List of Olympic champions in athletics / most successful participants

Olympic champion in athletics

Overview All medal winners All medal winners The most successful participants Nations ratings

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
01	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	1920	1928	9	3	-	12
02	Carl Lewis	United States	1984	1996	9	1	-	10
03	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	2008	2016	8th	-	-	8th
03	Ray Ewry	United States	1900	1908	8th	-	-	8th
05	Allyson Felix	United States	2004	2016	6th	3	-	9
06th	Ville Ritola	Finland	1924	1928	5	3	-	8th
07th	Evelyn Ashford	United States	1984	1992	4th	1	-	5
07th	Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	1912	1920	4th	1	-	5
07th	Mel Sheppard	United States	1908	1912	4th	1	-	5
07th	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
01	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	1920	1928	9	3	-	12
02	Carl Lewis	United States	1984	1996	9	1	-	10
03	Usain Bolt	Jamaica	2008	2016	8th	-	-	8th
03	Ray Ewry	United States	1900	1908	8th	-	-	8th
05	Ville Ritola	Finland	1924	1928	5	3	-	8th
06th	Hannes Kolehmainen	Finland	1912	1920	4th	1	-	5
06th	Mel Sheppard	United States	1908	1912	4th	1	-	5
06th	Emil Zatopek	Czechoslovakia	1948	1952	4th	1	-	5
09	Harrison Dillard	United States	1948	1952	4th	-	-	4th
09	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	2012	2016	4th	-	-	4th
09	Michael Johnson	United States	1992	2000	4th	-	-	4th
09	Robert Korzeniowski	Poland	1996	2004	4th	-	-	4th
09	Alvin Kraenzlein	United States	1900	1900	4th	-	-	4th
09	Al Oerter	United States	1956	1968	4th	-	-	4th
09	Jesse Owens	United States	1936	1936	4th	-	-	4th
09	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

Women

space	Surname	country	From	To	gold	silver	bronze	total
01	Allyson Felix	United States	2004	2016	6th	3	-	9
02	Evelyn Ashford	United States	1984	1992	4th	1	-	5
03	Sanya Richards-Ross	United States	2004	2012	4th	-	1	5
04th	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Netherlands	1948	1948	4th	-	-	4th
04th	Betty Cuthbert	Australia	1956	1964	4th	-	-	4th
04th	Bärbel Wöckel	GDR	1976	1980	4th	-	-	4th
07th	Veronica Campbell	Jamaica	2000	2016	3	3	2	8th
07th	Irena Szewińska	Poland	1964	1976	3	2	2	7th
09	Renate Stecher	GDR	1972	1976	3	2	1	6th
10	Florence Griffith-Joyner	United States	1984	1988	3	2	-	5
11	Shirley Strickland de la Hunty	Australia	1948	1956	3	1	3	7th
12	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	United States	1984	1996	3	1	2	6th
13	Gwen Torrence	United States	1992	1996	3	1	1	5
14th	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	United States	1984	1988	3	1	-	4th
14th	Tamara Press	Soviet Union	1960	1964	3	1	-	4th
14th	Wyomia Tyus	United States	1964	1968	3	1	-	4th
14th	Olha Bryshina	United team	1988	1992	3	1	-	4th
18th	Tirunesh Dibaba	Ethiopia	2004	2012	3	-	2	5
19th	Wilma Rudolph	United States	1956	1960	3	-	1	4th
20th	Tianna Bartoletta	United States	2012	2016	3	-	-	3
20th	Gail Devers	United States	1992	1996	3	-	-	3
20th	Tatiana Kasankina	Soviet Union	1976	1980	3	-	-	3
20th	Marie-José Pérec	France	1992	1996	3	-	-	3
24	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Jamaica	2008	2016	2	3	1	6th
25th	Marlies Goehr	GDR	1976	1988	2	2	-	4th
25th	Annegret Richter	BR Germany	1972	1976	2	2	-	4th
27	Heike Drechsler	GDR / Germany	1988	2000	2	1	2	5
28	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	2008	2016	2	1	-	3
28	Alice Brown	United States	1984	1988	2	1	-	3
28	Chandra Cheeseborough	United States	1984	1984	2	1	-	3
28	Mildred Didrikson	United States	1932	1932	2	1	-	3
28	Betty Robinson	United States	1928	1936	2	1	-	3
28	Heide Rosendahl	BR Germany	1972	1972	2	1	-	3
28	Elaine Thompson	Jamaica	2016	2016	2	1	-	3
35	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	2004	2012	2	-	1	3
35	Kelly Holmes	United Kingdom	2000	2004	2	-	1	3
35	Elena Isinbayeva	Russia	2004	2012	2	-	1	3
35	Olga Nazarova	United team	1988	1992	2	-	1	3
35	Micheline Ostermeyer	France	1948	1948	2	-	1	3
35	Nina Ponomaryova	Soviet Union	1952	1960	2	-	1	3
35	Barbora Špotáková	Czech Republic	2008	2016	2	-	1	3
35	DeeDee Trotter	United States	2004	2012	2	-	1	3
35	Derartu Tulu	Ethiopia	1992	2004	2	-	1	3