List of Olympic champions in athletics / most successful participants
Olympic champion in athletics |
This list is part of the list of Olympic champions in athletics . Those athletes who have won at least two Olympic gold medals and one further medal are listed.
- Place: order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals.
- Name: Name of the athlete
- Country: Country for which the athlete started. When changing nationality, the country for which the athlete won the last medal is named.
- From: year of first medal win
- Until: year of last medal win
- Gold: Number of gold medals won
- Silver: Number of silver medals won
- Bronze: Number of bronze medals won
- Total: Number of all medals won
Top 20
space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | 1920 | 1928 | 9 | 3 | - | 12 |
2 | Carl Lewis | United States | 1984 | 1996 | 9 | 1 | - | 10 |
3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 2008 | 2016 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
3 | Ray Ewry | United States | 1900 | 1908 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
5 | Allyson Felix | United States | 2004 | 2016 | 6th | 3 | - | 9 |
6th | Ville Ritola | Finland | 1924 | 1928 | 5 | 3 | - | 8th |
7th | Evelyn Ashford | United States | 1984 | 1992 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
7th | Hannes Kolehmainen | Finland | 1912 | 1920 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
7th | Mel Sheppard | United States | 1908 | 1912 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
7th | Emil Zatopek | Czechoslovakia | 1948 | 1952 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
11 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 2004 | 2012 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
12 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Netherlands | 1948 | 1948 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Betty Cuthbert | Australia | 1956 | 1964 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Harrison Dillard | United States | 1948 | 1952 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Bärbel Wöckel | GDR | 1976 | 1980 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Michael Johnson | United States | 1992 | 2000 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland | 1996 | 2004 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States | 1900 | 1900 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Al Oerter | United States | 1956 | 1968 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Jesse Owens | United States | 1936 | 1936 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
12 | Let Virén | Finland | 1972 | 1976 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
Men
space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | 1920 | 1928 | 9 | 3 | - | 12 |
2 | Carl Lewis | United States | 1984 | 1996 | 9 | 1 | - | 10 |
3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 2008 | 2016 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
3 | Ray Ewry | United States | 1900 | 1908 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
5 | Ville Ritola | Finland | 1924 | 1928 | 5 | 3 | - | 8th |
6th | Hannes Kolehmainen | Finland | 1912 | 1920 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
6th | Mel Sheppard | United States | 1908 | 1912 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
6th | Emil Zatopek | Czechoslovakia | 1948 | 1952 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
9 | Harrison Dillard | United States | 1948 | 1952 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom | 2012 | 2016 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Michael Johnson | United States | 1992 | 2000 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland | 1996 | 2004 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States | 1900 | 1900 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Al Oerter | United States | 1956 | 1968 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Jesse Owens | United States | 1936 | 1936 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
9 | Let Virén | Finland | 1972 | 1976 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
17th | Ralph Rose | United States | 1904 | 1912 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
18th | Times Whitfield | United States | 1948 | 1952 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
19th | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 2004 | 2008 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | John Flanagan | United States | 1900 | 1908 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | Harry Hillman | United States | 1904 | 1908 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | Steve Lewis | United States | 1988 | 1992 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | James Lightbody | United States | 1904 | 1904 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | Meyer Prinstein | United States | 1900 | 1904 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | Viktor Saneyev | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1980 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | Angelo Taylor | United States | 2000 | 2012 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 |
19th | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 2004 | 2008 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
19th | Jan Železný | Czech Republic | 1988 | 2000 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
29 | Ugo Frigerio | Italy | 1920 | 1932 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
29 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 2008 | 2016 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
29 | Martin Sheridan | United States | 1904 | 1908 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
32 | Glenn Davis | United States | 1956 | 1960 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Archie Hahn | United States | 1904 | 1904 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Bud Houser | United States | 1924 | 1928 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Eric Lemming | Sweden | 1908 | 1912 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Bobby Morrow | United States | 1956 | 1956 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Peter Snell | New Zealand | 1960 | 1964 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Frank Wykoff | United States | 1928 | 1936 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
39 | Irving Baxter | United States | 1900 | 1900 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
39 | Robert Garrett | United States | 1896 | 1900 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
41 | Walter Tewksbury | United States | 1900 | 1900 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
42 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 2012 | 2016 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
42 | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom | 1980 | 1984 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
42 | Kipchoge Keino | Kenya | 1968 | 1972 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
42 | Charles Paddock | United States | 1920 | 1924 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
42 | Arthur Wint | Jamaica | 1948 | 1952 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
47 | Valery Borsov | Soviet Union | 1972 | 1976 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
48 | Volodymyr Holubnychy | Soviet Union | 1960 | 1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
48 | Maurice Greene | United States | 2000 | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
48 | Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland | 1932 | 1936 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
51 | Charles Bennett | United Kingdom | 1900 | 1900 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 2000 | 2004 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Albert Hill | United Kingdom | 1920 | 1920 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Michael Marsh | United States | 1992 | 1996 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Pat McDonald | United States | 1912 | 1920 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Parry O'Brien | United States | 1952 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Jackson Scholz | United States | 1920 | 1924 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Yuri Sedych | Soviet Union | 1976 | 1988 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Andy Stanfield | United States | 1952 | 1956 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Armas Taipale | Finland | 1912 | 1920 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
51 | Kerron Clement | United States | 2008 | 2016 | 2 | 1 | - | 4th |
62 | Heikki Liimatainen | Finland | 1920 | 1924 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
62 | Edwin Moses | United States | 1976 | 1988 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
62 | Bob Richards | United States | 1948 | 1956 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
62 | Miruts Yifter | Ethiopia | 1972 | 1980 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |