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 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, Cycling1992–2020SummerF17 8328
7Jonas Jacobsson SwedenShooting1980–2020SummerM174930
8Jessica Long United StatesSwimming2004–2020SummerF168529
9Roberto Marson ItalyAthletics, Fencing1964–1976SummerM167326
10Gerd Schoenfelder GermanyAlpine skiing1992–2010WinterM164222
11Mike Kenny Great BritainSwimming1976–1988SummerM162018
12Heinz Frei SwitzerlandAthletics, Cycling, Cross-country skiing1984–2020Summer, WinterM1581235
13Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[3] IsraelAthletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis1964–1992SummerF158730
14Mayumi Narita JapanSwimming1996–2004SummerF153220
37Ihar Boki BelarusSwimming2012–2020SummerM151117
15Daniel Dias BrazilSwimming2008–2020SummerM147627
16Franz Nietlispach SwitzerlandAthletics1980–2000SummerM146222
17Frank Höfle GermanyBiathlon, Cross-country skiing, Cycling1992–2002Winter, SummerM145524
18Chantal Petitclerc CanadaAthletics1992–2008SummerF145221
19Erin Popovich United StatesSwimming2000–2008SummerF145019
36Lee Pearson Great BritainEquestrian2000–2020SummerM142117
20Matthew Cowdrey AustraliaSwimming2004–2012SummerM137323
21Erling Trondsen NorwaySwimming1976–1992SummerM136120
22Claudia Hengst[4] GermanySwimming1988–2004SummerF134825
23Bart Dodson United StatesAthletics1984–2000SummerM133420
24John Morgan United StatesSwimming1984–1992SummerM132015
25Natalie du Toit South AfricaSwimming2004–2012SummerF132015
26Cato Zahl Pedersen NorwayAthletics, Cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing1980–2004Summer, WinterM131014
27Rolf Heinzmann SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1980–2002WinterM122014
28Uri Bergman IsraelSwimming1976–1988SummerM121114
29Sarah Will United StatesAlpine skiing1992–2002WinterF121013
30Sophie Pascoe New ZealandSwimming2008-2020SummerF117119
31Timothy McIsaac CanadaSwimming1976–1988SummerM116421
32Tanni Grey-Thompson Great BritainAthletics1992–2004SummerF114116
33Purificacion Santamarta SpainAthletics1980–2004SummerF114116
34David Roberts Great BritainSwimming2000–2008SummerM114116
35Margaret Harriman[5] Rhodesia
 South Africa
Archery, Swimming, Dartchery, Lawn bowls1960–1996SummerF112417
38Terje Loevaas NorwayCross-country skiing, Athletics1980–1996Winter, SummerM105318
39Isabel Newstead Great BritainSwimming, Shooting, Athletics1980–2004SummerF104418
40Maksym Krypak[6] UkraineSwimming2016–2020SummerM104115
41Arkadiusz Pawlowski PolandSwimming1980–2000SummerM103518
42Maria Scutti ItalyAthletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing1960SummerF103215
43Magdalena Tjernberg SwedenSwimming1984–1988SummerF103013
44Carol Bryant Great BritainAthletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing1964–1976SummerF102517
45Elizabeth Scott United StatesSwimming1992–2000SummerF102517
46Marijke Ruiter NetherlandsSwimming, Wheelchair basketball1972–1988SummerF100111
47Tim 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 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
Alpine skiing1980–2006WinterF162119
8Mike Kenny Great BritainSwimming1976–1988SummerM162018
9Ragnhild Myklebust NorwayCross-country skiing1988–2002WinterF160016
10Mayumi Narita JapanSwimming1996–2004SummerF153220
11Daniel Dias BrazilSwimming2008–2020SummerM147627
12Franz Nietlispach SwitzerlandAthletics1980–2000SummerM146222
13Chantal Petitclerc CanadaAthletics1992–2008SummerF145221
14Erin Popovich United StatesSwimming2000–2008SummerF145019
15Ihar Boki BelarusSwimming2012–2020SummerM151116
40Lee Pearson Great BritainEquestrian2000–2012SummerM142117
16Matthew Cowdrey AustraliaSwimming2004–2012SummerM13 7323
17Erling Trondsen NorwaySwimming1976–1992SummerM136120
18Claudia Hengst Germany
West Germany
Swimming1988–2004SummerF134825
19Bart Dodson United StatesAthletics1984–2000SummerM133420
20John Morgan United StatesSwimming1984–1992SummerM132015
21Natalie du Toit South AfricaSwimming2004–2012SummerF132015
22Rolf Heinzmann SwitzerlandAlpine skiing1980–2002WinterM122014
23Sarah Will United StatesAlpine skiing1992–2002WinterF121013
24Sarah Storey Great BritainCycling2008-2020SummerF120012
25Sophie Pascoe New ZealandSwimming2008-2020SummerF117119
26Heinz Frei SwitzerlandAthletics1984–2000SummerM116522
27Timothy McIsaac CanadaSwimming1976–1988SummerM116421
28Purificacion Santamarta SpainAthletics1980–2004SummerF114116
29David Roberts Great BritainSwimming2000–2008SummerM114116
30Tanni Grey-Thompson Great BritainAthletics1992–2004SummerF114116
31Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[3] IsraelAthletics1964–1988SummerF113519
32Uri Bergman IsraelSwimming1976–1988SummerM110112
33Frank Höfle Germany
West Germany
Cross-country skiing1988–2006WinterM105217
34Maksym Krypak[6] UkraineSwimming2016–2020SummerM104115
35Arkadiusz Pawlowski PolandSwimming1980–2000SummerM103518
36Isabel Newstead Great BritainSwimming1980–2004SummerF103114
37Terje Loevaas NorwayCross-country skiing1980–1994WinterM103013
38Magdalena Tjernberg SwedenSwimming1984–1988SummerF103013
39Elizabeth Scott United StatesSwimming1992–2000SummerF102517
41Marijke 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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