This is a list of most Olympic medals won at a single Olympic Games. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. Only Olympians with four or more medals at one Games are included.
{{Expand list|date=September 2012}} Athlete | Nation | Sport | Year | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Michael|Phelps}} | USA|2008 Summer}} | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | M | 8 | - | - | 8 |
Michael|Phelps}} (2) | USA|2004 Summer}} | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | M | 6 | - | 2 | 8 |
Alexander|Dityatin}} | URS|1980 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1980 | Summer | M | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Mark|Spitz}} | USA|1972 Summer}} | Swimming | 1972 | Summer | M | 7 | - | - | 7 |
Matt|Biondi}} | USA|1988 Summer}} | Swimming | 1988 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Willis A.|Lee}} | USA|1920 Summer}} | Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Boris|Shakhlin}} | URS|1960 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Nikolay|Andrianov}} | URS|1976 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Lloyd|Spooner}} | USA|1920 Summer}} | Shooting | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Maria|Gorokhovskaya}} | URS|1952 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 2 | 5 | - | 7 |
Mikhail|Voronin}} | URS|1968 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | M | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Vitaly |Scherbo}} | EUN}} | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | M | 6 | - | - | 6 |
Kristin|Otto}} | GDR|1988 Summer}} | Swimming | 1988 | Summer | F | 6 | - | - | 6 |
Anton|Heida}} | USA|1904 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
Michael|Phelps}} (3) | USA|2016 Summer}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | M | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
Michael|Phelps}} (4) | USA|2012 Summer}} | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
Ville|Ritola}} | FIN}} | Athletics | 1924 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
Viktor|Chukarin}} | URS|1956 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
Věra|Čáslavská}} | TCH|1968 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
Ágnes|Keleti}} (2) | HUN|1956 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
Hubert|Van Innis}} | BEL|1920 Summer}} | Archery | 1920 | Summer | M | 4 | 2 | - | 6 |
Larisa|Latynina}} | URS|1956 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1956 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Li|Ning}} | CHN|1984 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Larisa|Latynina}} (2) | URS|1960 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Daniela|Silivas}} | ROU|1988 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
George|Eyser}} | USA}} | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Hermann|Weingärtner}} | GER|1896 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1896 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Takashi|Ono}} | JPN|1960 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1960 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Konrad|Frey}} | GER|1936 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1936 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Burton|Downing}} | USA|1904 Summer}} | Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Larisa|Latynina}} (3) | URS|1964 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1964 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Alexei|Nemov}} | RUS|1996 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Alexei|Nemov}} (2) | RUS|2000 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Natalie|Coughlin}} | USA|2008 Summer}} | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Margit|Korondi}} | HUN|1952 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nedo|Nadi}} | ITA|1920 Summer}} | Fencing | 1920 | Summer | M | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Paavo|Nurmi}} (2) | FIN}} | Athletics | 1924 | Summer | M | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Eric|Heiden}} | USA|1980 Winter}} | Speed skating | 1980 | Winter | M | 5 | - | - | 5 |
John|Naber}} | USA|1976 Summer}} | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Kornelia|Ender}} | GDR|1976 Summer}} | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Ecaterina|Szabo}} | ROU|1984 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
{{sortname|Vladimir|Artemov}} | URS}} | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | M | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
Katie |Ledecky}} | USA}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
{{sortname|Marcus|Hurley}} | USA}} | Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | 4 | - | 1 | 5 |
Missy|Franklin}} | USA}} | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 4 | - | 1 | 5 |
Simone|Biles}} | USA|2016 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 2016 | Summer | F | 4 | - | 1 | 5 |
Vilhelm|Carlberg}} | SWE|1912 Summer}} | Shooting | 1912 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
Roger|Ducret}} | FRA|1924 Summer}} | Fencing | 1924 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
Ian|Thorpe}} | AUS|2000 Summer}} | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
Lyubov|Yegorova|Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skier)}} | EUN|1992 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | F | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
George|Eyser}} (2) | USA|1904 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Charles|Daniels|Charles Daniels (swimmer)}} | USA}} | Swimming | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Clas|Thunberg}} | FIN|1924 Winter}} | Speed skating | 1924 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Shane|Gould}} | AUS|1972 Summer}} | Swimming | 1972 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nadia|Comaneci}} (2) | ROU|1976 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Larisa|Lazutina}} | RUS|1998 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1998 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Marit|Bjørgen}} | NOR|2010 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 2010 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Allison|Schmitt}} | USA|2012 Summer}} | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Ireen|Wüst}} | NED|2014 Winter}} | Speed skating | 2014 | Winter | F | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
Ryan |Lochte}} | USA}} | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Natalie|Coughlin}} (2) | USA|2004 Summer}} | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Karin|Janz}} | GDR|1972 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Ines|Diers}} | GDR|1980 Summer}} | Swimming | 1980 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Marit|Bjørgen}} (2) | NOR|2018 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Shirley|Babashoff}} | USA|1976 Summer}} | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | F | 1 | 4 | - | 5 |
Nastia|Liukin}} | USA|2008 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Alicia|Coutts}} | AUS|2008 Summer}} | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Cindy|Klassen}} | CAN|2006 Winter}} | Speed skating | 2006 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Mary Lou|Retton}} | USA|1984 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1984 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Yelena Välbe | EUN|1992 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | F | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
Shannon|Miller}} | USA|1992 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
William|Merz}} | USA}} | Gymnastics, Athletics | 1904 | Summer | M | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Carl|Schuhmann}} | GER|1896 Summer}} | Gymnastics, Wrestling | 1896 | Summer | M | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Alvin|Kraenzlein}} | USA}} | Athletics | 1900 | Summer | M | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Jesse|Owens}} | USA}} | Athletics | 1936 | Summer | M | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Fanny|Blankers-Koen}} | NED|1948 Summer}} | Athletics | 1948 | Summer | F | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Carl|Lewis}} | USA}} | Athletics | 1984 | Summer | M | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Ole Einar|Bjørndalen}} | NOR|2002 Winter}} | Biathlon | 2002 | Winter | M | 4 | - | - | 4 |
Paavo|Nurmi}} | FIN}} | Athletics | 1920 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Olga|Korbut}} | URS|1972 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Susan|Pedersen|Susan Pedersen (swimmer)}} | USA|1968 Summer}} | Swimming | 1968 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Bjørn|Dæhlie}} | NOR|1992 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1992 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Bjørn|Dæhlie}} (2) | NOR|1998 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1998 | Winter | M | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
James|Lightbody}} | USA}} | Athletics | 1904 | Summer | M | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Rie|Mastenbroek}} | NED|2000 Summer}} | Swimming | 1936 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Věra|Čáslavská}} (2) | TCH|1964 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1964 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Florence |Griffith Joyner}} | USA}} | Athletics | 1988 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Lyubov|Yegorova|Lyubov Yegorova (cross-country skier)}} (2) | RUS|1994 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1994 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Inge de|Bruijn}} | NED|2000 Summer}} | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Leontien|van Moorsel}} | NED|2000 Summer}} | Cycling | 2000 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Petria|Thomas}} | AUS|2004 Summer}} | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Janica|Kostelić}} | CRO|2002 Winter}} | Alpine skiing | 2002 | Winter | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Katinka |Hosszú}} | HUN}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Marja-Liisa|Kirvesniemi}} | FIN|1992 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1984 | Winter | F | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
Jim|Montgomery|Jim Montgomery (swimmer)}} | USA|1976 Summer}} | Swimming | 1976 | Summer | M | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
Michelle|Smith de Bruin}} | IRL|1996 Summer}} | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | F | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
Hyun-Soo|Ahn}} | KOR|2006 Winter}} | Short-track Speed skating | 2006 | Winter | M | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
Bjørn|Dæhlie}} (3) | NOR|1994 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 1994 | Winter | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Robert|Garrett}} | USA}} | Athletics | 1896 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Alexander|Popov|Alexander Popov (swimmer)}} | RUS|1996 Summer}} | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Alexander|Popov|Alexander Popov (swimmer)}} (2) | EUN|1992 Summer}} | Swimming | 1992 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Nadia|Comaneci}} | ROU|1980 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1980 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Gary|Hall, Jr.}} | USA|1996 Summer}} | Swimming | 1996 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Michael|Klim}} | AUS|2000 Summer}} | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Michael|Gross|Michael Gross (swimmer)}} | FRG|1984 Summer}} | Swimming | 1984 | Summer | M | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Simone|Manuel}} | USA|2016 Summer}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
Gary|Hall, Jr.}} (2) | USA|2000 Summer}} | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ludmilla |Tourischeva}} (2) | URS}} | Gymnastics | 1972 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Gunde|Svan}} | SWE|1984 Winter }} | Cross-country skiing | 1984 | Winter | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lisbeth|Trickett}} | AUS|2008 Summer}} | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ian|Thorpe}} (2) | AUS|2004 Summer}} | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Sun|Yang}} | CHN|2012 Summer}} | Swimming | 2012 | Summer | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Yelena |Shushunova}} | URS|1988 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Svetlana |Boginskaya}} | URS|1988 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1988 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Tatiana |Gutsu}} | EUN|1992 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Lavinia |Miloşovici}} | ROU}} | Gymnastics | 1992 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Maya |DiRado}} | USA}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Pieter|van den Hoogenband}} | NED|2000 Summer}} | Swimming | 2000 | Summer | M | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
Natalia |Kuchinskaya}} | URS}} | Gymnastics | 1968 | Summer | F | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
Ryan|Lochte}} (2) | USA|2008 Summer}} | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | M | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
Nathan |Adrian}} | USA}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | M | 2 | - | 2 | 4 |
Kirsty|Coventry}} | ZIM|2008 Summer}} | Swimming | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
Shawn|Johnson}} | USA|2008 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 2008 | Summer | F | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
Charlotte|Kalla}} | SWE|2018 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
Sixten|Jernberg}} | SWE|1956 Winter }} | Cross-country skiing | 1956 | Winter | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Ludmilla |Tourischeva}} | URS}} | Gymnastics | 1976 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Emma |McKeon}} | AUS}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Stina|Nilsson}} | SWE|2018 Winter}} | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Agnes|Keleti}} | HUN|1952 Summer}} | Gymnastics | 1952 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
{{sortname|Inge de|Bruijn}} (2) | NED|2004 Summer}} | Swimming | 2004 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
{{sortname|Penny|Oleksiak}} | CAN|2016 Summer}} | Swimming | 2016 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Simona |Amanar}} | ROU}} | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Aliya |Mustafina}} | RUS}} | Gymnastics | 2012 | Summer | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Francis|Gailey}} | USA}} | Swimming | 1904 | Summer | M | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Aleksandr|Bolshunov}} | OAR}} | Cross-country skiing | 2018 | Winter | M | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Franziska van|Almsick}} | GER|1992 Summer}} | Swimming | 1992 | Summer | F | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Teddy|Billington}} | USA}} | Cycling | 1904 | Summer | M | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Gina |Gogean}} | ROU}} | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | F | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Vitaly |Scherbo}} (2) | BLR}} | Gymnastics | 1996 | Summer | M | - | - | 4 | 4 |
The historical progression of the leading performance(s).
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}See also references in the articles on each athlete.
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