Men Gold Medalist
In this table (sorted by individual totals gold medals), the men who have won gold individual medals at the Olympics (but also at the World Championships).
| Athlete | Sport | Born | Period | Individual | Team | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympics | World Ch. | Olympics | World Ch. | Individual | Team | Individual + Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Armin Zöggeler | Luge | 1974 | 1994–2012 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Jury Chechi | Gymnastics | 1969 | 1989–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Klaus Dibiasi | Diving | 1946 | 1964–1976 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Alberto Tomba | Alpine skiing | 1966 | 1987–1996 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Gustav Thöni | Alpine skiing | 1951 | 1972–1976 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Giorgio Zampori | Gymnastics | 1887 | 1909–1913 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Leandro Faggin | Cycling | 1933 | 1956–1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Vincenzo Maenza | Wrestling | 1962 | 1982–1992 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Edoardo Mangiarotti | Fencing | 1919 | 1936–1960 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
| 10 | Sante Gaiardoni | Cycling | 1939 | 1960–1970 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Raimondo D'Inzeo | Equestrian | 1925 | 1955–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Andrea Benelli | Shooting | 1960 | 1981–2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Roberto Cammarelle | Boxing | 1980 | 2004–2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 14 | Paolo Bettini | Cycling | 1974 | 2001–2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Zeno Colò | Alpine skiing | 1920 | 1950–1952 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | Maurizio Damilano | Athletics | 1957 | 1980–1991 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ercole Baldini | Cycling | 1933 | 1956–1964 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 18 | Silvio Martinello | Cycling | 1963 | 1995–2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Ennio Mattarelli | Shooting | 1928 | 1961–1973 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | Luciano Giovannetti | Shooting | 1945 | 1979–1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Swimming | 1978 | 1998–2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Carlo Pavesi | Fencing | 1923 | 1950–1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Daniele Masala | Modern pentathlon | 1955 | 1979–1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 24 | Mauro Numa | Fencing | 1961 | 1979–1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 25 | Aldo Montano | Fencing | 1978 | 2002–2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 26 | Alberto Cova | Athletics | 1958 | 1983–1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletes in team sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Eugenio Monti | Bobsleigh | 1928 | 1956–1968 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Carmine Abbagnale | Rowing | 1962 | 1981–1993 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Abbagnale | Rowing | 1959 | 1981–1993 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Antonio Rossi | Canoeing | 1968 | 1992–2004 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Agostino Straulino | Sailing | 1914 | 1939–1965 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Rossano Galtarossa | Rowing | 1972 | 1992–2012 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Agostino Abbagnale | Rowing | 1962 | 1985–2002 | – | – | – | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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