List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists
This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more gold medals at the Paralympic Games.
The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals. See the particular article on the athlete for more details on when and for what nation an athlete competed.
More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
Most gold medals over career
This is a list of multiple Paralympic gold medalists, listing people who have won ten or more Paralympic gold medals.
More medals are available in some events than others, and the number of events in which medals are available overall have changed over time.
- This list may not be complete, as the information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960–1984), such as relay and team members.[1]
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No. | Athlete | Nation | Sport(s) | Years | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Zorn, TrischaTrischa Zorn | ![]() | Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 41 | 9 | 5 | 55[2] |
2 | Myklebust, RagnhildRagnhild Myklebust | ![]() | Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice sledge racing | 1988–2002 | Winter | F | 22 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
3 | Hess, BéatriceBéatrice Hess | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–2004 | Summer | F | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
4 | Moeller, ReinhildReinhild Moeller | ![]() | Alpine skiing, Athletics | 1980–2006 | Winter, Summer | F | 19 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
5 | Edgson, MichaelMichael Edgson[3] | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
6 | Jacobsson, JonasJonas Jacobsson | ![]() | Shooting | 1980–2012 | Summer | M | 17 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
7 | Marson, RobertoRoberto Marson | ![]() | Athletics, Fencing | 1964–1976 | Summer | M | 16 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
8 | Schoenfelder, GerdGerd Schoenfelder | ![]() | Alpine skiing | 1992–2010 | Winter | M | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
9 | Kenny, MikeMike Kenny | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
10 | Narita, MayumiMayumi Narita | ![]() | Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | F | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
11 | Storey, SarahSarah Storey | ![]() | Swimming, Cycling | 1992-2016 | Summer | F | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
12 | Dias, DanielDaniel Dias | ![]() | Swimming | 2008–2016 | Summer | M | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
13 | Frei, HeinzHeinz Frei | ![]() | Athletics, Cycling, Cross-country skiing | 1984–2000 | Summer, Winter | M | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
14 | Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach | ![]() | Athletics | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
15 | Höfle, FrankFrank Höfle | ![]() | Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Cycling | 1992–2002 | Winter, Summer | M | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
16 | Petitclerc, ChantalChantal Petitclerc | ![]() | Athletics | 1992–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
17 | Popovich, ErinErin Popovich | ![]() | Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
18 | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey | ![]() | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | M | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
19 | Trondsen, ErlingErling Trondsen | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
20 | Hengst, ClaudiaClaudia Hengst[4] | ![]() | Swimming | 1988–2004 | Summer | F | 13 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
21 | Dodson, BartBart Dodson | ![]() | Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
22 | Morgan, JohnJohn Morgan | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
22 | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | ![]() | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
24 | Zahl Pedersen, CatoCato Zahl Pedersen | ![]() | Athletics, Cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing | 1980–2004 | Summer, Winter | M | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
26 | Heinzmann, RolfRolf Heinzmann | ![]() | Alpine skiing | 1980–2002 | Winter | M | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
27 | Will, SarahSarah Will | ![]() | Alpine skiing | 1992–2002 | Winter | F | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
28 | McIsaac, TimothyTimothy McIsaac | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
29 | Rubin-Rosenbaum, ZiporaZipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[5] | ![]() | Athletics, Swimming, Table tennis | 1964–1992 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
30 | Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson | ![]() | Athletics | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
30 | Santamarta, PurificacionPurificacion Santamarta | ![]() | Athletics | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
30 | Roberts, DavidDavid Roberts | ![]() | Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
33 | Harriman, MargaretMargaret Harriman[6] | ![]() ![]() | Archery, Swimming, Dartchery, Lawn bowls | 1960–1996 | Summer | F | 11 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
34 | Pearson, LeeLee Pearson | ![]() | Equestrian | 2000–2016 | Summer | M | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
35 | Boki, IharIhar Boki | ![]() | Swimming | 2012–2016 | Summer | M | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
36 | Bergman, UriUri Bergman | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
37 | Loevaas, TerjeTerje Loevaas | ![]() | Cross-country skiing, Athletics | 1980–1996 | Winter, Summer | M | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
38 | Newstead, IsabelIsabel Newstead | ![]() | Swimming, Shooting, Athletics | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
39 | Pawlowski, ArkadiuszArkadiusz Pawlowski | ![]() | Swimming | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
40 | Tjernberg, MagdalenaMagdalena Tjernberg | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–1988 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
41 | Bryant, CarolCarol Bryant | ![]() | Athletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing | 1964–1976 | Summer | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
41 | Scott, ElizabethElizabeth Scott | ![]() | Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
43 | Ruiter, MarijkeMarijke Ruiter | ![]() | Swimming, Wheelchair basketball | 1972–1988 | Summer | F | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
44 | Sullivan, TimTim Sullivan | ![]() | Athletics | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Most gold medals in one sport
This is a list of Paralympians that have won at least ten gold medals in one sport. The Paralympics listed for each athlete only include games when they won medals in the specified sport.
- This list may not be complete, as the information from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website is based on sources which does not present all information from earlier Paralympic Games (1960–1984), such as relay and team members.[1]
No. | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Years | Games | Sex | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Zorn, TrischaTrischa Zorn | ![]() | Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 41 | 9 | 5 | 55[2] |
2 | Hess, BéatriceBéatrice Hess | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–2004 | Summer | F | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
3 | Edgson, MichaelMichael Edgson | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
4 | Jacobsson, JonasJonas Jacobsson | ![]() | Shooting | 1980–2012 | Summer | M | 17 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
5 | Schoenfelder, GerdGerd Schoenfelder | ![]() | Alpine skiing | 1992–2010 | Winter | M | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
6 | Möller, ReinhildReinhild Möller | ![]() West Germany | Alpine skiing | 1980–2006 | Winter | F | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
7 | Kenny, MikeMike Kenny | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
8 | Myklebust, RagnhildRagnhild Myklebust | ![]() | Cross-country skiing | 1988–2002 | Winter | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
9 | Narita, MayumiMayumi Narita | ![]() | Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | F | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
10 | Nietlispach, FranzFranz Nietlispach | ![]() | Athletics | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
11 | Petitclerc, ChantalChantal Petitclerc | ![]() | Athletics | 1992–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
12 | Popovich, ErinErin Popovich | ![]() | Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
13 | Cowdrey, MatthewMatthew Cowdrey | ![]() | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | M | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
14 | Trondsen, ErlingErling Trondsen | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
15 | Hengst, ClaudiaClaudia Hengst | ![]() West Germany | Swimming | 1988–2004 | Summer | F | 13 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
16 | Dodson, BartBart Dodson | ![]() | Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
17 | Morgan, JohnJohn Morgan | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
17 | du Toit, NatalieNatalie du Toit | ![]() | Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
19 | Heinzmann, RolfRolf Heinzmann | ![]() | Alpine skiing | 1980–2002 | Winter | M | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
20 | Will, SarahSarah Will | ![]() | Alpine skiing | 1992–2002 | Winter | F | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
21 | Frei, HeinzHeinz Frei | ![]() | Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
22 | McIsaac, TimothyTimothy McIsaac | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
23 | Santamarta, PurificacionPurificacion Santamarta | ![]() | Athletics | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
23 | Roberts, DavidDavid Roberts | ![]() | Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
23 | Grey-Thompson, TanniTanni Grey-Thompson | ![]() | Athletics | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
26 | Rubin-Rosenbaum, ZiporaZipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[5] | ![]() | Athletics | 1964–1988 | Summer | F | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
27 | Boki, IharIhar Boki | ![]() | Swimming | 2012–2016 | Summer | M | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
28 | Bergman, UriUri Bergman | ![]() | Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
29 | Höfle, FrankFrank Höfle | ![]() West Germany | Cross-country skiing | 1988–2006 | Winter | M | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
30 | Pawlowski, ArkadiuszArkadiusz Pawlowski | ![]() | Swimming | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
31 | Newstead, IsabelIsabel Newstead | ![]() | Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
32 | Loevaas, TerjeTerje Loevaas | ![]() | Cross-country skiing | 1980–1994 | Winter | M | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
32 | Tjernberg, MagdalenaMagdalena Tjernberg | ![]() | Swimming | 1984–1988 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
34 | Scott, ElizabethElizabeth Scott | ![]() | Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
35 | Pearson, LeeLee Pearson | ![]() | Equestrian | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
36 | Ruiter, MarijkeMarijke Ruiter | ![]() | Swimming | 1972–1976 | Summer | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
36 | Sullivan, TimTim Sullivan | ![]() | Athletics | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event
- List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists at a single Games
References
- General
- IPC Historical Results Database, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), retrieved 12 September 2012
- See also references in the articles on each athlete.
- Specific
- 1 2 Multi-Medallists, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- 1 2 "Paralympic Hall of Famers; GB Gets Flagbearer; IPC Predicts Best Games Ever". aroundtherings.com. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
Trischa Zorn’s 55 medals, 41 were gold
- ↑ "Michael Edgson". Swimming Canada. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Results for Claudia Hengst from the International Paralympic Committee
- 1 2 Results for Zipora Rubin from the International Paralympic Committee
- ↑ Results for Maragaret Harriman from the International Paralympic Committee
External links
- Multi-Medallists at the IPC web site