Leading Medal Winners
23 competitors won at least three medals.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemov, AlexeiAlexei Nemov | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Van Dyken, AmyAmy Van Dyken | United States (USA) | Swimming | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Smith, MichelleMichelle Smith | Ireland (IRL) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Popov, AlexanderAlexander Popov | Russia (RUS) | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Hall, Jr., GaryGary Hall, Jr. | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Martino, AngelAngel Martino | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Amânar, SimonaSimona Amânar | Romania (ROU) | Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Hase, DagmarDagmar Hase | Germany (GER) | Swimming | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Gogean, GinaGina Gogean | Romania (ROU) | Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Scherbo, VitalyVitaly Scherbo | Belarus (BLR) | Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson | United States (USA) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Davis, JoshJosh Davis | United States (USA) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Podkopayeva, LiliaLilia Podkopayeva | Ukraine (UKR) | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Pankratov, DenisDenis Pankratov | Russia (RUS) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Le Jingyi | China (CHN) | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Li Xiaoshuang | China (CHN) | Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Beard, AmandaAmanda Beard | United States (USA) | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Hedgepeth, WhitneyWhitney Hedgepeth | United States (USA) | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| O'Neill, SusieSusie O'Neill | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| van Almsick, FranziskaFranziska van Almsick | Germany (GER) | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ottey-Page, MerleneMerlene Ottey-Page | Jamaica (JAM) | Athletics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kowalski, DanielDaniel Kowalski | Austria (AUT) | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Völker, SandraSandra Völker | Germany (GER) | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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