Rank Athlete Nation Sport Year Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Heiden, EricEric Heiden United States Speed skating 1980 Winter M 5 0 0 5 Scherbo, VitalyVitaly Scherbo Unified Team Gymnastics 1992 Summer M 5 0 0 5 Phelps, MichaelMichael Phelps United States Swimming 2008 Summer M 5 0 0 5 4 Shakhlin, BorisBoris Shakhlin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1960 Summer M 4 1 1 6 Andrianov, NikolaiNikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1976 Summer M 4 1 1 6 6 Heida, AntonAnton Heida United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 4 1 0 5 Čáslavská, VěraVěra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1968 Summer F 4 1 0 5 8 Hurley, MarcusMarcus Hurley United States Cycling 1904 Summer M 4 0 1 5 Phelps, MichaelMichael Phelps United States Swimming 2004 Summer M 4 0 1 5 Biles, SimoneSimone Biles United States Gymnastics 2016 Summer F 4 0 1 5 11 Kraenzlein, AlvinAlvin Kraenzlein United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Skoblikova, LidiaLidia Skoblikova Soviet Union Speed skating 1964 Winter F 4 0 0 4 Spitz, MarkMark Spitz United States Swimming 1972 Summer M 4 0 0 4 Otto, KristinKristin Otto East Germany Swimming 1988 Summer F 4 0 0 4 Owens, JesseJesse Owens United States Athletics 1936 Summer M 4 0 0 4 16 Eyser, GeorgeGeorge Eyser United States Gymnastics 1904 Summer M 3 2 1 6 17 Chukarin, ViktorViktor Chukarin Soviet Union Gymnastics 1952 Summer M 3 2 0 5 18 Thunberg, ClasClas Thunberg Finland Speed skating 1924 Winter M 3 1 1 5 Latynina, LarisaLarisa Latynina Soviet Union Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 3 1 1 5 Nakayama, AkinoriAkinori Nakayama Japan Gymnastics 1968 Summer M 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 Silivas, DanielaDaniela Silivas Romania Gymnastics 1988 Summer F 3 1 1 5 24 Ballangrud, IvarIvar Ballangrud Norway Speed skating 1936 Winter M 3 1 0 4 Keleti, ÁgnesÁgnes Keleti Hungary Gymnastics 1956 Summer F 3 1 0 4 Szabo, EcaterinaEcaterina Szabo Romania Gymnastics 1984 Summer F 3 1 0 4 Artemov, VladimirVladimir Artemov Soviet Union Gymnastics 1988 Summer M 3 1 0 4 van Moorsel, LeontienLeontien van Moorsel Netherlands Cycling 2000 Summer F 3 1 0 4 Kostelić, JanicaJanica Kostelić Croatia Alpine skiing 2002 Winter F 3 1 0 4 Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú Hungary Swimming 2016 Summer F 3 1 0 4 21 Comaneci, NadiaNadia Comaneci Romania Gymnastics 1976 Summer F 3 0 1 4 Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith Ireland Swimming 1996 Summer F 3 0 1 4 33 Ewry, RayRay Ewry United States Athletics 1900 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Ewry, RayRay Ewry United States Athletics 1904 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Hahn, ArchieArchie Hahn United States Athletics 1904 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Nadi, NedoNedo Nadi Italy Fencing 1920 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Nurmi, PaavoPaavo Nurmi Finland Athletics 1924 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Blankers-Koen, FannyFanny Blankers-Koen Netherlands Athletics 1948 Summer F 3 0 0 3 Andersen, HjalmarHjalmar Andersen Norway Speed skating 1952 Winter M 3 0 0 3 Zátopek, EmilEmil Zátopek Czechoslovakia Athletics 1952 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Sailer, ToniToni Sailer Austria Alpine skiing 1956 Winter M 3 0 0 3 Čáslavská, VěraVěra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Gymnastics 1964 Summer F 3 0 0 3 Killy, Jean-ClaudeJean-Claude Killy France Alpine skiing 1968 Winter M 3 0 0 3 Schenk, ArdArd Schenk Netherlands Speed skating 1972 Winter M 3 0 0 3 Ender, KorneliaKornelia Ender East Germany Swimming 1976 Summer F 3 0 0 3 Lewis, CarlCarl Lewis United States Athletics 1984 Summer M 3 0 0 3 Evans, JanetJanet Evans United States Swimming 1988 Summer F 3 0 0 3 van Gennip, YvonneYvonne van Gennip Netherlands Speed skating 1988 Winter F 3 0 0 3 Egerszegi, KrisztinaKrisztina Egerszegi Hungary Swimming 1992 Summer F 3 0 0 3 Koss, Johann OlavJohann Olav Koss Norway Speed skating 1994 Winter M 3 0 0 3 de Bruijn, IngeInge de Bruijn Netherlands Swimming 2000 Summer F 3 0 0 3 Bjørndalen, Ole EinarOle Einar Bjørndalen Norway Biathlon 2002 Winter M 3 0 0 3 Domracheva, DaryaDarya Domracheva Belarus Biathlon 2014 Winter F 3 0 0 3