristin Armstrong wins third consecutive gold in women's cycling time trial|date=11 August 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>  |- | Oldest female cycling gold medalist | align=center | 42 | Kristin Armstrong | | <ref name="Associated Press"/>  |- ! colspan=5 | Athletics |- | Oldest athletics medalist | align=center | 48 | Terence Lloyd Johnson | | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest athletics gold medalist | align=center | 42 | Pat McDonald | | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest male athletics medalist | align=center | 48 | Terence Lloyd Johnson | At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he won bronze in the men's 50 km walk. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest male athletics gold medalist | align=center | 42 | Pat McDonald | At the 1920 Summer Olympics, he won the men's 56 lbs toss. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest female athletics medalist | align=center | 40 | Merlene Ottey | At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won bronze in the women's 100m dash. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest female athletics gold medalist | align=center | 39 | Ellina Zvereva | At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she won gold for the discus throw. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14>{{cite web |author= Steven Lynch |publisher= ESPN |work= Ask Steven |title= The oldest Olympic medalist |url= http://www.espn.co.uk/blogs/sport/story/238631.html |date= 14 September 2013 }}</ref>  |- ! colspan=5 | Swimming  |- | Oldest swimming medalist | align=center | 41 | Dara Torres | Torres won silver for the women's 4x100 freestyle team relay as anchor at the 2008 Summer Olympics. | <ref name="USNews-2008-08-13-Torres"/>  |- | Oldest male swimming medalist | align=center | 38 | William Robinson | Robinson won silver for the men's 200m breaststroke at the 1908 Summer Olympics. | <ref name="USNews-2008-08-13-Torres"/>  |- | Oldest female swimming medalist | align=center | 41 | Dara Torres | | <ref name="USNews-2008-08-13-Torres">{{cite magazine|url=http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/08/13/the-oldest-olympic-swimming-medalist-in-history |title=Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in History |date=13 August 2008 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |author=Emily Brandon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209164550/http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/08/13/the-oldest-olympic-swimming-medalist-in-history |archive-date=9 December 2014 }}</ref>  |- ! colspan=5 | Sailing

|- | Oldest male sailing gold medalist | align=center | 54 | Santiago Lange | Lange won gold for the Nacra 17 at the 2016 Summer Olympics. | <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36690180 |title = Rio Olympics 2016: Santiago Lange wins gold with Cecilia Carranza Saroli |quote = The 54-year-old, the oldest sailor competing in Rio, and his compatriot won the Nacra 17 mixed category. |date = 17 August 2016 |work = BBC |access-date = 20 September 2016 }}</ref>   |}

===By Olympiad===

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== ;General * {{cite press release|title=Factsheet: Records and medals Games of the Olympiad|publisher=International Olympic Committee|url=http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/QR_1E.pdf|access-date=23 February 2009|date=January 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016065015/http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/QR_1E.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2011}} * {{cite press release|title=Factsheet: Records and medals at the Olympic Winter Games|publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/QR_2E.pdf|access-date=23 February 2009|date=February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016072750/http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/QR_2E.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2011|url-status=dead}} *{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp|publisher= International Olympic Committee |title=Results database|access-date=23 February 2009}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419212721/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2020 |title=Olympic sports index|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=23 February 2009}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419223255/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2020 |title=Summer games index|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=26 February 2009}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419210910/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2020 |title=Winter games index|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=23 February 2009}}

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090501145239/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/review_frmst.htm Olympic Review and Revue Olympique] – LA84 Foundation (archived)

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