List of the most successful Winter Olympians

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Since 1924 medals have been awarded at 23 Olympic Winter Games . The first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix in 1924 , the last so far in 2018 in Pyeongchang , South Korea.

The most successful participant in the Winter Olympics so far is the Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen . The most gold medals at a single host won the American speed skater Eric Heiden with five gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid 1980 . Ole Einar Bjørndalen won four gold medals each in Salt Lake City in 2002 and the Soviet speed skater Lidija Pawlowna Skoblikowa in Innsbruck in 1964 .

Eternal leaderboard (from three gold medals)

The placements are sorted by the number of gold medals won, followed by the number of silver and bronze medals won. Several athletes with the same number of medals are sorted alphabetically.

Eternal list of the best medal winners at the Olympic Winter Games (as of February 25, 2018)
space Sportswoman country sport Period gold silver bronze total
1 Marit Bjørgen NorwayNorway Norway Cross-country skiing 2002-2018 8th 4th 3 15th
2 Ole Einar Bjørndalen NorwayNorway Norway biathlon 1998-2014 8th 4th 1 13
3 Bjørn Dæhlie NorwayNorway Norway Cross-country skiing 1992-1998 8th 4th 0 12
4th Lyubov Egorova United teamUnited team United team Russia
RussiaRussia 
Cross-country skiing 1992-1994 6th 3 0 9
5 Wiktor Ahn Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Russia
RussiaRussia 
Short track 2006-2014 6th 0 2 8th
6th Lidija Skoblikova Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union Speed ​​skating 1960-1964 6th 0 0 6th
7th Ireen Wüst NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating 2006-2018 5 5 1 11
8th Claudia Pechstein GermanyGermany Germany Speed ​​skating 1992-2006 5 2 2 9
9 Martin Fourcade FranceFrance France biathlon 2010-2018 5 2 0 7th
10 Larissa Lasutina United teamUnited team United team Russia
RussiaRussia 
Cross-country skiing 1992-2002 5 1 1 7th
Clas Thunberg FinlandFinland Finland Speed ​​skating 1924-1928 5 1 1 7th
12 Thomas Alsgaard NorwayNorway Norway Cross-country skiing 1994-2002 5 1 0 6th
13 Bonnie Blair United StatesUnited States United States Speed ​​skating 1988-1994 5 0 1 6th
14th Eric Heiden United StatesUnited States United States Speed ​​skating 1980 5 0 0 5
15th Raissa Smetanina Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union United Team
United teamUnited team 
Cross-country skiing 1976-1992 4th 5 1 10
16 Sixten Jernberg SwedenSweden Sweden Cross-country skiing 1956-1964 4th 3 2 9
17th Ricco Great GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 1992-2006 4th 3 1 8th
Emil Hegle Svendsen NorwayNorway Norway biathlon 2010-2018 4th 3 1 8th
19th Sven Kramer NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating 2006-2018 4th 2 3 9
20th Kjetil André Aamodt NorwayNorway Norway Alpine skiing 1992-2006 4th 2 2 8th
Sven Fischer GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 1994-2006 4th 2 2 8th
Galina Kulakova Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1968-1980 4th 2 2 8th
23 Ivar Ballangrud NorwayNorway Norway Speed ​​skating 1928-1936 4th 2 1 7th
24 Janica Kostelić CroatiaCroatia Croatia Alpine skiing 2002-2006 4th 2 0 6th
Kevin Kuske GermanyGermany Germany bob 2002-2018 4th 2 0 6th
26th Darja Domratschawa BelarusBelarus Belarus biathlon 2010-2018 4th 1 1 6th
Gunde Svan SwedenSweden Sweden Cross-country skiing 1984-1988 4th 1 1 6th
Wang Meng China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China Short track 2006-2010 4th 1 1 6th
29 Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union Speed ​​skating 1956-1964 4th 1 0 5
Jayna Hefford CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey 1998-2014 4th 1 0 5
Johann Olav Koss NorwayNorway Norway Speed ​​skating 1992-1994 4th 1 0 5
32 André Lange GermanyGermany Germany bob 2002-2010 4th 1 0 5
Matti Nykänen FinlandFinland Finland Ski jumping 1984-1988 4th 1 0 5
Nikolai Simjatov Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 1980-1984 4th 1 0 5
Alexander Tikhonov Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union biathlon 1968-1980 4th 1 0 5
Hayley Wickenheiser CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey 1998-2014 4th 1 0 5
37 Chun Lee-kyung Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Short track 1994-1998 4th 0 1 5
Natalie Geisenberger GermanyGermany Germany Luge 2010-2018 4th 0 1 5
39 Simon Ammann SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Ski jumping 2002-2010 4th 0 0 4th
Tobias Arlt GermanyGermany Germany Luge 2014-2018 4th 0 0 4th
Dario Cologna SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Cross-country skiing 2010-2018 4th 0 0 4th
Thomas Wassberg SwedenSweden Sweden Cross-country skiing 1980-1984 4th 0 0 4th
Tobias Wendl GermanyGermany Germany Luge 2014-2018 4th 0 0 4th
44 Charlotte Kalla SwedenSweden Sweden Cross-country skiing 2010-2018 3 6th 0 9
45 Karin Kania-Enke Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR Speed ​​skating 1980-1988 3 4th 1 8th
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GermanyGermany Germany Speed ​​skating 1992-1998 3 4th 1 8th
47 Veikko Hakulinen FinlandFinland Finland Cross-country skiing 1952-1960 3 3 1 7th
Kati Wilhelm GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 2002-2010 3 3 1 7th
49 Anastasiya Kuzmina SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia biathlon 2010-2018 3 3 0 6th
50 Eero Mäntyranta FinlandFinland Finland Cross-country skiing 1960-1968 3 2 2 7th
51 Halvard Hanevold NorwayNorway Norway biathlon 1998-2010 3 2 1 6th
Martina Sáblíková Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Speed ​​skating 2010-2018 3 2 1 6th
Yulia Chepalova RussiaRussia Russia Cross-country skiing 1998-2006 3 2 1 6th
Vegard Ulvang NorwayNorway Norway Cross-country skiing 1988-1994 3 2 1 6th
55 Georg Hackl Germany BRBR Germany Federal Republic of Germany Germany
GermanyGermany 
Luge 1988-2006 3 2 0 5
Samppa Lajunen FinlandFinland Finland Nordic combination 1998-2002 3 2 0 5
Alberto Tomba ItalyItaly Italy Alpine skiing 1988-1994 3 2 0 5
58 Felix Gottwald AustriaAustria Austria Nordic combination 2002-2010 3 1 3 7th
59 Eric Frenzel GermanyGermany Germany Nordic combination 2010-2018 3 1 2 6th
Johan Grøttumsbråten NorwayNorway Norway
Nordic combined skiing
1924-1932 3 1 2 6th
61 Charles Hamelin CanadaCanada Canada Short track 2006-2018 3 1 1 5
Anfissa Reszowa Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union United Team Russia
United teamUnited team 
RussiaRussia 
Cross-country skiing
biathlon
1988-1994 3 1 1 5
Vreni Schneider SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Alpine skiing 1988-1994 3 1 1 5
64 Deborah Compagnoni ItalyItaly Italy Alpine skiing 1992-1998 3 1 0 4th
Bernhard Germeshausen Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR bob 1976-1980 3 1 0 4th
Gillis Grafström SwedenSweden Sweden figure skating 1920-1932 3 1 0 4th
Tomas Gustafson SwedenSweden Sweden Speed ​​skating 1984-1988 3 1 0 4th
Maria Höfl-Riesch GermanyGermany Germany Alpine skiing 2010-2014 3 1 0 4th
Mark Kirchner GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 1992-1994 3 1 0 4th
Thomas Morgenstern AustriaAustria Austria Ski jumping 2006-2014 3 1 0 4th
Ard Schenk NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating 1968-1972 3 1 0 4th
Vladislav Tretyak Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union ice Hockey 1972-1984 3 1 0 4th
Jens Weißflog Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR DDR Germany
GermanyGermany 
Ski jumping 1984-1994 3 1 0 4th

Most successful German Winter Olympians

Overview of the most successful German Winter Olympians (from three gold medals).

space Sportswoman Team (s) sport Period gold silver bronze total
01 Claudia Pechstein GermanyGermany Germany Speed ​​skating 1992-2006 5 2 2 9
02 Ricco Great GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 1992-2006 4th 3 1 8th
03 Sven Fischer GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 1994-2006 4th 2 2 8th
04th Kevin Kuske GermanyGermany Germany bob 2002-2018 4th 2 0 6th
05 André Lange GermanyGermany Germany bob 2002-2010 4th 1 0 5
06th Natalie Geisenberger GermanyGermany Germany Sledding 2010-2018 4th 0 1 5
07th Tobias Arlt GermanyGermany Germany Sledding 2014-2018 4th 0 0 4th
Tobias Wendl GermanyGermany Germany Sledding 2014-2018 4th 0 0 4th
09 Karin Enke Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR Speed ​​skating 1980-1988 3 4th 1 8th
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann GermanyGermany Germany Speed ​​skating 1992-1998 3 4th 1 8th
11 Kati Wilhelm GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 2002-2010 3 3 1 7th
12 Georg Hackl Germany BRBR Germany Federal Republic of Germany Germany
GermanyGermany 
Sledding 1988-2002 3 2 0 5
13 Eric Frenzel GermanyGermany Germany Nordic combination 2010-2018 3 1 2 6th
14th Bernhard Germeshausen Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR bob 1976-1980 3 1 0 4th
Maria Höfl-Riesch GermanyGermany Germany Alpine skiing 2010-2014 3 1 0 4th
Mark Kirchner GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 1992-1994 3 1 0 4th
Jens Weißflog Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR DDR Germany
GermanyGermany 
Ski jumping 1984-1994 3 1 0 4th
18th Anni Friesinger-Postma GermanyGermany Germany Speed ​​skating 1998-2010 3 0 2 5
Katja Seizinger GermanyGermany Germany Alpine skiing 1992-1998 3 0 2 5
20th Meinhard Taken Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR bob 1976-1980 3 0 1 4th
21st Michael Greis GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 2006 3 0 0 3
Felix Hole GermanyGermany Germany Sledding 2010-2014 3 0 0 3
Ulrich Wehling Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR Nordic combination 1972-1980 3 0 0 3

Athlete with the most medals in a discipline (from four medals)

space Sportswoman Team (s) sport discipline Period gold silver bronze total
01 Armin Zöggeler ItalyItaly Italy Luge singles 1994-2014 2 1 3 6th
02 Ricco Great GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay 1992-2006 4th 1 0 5
02 Jayna Hefford CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey team 1998-2014 4th 1 0 5
02 Hayley Wickenheiser CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey team 1998-2014 4th 1 0 5
05 Georg Hackl GermanyGermany Germany Luge singles 1988-2002 3 2 0 5
06th Claudia Pechstein GermanyGermany Germany Speed ​​skating 5000 m 1992-2006 3 1 1 5
07th Caroline Ouellette CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey team 2002-2014 4th 0 0 4th
07th Alexander Tikhonov Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay 1968-1980 4th 0 0 4th
09 Jennifer Botterill CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey team 1998-2010 3 1 0 4th
09 Sven Fischer GermanyGermany Germany biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay 1994-2006 3 1 0 4th
09 Gillis Grafström SwedenSweden Sweden figure skating singles 1920-1932 3 1 0 4th
09 Becky Kellar CanadaCanada Canada ice Hockey team 1998-2010 3 1 0 4th
09 Sven Kramer NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating 5000 m 2006-2018 3 1 0 4th
09 Vladislav Tretyak Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR ice Hockey team 1972-1984 3 1 0 4th
15th Kjetil André Aamodt NorwayNorway Norway Alpine skiing Super g 1992-2006 3 0 1 4th
16 Kevin Kuske GermanyGermany Germany Bobsleigh Four-man bobsleigh 2002-2018 2 2 0 4th
17th Jan Behrendt Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR DDR Germany
GermanyGermany 
Luge Two-seater 1988-1998 2 1 1 4th
17th Stefan Krauße Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR DDR Germany
GermanyGermany 
Luge Two-seater 1988-1998 2 1 1 4th
17th Igor Kravchuk Soviet UnionSoviet Union USSR United Team Russia
United teamUnited team 
RussiaRussia 
ice Hockey team 1988-2002 2 1 1 4th
17th Galina Kulakova Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union Cross-country skiing 3 × 5 or 4 × 5 km relay 1968-1980 2 1 1 4th
17th Ireen Wüst NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating 1500 m 2006-2018 2 1 1 4th
22nd Mario Stecher AustriaAustria Austria Nordic combination team 2002-2014 2 0 2 4th
23 Bogdan Musiol Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR DDR Germany
GermanyGermany 
Bobsleigh Four-man bobsleigh 1980-1992 1 3 0 4th
24 Wolfgang Hoppe Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR DDR Germany
GermanyGermany 
Bobsleigh Four-man bobsleigh 1984-1994 1 2 1 4th
24 Claudia Nystad GermanyGermany Germany Cross-country skiing 4 × 5 km relay 2002-2014 1 2 1 4th
24 Jenny Potter United StatesUnited States United States ice Hockey team 1998-2010 1 2 1 4th
24 Angela Ruggiero United StatesUnited States United States ice Hockey team 1998-2010 1 2 1 4th
28 Bob de Jong NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating 10,000 m 1998-2014 1 1 2 4th
29 Sven Kramer NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Speed ​​skating Team chase 2006-2018 1 0 3 4th
30th Julie Chu United StatesUnited States United States ice Hockey team 2002-2014 0 3 1 4th
30th Björn Kircheisen GermanyGermany Germany Nordic combination team 2002-2014 0 3 1 4th
32 Saku Koivu FinlandFinland Finland ice Hockey team 1994-2010 0 1 3 4th
32 Jere Lehtinen FinlandFinland Finland ice Hockey team 1994-2010 0 1 3 4th
32 Ville Peltonen FinlandFinland Finland ice Hockey team 1994-2010 0 1 3 4th
32 Teemu Selänne FinlandFinland Finland ice Hockey team 1998-2014 0 1 3 4th
32 Kimmo Timonen FinlandFinland Finland ice Hockey team 1998-2014 0 1 3 4th

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