Leading Medal Winners
23 competitors won at least three gold medals or three total medals.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe, IanIan Thorpe | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| de Bruijn, IngeInge de Bruijn | Netherlands (NED) | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Zijlaard, LeontienLeontien Zijlaard | Netherlands (NED) | Cycling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson | United States (USA) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Krayzelburg, Lenny Lenny Krayzelburg | United States (USA) | Swimming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Klim, MichaelMichael Klim | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Nemov, AlexeiAlexei Nemov | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Hall, Jr., GaryGary Hall, Jr. | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Klochkova, YanaYana Klochkova | Ukraine (UKR) | Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rousseau, FlorianFlorian Rousseau | France (FRA) | Cycling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Zamolodchikova, ElenaElena Zamolodchikova | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Torres, DaraDara Torres | United States (USA) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| van den Hoogenband, PieterPieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands (NED) | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Amânar, SimonaSimona Amânar | Romania (ROU) | Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| O'Neill, SusieSusie O'Neill | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Khorkina, SvetlanaSvetlana Khorkina | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sautin, DmitryDmitry Sautin | Russia (RUS) | Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rosolino, MassimilianoMassimiliano Rosolino | Italy (ITA) | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Xuan, LiuLiu Xuan | China (CHN) | Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar | Sweden (SWE) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lobaznyuk, YekaterinaYekaterina Lobaznyuk | Russia (RUS) | Gymnastics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas, PetriaPetria Thomas | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Welsh, MattMatt Welsh | Australia (AUS) | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Read more about this topic: List Of 2000 Summer Olympics Medal Winners
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