document_title: List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

question_text: who had the most gold medals at the olympics

text: List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

text: List of most Olympic gold medals over career[edit]

text: This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. (If they were, Ray Ewry would be second on the list with 10 gold). It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. For simplicity, when an athlete has won medals for more than one nation, only the last nation he or she represented is mentioned here. The Olympics listed for each athlete only include games in which they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed. More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall has changed over time.

text:
No.
Athlete
Nation
Sport
Years
Games
Gender
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1
Phelps, MichaelMichael Phelps
 United States
Swimming
2004–2016
Summer
M
23
3
2
28

2
Latynina, LarisaLarisa Latynina
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1956–1964
Summer
F
9
5
4
18

3
Nurmi, PaavoPaavo Nurmi
 Finland
Athletics
1920–1928
Summer
M
9
3
0
12

4
Spitz, MarkMark Spitz
 United States
Swimming
1968–1972
Summer
M
9
1
1
11

5
Lewis, CarlCarl Lewis
 United States
Athletics
1984–1996
Summer
M
9
1
0
10

6
Bjørgen, MaritMarit Bjørgen
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
2002–2018
Winter
F
8
4
3
15

7
Bjørndalen, Ole EinarOle Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Biathlon
1998–2014
Winter
M
8
4
1
13

8
Dæhlie, BjørnBjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
1992–1998
Winter
M
8
4
0
12

Fischer, BirgitBirgit Fischer
 East Germany
 Germany
Canoeing
1980–2004
Summer
F
8
4
0
12

10
Kato, SawaoSawao Kato
 Japan
Gymnastics
1968–1976
Summer
M
8
3
1
12

Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson
 United States
Swimming
1992–2004
Summer
F
8
3
1
12

12
Biondi, MattMatt Biondi
 United States
Swimming
1984–1992
Summer
M
8
2
1
11

13
Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt
 Jamaica
Athletics
2008–2016
Summer
M
8
0
0
8

Ewry, RayRay Ewry
 United States
Athletics
1900–1908
Summer
M
8
0
0
8

15
Andrianov, NikolaiNikolai Andrianov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1972–1980
Summer
M
7
5
3
15

16
Shakhlin, BorisBoris Shakhlin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1956–1964
Summer
M
7
4
2
13

17
Čáslavská, VěraVěra Čáslavská
 Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics
1960–1968
Summer
F
7
4
0
11

18
Chukarin, ViktorViktor Chukarin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1952–1956
Summer
M
7
3
1
11

19
Gerevich, AladárAladár Gerevich
 Hungary
Fencing
1932–1960
Summer
M
7
1
2
10

20
Mangiarotti, EdoardoEdoardo Mangiarotti
 Italy
Fencing
1936–1960
Summer
M
6
5
2
13

21
Werth, IsabellIsabell Werth
 Germany
Equestrian
1992–2016
Summer
F
6
4
0
10

22
Lochte, RyanRyan Lochte
 United States
Swimming
2004–2016
Summer
M
6
3
3
12

23
Felix, AllysonAllyson Felix
 United States
Athletics
2004–2016
Summer
F
6
3
0
9

Van Innis, HubertHubert Van Innis
 Belgium
Archery
1900–1920
Summer
M
6
3
0
9

Yegorova, LyubovLyubov Yegorova
 Unified Team
 Russia
Cross-country skiing
1992–1994
Winter
F
6
3
0
9

26
Nakayama, AkinoriAkinori Nakayama
 Japan
Gymnastics
1968–1972
Summer
M
6
2
2
10

27
Vezzali, ValentinaValentina Vezzali
 Italy
Fencing
1996–2012
Summer
F
6
1
2
9

28
Fredriksson, GertGert Fredriksson
 Sweden
Canoeing
1948–1960
Summer
M
6
1
1
8

29
Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy
 Great Britain
Cycling
2000–2012
Summer
M
6
1
0
7

Kenny, JasonJason Kenny
 Great Britain
Cycling
2008–2016
Summer
M
6
1
0
7

31
Scherbo, VitalyVitaly Scherbo
 Unified Team
 Belarus
Gymnastics
1992–1996
Summer
M
6
0
4
10

32
Ahn Hyun-Soo
Viktor Ahn
 South Korea
 Russia
Short track speed skating
2006–2014
Winter
M
6
0
2
8

Klimke, ReinerReiner Klimke
 United Team of Germany
 West Germany
Equestrian
1964–1988
Summer
M
6
0
2
8

34
Kovács, PálPál Kovács
 Hungary
Fencing
1936–1960
Summer
M
6
0
1
7

35
Kárpáti, RudolfRudolf Kárpáti
 Hungary
Fencing
1948–1960
Summer
M
6
0
0
6

Nadi, NedoNedo Nadi
 Italy
Fencing
1912–1920
Summer
M
6
0
0
6

Otto, KristinKristin Otto
 East Germany
Swimming
1988
Summer
F
6
0
0
6

Skoblikova, LidiaLidia Skoblikova
 Soviet Union
Speed skating
1960–1964
Winter
F
6
0
0
6

Van Dyken, AmyAmy Van Dyken
 United States
Swimming
1996–2000
Summer
F
6
0
0
6

40
Wüst, IreenIreen Wüst
 Netherlands
Speed skating
2006–2018
Winter
F
5
5
1
11

41
Ono, TakashiTakashi Ono
 Japan
Gymnastics
1952–1964
Summer
M
5
4
4
13

42
Osburn, CarlCarl Osburn
 United States
Shooting
1912–1924
Summer
M
5
4
2
11

43
Hall, Jr., GaryGary Hall, Jr.
 United States
Swimming
1996–2004
Summer
M
5
3
2
10

Keleti, ÁgnesÁgnes Keleti
 Hungary
Gymnastics
1952–1956
Summer
F
5
3
2
10

45
Comăneci, NadiaNadia Comăneci
 Romania
Gymnastics
1976–1980
Summer
F
5
3
1
9

Thorpe, IanIan Thorpe
 Australia
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
M
5
3
1
9

47
Ritola, VilleVille Ritola
 Finland
Athletics
1924–1928
Summer
M
5
3
0
8

48
Astakhova, PolinaPolina Astakhova
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1956–1964
Summer
F
5
2
3
10

49
Pechstein, ClaudiaClaudia Pechstein
 Germany
Speed skating
1992–2006
Winter
F
5
2
2
9

50
Lipă, ElisabetaElisabeta Lipă
 Romania
Rowing
1984–2004
Summer
F
5
2
1
8

51
Endo, YukioYukio Endo
 Japan
Gymnastics
1960–1968
Summer
M
5
2
0
7

Fourcade, MartinMartin Fourcade
 France
Biathlon
2014–2018
Winter
M
5
2
0
7

Peirsol, AaronAaron Peirsol
 United States
Swimming
2000–2008
Summer
M
5
2
0
7

54
Tsukahara, MitsuoMitsuo Tsukahara
 Japan
Gymnastics
1968–1976
Summer
M
5
1
3
9

55
Adrian, NathanNathan Adrian
 United States
Swimming
2008–2016
Summer
M
5
1
2
8

Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins
 Great Britain
Cycling
2000–2016
Summer
M
5
1
2
8

57
Egerszegi, KrisztinaKrisztina Egerszegi
 Hungary
Swimming
1988–1996
Summer
F
5
1
1
7

Jager, TomTom Jager
 United States
Swimming
1984–1992
Summer
M
5
1
1
7

Lazutina, LarisaLarisa Lazutina
 Unified Team
 Russia
Cross-country skiing
1992–1998
Winter
F
5
1
1
7

Lee, Willis A.Willis A. Lee
 United States
Shooting
1920
Summer
M
5
1
1
7

Thunberg, ClasClas Thunberg
 Finland
Speed skating
1924–1928
Winter
M
5
1
1
7

Vollmer, DanaDana Vollmer
 United States
Swimming
2004–2016
Summer
F
5
1
1
7

Winkler, Hans GünterHans Günter Winkler
 United Team of Germany
 West Germany
Equestrian
1956–1976
Summer
M
5
1
1
7

Wu Minxia
 China
Diving
2004–2016
Summer
F
5
1
1
7

65
Alsgaard, ThomasThomas Alsgaard
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
1994–2002
Winter
M
5
1
0
6

Heida, AntonAnton Heida
 United States
Gymnastics
1904
Summer
M
5
1
0
6

Kim, NellieNellie Kim
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1976–1980
Summer
F
5
1
0
6

Kozák, DanutaDanuta Kozák
 Hungary
Canoeing
2008–2016
Summer
F
5
1
0
6

Ledecky, KatieKatie Ledecky
 United States
Swimming
2012–2016
Summer
F
5
1
0
6

Lilloe-Olsen, OleOle Lilloe-Olsen
 Norway
Shooting
1920–1924
Summer
M
5
1
0
6

Schollander, DonDon Schollander
 United States
Swimming
1964–1968
Summer
M
5
1
0
6

72
Blair, BonnieBonnie Blair
 United States
Speed skating
1988–1994
Winter
F
5
0
1
6

Damian, GeorgetaGeorgeta Damian
 Romania
Rowing
2000–2008
Summer
F
5
0
1
6

Franklin, MissyMissy Franklin
 United States
Swimming
2012–2016
Summer
F
5
0
1
6

Lane, AlfredAlfred Lane
 United States
Shooting
1912–1920
Summer
M
5
0
1
6

Redgrave, SteveSteve Redgrave
 Great Britain
Rowing
1984–2000
Summer
M
5
0
1
6

Weissmuller, JohnnyJohnny Weissmuller
 United States
Swimming, Water polo
1924–1928
Summer
M
5
0
1
6

Zou Kai
 China
Gymnastics
2008–2012
Summer
M
5
0
1
6

79
Chen Ruolin
 China
Diving
2008–2016
Summer
F
5
0
0
5

Davydova, AnastasiaAnastasia Davydova
 Russia
Synchronized swimming
2004–2012
Summer
F
5
0
0
5

Fisher, MorrisMorris Fisher
 United States
Shooting
1920–1924
Summer
M
5
0
0
5

Heiden, EricEric Heiden
 United States
Speed skating
1980
Winter
M
5
0
0
5

Ishchenko, NataliaNatalia Ishchenko
 Russia
Synchronized swimming
2008–2016
Summer
F
5
0
0
5

Romashina, SvetlanaSvetlana Romashina
 Russia
Synchronized swimming
2008–2016
Summer
F
5
0
0
5

85
Smetanina, RaisaRaisa Smetanina
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
Cross-country skiing
1976–1992
Winter
F
4
5
1
10

86
Popov, AlexanderAlexander Popov
 Unified Team
 Russia
Swimming
1992–2000
Summer
M
4
5
0
9

87
Torres, DaraDara Torres
 United States
Swimming
1984–2008
Summer
F
4
4
4
12

88
Ender, KorneliaKornelia Ender
 East Germany
Swimming
1972–1976
Summer
F
4
4
0
8

Fraser, DawnDawn Fraser
 Australia
Swimming
1956–1964
Summer
F
4
4
0
8

90
Jernberg, SixtenSixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Cross-country skiing
1956–1964
Winter
M
4
3
2
9

Tourischeva, LudmillaLudmilla Tourischeva
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1968–1976
Summer
F
4
3
2
9

92
Groß, RiccoRicco Groß
 Germany
Biathlon
1992–2006
Winter
M
4
3
1
8

Miez, GeorgesGeorges Miez
 Switzerland
Gymnastics
1924–1936
Summer
M
4
3
1
8

Olsen, OttoOtto Olsen
 Norway
Shooting
1920–1924
Summer
M
4
3
1
8

Svendsen, Emil HegleEmil Hegle Svendsen
 Norway
Biathlon
2010–2018
Winter
M
4
3
1
8

96
Patzaichin, IvanIvan Patzaichin
 Romania
Canoeing
1968–1984
Summer
M
4
3
0
7

97
Nemov, AlexeiAlexei Nemov
 Russia
Gymnastics
1996–2000
Summer
M
4
2
6
12

98
Kramer, SvenSven Kramer
 Netherlands
Speed skating
2006–2018
Winter
M
4
2
3
9

99
Aamodt, Kjetil AndréKjetil André Aamodt
 Norway
Alpine skiing
1992–2006
Winter
M
4
2
2
8

de Bruijn, IngeInge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
F
4
2
2
8

Fischer, SvenSven Fischer
 Germany
Biathlon
1994–2006
Winter
M
4
2
2
8

Kulakova, GalinaGalina Kulakova
 Soviet Union
Cross-country skiing
1972–1980
Winter
F
4
2
2
8

Lezak, JasonJason Lezak
 United States
Swimming
2000–2012
Summer
M
4
2
2
8

Matthes, RolandRoland Matthes
 East Germany
Swimming
1968–1976
Summer
M
4
2
2
8

Schmitt, AllisonAllison Schmitt
 United States
Swimming
2008–2016
Summer
F
4
2
2
8

106
Ballangrud, IvarIvar Ballangrud
 Norway
Speed skating
1928–1936
Winter
M
4
2
1
7

Liberg, EinarEinar Liberg
 Norway
Shooting
1908–1924
Summer
M
4
2
1
7

108
Delfino, GiuseppeGiuseppe Delfino
 Italy
Fencing
1952–1964
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

d'Oriola, ChristianChristian d'Oriola
 France
Fencing
1948–1956
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

Gaudin, LucienLucien Gaudin
 France
Fencing
1920–1928
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

Grevers, MattMatt Grevers
 United States
Swimming
2008–2012
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

Guo Jingjing
 China
Diving
2000–2008
Summer
F
4
2
0
6

Jong-oh, JinJin Jong-oh
 South Korea
Shooting
2004–2016
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

Korbut, OlgaOlga Korbut
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1972–1976
Summer
F
4
2
0
6

Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić
 Croatia
Alpine skiing
2002–2006
Winter
F
4
2
0
6

Kuske, KevinKevin Kuske
 Germany
Bobsleigh
2002–2018
Winter
M
4
2
0
6

117
Trillini, GiovannaGiovanna Trillini
 Italy
Fencing
1992–2008
Summer
F
4
1
3
8

118
Daniels, CharlesCharles Daniels
 United States
Swimming
1904–1908
Summer
M
4
1
2
7

Kitajima, KosukeKosuke Kitajima
 Japan
Swimming
2004–2012
Summer
M
4
1
2
7

Spooner, LloydLloyd Spooner
 United States
Shooting
1920
Summer
M
4
1
2
7

Trickett, LibbyLibby Trickett
 Australia
Swimming
2004–2012
Summer
F
4
1
2
7

122
Domracheva, DaryaDarya Domracheva
 Belarus
Biathlon
2010–2018
Winter
F
4
1
1
6

Ignat, DoinaDoina Ignat
 Romania
Rowing
1992–2008
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Kim Soo-Nyung
 South Korea
Archery
1988–2000
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Novikova-Belova, ElenaElena Novikova-Belova
 Soviet Union
Fencing
1968–1976
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Rose, MurrayMurray Rose
 Australia
Swimming
1956–1960
Summer
M
4
1
1
6

Sidyak, ViktorViktor Sidyak
 Soviet Union
Fencing
1968–1980
Summer
M
4
1
1
6

Svan, GundeGunde Svan
 Sweden
Cross-country skiing
1984–1988
Winter
M
4
1
1
6

van Moorsel, LeontienLeontien van Moorsel
 Netherlands
Cycling
2000–2004
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Wagner-Augustin, KatrinKatrin Wagner-Augustin
 Germany
Canoeing
2000–2012
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Wang Meng
 China
Short track speed skating
2006–2010
Winter
F
4
1
1
6

132
Ainslie, BenBen Ainslie
 Great Britain
Sailing
1996–2012
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Artemov, VladimirVladimir Artemov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1988
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Ashford, EvelynEvelyn Ashford
 United States
Athletics
1984–1992
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Evans, JanetJanet Evans
 United States
Swimming
1988–1992
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson
 New Zealand
Canoeing
1984–1988
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Fonst, RamónRamón Fonst
 Cuba
Fencing
1900–1904
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Fu Mingxia
 China
Diving
1992–2000
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Grishin, YevgenyYevgeny Grishin
 Soviet Union
Speed skating
1956–1964
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Hefford, JaynaJayna Hefford
 Canada
Ice hockey
1998–2014
Winter
F
4
1
0
5

Klochkova, YanaYana Klochkova
 Ukraine
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Kolehmainen, HannesHannes Kolehmainen
 Finland
Athletics
1912–1920
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Koss, Johann OlavJohann Olav Koss
 Norway
Speed skating
1992–1994
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Lange, AndréAndré Lange
 Germany
Bobsleigh
2002–2010
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Louganis, GregGreg Louganis
 United States
Diving
1976–1988
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Muratov, ValentinValentin Muratov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1952–1956
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Naber, JohnJohn Naber
 United States
Swimming
1976
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Nykänen, MattiMatti Nykänen
 Finland
Ski jumping
1984–1988
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Pahud de Mortanges, CharlesCharles Pahud de Mortanges
 Netherlands
Equestrian
1924–1936
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Sheppard, MelMel Sheppard
 United States
Athletics
1908–1912
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Szabo, EcaterinaEcaterina Szabo
 Romania
Gymnastics
1984
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Tikhonov, AlexanderAlexander Tikhonov
 Soviet Union
Biathlon
1968–1980
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Wang Nan
 China
Table tennis
2000–2008
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Wickenheiser, HayleyHayley Wickenheiser
 Canada
Ice hockey
1998–2014
Winter
F
4
1
0
5

Williams, VenusVenus Williams
 United States
Tennis
2000–2016
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Zátopek, EmilEmil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia
Athletics
1948–1952
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Zimyatov, NikolayNikolay Zimyatov
 Soviet Union
Cross-country skiing
1980–1984
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

158
Kulcsár, GyőzőGyőző Kulcsár
 Hungary
Fencing
1964–1976
Summer
M
4
0
2
6

159
Beerbaum, LudgerLudger Beerbaum
 West Germany
 Germany
Equestrian
1988–2016
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

Biles, SimoneSimone Biles
 United States
Gymnastics
2016
Summer
F
4
0
1
5

Boron, KathrinKathrin Boron
 Germany
Rowing
1992–2008
Summer
F
4
0
1
5

Chun Lee-Kyung
 South Korea
Short track speed skating
1994–1998
Winter
F
4
0
1
5

Edwards, TeresaTeresa Edwards
 United States
Basketball
1984–2000
Summer
F
4
0
1
5

Geisenberger, NatalieNatalie Geisenberger
 Germany
Luge
2010–2018
Winter
F
4
0
1
5

Hurley, MarcusMarcus Hurley
 United States
Cycling
1904
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

Li Xiaopeng
 China
Gymnastics
2000–2008
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

Olsen, JonJon Olsen
 United States
Swimming
1992–1996
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

Pozdnyakov, StanislavStanislav Pozdnyakov
 Unified Team
 Russia
Fencing
1992–2004
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

Richards-Ross, SanyaSanya Richards-Ross
 United States
Athletics
2004–2012
Summer
F
4
0
1
5

Susanu, VioricaViorica Susanu
 Romania
Rowing
2000–2008
Summer
F
4
0
1
5

Zampori, GiorgioGiorgio Zampori
 Italy
Gymnastics
1912–1924
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

172
Ammann, SimonSimon Ammann
 Switzerland
Ski jumping
2002–2010
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Arlt, TobiasTobias Arlt
 Germany
Luge
2014–2018
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Bird, SueSue Bird
 United States
Basketball
2004–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Blankers-Koen, FannyFanny Blankers-Koen
 Netherlands
Athletics
1948
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Catchings, TamikaTamika Catchings
 United States
Basketball
2004–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Cologna, DarioDario Cologna
 Switzerland
Cross-country skiing
2010–2018
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Cuthbert, BettyBetty Cuthbert
 Australia
Athletics
1956–1964
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Darnyi, TamásTamás Darnyi
 Hungary
Swimming
1988–1992
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Deng Yaping
 China
Table tennis
1992–1996
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Dillard, HarrisonHarrison Dillard
 United States
Athletics
1948–1952
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Elvstrøm, Paul BertPaul Bert Elvstrøm
 Denmark
Sailing
1948–1960
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Ermakova, AnastasiaAnastasia Ermakova
 Russia
Synchronized swimming
2004–2008
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Farah, MohamedMohamed Farah
 Great Britain
Athletics
2012–2016
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Fuchs, JenőJenő Fuchs
 Hungary
Fencing
1908–1912
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Icho, KaoriKaori Icho
 Japan
Wrestling
2004–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Johnson, MichaelMichael Johnson
 United States
Athletics
1992–2000
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Korzeniowski, RobertRobert Korzeniowski
 Poland
Athletics
1996–2004
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Kraenzlein, AlvinAlvin Kraenzlein
 United States
Athletics
1900
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Krayzelburg, LennyLenny Krayzelburg
 United States
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Krovopuskov, ViktorViktor Krovopuskov
 Soviet Union
Fencing
1976–1980
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Leslie, LisaLisa Leslie
 United States
Basketball
1996–2008
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

McCormick, PatPat McCormick
 United States
Diving
1952–1956
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Oerter, AlAl Oerter
 United States
Athletics
1956–1968
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Ouellette, CarolineCaroline Ouellette
 Canada
Ice hockey
2002–2014
Winter
F
4
0
0
4

Owens, JesseJesse Owens
 United States
Athletics
1936
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Pavesi, CarloCarlo Pavesi
 Italy
Fencing
1952–1960
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Pinsent, MatthewMatthew Pinsent
 Great Britain
Rowing
1992–2004
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Radmilovic, PauloPaulo Radmilovic
 Great Britain
Water polo, Swimming
1908–1920
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Saint Cyr, HenriHenri Saint Cyr
 Sweden
Equestrian
1952–1956
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Salnikov, VladimirVladimir Salnikov
 Soviet Union
Swimming
1980–1988
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Schuhmann, CarlCarl Schuhmann
 Germany
Gymnastics, Wrestling
1896
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi
 United States
Basketball
2004–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Trott, LauraLaura Trott
 Great Britain
Cycling
2012–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Uphoff, NicoleNicole Uphoff
 West Germany
 Germany
Equestrian
1988–1992
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Virén, LasseLasse Virén
 Finland
Athletics
1972–1976
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Wassberg, ThomasThomas Wassberg
 Sweden
Cross-country skiing
1980–1988
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Wendl, TobiasTobias Wendl
 Germany
Luge
2014–2018
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Williams, SerenaSerena Williams
 United States
Tennis
2000–2012
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Wöckel, BärbelBärbel Wöckel
 East Germany
Athletics
1976–1980
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Yining, ZhangZhang Yining
 China
Table tennis
2004–2008
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

text: Timeline[edit]

text: This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most titles won. It includes titles won in 1896 and 1900, before gold medals were awarded for first place. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.

text:
Gold medals
Date
Athlete
Nation
Sport
Record gold-medal event
Earlier gold-medal events
Gender

1[1]
1896-04-06
James Connolly
 United States
Athletics
Triple jump
—
M

Robert Garrett
 United States
Athletics
Discus
M

1896-04-07
Ellery Clark
 United States
Athletics
Long jump
M

Thomas Burke
 United States
Athletics
400 metres
M

2[1]
Robert Garrett
 United States
Athletics
Shot put
see above
M

1896-04-09
Edwin Flack
 Australia
Athletics
800 metres
1896 - 1
M

Fritz Hofmann, Konrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner
 Germany
Gymnastics
Team horizontal bar
1896 - 1
M

3[1]
Carl Schuhmann
 Germany
Gymnastics
Vault
see previous
M

Hermann Weingärtner
 Germany
Gymnastics
Horizontal bar
see above
M

1896-04-10
Alfred Flatow
 Germany
Gymnastics
Parallel bars
see above
M

4
1896-04-11[1]
Carl Schuhmann
 Germany
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
see above
M

1900-07-16
Alvin Kraenzlein
 United States
Athletics
200 metre hurdles
1900 - 1, 2, 3
M

1904-08-05
Marcus Hurley
 United States
Cycling
1 mile
1904 - 1, 2, 3
M

1904-08-29
Ray Ewry
 United States
Athletics
Standing long jump
1900 - 1, 2, 3
M

5
1904-08-31
Standing high jump

6
1904-09-03
Standing triple jump

7
1908-07-20
Athletics
Standing long jump

8
1908-07-23
Standing high jump

1924-07-13
Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
Athletics
Team cross-country
1920 - 1, 2, 3
1924 - 4, 5, 6, 7
M

9
1928-07-29
Athletics
10000 metres

1964-10-23
Larisa Latynina
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
Floor exercise
1956 - 1, 2, 3, 4
1960 - 5, 6, 7
1964 - 8
F

1972-09-04
Mark Spitz
 United States
Swimming
4 × 100 metre medley relay
1968 - 1, 2
1972 - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
M

1996-07-29
Carl Lewis
 United States
Athletics
Long jump
1984 - 1, 2, 3, 4
1988 - 5, 6
1992 - 7, 8
M

2008-08-12
Michael Phelps
 United States
Swimming
200 metre freestyle
2004 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2008 - 7, 8
M

10
2008-08-13
200 metre butterfly

11
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

12
2008-08-15
200 metre individual medley

13
2008-08-16
100 metre butterfly

14
2008-08-17
4 × 100 metre medley relay

15
2012-07-31
Swimming
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

16
2012-08-02
200 metre individual medley

17
2012-08-03
100 metre butterfly

18
2012-08-04
4 × 100 metre medley relay

19
2016-08-07
Swimming
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

20
2016-08-09
200 metre butterfly

21
4 × 200 metre freestyle relay

22
2016-08-11
200 metre individual medley

23
2016-08-13
4 × 100 metre medley relay

text: List of most career gold medals in individual events[edit]

text: This list currently includes all Olympians with three or more gold medals won as individuals (not as part of a team of two or more).

text:
No.
Athlete
Nation
Sport
Years
Games
Gender
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1
Phelps, MichaelMichael Phelps
 United States
Swimming
2004–2016
Summer
M
13
2
1
16

2
Ewry, RayRay Ewry
 United States
Athletics
1900–1908
Summer
M
8
0
0
8

3
Čáslavská, VěraVěra Čáslavská
 Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics
1964–1968
Summer
F
7
1
0
8

Lewis, CarlCarl Lewis
 United States
Athletics
1984–1996
Summer
M
7
1
0
8

5
Latynina, LarisaLarisa Latynina
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1956–1964
Summer
F
6
5
3
14

6
Andrianov, NikolaiNikolai Andrianov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1972–1980
Summer
M
6
3
3
12

7
Dæhlie, BjørnBjørn Dæhlie
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
1992–1998
Winter
M
6
3
0
9

Nurmi, PaavoPaavo Nurmi
 Finland
Athletics
1920–1928
Summer
M
6
3
0
9

9
Shakhlin, BorisBoris Shakhlin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1956–1964
Summer
M
6
2
2
10

10
Bolt, UsainUsain Bolt
 Jamaica
Athletics
2008–2016
Summer
M
6
0
0
6

Skoblikova, LidiaLidia Skoblikova
 Soviet Union
Speed skating
1960–1964
Winter
F
6
0
0
6

12
Bjørgen, MaritMarit Bjørgen
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
2002–2018
Winter
F
5
3
2
10

13
Bjørndalen, Ole EinarOle Einar Bjørndalen
 Norway
Biathlon
1998–2014
Winter
M
5
3
1
9

Chukarin, ViktorViktor Chukarin
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1952–1956
Summer
M
5
3
1
9

Kato, SawaoSawao Kato
 Japan
Gymnastics
1968–1976
Summer
M
5
3
1
9

16
Comăneci, NadiaNadia Comăneci
 Romania
Gymnastics
1976–1980
Summer
F
5
1
1
7

Egerszegi, KrisztinaKrisztina Egerszegi
 Hungary
Swimming
1988–1996
Summer
F
5
1
1
7

Fredriksson, GertGert Fredriksson
 Sweden
Canoeing
1948–1960
Summer
M
5
1
1
7

Thunberg, ClasClas Thunberg
 Finland
Speed skating
1924–1928
Winter
M
5
1
1
7

20
Scherbo, VitalyVitaly Scherbo
 Unified Team
 Belarus
Gymnastics
1992–1996
Summer
M
5
0
4
9

21
Blair, BonnieBonnie Blair
 United States
Speed skating
1988–1994
Winter
F
5
0
1
6

22
Heiden, EricEric Heiden
 United States
Speed skating
1980
Winter
M
5
0
0
5

23
Wüst, IreenIreen Wüst
 Netherlands
Speed skating
2006–2018
Winter
F
4
4
1
9

24
Yegorova, LyubovLyubov Yegorova
 Unified Team
 Russia
Cross-country skiing
1992–1994
Winter
F
4
3
0
7

25
Aamodt, Kjetil AndréKjetil André Aamodt
 Norway
Alpine skiing
1992–2006
Winter
M
4
2
2
8

Nakayama, AkinoriAkinori Nakayama
 Japan
Gymnastics
1968–1972
Summer
M
4
2
2
8

Pechstein, ClaudiaClaudia Pechstein
 Germany
Speed skating
1992–2006
Winter
F
4
2
2
8

28
Ballangrud, IvarIvar Ballangrud
 Norway
Speed skating
1928–1936
Winter
M
4
2
1
7

29
Fourcade, MartinMartin Fourcade
 France
Biathlon
2010–2018
Winter
M
4
2
0
6

Jin Jong-oh
 South Korea
Shooting
2004–2016
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić
 Croatia
Alpine skiing
2002–2006
Winter
F
4
2
0
6

Van Innis, HubertHubert Van Innis
 Belgium
Archery
1900–1920
Summer
M
4
2
0
6

33
de Bruijn, IngeInge de Bruijn
 Netherlands
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Keleti, ÁgnesÁgnes Keleti
 Hungary
Gymnastics
1952–1956
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

Spitz, MarkMark Spitz
 United States
Swimming
1968–1972
Summer
M
4
1
1
6

van Moorsel, LeontienLeontien van Moorsel
 Netherlands
Cycling
2000–2004
Summer
F
4
1
1
6

37
Ainslie, BenBen Ainslie
 Great Britain
Sailing
1996–2012
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Evans, JanetJanet Evans
 United States
Swimming
1988–1992
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Grishin, YevgenyYevgeny Grishin
 Soviet Union
Speed skating
1956–1964
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Heida, AntonAnton Heida
 United States
Gymnastics
1904
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Klochkova, YanaYana Klochkova
 Ukraine
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
F
4
1
0
5

Koss, Johann OlavJohann Olav Koss
 Norway
Speed skating
1992–1994
Winter
M
4
1
0
5

Louganis, GregGreg Louganis
 United States
Diving
1976–1988
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Popov, AlexanderAlexander Popov
 Unified Team
 Russia
Swimming
1992–2000
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

Zátopek, EmilEmil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia
Athletics
1948–1952
Summer
M
4
1
0
5

46
Ahn Hyun-Soo
Viktor Ahn
 South Korea
 Russia
Short track speed skating
2006–2014
Winter
M
4
0
2
6

47
Hurley, MarcusMarcus Hurley
 United States
Cycling
1904
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

Matthes, RolandRoland Matthes
 East Germany
Swimming
1968–1976
Summer
M
4
0
1
5

49
Ammann, SimonSimon Ammann
 Switzerland
Ski jumping
2002–2010
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Cologna, DarioDario Cologna
 Switzerland
Cross-country skiing
2010–2018
Winter
M
4
0
0
4

Darnyi, TamásTamás Darnyi
 Hungary
Swimming
1988–1992
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Elvstrøm, Paul BertPaul Bert Elvstrøm
 Denmark
Sailing
1948–1960
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Farah, MohamedMohamed Farah
 Great Britain
Athletics
2012–2016
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Fu Mingxia
 China
Diving
1992–2000
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Hoy, ChrisChris Hoy
 Great Britain
Cycling
2004–2012
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Icho, KaoriKaori Icho
 Japan
Wrestling
2004–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Kitajima, KosukeKosuke Kitajima
 Japan
Swimming
2004–2008
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Kolehmainen, HannesHannes Kolehmainen
 Finland
Athletics
1912–1920
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Korzeniowski, RobertRobert Korzeniowski
 Poland
Athletics
1996–2004
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Kraenzlein, AlvinAlvin Kraenzlein
 United States
Athletics
1900
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Ledecky, KatieKatie Ledecky
 United States
Swimming
2012–2016
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

McCormick, PatPat McCormick
 United States
Diving
1952–1956
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Oerter, AlAl Oerter
 United States
Athletics
1956–1968
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

Otto, KristinKristin Otto
 East Germany
Swimming
1988
Summer
F
4
0
0
4

Virén, LasseLasse Virén
 Finland
Athletics
1972–1976
Summer
M
4
0
0
4

66
Enke, KarinKarin Enke
 East Germany
Speed skating
1980–1988
Winter
F
3
4
1
8

Niemann-Stirnemann, GundaGunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany
Speed skating
1992–1998
Winter
F
3
4
1
8

68
Ono, TakashiTakashi Ono
 Japan
Gymnastics
1952–1960
Summer
M
3
3
4
10

69
Jernberg, SixtenSixten Jernberg
 Sweden
Cross-country skiing
1956–1964
Winter
M
3
3
1
7

70
Kuzmina, AnastasiyaAnastasiya Kuzmina
 Slovakia
Biathlon
2010–2018
Winter
F
3
3
0
6

Ritola, VilleVille Ritola
 Finland
Athletics
1924–1928
Summer
M
3
3
0
6

72
Nemov, AlexeiAlexei Nemov
 Russia
Gymnastics
1996–2000
Summer
M
3
2
5
10

73
Eyser, GeorgeGeorge Eyser
 United States
Gymnastics
1904
Summer
M
3
2
1
6

Holmann, KnutKnut Holmann
 Norway
Canoeing
1992–2000
Summer
M
3
2
1
6

Rose, RalphRalph Rose
 United States
Athletics
1904–1912
Summer
M
3
2
1
6

Sáblíková, MartinaMartina Sáblíková
 Czech Republic
Speed skating
2010–2018
Winter
F
3
2
1
6

77
Dibiasi, KlausKlaus Dibiasi
 Italy
Diving
1964–1976
Summer
M
3
2
0
5

Hackl, GeorgGeorg Hackl
 West Germany
 Germany
Luge
1988–2002
Winter
M
3
2
0
5

Kramer, SvenSven Kramer
 Netherlands
Speed skating
2006–2018
Winter
M
3
2
0
5

Miez, GeorgesGeorges Miez
 Switzerland
Gymnastics
1928–1936
Summer
M
3
2
0
5

Peirsol, AaronAaron Peirsol
 United States
Swimming
2000–2008
Summer
M
3
2
0
5

Schumann, RalfRalf Schumann
 East Germany
 Germany
Shooting
1988–2008
Summer
M
3
2
0
5

Yang, SunSun Yang
 China
Swimming
2012–2016
Summer
M
3
2
0
5

Tomba, AlbertoAlberto Tomba
 Italy
Alpine skiing
1988–1994
Winter
M
3
2
0
5

85
Grøttumsbråten, JohanJohan Grøttumsbråten
 Norway
Nordic combined, Cross-country skiing
1924–1932
Winter
M
3
1
2
6

Joyner-Kersee, JackieJackie Joyner-Kersee
 United States
Athletics
1984–1996
Summer
F
3
1
2
6

Rhode, KimKim Rhode
 United States
Shooting
1996–2016
Summer
F
3
1
2
6

88
Daniels, CharlesCharles Daniels
 United States
Swimming
1904–1908
Summer
M
3
1
1
5

Domracheva, DaryaDarya Domracheva
 Belarus
Biathlon
2010–2018
Winter
F
3
1
1
5

Gould, ShaneShane Gould
 Australia
Swimming
1972
Summer
F
3
1
1
5

Li Ning
 China
Gymnastics
1984
Summer
M
3
1
1
5

Schneider, VreniVreni Schneider
 Switzerland
Alpine skiing
1988–1994
Winter
F
3
1
1
5

Silivaş, DanielaDaniela Silivaş
 Romania
Gymnastics
1988
Summer
F
3
1
1
5

Štukelj, LeonLeon Štukelj
 Yugoslavia
Gymnastics
1924–1936
Summer
M
3
1
1
5

Thorpe, IanIan Thorpe
 Australia
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
M
3
1
1
5

van den Hoogenband, PieterPieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
Swimming
2000–2004
Summer
M
3
1
1
5

Vezzali, ValentinaValentina Vezzali
 Italy
Fencing
1996–2012
Summer
F
3
1
1
5

Wang Meng
 China
Short track speed skating
2006–2010
Winter
F
3
1
1
5

99
Artemov, VladimirVladimir Artemov
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1988
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Bekele, KenenisaKenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
Athletics
2004–2008
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Campriani, NiccolòNiccolò Campriani
 Italy
Shooting
2012–2016
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Compagnoni, DeborahDeborah Compagnoni
 Italy
Alpine skiing
1992–1998
Winter
F
3
1
0
4

Ender, KorneliaKornelia Ender
 East Germany
Swimming
1972–1976
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Flanagan, JohnJohn Flanagan
 United States
Athletics
1900–1908
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Fonst, RamónRamón Fonst
 Cuba
Fencing
1900–1904
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Fraser, DawnDawn Fraser
 Australia
Swimming
1956–1964
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Grafström, GillisGillis Grafström
 Sweden
Figure skating
1920–1932
Both
M
3
1
0
4

Groß, MichaelMichael Groß
 West Germany
Swimming
1984–1988
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Gustafson, TomasTomas Gustafson
 Sweden
Speed skating
1984–1988
Winter
M
3
1
0
4

Hillman, HarryHarry Hillman
 United States
Athletics
1904–1908
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Höfl-Riesch, MariaMaria Höfl-Riesch
 Germany
Alpine skiing
2010–2014
Winter
F
3
1
0
4

Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú
 Hungary
Swimming
2016
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Karelin, AlexanderAlexander Karelin
 Soviet Union
 Unified Team
 Russia
Wrestling
1988–2000
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Kenny, JasonJason Kenny
 Great Britain
Cycling
2008–2016
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Kim, NellieNellie Kim
 Soviet Union
Gymnastics
1976–1980
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Krämer, IngridIngrid Krämer
 United Team of Germany
Diving
1960–1964
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Nykänen, MattiMatti Nykänen
 Finland
Ski jumping
1984–1988
Winter
M
3
1
0
4

Press, TamaraTamara Press
 Soviet Union
Athletics
1960–1964
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Prinstein, MyerMyer Prinstein
 United States
Athletics
1900–1904
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Rose, MurrayMurray Rose
 Australia
Swimming
1956–1960
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Saneyev, ViktorViktor Saneyev
 Soviet Union
Athletics
1968–1980
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

Schenk, ArdArd Schenk
 Netherlands
Speed skating
1968–1972
Winter
M
3
1
0
4

Szabo, EcaterinaEcaterina Szabo
 Romania
Gymnastics
1984
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

van Grunsven, AnkyAnky van Grunsven
 Netherlands
Equestrian
1996–2008
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Yoshida, SaoriSaori Yoshida
 Japan
Wrestling
2004–2016
Summer
F
3
1
0
4

Zelezny, JanJan Železný
 Czechoslovakia
 Czech Republic
Athletics
1988–2000
Summer
M
3
1
0
4

127
Dibaba, TiruneshTirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Athletics
2004–2016
Summer
F
3
0
3
6

128
Kirvesniemi, Marja-LiisaMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
 Finland
Cross-country skiing
1984–1994
Winter
F
3
0
2
5

Seizinger, KatjaKatja Seizinger
 Germany
Alpine skiing
1992–1998
Winter
F
3
0
2
5

130
Biles, SimoneSimone Biles
 United States
Gymnastics
2016
Summer
F
3
0
1
4

Dimas, PyrrosPyrros Dimas
 Greece
Weightlifting
1992–2004
Summer
M
3
0
1
4

Frigerio, UgoUgo Frigerio
 Italy
Athletics
1920–1932
Summer
M
3
0
1
4

Sheridan, MartinMartin Sheridan
 United States
Athletics
1904–1908
Summer
M
3
0
1
4

Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith
 Ireland
Swimming
1996
Summer
F
3
0
1
4

Zou Kai
 China
Gymnastics
2008–2012
Summer
M
3
0
1
4

136
Alsgaard, ThomasThomas Alsgaard
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
1994–2002
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Andersen, HjalmarHjalmar Andersen
 Norway
Speed skating
1952
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Armstrong, KristinKristin Armstrong
 United States
Cycling
2008–2016
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Ballanger, FéliciaFélicia Ballanger
 France
Cycling
1996–2000
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Bennett, BrookeBrooke Bennett
 United States
Swimming
1996–2000
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Blankers-Koen, FannyFanny Blankers-Koen
 Netherlands
Athletics
1948
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Burton, MikeMike Burton
 United States
Swimming
1968–1972
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Cuthbert, BettyBetty Cuthbert
 Australia
Athletics
1956–1964
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Estanguet, TonyTony Estanguet
 France
Canoeing
2000–2012
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Hahn, ArchieArchie Hahn
 United States
Athletics
1904
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Haug, ThorleifThorleif Haug
 Norway
Cross-country skiing
1924
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Henie, SonjaSonja Henie
 Norway
Figure skating
1928–1936
Winter
F
3
0
0
3

Houser, BudBud Houser
 United States
Athletics
1924–1928
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Ivanov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Ivanov
 Soviet Union
Rowing
1956–1964
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Johansson, IvarIvar Johansson
 Sweden
Wrestling
1932–1936
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Johnson, MichaelMichael Johnson
 United States
Athletics
1992–2000
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Kakhiashvili, KakhiKakhi Kakhiashvili
Kakiasvilis, AkakiosAkakios Kakiasvilis
 Unified Team
 Greece
Weightlifting
1992–2000
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Karppinen, PerttiPertti Karppinen
 Finland
Rowing
1976–1984
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Kazankina, TatyanaTatyana Kazankina
 Soviet Union
Athletics
1976–1980
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Killy, Jean-ClaudeJean-Claude Killy
 France
Alpine skiing
1968
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Lemming, EricEric Lemming
 Sweden
Athletics
1908–1912
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Lightbody, JamesJames Lightbody
 United States
Athletics
1904
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

López, MijaínMijaín López
 Cuba
Wrestling
2008–2016
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Masson, PaulPaul Masson
 France
Cycling
1896
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Medved, AlexanderAlexander Medved
 Soviet Union
Wrestling
1964–1972
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Meyer, DebbieDebbie Meyer
 United States
Swimming
1968
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu
 Turkey
Weightlifting
1996–2004
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Nadi, NedoNedo Nadi
 Italy
Fencing
1912–1920
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Nomura, TadahiroTadahiro Nomura
 Japan
Judo
1996–2004
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Owens, JesseJesse Owens
 United States
Athletics
1936
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Papp, LászlóLászló Papp
 Hungary
Boxing
1948–1956
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Pérec, Marie-JoséMarie-José Pérec
 France
Athletics
1992–1996
Summer
F
3
0
0
3

Sailer, ToniToni Sailer
 Austria
Alpine skiing
1956
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Saitiev, BuvaisarBuvaisar Saitiev
 Russia
Wrestling
1996–2008
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Salnikov, VladimirVladimir Salnikov
 Soviet Union
Swimming
1980–1988
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Savón, FélixFélix Savón
 Cuba
Boxing
1992–2000
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Snell, PeterPeter Snell
 New Zealand
Athletics
1960–1964
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Stevenson, TeófiloTeófilo Stevenson
 Cuba
Boxing
1972–1980
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Stoch, KamilKamil Stoch
 Poland
Ski jumping
2014–2018
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu
 Turkey
Weightlifting
1988–1996
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Timmer, MarianneMarianne Timmer
 Netherlands
Speed skating
1998–2006
Winter
F
3
0
0
3

van Gennip, YvonneYvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
Speed skating
1988
Winter
F
3
0
0
3

Wehling, UlrichUlrich Wehling
 East Germany
Nordic combined
1972–1980
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Weissmuller, JohnnyJohnny Weissmuller
 United States
Swimming
1924–1928
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Westergren, CarlCarl Westergren
 Sweden
Wrestling
1920–1932
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

White, ShaunShaun White
 United States
Snowboarding
2006–2018
Winter
M
3
0
0
3

Wiggins, BradleyBradley Wiggins
 Great Britain
Cycling
2004–2012
Summer
M
3
0
0
3

Zimyatov, NikolayNikolay Zimyatov
 Soviet Union
Cross-country skiing
1980–1984
Winter
M
3
0
0
3


document_title: Football at the Summer Olympics

question_text: when was soccer first introduced in the olympics

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text: Football at the Summer Olympics

text: History[edit]

text: Beginnings[edit]

text: Football was not included on the program at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, as international football was in its infancy at the time. However, sources claim that an unofficial football tournament was organized during the first competition, in which an Athens XI lost to a team representing Smyrna (Izmir), then part of the Ottoman Empire.[1] According to a source, this is an error which has been perpetuated in multiple texts".[2]

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text: Tournaments were played at the 1900 and 1904 games and the Intercalated Games of 1906, but these were contested by various clubs and scratch teams. Although the IOC considers the 1900 and 1904 tournaments to be official Olympic events, they are not recognized by FIFA; neither recognizes the Intercalated Games today. In 1906 teams from Great Britain, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and France withdrew from an unofficial competition and left Denmark, Smyrna (one Armenian, two Frenchmen and eight Britons), Athens and Thessaloniki to compete. Denmark won the final against Athens 9–0.

text: British successes[edit]

text: In the London Games of 1908 a proper international tournament was organised by the Football Association, featuring just six teams. The number of teams rose to eleven in 1912, when the competition was organised by the Swedish Football Association. Many of these early matches were unbalanced, as evidenced by high scoring games; two players, Sophus Nielsen in 1908 and Gottfried Fuchs in 1912, each scored ten goals in a single match. All players were amateurs, in accordance with the Olympic spirit, which meant that some countries could not send their full international team. The National Olympic Committee for Great Britain and Ireland asked the Football Association to send an English national amateur team. Some of the English members played with professional clubs, most notably Derby County's Ivan Sharpe, Bradford City F.C. Harold Walden and Chelsea's Vivian Woodward. England won the first two official tournaments convincingly, beating Denmark both times.

text: 1920s and the rise of Uruguay[edit]

text: During the 1920 final, the Czechoslovakia national football team walked from the field of play in order to raise awareness of their displeasure regarding the refereeing of John Lewis and the militarised mood within the stadium in Antwerp. In the 1924 and 1928 Olympic games, the first South American teams entered the competition: Uruguay and Argentina. Uruguay won both Olympics and FIFA became conscious that the Olympic movement was not only hindering the ability of nations to participate on an equal footing but, given that the Olympics only permitted amateurs to participate, did not represent the true strength of the international game.

text: Olympics after the first World Cup[edit]

text: Following Henri Delaunay's proposal in 1929 to initiate a professional World Championship of Football, the sport was dropped from the 1932 Los Angeles Games in an attempt to promote the growing sport of American football in the United States. Football returned to controversy at the 1936 Berlin Games. The German organisers were intent on the return of the game to the Olympic movement since it guaranteed income into the organisation's coffers. The Italian team intimidated a referee. Peru scored a contested victory over Austria in overtime, with a fan invasion of the field at the very end. The Austrian team asked for the result to be annulled, and the game repeated. FIFA agreed, the Peruvian team refused and left the Olympics.[3][4]

text: As professionalism spread around the world, the gap in quality between the World Cup and the Olympics widened. The countries that benefited most were the Soviet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, where top athletes were state-sponsored while retaining their status as amateurs. Between 1948 and 1980, 23 out of 27 Olympic medals were won by Eastern Europe, with only Sweden (gold in 1948 and bronze in 1952), Denmark (bronze in 1948 and silver in 1960) and Japan (bronze in 1968) breaking their dominance.

text: Changes and developments[edit]

text: For the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the IOC decided to admit professional players. FIFA still did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup, so a compromise was struck that allowed teams from countries which forbade professionalism to field their strongest professional sides, while restricting countries which admitted professionalism teams to players who had not played in a World Cup.

text: Since 1992 male competitors must be under 23 years old, and since 1996, players under 23 years old, with three over-23 year old players, are allowed per squad. African countries have taken particular advantage of this, with Nigeria and Cameroon winning in 1996 and 2000 respectively.

text: Because of the unusual format, several of the historically strongest men's national teams have unimpressive Olympic records. Uruguay won the tournament in their first two attempts, in 1924 and 1928, their only appearances before they qualified for the 2012 edition, after an 84-year absence. Argentina won silver twice (1928 and 1996) before the 2004 tournament, but its appearance in Athens, in which it won the first gold medal (the second was won in Beijing in 2008), was only their seventh overall (the eighth has been in 2016). Brazil's silver medals in the 1984, 1988 and 2012 editions were the best they had achieved until 2016's gold, and since professional athletes were allowed to compete, they failed to qualify in 1992 and 2004. Italy has only won the Olympic title once, in 1936, although it has also won two bronzes, and has the highest number of appearances in the tournament, at 15, with their last qualify in 2008. France has won the Olympic title only once (in 1984) and has failed to qualify since 1996. Germany's best result (before 2016 edition) was a single bronze medal, in 1988 (as West Germany), and the reunified team did not make an Olympic appearance until 2016, where they won silver. Spain has won the gold medal only once, in 1992. It has also won 2 silver medals (in 1920 and 2000) but has failed to qualify several times.

text: Addition of women's program[edit]

text: The IOC approved the addition of women's association football as a permanent Olympic event in September 1993, setting an eight-team tournament for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[5] The 1996 tournament, which came shortly after the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup was organized in 1991,[6] set a record for the largest crowd to see a women's sports event, at 76,481 during the United States–China final.[7] The women's tournament uses the senior national teams with no age restrictions, unlike the men's tournament. Therefore, the value of the women's tournament is the same as with the Women's World Cup.

text: British non-involvement[edit]

text: Football in the United Kingdom has no single governing body, and there are separate teams for the UK's four Home Nations: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Only the English Football Association (FA) is affiliated to the British Olympic Association (BOA), and the FA entered "Great Britain" teams to the football tournaments until 1972. In 1974, the FA abolished the distinction between "amateur" and "professional" football, and stopped entering the Olympics. Even though FIFA has allowed professionals at the Olympics since 1984, the FA did not re-enter, as the Home Nations feared that a united British Olympic team would set a precedent that might cause FIFA to question their separate status in other FIFA competitions and on the International Football Association Board.[8][9] When London was selected to host the 2012 Games, there was pressure on the English FA to exercise the host nation's automatic right to field a team.[10] In 2009 the plan agreed by the FA with the Welsh FA, Scottish FA and Irish FA was only to field English players;[11] however the BOA overruled this,[12] and ultimately there were Welsh players on both squads and Scots on the women's squad.[13][14] After the 2012 games, the FA decided that no team would be entered in subsequent men's tournaments, but was open to fielding a women's team again.[15]

text: Venues[edit]

text: Due to the number of large stadia required for the Olympic tournament, venues in distant cities – often more than 200 km (120 mi) away from the main host – are typically used for the football tournament. In an extreme example, two early-round venues for the 1984 Games were on the East Coast of the United States, well over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the host city of Los Angeles. The next Games held in the United States, the 1996 Games, were unique in that no matches were held in the host city of Atlanta; the nearest venue and the site of the finals was 65 miles (105 km) away on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Counting the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, there are 121 venues that have hosted Olympic football, the most of any sport.

text:
Edition of the Olympic Games
City
Stadium

 Athens 1896
No football tournament

 Paris 1900
Paris
Vélodrome de Vincennes

 Saint Louis 1904
St. Louis, Missouri
Francis Field

 London 1908
London
White City Stadium

 Stockholm 1912
Stockholm
Stockholms Olympiastadion

Råsunda Stadium

Tranebergs Idrottsplats

 Antwerp 1920
Antwerp
Olympisch Stadion

Stadion Broodstraat

Brussels
Stade de l’Union St. Gilloise

Ghent
Stade d’A.A. La Gantoise

 Paris 1924
Paris
Stade Olympique, Colombes

Stade Bergeyre

Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen

Stade Pershing, Vincennes

 Amsterdam 1928
Amsterdam
Olympisch Stadion

Harry Elte Stadium

 Los Angeles 1932
No football tournament

 Berlin 1936
Berlin
Olympiastadion

Poststadion, Tiergarten

Mommsenstadion, Charlottenburg

Hertha-BSC-Platz

 London 1948
London
Empire Stadium, Wembley

White Hart Lane, Tottenham

Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace

Craven Cottage, Fulham

Griffin Park, Brentford

Arsenal Stadium, Highbury

Lynn Road Stadium, Ilford

Green Pond Road Stadium, Walthamstow

Champion Hill, Dulwich

Brighton
Goldstone Ground

Portsmouth
Fratton Park

 Helsinki 1952
Helsinki
Olympiastadion

Töölö Football Grounds

Turku
Kupittaa Stadium

Tampere
Ratina Stadion

Lahti
Kisapuisto

Kotka
Kotka Stadion

 Melbourne 1956
Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground

Olympic Park Stadium

 Rome 1960
Rome
Stadio Flaminio

Florence
Stadio Comunale

Grosseto
Stadio Comunale

Livorno
Stadio Ardenza

Pescara
Stadio Adriatico

L'Aquila
Stadio Comunale

Naples
Stadio Fuorigrotta

 Tokyo 1964
Tokyo
National Olympic Stadium

Prince Chichibu Memorial Field

Komazawa Stadium

Ōmiya
Omiya Soccer Stadium

Yokohama
Mitsuzawa Football Stadium

 Mexico City 1968
Mexico City
Estadio Azteca

Puebla
Estadio Cuauhtémoc

Guadalajara
Estadio Jalisco

León
Estadio León

 Munich 1972
Munich
Olympiastadion

Augsburg
Rosenaustadion

Ingolstadt
ESV-Stadion

Regensburg
Jahnstadion

Nuremberg
Städtisches Stadion

Passau
Drei Flüsse Stadion

 Montreal 1976
Montreal
Olympic Stadium

Sherbrooke
Municipal Stadium

Toronto
Varsity Stadium

Ottawa
Lansdowne Stadium

 Moscow 1980
Moscow
Lenin Stadium

Dynamo Stadium

Leningrad
Kirov Stadium

Kiev
Republican Stadium

Minsk
Dinamo Stadium

 Los Angeles 1984
Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl

Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Stadium

Annapolis, Maryland
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Stanford, California
Stanford Stadium

 Seoul 1988
Seoul
Seoul Olympic Stadium

Dongdaemun Stadium

Busan
Busan Stadium

Daegu
Daegu Stadium

Daejeon
Daejeon Stadium

Gwangju
Gwangju Stadium

 Barcelona 1992
Barcelona
Camp Nou

Estadi de Sarrià

Sabadell
Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta

Zaragoza
Estadio La Romareda

Valencia
Estadio Luis Casanova

 Atlanta 1996
Athens, Georgia
Sanford Stadium

Orlando, Florida
Citrus Bowl

Birmingham, Alabama
Legion Field

Miami, Florida
Miami Orange Bowl

Washington, D.C.
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

 Sydney 2000
Sydney
Olympic Stadium

Sydney Football Stadium

Brisbane
Brisbane Cricket Ground

Adelaide
Hindmarsh Stadium

Canberra
Bruce Stadium

Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

 Athens 2004
Athens
Athens Olympic Stadium

Karaiskakis Stadium

Patras
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium

Volos
Panthessaliko Stadium

Thessaloniki
Kaftanzoglio Stadium

Heraklion
Pankritio Stadium

 Beijing 2008
Beijing
Beijing National Stadium

Workers Stadium

Tianjin
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium

Shanghai
Shanghai Stadium

Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Shenyang
Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium

 London 2012
London
Wembley Stadium

Glasgow
Hampden Park

Cardiff
Millennium Stadium

Coventry
City of Coventry Stadium*

Manchester
Old Trafford

Newcastle upon Tyne
St James' Park*

 Rio 2016
Rio de Janeiro
Estádio do Maracanã

Estádio Olímpico João Havelange

São Paulo
Arena Corinthians

Brasília
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha

Salvador
Arena Fonte Nova*

Belo Horizonte
Estádio Mineirão

Manaus
Arena da Amazônia

 Tokyo 2020
Tokyo
Olympic Stadium

Tokyo Stadium

Yokohama
International Stadium Yokohama

Saitama
Saitama Stadium 2002

Miyagi
Miyagi Stadium

Sapporo
Sapporo Dome

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text:
City of Coventry Stadium & St. James Park were normally called Ricoh Arena & Sports Direct Arena, but because of the IOC's rules disallowing corporate sponsorship for event sites, they were renamed for the duration of the games.
Arena Fonte Nova is normally called Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, but because of the IOC's rules disallowing corporate sponsorship for event sites, the venue was renamed for the duration of the games.

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text: Events[edit]

text:
Event
96
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
32
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
20
Years

Men's event

X
X
X
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
27

Women's event

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7

Events
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

text: Competition format[edit]

text: For both the men's and women's tournaments, the competition consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a knockout stage. Teams are placed into groups of 4 teams, with each team playing each other team in its group once. Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The top two teams in each group (as well as the top two third-place finishers, in the women's tournament) advance to the knockout rounds. The knockout rounds are a single-elimination tournament consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals, and the gold and bronze medal matches.

text: Matches consist of two halves of 45 minutes each. During the knockout rounds, if the match is tied after 90 minutes, two 15-minute halves of extra time are played (extra time is skipped in favor of immediate penalty kicks in the bronze medal match if it is played on the same day in the same stadium as the gold medal match). If the score remains tied, penalty kicks are used to determine the winner.[16]

text: Participating nations[edit]

text: Men[edit]

text:
UEFA

Nation
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
Years

 Austria
–
–
–
6
–
–
–
2
=11
=5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4

 Belarus
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
–
1

 Belgium
3
–
–
–
1
15
=5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
5

 Bulgaria
–
–
–
–
–
10
–
–
–
=17
3
5
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5

 Czech Republic
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
–
–
–
–
1

 Czechoslovakia
–
–
–
–
9
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
9
–
–
1
–
–
Split into Slovakia and Czech Republic
5

 Denmark
–
–
2
2
10
–
–
–
3
=5
–
2
–
–
6
–
–
–
–
13
–
–
–
–
–
8
9

 East Germany[17]
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
3
1
2
–
–
Merged with West Germany
4

 Estonia
–
–
–
–
–
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Finland
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
=9
–
=14
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4

 France
2
–
5
–
4
5
=9
–
=5
=17
–
9
–
7
–
5
–
1
–
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
12

 Germany[18]
–
–
–
7
–
–
=5
=6
–
4
=9
–
–
–
5
–
–
5
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
9

 Great Britain
1
–
1
1
11
–
–
=6
4
=17
=5
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
10

 Greece
–
–
–
–
13
–
–
–
–
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
–
–
3

 Hungary
–
–
–
5
–
13
–
=9
–
1
–
3
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
16
–
–
–
–
–
9

 Ireland
–
–
–
–
–
7
–
–
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

 Israel
Competed with Asia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

 Italy
–
–
–
8
5
6
3
1
=5
=9
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
4
4
5
12
5
3
5
–
–
15

 Latvia
–
–
–
–
–
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Lithuania
–
–
–
–
–
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Luxembourg
–
–
–
–
12
11
=9
=9
=9
=9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6

 Netherlands
–
–
3
3
3
4
=9
–
=9
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
–
–
8

 Norway
–
–
–
9
7
–
–
3
–
=14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5

 Poland
–
–
–
–
–
=17
–
4
–
=9
–
10
–
–
1
2
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7

 Portugal
–
–
–
–
–
–
=5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
14
–
–
6
4

 Romania
–
–
–
–
–
14
–
–
–
=17
–
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3

 Russia
–
–
–
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Serbia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
–
–
1

 Serbia and Montenegro
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
–
–
–
1

 Slovakia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13
–
–
–
–
1

 Soviet Union
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=9
1
–
–
–
3
3
3
–
1
–
Split into 15 nations
6

 Spain
–
–
–
–
2
=17
=5
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
–
13
10
–
–
1
6
2
–
–
14
–
10

 Sweden
–
–
4
11
6
3
–
=9
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
6
–
–
–
–
–
15
10

 Switzerland
–
–
–
–
–
2
=9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13
–
3

 Turkey
–
–
–
–
–
=17
=9
=9
=5
=5
–
14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6

 Yugoslavia
–
–
–
–
9
=17
=9
–
2
2
2
1
6
–
–
–
4
3
10
–
Split into 7 nations
11

CONMEBOL

Nation
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
Years

 Argentina
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
7
10
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
2
–
1
1
–
11
8

 Brazil
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=5
–
6
9
13
13
4
–
2
2
–
3
7
–
3
2
1
13

 Chile
–
–
–
–
–
–
17
–
–
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
–
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
4

 Colombia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
11
–
11
–
–
14
–
–
–
–
–
6
5

 Paraguay
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
–
–
2
–
–
–
2

 Peru
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
–
11
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

 Uruguay
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
–
3

 Venezuela
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

CONCACAF

Nation
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
Years

 Canada
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
–
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3

 Costa Rica
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
13
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
–
3

 Cuba
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

 El Salvador
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Guatemala
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
10
–
–
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3

 Honduras
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
–
16
7
4
4

 Mexico
–
–
–
–
–
–
=9
–
=11
–
–
–
11
4
7
9
–
–
–
10
7
–
=10
–
1
9
11

 Netherlands Antilles
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 United States
–
2[19]
3
–
–
–
12
=9
=9
=11
=17
=5
–
–
–
14
–
–
9
12
9
10
4
–
9
–
–
14

CAF

Nation
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
Years

 Algeria
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
2

 Cameroon
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
–
–
–
1
–
8
–
–
3

 Egypt
–
–
–
–
8
8
4
=9
=11
=9
–
12
4
–
–
–
–
8
–
12
–
–
–
–
8
–
11

 Ivory Coast
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
–
–
1

 Gabon
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
–
1

 Ghana
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
12
16
–
–
–
–
3
8
–
9
–
–
–
6

 Guinea
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Mali
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
–
1

 Morocco
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13
–
8
–
–
12
–
15
–
16
=10
–
11
–
7

 Nigeria
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
–
–
13
–
15
–
1
8
–
2
–
3
7

 Senegal
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
-
1

 South Africa
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
–
–
–
13
2

 Sudan
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Tunisia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
–
–
–
–
–
13
–
14
–
12
–
–
–
4

 Zambia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

AFC

Nation
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
Years

 Afghanistan
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=17
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Australia
Competed with Oceania
7
11
–
–
1

 China
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
–
–
–
–
13
–
–
2

 Chinese Taipei
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=9
=11
–
–
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3

 India
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=11
=17
4
13
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4

 Indonesia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Iran
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
–
12
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3

 Iraq
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
14
9
–
–
–
4
–
–
12
5

 Israel
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
6
–
Competed with Europe
2

 Japan
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=6
–
–
=9
–
8
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
6
13
15
4
10
10

 Kuwait
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
–
–
16
–
12
–
–
–
–
3

 Malaysia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Myanmar
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 North Korea
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Qatar
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

 Saudi Arabia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
–
–
15
–
–
–
–
–
2

 South Korea
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=5
–
–
–
14
–
–
–
–
–
11
11
11
9
6
10
3
5
10

 Syria
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1

 Thailand
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=9
–
–
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

 United Arab Emirates
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
1

OFC

Nation
00
04
08
12
20
24
28
36
48
52
56
60
64
68
72
76
80
84
88
92
96
00
04
08
12
16
Years

 Australia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
=5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
4
13
15
7
AFC
6

 Fiji
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16
1

 New Zealand
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
16
–
2

Total nations
3
2
5
11
14
22
17
16
18
25
11
16
14
16
16
13
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

text: Women[edit]

text: Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. Host Nation is shown in bold.

text:
Nation
96
00
04
08
12
16
20
Years

 Argentina
–
–
–
11
–
–
–
1

 Australia
–
7
5
–
–
7

3

 Brazil
4
4
2
2
6
4
Q
7

 Cameroon
–
–
–
–
12
–

1

 Canada
–
–
–
8
3
3

3

 China
2
5
9
5
–
8

5

 Colombia
–
–
–
–
11
11
–
2

 Denmark
8
–
–
–
–
–

1

 France
–
–
–
–
4
6

2

 Germany
5
3
3
3
–
1

5

 Great Britain
–
–
–
–
5
–

1

 Greece
–
–
10
–
–
–

1

 Japan
7
–
7
4
2
–
Q
5

 Mexico
–
–
8
–
–
–

1

 New Zealand
–
–
–
10
8
9

3

 Nigeria
–
8
6
11
–
–

3

 North Korea
–
–
–
9
9
–

2

 Norway
3
1
–
7
–
–

3

 South Africa
–
–
–
–
10
10

2

 Sweden
6
6
4
6
7
2

6

 United States
1
2
1
1
1
5

6

 Zimbabwe
–
–
–
–
–
12

1

Total nations
8
8
10
12
12
12
12

text: Men's tournament[edit]

text:
Association Football at the Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Founded
1900[20]

Region
International (FIFA)

Number of teams
16 (from 6 confederations)

Current champions
 Brazil
(1st title)

Most successful team(s)
 Great Britain
 Hungary
(3 titles each)

 2016 Summer Olympics

text: The qualifying tournament, like that for the World Cup, is organised along continental lines. Most continental confederations organise a special Under-23 qualifying tournament, although the European qualifiers are drawn from the finalists of the UEFA Under-21 Championship and South American qualifiers from the South American Youth Championship, which is a U-20 tournament. Teams participating in the preliminary and final competitions must be composed of U-23 players, with a maximum of three players who are older than U-23. For Rio 2016, U-23 players are born after January 1, 1993.[21]

text: For the 2016 Games, the number of places allocated to each continent was:

text:
Europe – 4
Asia – 3
Africa – 3
South America – 2.5
North America – 2.5
Oceania – 1

text: Women's tournament[edit]

text:
Association Football at the Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Founded
1996

Region
International (FIFA)

Number of teams
12 (from 6 confederations)

Current champions
 Germany
(1st title)

Most successful team(s)
 United States
(4 titles)

 2016 Summer Olympics

text: The women's tournament is contested between full national sides, with no age restrictions. One place is reserved for the host country. Of the remaining teams, as in World Cup contests a specific number of places are reserved for teams from each continental region; the European (UEFA) teams are chosen from the most successful European teams in the previous year's World Cup, whilst the other continental regions host their own qualifying tournaments in the build-up to the Olympics.

text: The first women's tournament was at the 1996 Atlanta Games. The United States won the gold medal, and picked up silver in 2000 after an extra time defeat by Norway. The finals of the next two tournaments, in 2004 and 2008, also went to extra time, with the U.S. defeating Brazil both times. In 2012 the U.S. won their fourth gold medal defeating Japan 2–1 in the final.

text: Allocation of places for each continent in the 2016 Games was:

text:
Europe – 3
Africa – 2
Asia – 2
South America – 2 (including hosts Brazil)
North America – 2
Oceania – 1

text: Records[edit]

text: Denmark's Sophus Nielsen in the 1908 and 1912 hold the record for the most goals scored by a player in an all and single tournament, scoring 13 goals. The first official football tournament was held in London, England, 1908.

text: Neymar marked the fastest goal in a men's Olympic football match in history at 14 seconds in the semi-final match against Honduras on 17 August 2016.[22]

text: Goalscorers[edit]

text: The all-time top goalscorers with at least 8 goals (as of 1908)

text: Sophus Nielsen (Denmark)

text: Antal Dunai (Hungary)

text: Ferenc Bene (Hungary)

text:
Domingo Tarasconi (Argentina)
 Pedro Petrone (Uruguay)

text:
Gottfried Fuchs (Germany)
 Kazimierz Deyna (Poland)

text:
Harold Walden (Great Britain)
 Vilhelm Wolfhagen (Denmark)

text:
Jan Vos (Netherlands)
 Carlos Tevez (Argentina)
 Bebeto (Brazil)
 Harald Nielsen (Denmark)

text: Men's results[edit]

text:
Year
Hosts
Gold Medal Game
Bronze Medal Game

Gold
Score
Silver
Bronze
Score
Fourth Place

1896

Athens
No football tournament

1900
Details

Paris

Great Britain
[23]

France

Belgium
[23]
Only three teams entered

1904
Details

St. Louis

Canada
[24]

United States

United States
[24]
Only three teams entered

1908
Details

London

Great Britain
2 – 0

Denmark

Netherlands
2 – 0

Sweden

1912
Details

Stockholm

Great Britain
4 – 2

Denmark

Netherlands
9 – 0

Finland

1920
Details

Antwerp

Belgium
[25]

Spain

Netherlands
[25]

France

1924
Details

Paris

Uruguay
3 – 0

Switzerland

Sweden
1 – 1
aet

Netherlands

Match replay: 3 – 1

1928
Details

Amsterdam

Uruguay
1 – 1
aet

Argentina

Italy
11 – 3

Egypt

Match replay: 2 – 1

1932

Los Angeles
No football tournament

1936
Details

Berlin

Italy
2 – 1
aet

Austria

Norway
3 – 2

Poland

1948
Details

London

Sweden
3 – 1

Yugoslavia

Denmark
5 – 3

Great Britain

1952
Details

Helsinki

Hungary
2 – 0

Yugoslavia

Sweden
2 – 0

Germany

1956
Details

Melbourne

Soviet Union
1 – 0

Yugoslavia

Bulgaria
3 – 0

India

1960
Details

Rome

Yugoslavia
3 – 1

Denmark

Hungary
2 – 1

Italy

1964
Details

Tokyo

Hungary
2 – 1

Czechoslovakia

Germany[17]
3 – 1

United Arab Republic

1968
Details

Mexico City

Hungary
4 – 1

Bulgaria

Japan
2 – 0

Mexico

1972
Details

Munich

Poland
2 – 1

Hungary

East Germany

Soviet Union
2 – 2[26]
aet

1976
Details

Montreal

East Germany
3 – 1

Poland

Soviet Union
2 – 0

Brazil

1980
Details

Moscow

Czechoslovakia
1 – 0

East Germany

Soviet Union
2 – 0

Yugoslavia

1984
Details

Los Angeles

France
2 – 0

Brazil

Yugoslavia
2 – 1

Italy

1988
Details

Seoul

Soviet Union
2 – 1
aet

Brazil

West Germany
3 – 0

Italy

1992
Details

Barcelona

Spain
3 – 2

Poland

Ghana
1 – 0

Australia

1996
Details

Atlanta

Nigeria
3 – 2

Argentina

Brazil
5 – 0

Portugal

2000
Details

Sydney

Cameroon
2 – 2
asdet

Spain

Chile
2 – 0

United States

5 – 3 on penalty shootout

2004
Details

Athens

Argentina
1 – 0

Paraguay

Italy
1 – 0

Iraq

2008
Details

Beijing

Argentina
1 – 0

Nigeria

Brazil
3 – 0

Belgium

2012
Details

London

Mexico
2 − 1

Brazil

South Korea
2 − 0

Japan

2016
Details

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil
1 – 1
aet

Germany

Nigeria
3 − 2

Honduras

5 – 4 on penalty shootout

2020
Details

Tokyo

text: * Under-23 tournament since 1992.

text:
aet – after extra time
asdet – after sudden death extra time

text: Performances by countries for men[edit]

text: Below are the 41 nations that have reached at least the semi-final stage in the Summer Olympics finals.

text:
Team
Titles
Runners-up
Third Place
Fourth Place
Medals

 Hungary
3 (1952, 1964, 1968)
1 (1972)
1 (1960)

5

 Great Britain
3 (1900, 1908, 1912)

1 (1948)
3

 Argentina
2 (2004, 2008)
2 (1928, 1996)

4

 Soviet Union
2 (1956, 1988)

3 (1972, 1976, 1980)

5

 Uruguay
2 (1924, 1928)

2

 Brazil
1 (2016)
3 (1984, 1988, 2012)
2 (1996, 2008)
1 (1976)
6

 Yugoslavia
1 (1960)
3 (1948, 1952, 1956)
1 (1984)
1 (1980)
5

 Poland
1 (1972)
2 (1976, 1992)

1 (1936)
3

 Spain
1 (1992)
2 (1920, 2000)

3

 East Germany
1 (1976)
1 (1980)
1 (1972)

3

 Nigeria
1 (1996)
1 (2008)
1 (2016)

3

 France
1 (1984)
1 (1900)

1 (1920)
2

 Czechoslovakia
1 (1980)
1 (1964)

2

 Italy
1 (1936)

2 (1928, 2004)
3 (1960, 1984, 1988)
3

 Sweden
1 (1948)

2 (1924, 1952)
1 (1908)
3

 Belgium
1 (1920)

1 (1900)
1 (2008)
2

 Mexico
1 (2012)

1 (1968)
1

 Canada
1 (1904)

1

 Cameroon
1 (2000)

1

 Denmark

3 (1908, 1912, 1960)
1 (1948)

4

 United States

1 (1904)
1 (1904)
1 (2000)
2

 Bulgaria

1 (1968)
1 (1956)

2

 Germany

1 (2016)

1 (1952)
1

  Switzerland

1 (1924)

1

 Austria

1 (1936)

1

 Paraguay

1 (2004)

1

 Netherlands

3 (1908, 1912, 1920)
1 (1924)
3

 Japan

1 (1968)
1 (2012)
1

 Norway

1 (1936)

1

 Germany*

1 (1964)

1

 West Germany

1 (1988)

1

 Ghana

1 (1992)

1

 Chile

1 (2000)

1

 South Korea

1 (2012)

1

 Egypt

2 (1928, 1964)
0

 Finland

1 (1912)
0

 India

1 (1956)
0

 Australia

1 (1992)
0

 Portugal

1 (1996)
0

 Iraq

1 (2004)
0

 Honduras

1 (2016)
0

text: * United Team of Germany

text: Men's top scorers by tournament[edit]

text:
Year
Player
Goals

1900
 Gaston Peltier
 John Nicholas
2

1904
 Alexander Hall
 Tom Taylor
3

1908
 Sophus Nielsen
11

1912
 Gottfried Fuchs
10

1920
 Herbert Karlsson
7

1924
 Pedro Petrone
8

1928
 Domingo Tarasconi
9

1936
 Annibale Frossi
7

1948
 John Hansen
 Gunnar Nordahl
7

1952
 Rajko Mitić
 Branko Zebec
7

1956
 Neville D'Souza
 Todor Veselinović
 Dimitar Milanov
4

1960
 Harald Nielsen
8

1964
 Ferenc Bene
12

1968
 Kunishige Kamamoto
7

1972
 Kazimierz Deyna
9

1976
 Andrzej Szarmach
6

1980
 Sergei Andreev
5

1984
 Borislav Cvetković
 Stjepan Deverić
 Daniel Xuereb
5

1988
 Romario
7

1992
 Andrzej Juskowiak
7

1996
 Bebeto
 Hernán Crespo
6

2000
 Iván Zamorano
6

2004
 Carlos Tevez
8

2008
 Giuseppe Rossi
4

2012
 Leandro Damião
6

2016
 Serge Gnabry
 Nils Petersen
6

text: Women's results[edit]

text:
Year
Hosts
Gold Medal Game
Bronze Medal Game

Gold
Score
Silver
Bronze
Score
Fourth Place

1996
Details

Atlanta

United States
2 – 1

China

Norway
2 – 0

Brazil

2000
Details

Sydney

Norway
3 – 2
asdet

United States

Germany
2 – 0

Brazil

2004
Details

Athens

United States
2 – 1
aet

Brazil

Germany
1 – 0

Sweden

2008
Details

Beijing

United States
1 – 0
aet

Brazil

Germany
2 – 0

Japan

2012
Details

London

United States
2 – 1

Japan

Canada
1 – 0

France

2016
Details

Rio de Janeiro

Germany
2 – 1

Sweden

Canada
2 – 1

Brazil

2020
Details

Tokyo

text: Performances by countries for women[edit]

text: Below are the 9 nations that have reached at least the semi-final stage in the Summer Olympics finals.

text:
Team
Titles
Runners-up
Third Place
Fourth Place
Medals

 United States
4 (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012)
1 (2000)

5

 Germany
1 (2016)

3 (2000, 2004, 2008)

4

 Norway
1 (2000)

1 (1996)

2

 Brazil

2 (2004, 2008)

3 (1996, 2000, 2016)
2

 Japan

1 (2012)

1 (2008)
1

 Sweden

1 (2016)

1 (2004)
1

 China PR

1 (1996)

1

 Canada

2 (2012, 2016)

2

 France

1 (2012)
0

text: Women's top scorers by tournament[edit]

text:
Year
Player
Goals

1996
 Ann Kristin Aarønes
 Linda Medalen
 Pretinha
4

2000
 Sun Wen
4

2004
 Cristiane
 Birgit Prinz
5

2008
 Cristiane
5

2012
 Christine Sinclair
6

2016
 Melanie Behringer
5

text: Goalscorers (Woman)[edit]

text: The all-time top goalscorers with at least 5 goals (1996 - 2016)

text: Cristiane (Brazil)

text: Christine Sinclair (Canada)

text:
Marta (Brazil)
 Birgit Prinz (Germany)

text: Abby Wambach (United States)

text:
Pretinha (Brazil)
 Carli Lloyd (United States)

text: Melissa Tancredi (Canada)

text: Lotta Schelin (Sweden)

text:
Mia Hamm (United States)
 Sun Wen (China)
 Tiffeny Milbrett (United States)
 Alex Morgan (United States)
 Melanie Behringer (Germany)

text: Medal table[edit]

text: Total[edit]

text:
※ Countries ranked by total medals won (men's and women's) including unofficial (1900 and 1904).
※ Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament

text:
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1
 United States (USA)
4
2
1
7

2
 Hungary (HUN)
3
1
1
5

3
 Great Britain (GBR)
3
0
0
3

4
 Argentina (ARG)
2
2
0
4

5
 Soviet Union (URS)
2
0
3
5

6
 Uruguay (URU)
2
0
0
2

7
 Brazil (BRA)
1
5
2
8

8
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
1
3
1
5

9
 Poland (POL)
1
2
0
3

 Spain (ESP)
1
2
0
3

11
 Germany (GER)
1
1
3
5

12
 Sweden (SWE)
1
1
2
4

13
 East Germany (GDR)
1
1
1
3

 Nigeria (NGR)
1
1
1
3

15
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
1
1
0
2

 France (FRA)
1
1
0
2

17
 Canada (CAN)
1
0
2
3

 Italy (ITA)
1
0
2
3

 Norway (NOR)
1
0
2
3

20
 Belgium (BEL)
1
0
1
2

21
 Cameroon (CMR)
1
0
0
1

 Mexico (MEX)
1
0
0
1

23
 Denmark (DEN)
0
3
1
4

24
 Bulgaria (BUL)
0
1
1
2

 Japan (JPN)
0
1
1
2

26
 Switzerland (SUI)
0
1
0
1

 Austria (AUT)
0
1
0
1

 China (CHN)
0
1
0
1

 Paraguay (PAR)
0
1
0
1

30
 Netherlands (NED)
0
0
3
3

31
 Ghana (GHA)
0
0
1
1

 Chile (CHI)
0
0
1
1

 United Team of Germany (EUA)
0
0
1
1

 West Germany (FRG)
0
0
1
1

 South Korea (KOR)
0
0
1
1

Total
32
32
33
97

text: Men's medal table[edit]

text:
※ Countries ranked by total medals won including unofficial (1900 and 1904).
※ Bronze medals shared in 1972 tournament

text:
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1
 Hungary (HUN)
3
1
1
5

2
 Great Britain (GBR)
3
0
0
3

3
 Argentina (ARG)
2
2
0
4

4
 Soviet Union (URS)
2
0
3
5

5
 Uruguay (URU)
2
0
0
2

6
 Brazil (BRA)
1
3
2
6

7
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
1
3
1
5

8
 Poland (POL)
1
2
0
3

 Spain (ESP)
1
2
0
3

10
 East Germany (GDR)
1
1
1
3

 Nigeria (NGR)
1
1
1
3

12
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
1
1
0
2

 France (FRA)
1
1
0
2

14
 Sweden (SWE)
1
0
2
3

 Italy (ITA)
1
0
2
3

16
 Belgium (BEL)
1
0
1
2

17
 Canada (CAN)
1
0
0
1

 Cameroon (CMR)
1
0
0
1

 Mexico (MEX)
1
0
0
1

20
 Denmark (DEN)
0
3
1
4

21
 United States (USA)
0
1
1
2

 Bulgaria (BUL)
0
1
1
2

23
 Switzerland (SUI)
0
1
0
1

 Austria (AUT)
0
1
0
1

 Germany (GER)
0
1
0
1

 Paraguay (PAR)
0
1
0
1

27
 Netherlands (NED)
0
0
3
3

28
 Norway (NOR)
0
0
1
1

 Japan (JPN)
0
0
1
1

 Ghana (GHA)
0
0
1
1

 Chile (CHI)
0
0
1
1

 United Team of Germany (EUA)
0
0
1
1

 West Germany (FRG)
0
0
1
1

 South Korea (KOR)
0
0
1
1

Total
26
26
27
79

text: Women's medal table[edit]

text:
Rank
Nation
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total

1
 United States (USA)
4
1
0
5

2
 Germany (GER)
1
0
3
4

3
 Norway (NOR)
1
0
1
2

4
 Brazil (BRA)
0
2
0
2

5
 China (CHN)
0
1
0
1

 Japan (JPN)
0
1
0
1

 Sweden (SWE)
0
1
0
1

8
 Canada (CAN)
0
0
2
2

Total
6
6
6
18


document_title: The Walking Dead (season 7)

question_text: when is the last walking dead episode 2017

text: The Walking Dead (season 7)

text: Cast[edit]

text: Main cast[edit]

text: The seventh season features twenty series regulars overall. For the season premiere, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Austin Amelio were promoted to series regular status, with Morgan added to the opening credits and Amelio listed under "Also starring". After the first episode aired, the cast faced numerous changes: Steven Yeun and Michael Cudlitz were removed from the opening credits, while Alanna Masterson, Josh McDermitt and Christian Serratos were added to the opening credits, respectively, after previously being credited as "Also starring", in the second episode onwards. Tom Payne and Xander Berkeley were also promoted to series regulars in the second episode and beyond.

text: Starring[edit]

text:
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, the series' protagonist and leader of Alexandria, who is forced to adapt under the rule of Negan.[5]
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, the group's primary hunter and a recruiter for Alexandria.[5]
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee, Maggie's resourceful husband, who stands as the group's moral compass.[5]1
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee, Glenn's strong-willed and pregnant wife.[5]
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes, Rick's teenage son, who struggles to maintain his renewed morality that he achieved from residing in Alexandria.[5]
Danai Gurira as Michonne, a katana-wielding warrior, who has opened up from her previous solitary life and has recently begun a relationship with Rick.[5]
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, an empowered member of the group, whose several tragedies force her to question her ruthless methods.[5]
Michael Cudlitz as Sgt. Abraham Ford, a former military sergeant, whose reevaluation of his life led him to break up with Rosita and pursue Sasha.[5]1
Lennie James as Morgan Jones, the first survivor Rick had ever encountered, who is questioning the pacifist philosophy he had adopted.[5]
Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha Williams, a former firefighter, Abraham's girlfriend and a guard of Alexandria, who has overcome various traumas.[5]
Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler, a caring member of the group, who found a community named Oceanside and struggles to keep it a secret.[5]
Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter, a survivor who struggles to prove his worth to the group after lying to them about knowing a possible cure to the walker virus.[5]
Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, a pragmatic and protective member of the group, and ex-girlfriend of Abraham.[5]
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, the manipulative and totalitarian leader of the Saviors who served as the primary antagonist of the season.[5]

text: Also starring[edit]

text:
Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes, a priest, who has managed to earn the group's trust after previously betraying them.[5]
Ross Marquand as Aaron, an Alexandrian recruiter, who brought Rick's group to Alexandria and serves as a bridge between the two factions.[5]
Austin Nichols as Spencer Monroe, a guard of Alexandria and the only surviving member of his family.[5]
Austin Amelio as Dwight, a ruthless but reluctant member of the Saviors and one of Negan's top lieutenants, who forms a violent hostile rivalry with Daryl.[5]
Tom Payne as Paul "Jesus" Rovia, a scout for the Hilltop, who introduced Rick's group to their compound.[5]
Xander Berkeley as Gregory, the selfish and arrogant leader of the Hilltop.[5]

text: Supporting cast[edit]

text: Alexandria Safe-Zone[edit]

text:
Katelyn Nacon as Enid, an isolated teenager residing in Alexandria, who forms a special bond with Maggie and is starting to show feelings for Carl.[5]
Jason Douglas as Tobin, the foreman of Alexandria's construction crew, who had a brief relationship with Carol.[1]
Corey Hawkins as Heath, a supply runner for Alexandria who went missing.[6]
Ann Mahoney as Olivia, an Alexandria resident, who is in charge of the community's food and armory.[6]
Kenric Green as Scott, a supply runner for Alexandria.
Jordan Woods-Robinson as Eric Raleigh, Aaron's husband and former Alexandria recruiter.

text: The Hilltop[edit]

text:
R. Keith Harris as Harlan Carson, The Hilltop's doctor.
James Chen as Kal, a Hilltop guard.
Peter Zimmerman as Eduardo, a Hilltop guard.

text: The Saviors[edit]

text:
Christine Evangelista as Sherry, Dwight's ex-wife and now one of Negan's harem.[7]
Steven Ogg as Simon, Negan's right-hand man.[8]
Jayson Warner Smith as Gavin, a Savior lieutenant who deal directly with The Kingdom.
Joshua Mikel as Jared, a volatile Savior who works with Gavin.
Elizabeth Ludlow as Arat, a high ranking Savior.
Mike Seal as Gary, one of Negan's top lieutenants.
Martinez as David, a sexually deviant Savior.
Lindsey Register as Laura, one of Negan's top lieutenants.
Joshua Hoover as Fat Joey, a Savior who guards Daryl's prison cell.
Ricky Russert as Chris, one of Negan's soldiers.
Tim Parati as Emmett Carson, a Savior doctor and brother of Harlan Carson.

text: The Kingdom[edit]

text:
Khary Payton as King Ezekiel, a former zookeeper and the flamboyant leader of the Kingdom.[9]
Cooper Andrews as Jerry, Ezekiel's wise-cracking personal bodyguard.
Karl Makinen as Richard, Ezekiel's right-hand-man.
Logan Miller as Benjamin, a young member of The Kingdom who Morgan takes under his wing.
Kerry Cahill as Dianne, a bow-wielding member of The Kingdom.
Daniel Newman as Daniel, the first member of The Kingdom encountered.

text: Oceanside[edit]

text:
Deborah May as Natania, the leader of Oceanside.
Sydney Park as Cyndie, Natania's granddaughter.
Mimi Kirkland as Rachel, Natania's granddaughter and Cyndie's younger sister.

text: The Scavengers[edit]

text:
Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis, the unusual leader of The Scavengers.
Thomas Francis Murphy as Brion, a high ranking member of The Scavengers.
Sabrina Gennarino as Tamiel, a high ranking member of The Scavengers.

text: Production[edit]

text: The Walking Dead was renewed by AMC for a 16-episode seventh season on October 30, 2015.[10] Filming for season 7 began in Georgia on May 2, 2016 and concluded on November 18, 2016.[11][12] Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Xander Berkeley, Tom Payne, and Austin Amelio were all promoted to series regulars for the seventh season, after having recurring roles in the sixth season.[5] The seventh season has featured several extended episodes, running longer than its usual 43-minute running time (without commercials). Extended episodes have ranged from 46 to 62 minutes in length.[13][14]

text: The finale was dedicated in memory of American comic artist Bernie Wrightson, who died on March 18, 2017.[15]

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

84
1
"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
Greg Nicotero
Scott M. Gimple
October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)
17.03[16]

Negan's victim is revealed to be Abraham, who is beaten to death in front of Rick's group. Daryl punches Negan out of anger, prompting Negan to also murder Glenn. After several tests, Negan ultimately breaks Rick's resolve by nearly forcing him to hack off Carl's arm. Negan and his crew then leave with Daryl as hostage, while Sasha volunteers to take Maggie to Hilltop to recover, along with the bodies of Glenn and Abraham.

85
2
"The Well"
Greg Nicotero
Matthew Negrete
October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)
12.46[17]

Carol and Morgan arrive at the Kingdom, a well-established community run by flamboyant former zookeeper "King" Ezekiel. The Kingdom, like Hilltop, has been producing for the Saviors under the threat of violence, although Ezekiel has kept this arrangement secret from most residents of the Kingdom. Carol recuperates and eagerly prepares to abandon the community, but opts to stay in an isolated house nearby after bonding with Ezekiel.

86
3
"The Cell"
Alrick Riley
Angela Kang
November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
11.72[18]

Daryl is locked in a cell at the Sanctuary, where Negan and Dwight constantly torture him in an effort to break him down to obedience. Negan sends Dwight on a mission to retrieve an escaped Savior, who says he would rather die than return to the Sanctuary. Dwight, therefore, ultimately mercy-kills the man. Daryl is given the opportunity to become a Savior but adamantly refuses.

87
4
"Service"
David Boyd
Corey Reed
November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)
11.40[19]

As the grieving survivors struggle to come to terms with life under Negan's rule, Negan and the Saviors arrive at Alexandria days ahead of schedule for their first offering and take most of Alexandria's furniture and medicine, and all their firearms. Feeling powerless, Rick informs the survivors that he is no longer in charge and they must learn to live by Negan's terms. Rosita finds an empty cartridge case and brings it to Eugene, tasking him to craft a live, usable cartridge for a gun she found in the woods.

88
5
"Go Getters"
Darnell Martin
Channing Powell
November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)
11.00[20]

Carl accompanies Enid to Hilltop to visit Maggie, who is recovering there with Sasha. Gregory is furious with Maggie and Sasha for not fulfilling their deal to kill the Saviors, and demands they leave. However, after they help defend Hilltop from a walker attack, Jesus convinces Gregory to let them stay. While the Saviors raid Hilltop's supplies, Sasha asks Jesus if he can find where Negan lives, which he agrees to do. Jesus then sneaks onto one of the Saviors' trucks, where he finds Carl hiding.

89
6
"Swear"
Michael E. Satrazemis
David Leslie Johnson
November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)
10.40[21]

Two weeks after the attack at the Saviors' satellite station outpost, Tara is separated from Heath when she falls off a bridge during a walker attack. She washes up on a beach, where she is revived by a girl named Cyndie. Tara follows Cyndie to her community, Oceanside, a secluded group consisting of heavily-armed women and children; any men in the group had been slaughtered by the Saviors. Cyndie helps Tara find her way back to Alexandria and makes her swear to never mention Oceanside to anyone.

90
7
"Sing Me a Song"
Rosemary Rodriguez
Angela Kang & Corey Reed
December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)
10.48[22]

Upon nearing the Sanctuary, Jesus jumps off the Saviors' truck to recon the area, but Carl stays behind to kill Negan on his own. Dwight subdues Carl, but Negan is impressed by Carl's bravery and tours him around Sanctuary. Rosita and Eugene manage to craft a live cartridge, while Spencer scavenges for supplies in the woods. Upon returning to Alexandria, the trio finds Negan and the Saviors are there.

91
8
"Hearts Still Beating"
Michael E. Satrazemis
Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell
December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)
10.58[23]

With help from Jesus and an anonymous source, Daryl finally escapes from the Sanctuary. During a discussion about Rick's leadership, Negan guts and kills Spencer, enraging Rosita, who shoots at Negan but hits Lucille instead. As punishment, Arat kills Olivia. Negan and the Saviors then leave with Eugene as hostage. After a talk with Michonne, Rick is finally motivated to fight the Saviors. Rick's group travels to Hilltop to reunite with Maggie, Sasha, and Enid; Daryl and Jesus emerge, and the group embraces.

92
9
"Rock in the Road"
Greg Nicotero
Angela Kang
February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12)
12.00[24]

After Hilltop rallies behind Rick's group in the fight against the Saviors, Jesus introduces the group to the Kingdom, where they meet "King" Ezekiel and reunite with Morgan. Although Ezekiel hesitates to join the proposed alliance, he offers Daryl asylum at the Kingdom. In Alexandria, a group of Saviors raids the community in search of Daryl but leaves after they are unable to find him. Rick's group pursues Father Gabriel, who had taken the group's supplies and left clues leading to a dilapidated yard. Upon their arrival, the group is surrounded by the Scavengers.

93
10
"New Best Friends"
Jeffrey F. January
Channing Powell
February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19)
11.08[25]

Rick manages to convince the Scavengers to join Alexandria in the fight against the Saviors, but their leader, Jadis, demands Rick's group deliver them guns in exchange for their assistance. Richard plans to have Carol killed by the Saviors, believing that her death would motivate Ezekiel to fight. When Daryl learns of Richard's plans, he threatens to kill him should Carol be harmed in any way. After reuniting with Carol and lying to her about Glenn and Abraham's fates, Daryl travels to Hilltop to prepare for battle against the Saviors.

94
11
"Hostiles and Calamities"
Kari Skogland
David Leslie Johnson
February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26)
10.42[26]

Eugene settles in quickly at the Sanctuary, as he's rewarded for his intelligence and willingness to submit to Negan's demands. Eugene bonds with two of Negan's wives. At their request, he makes poison capsules; however, he refuses to give them the capsules after learning of their intentions to kill Negan. Dwight discovers a note from Sherry that reveals she helped Daryl escape from the Sanctuary and then fled to parts unknown. Dwight frames Dr. Emmett Carson for Daryl and Sherry's disappearances, leading Negan to murder Carson by hurling him into a furnace.

95
12
"Say Yes"
Greg Nicotero
Matthew Negrete
March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)
10.16[27]

Rick and Michonne embark on a hunt for guns to bring to the Scavengers and find an abandoned school carnival, where they acquire dozens of guns. They bring the guns back to the Scavengers, but Jadis is unsatisfied and demands more. Tara contemplates whether or not to tell Rick about Oceanside, knowing Rick's group's need for weapons and reinforcements. Frustrated with the delay, Rosita travels to Hilltop and meets with Sasha; they make a pact to kill Negan together.

96
13
"Bury Me Here"
Alrick Riley
Scott M. Gimple
March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)
10.68[28]

Ezekiel and his group meet the Saviors for the Kingdom's weekly tribute. After the Saviors notice a single cantaloupe is missing, Jared shoots Benjamin, who bleeds to death. Morgan, who finds the missing cantaloupe hidden in the street and learns that Richard sabotaged the drop-off in an effort to get himself killed and become a martyr for war, Morgan strangles Richard to death for causing Benjamin's murder. Morgan reveals the truth about Glenn, Abraham, Spencer, and Olivia to Carol, leading her to return to the Kingdom prepared to fight the Saviors alongside Ezekiel.

97
14
"The Other Side"
Michael E. Satrazemis
Angela Kang
March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)
10.32[29]

The Saviors raid Hilltop unexpectedly, forcing Daryl and Maggie into hiding; the Saviors leave with Dr. Harlan Carson in tow to replace his now-deceased brother as their doctor. While sneaking into the Sanctuary on a secret mission, Sasha and Rosita encounter Eugene and urge him to escape, but he refuses. Sasha then locks Rosita out, telling her to go back to Alexandria because the group needs her. As Sasha breaks into the Sanctuary to kill Negan herself, Rosita flees and notices someone watching her.

98
15
"Something They Need"
Michael Slovis
Corey Reed
March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)
10.54[30]

Tara leads the group to Oceanside in hopes of convincing that community to join the fight against the Saviors. Natania refuses to have her people fight but ultimately capitulates to Rick's group's demands to take their guns. After imprisoning Sasha, Negan reveals he is aware of Rick's plans to fight him and encourages Sasha to join him. She confides in Eugene and asks him for a weapon, then a way to kill herself; in response, he gives her one of the poison capsules he had made. Upon their return to Alexandria, Rick's group is greeted by Rosita, who after running into Dwight while fleeing the Sanctuary, reveals Dwight's intentions of helping take down Negan.

99
16
"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
Greg Nicotero
Scott M. Gimple & Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
11.31[31]

Negan and the Saviors travel to Alexandria with Sasha in a coffin as a gimmick to confront Rick. On the way, Sasha commits suicide with the poison capsule Eugene had given her. At Alexandria, the Scavengers double-cross Rick's group, revealing they've been dealing with Negan all along. After a standoff, a gun fight ensues, with the unexpected arrival of Kingdom and Hilltop fighters forcing Negan and the Saviors and the Scavengers to retreat. Alexandria, the Kingdom, and Hilltop are hit badly, but are prepared for all-out war against their enemies, while the undead Sasha is put down by Maggie and Jesus.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: The seventh season of The Walking Dead has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a score of 60% with an average rating of 6.97 out of 10, based on 11 reviews, and an average episode score of 76%. The site's critical consensus reads: "Increased character depth and effective world-building helps The Walking Dead overcome a tiresome reliance on excessive, gratuitous violence."[32]

text: The first episode of the season, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be", received criticism for the amount of violence depicted in the episode, with one writer calling it the equivalent of "torture porn".[33] Subsequently, the first half of the seventh season has seen some of the show's lowest critical ratings. The show's executive producer Gale Anne Hurd claimed that in light of the negative feedback, they tamed some of the more gruesome scenes that were in episodes being filmed for the second half of the season. Hurd said that "this is not a show that's torture porn...Let's make sure we don't cross that line".[34] However, this claim was countered by executive producers Scott M. Gimple and Greg Nicotero. Gimple said that the violence used in the episode was "pronounced for a reason", specifically that "there was a purpose of traumatizing these characters to a point where maybe they would have been docile for the rest of their lives", but noted that he felt that this episode shouldn't represent "the base level of violence that necessarily should be on the show".[35] On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 66% with an average rating of 7.03 out of 10, based on 50 reviews. The site's consensus reads: The flashback-laden "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" is slow to deliver the payoff from last season's finale -- but ultimately delivers with sadistic acts of gut-wrenching violence that will push Walking Dead fans to their limit.[36]

text:
The Walking Dead (season 7): Critical reception by episode

Season 7 (2016–17): Percentage of positive reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[32]

text: Accolades[edit]

text: For the 43rd Saturn Awards, the seventh season of The Walking Dead received seven nominations and three wins. The wins were for Best Horror Television Series, Best Actor on Television (Andrew Lincoln), and Best Guest Starring Role on Television (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).[3] The nominations were for Best Supporting Actor on Television (Norman Reedus), Best Supporting Actress on Television (Danai Gurira and Melissa McBride), and Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series (Chandler Riggs).[37]

text: The first half of the season was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards.[38] Additionally, for his portrayal of Negan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan earned himself a nomination and win for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards for the first half of the season, in addition to his guest appearance in the season six finale, "Last Day on Earth".[39][40] Morgan was also nominated at the 26th MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Actor in a TV Show and Best Villain, winning the latter.[41][42]

text: Ratings[edit]

text: The Walking Dead's seventh-season premiere ("The Day Will Come When You Won't Be") received 17.03 million viewers in its initial broadcast on AMC in the United States. The viewership steadily declined every week after the premiere, until the seventh episode ("Sing Me a Song"), with the sixth episode ("Swear") of the season dropping to 10.40 million viewers, the lowest rating the show has had since season three. Viewing increased to 12 million viewers in the ninth episode ("Rock in the Road"), following this viewing decreased with the twelfth episode ("Say Yes") reaching a season low with 10.16 million viewers.[43]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
October 23, 2016
8.4
17.03[16]
2.3
4.50
10.7
21.53[44]

2
"The Well"
October 30, 2016
6.1
12.46[17]
2.9
5.49
9.0
17.95[45]

3
"The Cell"
November 6, 2016
5.7
11.72[18]
2.9
5.49
8.6
17.21[46]

4
"Service"
November 13, 2016
5.4
11.40[19]
2.3
4.32
7.7
15.72[47]1

5
"Go Getters"
November 20, 2016
5.2
11.00[20]
2.7
5.31
7.9
16.31[48]

6
"Swear"
November 27, 2016
4.9
10.40[21]
2.5
4.69
7.4
15.10[49]

7
"Sing Me a Song"
December 4, 2016
5.0
10.48[22]
2.7
5.29
7.7
15.78[50]

8
"Hearts Still Beating"
December 11, 2016
5.1
10.58[23]
2.8
5.42
7.9
16.02[51]

9
"Rock in the Road"
February 12, 2017
5.7
12.00[24]
2.5
4.82
8.2
16.84[52]

10
"New Best Friends"
February 19, 2017
5.3
11.08[25]
2.6
5.08
7.9
16.17[53]

11
"Hostiles and Calamities"
February 26, 2017
5.0
10.43[26]
2.7
5.32
7.7
15.76[54]

12
"Say Yes"
March 5, 2017
4.7
10.16[27]
1.9
3.50
6.6
13.67[55]1

13
"Bury Me Here"
March 12, 2017
4.9
10.68[28]
2.0
3.74
6.9
14.43[56]

14
"The Other Side"
March 19, 2017
4.7
10.32[29]
2.3
4.45
7.0
14.78[57]

15
"Something They Need"
March 26, 2017
4.9
10.54[30]
2.1
4.22
7.0
14.77[58]

16
"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
April 2, 2017
5.4
11.31[31]
2.6
5.09
8.0
16.42[59]

text: ^1 Live +7 ratings were not available, so Live +3 ratings have been used instead.

text: Home media[edit]

text: The season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in region 1 on August 22, 2017,[60] in region 2 on September 25, 2017,[61] and in region 4 on September 27, 2017.[62] The "Limited Edition Spike Walker Statue" set, which is exclusive to Amazon.com was released on October 24, 2017, and was created by McFarlane Toys to pay homage to the zombie character featured in the "New Best Friends" episode in season 7.[63]