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.

Jessica Long, 29 medals at the Summer Paralympics.

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.

  Still active

Updated to Tokyo 2021.

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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1Trischa Zorn United StatesSwimming1980–2004SummerF419555
2Ragnhild Myklebust NorwayBiathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice sledge racing1988–2002WinterF223227
3Béatrice Hess FranceSwimming1984–2004SummerF205025
4Reinhild Moeller GermanyAlpine skiing, Athletics1980–2006Winter, SummerF193123
5Michael Edgson[2] CanadaSwimming1984–1992SummerM183021
6Sarah Storey Great BritainSwimming, Cycling1992–2020SummerF178328
7Jonas Jacobsson SwedenShooting1980–2020SummerM174930
8Jessica Long United StatesSwimming2004–2020SummerF168529
9Roberto Marson ItalyAthletics, Fencing1964–1976SummerM167326
10Gerd Schoenfelder GermanyAlpine skiing1992–2010WinterM164222
11Mike Kenny Great BritainSwimming1976–1988SummerM162018
12Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[3] IsraelAthletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis1964–1992SummerF159731
13Heinz Frei SwitzerlandAthletics, Cycling, Cross-country skiing1984–2020Summer, WinterM1581235
14Mayumi Narita JapanSwimming1996–2004SummerF153220
15Ihar Boki BelarusSwimming2012–2020SummerM151117
16Daniel Dias BrazilSwimming2008–2020SummerM147627
17Franz Nietlispach SwitzerlandAthletics1980–2000SummerM146222
18Frank Höfle GermanyBiathlon, Cross-country skiing, Cycling1992–2002Winter, SummerM145524
19Chantal Petitclerc CanadaAthletics1992–2008SummerF145221
20Erin Popovich United StatesSwimming2000–2008SummerF145019
21Lee Pearson Great BritainEquestrian2000–2020SummerM142117
22Matthew Cowdrey AustraliaSwimming2004–2012SummerM137323
23Erling Trondsen NorwaySwimming1976–1992SummerM136120
24Claudia Hengst[4] GermanySwimming1988–2004SummerF134825
25Bart Dodson United StatesAthletics1984–2000SummerM133420
26John Morgan United StatesSwimming1984–1992SummerM132015
26Natalie du Toit South AfricaSwimming2004–2012SummerF132015
28Cato Zahl Pedersen NorwayAthletics, Cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing1980–2004Summer, WinterM131014
29Rolf Heinzmann SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1980–2002WinterM122014
30Uri Bergman IsraelSwimming1976–1988SummerM121215
31Sarah Will United StatesAlpine skiing1992–2002WinterF121013
32Sophie Pascoe New ZealandSwimming2008-2020SummerF117119
33Timothy McIsaac CanadaSwimming1976–1988SummerM116421
34Tanni Grey-Thompson Great BritainAthletics1992–2004SummerF114116
34Purificacion Santamarta SpainAthletics1980–2004SummerF114116
34David Roberts Great BritainSwimming2000–2008SummerM114116
37Margaret Harriman[5] Rhodesia
 South Africa
Archery, Swimming, Dartchery, Lawn bowls1960–1996SummerF112417
38Terje Loevaas NorwayCross-country skiing, Athletics1980–1996Winter, SummerM105318
39Joseph Wengier IsraelSwimming1972–1988SummerM104519
40Isabel Newstead Great BritainSwimming, Shooting, Athletics1980–2004SummerF104418
41Maksym Krypak[6] UkraineSwimming2016–2020SummerM104115
42Arkadiusz Pawlowski PolandSwimming1980–2000SummerM103518
43Maria Scutti ItalyAthletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing1960SummerF103215
44Magdalena Tjernberg SwedenSwimming1984–1988SummerF103013
45Carol Bryant Great BritainAthletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing1964–1976SummerF102517
45Elizabeth Scott United StatesSwimming1992–2000SummerF102517
47Marijke Ruiter NetherlandsSwimming, Wheelchair basketball1972–1988SummerF100111
48Tim 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.[7]

  Still active

Updated to Tokyo 2021.

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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1Trischa Zorn United StatesSwimming1980–2004SummerF419555
2Béatrice Hess FranceSwimming1984–2004SummerF205025
3Michael Edgson CanadaSwimming1984–1992SummerM183021
4Jonas Jacobsson SwedenShooting1980–2012SummerM174930
5Jessica Long United StatesSwimming2004–2020SummerF168529
6Gerd Schoenfelder GermanyAlpine skiing1992–2010WinterM164222
7Reinhild Möller Germany
West Germany West Germany
Alpine skiing1980–2006WinterF162119
8Mike Kenny Great BritainSwimming1976–1988SummerM162018
9Ragnhild Myklebust NorwayCross-country skiing1988–2002WinterF160016
10Mayumi Narita JapanSwimming1996–2004SummerF153220
11Ihar Boki BelarusSwimming2012–2020SummerM151116
12Daniel Dias BrazilSwimming2008–2020SummerM147627
13Franz Nietlispach SwitzerlandAthletics1980–2000SummerM146222
14Chantal Petitclerc CanadaAthletics1992–2008SummerF145221
15Erin Popovich United StatesSwimming2000–2008SummerF145019
16Lee Pearson Great BritainEquestrian2000–2012SummerM142117
17Matthew Cowdrey AustraliaSwimming2004–2012SummerM137323
18Erling Trondsen NorwaySwimming1976–1992SummerM136120
19Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[3] IsraelAthletics1964–1988SummerF135523
20Claudia Hengst Germany
West Germany West Germany
Swimming1988–2004SummerF134825
21Bart Dodson United StatesAthletics1984–2000SummerM133420
22John Morgan United StatesSwimming1984–1992SummerM132015
22Natalie du Toit South AfricaSwimming2004–2012SummerF132015
24Rolf Heinzmann SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1980–2002WinterM122014
25Uri Bergman IsraelSwimming1976–1988SummerM121215
26Sarah Will United StatesAlpine skiing1992–2002WinterF121013
27Sarah Storey Great BritainCycling2008-2020SummerF120012
28Sophie Pascoe New ZealandSwimming2008-2020SummerF117119
29Heinz Frei SwitzerlandAthletics1984–2000SummerM116522
30Timothy McIsaac CanadaSwimming1976–1988SummerM116421
31Purificacion Santamarta SpainAthletics1980–2004SummerF114116
31David Roberts Great BritainSwimming2000–2008SummerM114116
31Tanni Grey-Thompson Great BritainAthletics1992–2004SummerF114116
34Frank Höfle Germany
West Germany West Germany
Cross-country skiing1988–2006WinterM105217
35Joseph Wengier IsraelSwimming1972–1988SummerM104519
36Maksym Krypak[6] UkraineSwimming2016–2020SummerM104115
37Arkadiusz Pawlowski PolandSwimming1980–2000SummerM103518
38Isabel Newstead Great BritainSwimming1980–2004SummerF103114
39Terje Loevaas NorwayCross-country skiing1980–1994WinterM103013
39Magdalena Tjernberg SwedenSwimming1984–1988SummerF103013
41Elizabeth Scott United StatesSwimming1992–2000SummerF102517
42Marijke Ruiter NetherlandsSwimming1972–1976SummerF100010
42Tim 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
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