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]
No. Athlete Nation Sport(s) Years Games Sex Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Trischa Zorn United StatesSwimming1980–2004SummerF419555[2]
2Ragnhild Myklebust NorwayBiathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice sledge racing1988–2002WinterF223227
3Béatrice Hess FranceSwimming1984–2004SummerF205025
4Reinhild Moeller GermanyAlpine skiing, Athletics1980–2006Winter, SummerF193123
5Michael Edgson[3] CanadaSwimming1984–1992SummerM183021
6Jonas Jacobsson SwedenShooting1980–2012SummerM174930
7Roberto Marson ItalyAthletics, Fencing1964–1976SummerM167326
8Gerd Schoenfelder GermanyAlpine skiing1992–2010WinterM164222
9Mike Kenny Great BritainSwimming1976–1988SummerM162018
10Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[4] IsraelAthletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis1964–1992SummerF158730
11Heinz Frei SwitzerlandAthletics, Cycling, Cross-country skiing1984–2016Summer, WinterM1571234
12Mayumi Narita JapanSwimming1996–2004SummerF153220
13Sarah Storey Great BritainSwimming, Cycling1992-2016SummerF148325
14Daniel Dias BrazilSwimming2008–2016SummerM147324
15Franz Nietlispach SwitzerlandAthletics1980–2000SummerM146222
16Frank Höfle GermanyBiathlon, Cross-country skiing, Cycling1992–2002Winter, SummerM145524
17Chantal Petitclerc CanadaAthletics1992–2008SummerF145221
18Erin Popovich United StatesSwimming2000–2008SummerF145019
19Matthew Cowdrey AustraliaSwimming2004–2012SummerM137323
20Erling Trondsen NorwaySwimming1976–1992SummerM136120
21Claudia Hengst[5] GermanySwimming1988–2004SummerF134825
22Bart Dodson United StatesAthletics1984–2000SummerM133420
23John Morgan United StatesSwimming1984–1992SummerM132015
23Natalie du Toit South AfricaSwimming2004–2012SummerF132015
25Cato Zahl Pedersen NorwayAthletics, Cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing1980–2004Summer, WinterM131014
26Rolf Heinzmann SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1980–2002WinterM122014
27Uri Bergman IsraelSwimming1976–1988SummerM121114
28Sarah Will United StatesAlpine skiing1992–2002WinterF121013
29Timothy McIsaac CanadaSwimming1976–1988SummerM116421
30Tanni Grey-Thompson Great BritainAthletics1992–2004SummerF114116
30Purificacion Santamarta SpainAthletics1980–2004SummerF114116
32David Roberts Great BritainSwimming2000–2008SummerM114116
33Margaret Harriman[6] Rhodesia
 South Africa
Archery, Swimming, Dartchery, Lawn bowls1960–1996SummerF112417
34Lee Pearson Great BritainEquestrian2000–2016SummerM112114
35Ihar Boki BelarusSwimming2012–2016SummerM111113
36Terje Loevaas NorwayCross-country skiing, Athletics1980–1996Winter, SummerM105318
37Isabel Newstead Great BritainSwimming, Shooting, Athletics1980–2004SummerF104418
38Arkadiusz Pawlowski PolandSwimming1980–2000SummerM103518
39Magdalena Tjernberg SwedenSwimming1984–1988SummerF103013
40Carol Bryant Great BritainAthletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing1964–1976SummerF102517
41Elizabeth Scott United StatesSwimming1992–2000SummerF102517
42Marijke Ruiter NetherlandsSwimming, Wheelchair basketball1972–1988SummerF100111
43Tim Sullivan AustraliaAthletics2000–2012SummerM100010

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
1Trischa Zorn United StatesSwimming1980–2004SummerF419555[2]
2Béatrice Hess FranceSwimming1984–2004SummerF205025
3Michael Edgson CanadaSwimming1984–1992SummerM183021
4Jonas Jacobsson SwedenShooting1980–2012SummerM174930
5Gerd Schoenfelder GermanyAlpine skiing1992–2010WinterM164222
6Reinhild Möller Germany,
West Germany
Alpine skiing1980–2006WinterF162119
7Mike Kenny Great BritainSwimming1976–1988SummerM162018
8Ragnhild Myklebust NorwayCross-country skiing1988–2002WinterF160016
9Mayumi Narita JapanSwimming1996–2004SummerF153220
10Daniel Dias BrazilSwimming2008–2016SummerM147324
11Franz Nietlispach SwitzerlandAthletics1980–2000SummerM146222
12Chantal Petitclerc CanadaAthletics1992–2008SummerF145221
13Erin Popovich United StatesSwimming2000–2008SummerF145019
14Matthew Cowdrey AustraliaSwimming2004–2012SummerM137323
15Erling Trondsen NorwaySwimming1976–1992SummerM136120
16Claudia Hengst Germany,
West Germany
Swimming1988–2004SummerF134825
17Bart Dodson United StatesAthletics1984–2000SummerM133420
18John Morgan United StatesSwimming1984–1992SummerM132015
19Natalie du Toit South AfricaSwimming2004–2012SummerF132015
20Rolf Heinzmann SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1980–2002WinterM122014
21Sarah Will United StatesAlpine skiing1992–2002WinterF121013
22Heinz Frei SwitzerlandAthletics1984–2000SummerM116522
23Timothy McIsaac CanadaSwimming1976–1988SummerM116421
24Purificacion Santamarta SpainAthletics1980–2004SummerF114116
25David Roberts Great BritainSwimming2000–2008SummerM114116
26Tanni Grey-Thompson Great BritainAthletics1992–2004SummerF114116
27Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[4] IsraelAthletics1964–1988SummerF113519
28Ihar Boki BelarusSwimming2012–2016SummerM111113
29Uri Bergman IsraelSwimming1976–1988SummerM110112
30Frank Höfle Germany,
West Germany
Cross-country skiing1988–2006WinterM105217
31Arkadiusz Pawlowski PolandSwimming1980–2000SummerM103518
32Isabel Newstead Great BritainSwimming1980–2004SummerF103114
33Terje Loevaas NorwayCross-country skiing1980–1994WinterM103013
34Magdalena Tjernberg SwedenSwimming1984–1988SummerF103013
35Elizabeth Scott United StatesSwimming1992–2000SummerF102517
36Lee Pearson Great BritainEquestrian2000–2012SummerM101112
37Marijke Ruiter NetherlandsSwimming1972–1976SummerF100010
38Tim Sullivan AustraliaAthletics2000–2008SummerM100010

See also

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. Multi-Medallists, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  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
  3. "Michael Edgson". Swimming Canada. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. Results for Zipora Rubin from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
  5. Results for Claudia Hengst from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
  6. Results for Maragaret Harriman from the International Paralympic Committee (archived)
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