Timeline
This is a progressive list of Olympians that have held the record for most medals won. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings. All record-holders have competed at Summer Games rather than Winter Games.
| Medal count | Date | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Record medal event | Earlier medal events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 April 1896 | James Connolly | United States | Athletics | Triple jump G | |
| Alexandre Tuffère | France | Triple jump S | ||||
| Ioannis Persakis | Greece | Triple jump B | ||||
| Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | Discus G | |||
| Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | Greece | Discus S | ||||
| Sotirios Versis | Greece | Discus B | ||||
| 2 | 7 April 1896 | Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | Long jump S | |
| James Connolly | United States | Long jump B | ||||
| 3 | Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | Shot put G | ||
| 9 April 1896 | Carl Schuhmann | Germany | Gymnastics | Vault G | ||
| Hermann Weingärtner | Germany | Vault B | ||||
| 4 | Gymnastics | Pommel horse S | ||||
| 5 | Rings S | |||||
| 6 | Horizontal bar G | |||||
| 16 July 1900 | Robert Garrett | United States | Athletics | Standing triple jump B | ||
| 3 September 1904 | Ray Ewry | United States | Athletics | Standing triple jump G | ||
| 7 | 20 July 1908 | Athletics | Standing long jump G | |||
| 8 | 23 July 1908 | Standing high jump G | ||||
| 29 July 1920 | Carl Osburn | United States | Shooting | Team 300 m / 600 m military rifle, prone G | ||
| 9 | 30 July 1920 | 300 m military rifle, standing G | ||||
| 10 | 31 July 1920 | Team free rifle G | ||||
| 11 | 27 June 1924 | Shooting | 600 m free rifle S | |||
| 3 August 1928 | Paavo Nurmi | Finland | Athletics | 5000 m S | ||
| 12 | 4 August 1928 | 3000 m steeplechase S | ||||
| 2 September 1960 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Italy | Fencing | Team foil S | ||
| 13 | 9 September 1960 | Team épée G | ||||
| 21 October 1964 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | Gymnastics | Team G | ||
| 14 | All-around S | |||||
| 15 | 22 October 1964 | Vault S | ||||
| 16 | Uneven bars B | |||||
| 17 | 23 October 1964 | Balance beam B | ||||
| 18 | Floor exercise G | |||||
| 31 July 2012 | Michael Phelps | United States | Swimming | 200 m butterfly S | ||
| 19 | 4 x 200 m freestyle G | |||||
| 20 | 2 August 2012 | 200 m individual medley G | ||||
| 21 | 3 August 2012 | 100 m butterfly G | ||||
| 22 | 4 August 2012 | 4 × 100 m medley relay G |
Legend: G = Gold, S = Silver, B = Bronze.
Read more about this topic: List Of Multiple Olympic Medalists, List of Most Olympic Medals Over Career