List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists

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Jessica Long, 29 medals at the Summer Paralympics.

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.

  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
1 Trischa Zorn File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 1980–2004 Summer F 41 9 5 55
2 Ragnhild Myklebust File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice sledge racing 1988–2002 Winter F 22 3 2 27
3 Béatrice Hess File:Flag of France.svg France Swimming 1984–2004 Summer F 20 5 0 25
4 Reinhild Moeller File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Alpine skiing, Athletics 1980–2006 Winter, Summer F 19 3 1 23
6 Michael Edgson[2] File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 18 3 0 21
5 Sarah Storey File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming, Cycling 1992–2020 Summer F 19 8 3 30
7 Jonas Jacobsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Shooting 1980–2020 Summer M 17 4 9 30
8 Jessica Long File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 2004–2020 Summer F 17 8 5 30
9 Roberto Marson File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Athletics, Fencing,

Swimming

1964–1976 Summer M 16 7 3 26
10 Gerd Schoenfelder File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Alpine skiing 1992–2010 Winter M 16 4 2 22
11 Mike Kenny File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming 1976–1988 Summer M 16 2 0 18
12 Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[3] File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Athletics, Swimming, Wheelchair basketball, Table tennis 1964–1992 Summer F 15 9 7 31
13 Heinz Frei File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Athletics, Cycling, Cross-country skiing 1984–2020 Summer, Winter M 15 8 12 35
14 Mayumi Narita File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Swimming 1996–2004 Summer F 15 3 2 20
15 Ihar Boki File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Swimming 2012–2024 Summer M 21 1 1 17
16 Daniel Dias File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Swimming 2008–2020 Summer M 14 7 6 27
17 Franz Nietlispach File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Athletics 1980–2000 Summer M 14 6 2 22
18 Frank Höfle File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Cycling 1992–2002 Winter, Summer M 14 5 5 24
19 Chantal Petitclerc File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Athletics 1992–2008 Summer F 14 5 2 21
20 Erin Popovich File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 2000–2008 Summer F 14 5 0 19
21 Lee Pearson File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Equestrian 2000–2020 Summer M 14 2 1 17
22 Matthew Cowdrey File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 13 7 3 23
23 Erling Trondsen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Swimming 1976–1992 Summer M 13 6 1 20
24 Claudia Hengst[4] File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Swimming 1988–2004 Summer F 13 4 8 25
25 Bart Dodson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 1984–2000 Summer M 13 3 4 20
26 John Morgan File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 13 2 0 15
26 Natalie du Toit File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Swimming 2004–2012 Summer F 13 2 0 15
28 Cato Zahl Pedersen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Athletics, Cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing 1980–2004 Summer, Winter M 13 1 0 14
29 Rolf Heinzmann File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Alpine skiing 1980–2002 Winter M 12 2 0 14
30 Uri Bergman File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Swimming 1976–1988 Summer M 12 1 2 15
31 Sarah Will File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Alpine skiing 1992–2002 Winter F 12 1 0 13
32 Sophie Pascoe File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Swimming 2008-2020 Summer F 11 7 1 19
33 Timothy McIsaac File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Swimming 1976–1988 Summer M 11 6 4 21
34 Tanni Grey-Thompson File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Athletics 1992–2004 Summer F 11 4 1 16
34 Purificacion Santamarta File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Athletics 1980–2004 Summer F 11 4 1 16
34 David Roberts File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming 2000–2008 Summer M 11 4 1 16
37 Margaret Harriman[5] File:Flag of Rhodesia.svg Rhodesia
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Archery, Swimming, Dartchery, Lawn bowls 1960–1996 Summer F 11 2 4 17
38 Terje Loevaas File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Cross-country skiing, Athletics 1980–1996 Winter, Summer M 10 5 3 18
39 Joseph Wengier File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Swimming 1972–1988 Summer M 10 4 5 19
40 Isabel Newstead File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming, Shooting, Athletics 1980–2004 Summer F 10 4 4 18
41 Maksym Krypak[6] File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Swimming 2016–2020 Summer M 10 4 1 15
42 Arkadiusz Pawlowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Swimming 1980–2000 Summer M 10 3 5 18
43 Maria Scutti File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Athletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing 1960 Summer F 10 3 2 15
44 Magdalena Tjernberg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swimming 1984–1988 Summer F 10 3 0 13
45 Carol Bryant File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Athletics, Table tennis, Swimming, Fencing 1964–1976 Summer F 10 2 5 17
45 Elizabeth Scott File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 1992–2000 Summer F 10 2 5 17
47 Marijke Ruiter File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Swimming, Wheelchair basketball 1972–1988 Summer F 10 0 1 11
48 Tim Sullivan File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 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.[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
1 Trischa Zorn File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 1980–2004 Summer F 41 9 5 55
2 Béatrice Hess File:Flag of France.svg France Swimming 1984–2004 Summer F 20 5 0 25
3 Michael Edgson File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 18 3 0 21
4 Jonas Jacobsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Shooting 1980–2012 Summer M 17 4 9 30
5 Jessica Long File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 2004–2020 Summer F 16 8 5 29
6 Gerd Schoenfelder File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Alpine skiing 1992–2010 Winter M 16 4 2 22
7 Reinhild Möller File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
West Germany West Germany
Alpine skiing 1980–2006 Winter F 16 2 1 19
8 Mike Kenny File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming 1976–1988 Summer M 16 2 0 18
9 Ragnhild Myklebust File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Cross-country skiing 1988–2002 Winter F 16 0 0 16
10 Mayumi Narita File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Swimming 1996–2004 Summer F 15 3 2 20
11 Ihar Boki File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Swimming 2012–2020 Summer M 15 1 1 16
12 Daniel Dias File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Swimming 2008–2020 Summer M 14 7 6 27
13 Franz Nietlispach File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Athletics 1980–2000 Summer M 14 6 2 22
14 Chantal Petitclerc File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Athletics 1992–2008 Summer F 14 5 2 21
15 Erin Popovich File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 2000–2008 Summer F 14 5 0 19
16 Lee Pearson File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Equestrian 2000–2012 Summer M 14 2 1 17
17 Matthew Cowdrey File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Swimming 2004–2012 Summer M 13 7 3 23
18 Erling Trondsen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Swimming 1976–1992 Summer M 13 6 1 20
19 Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum[3] File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Athletics 1964–1988 Summer F 13 5 5 23
20 Claudia Hengst File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
West Germany West Germany
Swimming 1988–2004 Summer F 13 4 8 25
21 Bart Dodson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 1984–2000 Summer M 13 3 4 20
22 John Morgan File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 13 2 0 15
22 Natalie du Toit File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Swimming 2004–2012 Summer F 13 2 0 15
24 Rolf Heinzmann File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Alpine skiing 1980–2002 Winter M 12 2 0 14
25 Uri Bergman File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Swimming 1976–1988 Summer M 12 1 2 15
26 Sarah Will File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Alpine skiing 1992–2002 Winter F 12 1 0 13
27 Sarah Storey File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Cycling 2008-2020 Summer F 12 0 0 12
28 Sophie Pascoe File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Swimming 2008-2020 Summer F 11 7 1 19
29 Heinz Frei File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Athletics 1984–2000 Summer M 11 6 5 22
30 Timothy McIsaac File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Swimming 1976–1988 Summer M 11 6 4 21
31 Purificacion Santamarta File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Athletics 1980–2004 Summer F 11 4 1 16
31 David Roberts File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming 2000–2008 Summer M 11 4 1 16
31 Tanni Grey-Thompson File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Athletics 1992–2004 Summer F 11 4 1 16
34 Frank Höfle File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
West Germany West Germany
Cross-country skiing 1988–2006 Winter M 10 5 2 17
35 Joseph Wengier File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Swimming 1972–1988 Summer M 10 4 5 19
36 Maksym Krypak[6] File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Swimming 2016–2020 Summer M 10 4 1 15
37 Arkadiusz Pawlowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Swimming 1980–2000 Summer M 10 3 5 18
38 Isabel Newstead File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Swimming 1980–2004 Summer F 10 3 1 14
39 Terje Loevaas File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Cross-country skiing 1980–1994 Winter M 10 3 0 13
39 Magdalena Tjernberg File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Swimming 1984–1988 Summer F 10 3 0 13
41 Elizabeth Scott File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 1992–2000 Summer F 10 2 5 17
42 Marijke Ruiter File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Swimming 1972–1976 Summer F 10 0 0 10
42 Tim Sullivan File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia Athletics 2000–2008 Summer M 10 0 0 10

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

External links