List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 488 athletes (119 women, 369 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beijing 2008, but excluding the 1906 Intercalated Games. Just over a hundred of these have gone on to make at least a sixth Olympic appearance.
Multiple appearances
Several athletes would have made more appearances at the Olympics but for reasons out of their control, such as World Wars (no Olympics were held in 1916, 1940 or 1944), politically motivated boycotts, financial difficulties, or ill-timed injuries.
Canadian equestrian athlete Ian Millar has competed at ten Olympic games.[1] Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl and Latvian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmins (representing Soviet Union until 1988) have each made nine Olympic appearances.
Well over half of six-time Olympians belong to the shooting, equestrian, sailing and fencing disciplines, which are known for allowing athletes more longevity at the elite level. Athletics and cross-country skiing also provide a large number of athletes who have competed at five Olympics.
Exact number of Olympic appearances | Minimum number of Olympic appearances | ||||||||||
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
Men | 293 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 369 | 76 | 13 | 8 | 2 | |
Women | 91 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 384 | 87 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 488 | 104 | 18 | 9 | 2 | |
This table shows the number of athletes who have appeared at exactly (or at least) n Olympic Games between 1896 and 2010, as n varies from 5 to 9. For example, 9 men have appeared at exactly seven Olympics while 13 men have appeared at at least seven Olympics. Appearances at the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. Winter and Summer Olympics are counted as 'different' Olympics even if they occurred in the same year. While these numbers are believed to be correct, it is possible that one or two athletes have been missed, particularly with five-time Olympians. |
Approximately a quarter of long-competing athletes are female. Canoeist Josefa Idem became the first woman to take part in eight Olympics, eventually reaching the final of the K1-500m event at the age of 48.[2] Before her, the closest a female athlete had come to competing at eight Olympics was 0.028 seconds, which was the time by which Jamaican-Slovenian sprinter Merlene Ottey had failed to meet the qualification time required for appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics, at age 48.
Four six-time Olympians here have participated in Olympic Games over a period of 40 years: Bahaman sailor Durward Knowles (8 Olympics), Danish sailor Paul Elvstrøm (8), Danish fencer Ivan Osiier (7), and Norwegian sailor Magnus Konow (6). Note should also be made of Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu, whose first and third Olympic appearances in 1964 and 2012 were 48 years apart. Six-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina competed in artistic gymnastics at every Olympics from 1992-2012. She continues to compete in her mid 30s in a sport where few competitors continue past their mid-20s or compete at two or three Olympics.
Two five-time Olympians competed under four different flags at the Olympics, one of whom never actually changed nationality. Both shooter Jasna Šekarić (6 Olympics) and table tennis player Ilija Lupulesku (5) competed for Yugoslavia at the 1988 Olympics. In 1992, since Yugoslavia was under UN sanctions, they (and fifty other Serbians, Montenegrins and Macedonians) competed as Independent Olympic Participants before competing at the next Olympics under the flag of Serbia and Montenegro. Lupulesku became an American citizen and competed for the USA in 2004, while Šekarić finally competed for Serbia in 2008.
Thirteen five-time Olympians have won at least eight medals: Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen (13), Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti (13), German kayaker Birgit Fischer (12), American swimmer Dara Torres (12), Hungarian fencer Aladár Gerevich (10), Finnish gymnast Heikki Savolainen (9), Jamaican-Slovenian sprinter Merlene Ottey (9), German speed skater Claudia Pechstein (9), Romanian rower Elisabeta Oleniuc (8), German equestrian Reiner Klimke (8), Italian fencer Giovanna Trillini (8), Dutch equestrian Anky van Grunsven (8), and Russian diver Dmitri Sautin (8).
About thirty athletes who have competed in at least five Olympics participated in two sports, with nearly half of them competing at both the Winter and Summer Olympics. The most common cross-over sports are biathlon/cross-country skiing (six athletes competed in both), athletics/bobsleigh (five competitors), and cycling/speed skating (five competitors).
Married couples among five-time Olympians include biathletes Ole Einar Bjørndalen (Norway) and Nathalie Santer-Bjørndalen (Italy/Belgium), Lithuanian pairs figure skaters Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas, Finnish cross-country skiers Harri Kirvesniemi and Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen, lugers Susi Erdmann (Germany) and Gerhard Plankensteiner (Italy).
Familial relationships among five-time Olympians include Belgian shooters François Lafortune Sr and Jr (father-son; with their brothers/uncles, they have seventeen Olympic appearances between them), Italian equestrians Piero and Raimondo d'Inzeo (brothers), British canoeists Andrew and Stephen Train (brothers), Greek shooters Alexandros and Ioannis Theofilakis (brothers), Italian cross-country skiers Sabina and Fulvio Valbusa (sister-brother), Brazilian equestrians Nelson and Rodrigo Pessoa (father-son), Austrian lugers Markus and Tobias Schiegl (cousins). A more tenuous relationship is that of Argentine sailors Jorge Salas Chávez and Roberto Sieburger; Chávez's cousin Jorge del Río Salas (4 Olympics) married Sieburger's cousin Marylin Sieburger. (The extended Sieburger-Salas clan includes seven Argentinian sailors with twenty Olympic appearances.)
List of athletes with at least six Olympic appearances
Athletes in bold are believed to be still active i.e. have yet to announce their retirement. Female athletes are displayed with a pink background. Sorting is by number of appearances, date of last appearance, date of birth.
App. | Athlete | Nation | Born/Death | Games | Period (age of first/last) |
Sport | ![]() |
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Tot. |
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10 | Ian Millar | ![]() |
1947 | 1972–1976, 1984–2012 | 40 years (25/65) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Hubert Raudaschl | ![]() |
1942 | 1964–1996 | 32 years (22/54) | Sailing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Afanasijs Kuzmins | ![]() ![]() |
1947 | 1976–1980 and 1988–2012 | 36 years (29/65) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Piero d'Inzeo | ![]() |
1923/2014 | 1948–1976 | 28 years (25/53) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Raimondo d'Inzeo | ![]() |
1925/2013 | 1948–1976 | 28 years (23/51) | Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Durward Knowles | ![]() ![]() |
1917 | 1948–1972 and 1988 | 40 years (31/71) | Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Paul Elvstrøm | ![]() |
1928 | 1948–1960, 1968–1972 and 1984–1988 | 40 years (20/60) | Sailing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Rajmond Debevec | ![]() ![]() |
1963 | 1984/2012 | 28 years (21/49) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Josefa Idem Guerrini | ![]() ![]() |
1964 | 1984/2012 | 28 years (20/48) | Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
7 | Albert Demtschenko | ![]() ![]() |
1971 | 1992/2014 | 22 years (19/41) | Luge | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Ivan Osiier | ![]() |
1888/1965 | 1908/1932 and 1948 | 40 years (20/60) | Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
François Lafortune, Jr | ![]() |
1932 | 1952/1976 | 24 years (20/44) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kerstin Palm | ![]() |
1946 | 1964/1988 | 24 years (18/42) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Michael Plumb | ![]() |
1940 | 1964/1976 and 1984/1992 | 28 years (24/52) | Equestrian | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
Noriaki Kasai | ![]() |
1972 | 1992/2014 | 22 years (19/41) | Ski jumping | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Ragnar Skanåker | ![]() |
1934 | 1972/1996 | 24 years (38/62) | Shooting | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Seiko Hashimoto | ![]() |
1964 | 1984/1994 (W), 1988/1996 (S)[3] | 12 years (20/32) | Speed skating (4) and cycling (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Merlene Ottey | ![]() ![]() |
1960 | 1980/2004 | 24 years (20/44) | Athletics | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
Francisco Boza | ![]() |
1964 | 1980/2004 | 24 years (16/40) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Jeannie Longo | ![]() |
1958 | 1984/2008 | 24 years (26/50) | Cycling | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Andrew Hoy | ![]() |
1959 | 1984/2004, 2012 | 28 years (25/53) | Equestrian | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Jörgen Persson | ![]() |
1966 | 1988/2012 | 24 years (22/46) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Zoran Primorac | ![]() ![]() |
1969 | 1988/2012 | 24 years (19/43) | Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Jean-Michel Saive | ![]() |
1969 | 1988/2012 | 24 years (18/42) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jasna Šekarić | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1965 | 1988/2012 | 24 years (22/46) | Shooting | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Lesley Thompson | ![]() |
1959 | 1984/2000, 2008/2012 | 28 years (24/52) | Rowing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Anky van Grunsven | ![]() |
1968 | 1988/2012 | 24 years (20/44) | Equestrian | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
6 | Magnus Konow | ![]() |
1887/1972 | 1908/1920 and 1928/1948 | 40 years (21/61) | Sailing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Leander Paes | ![]() |
1973 | 1992-2012 | 20 years (19/39) | Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norman Armitage | ![]() |
1907/1972 | 1928/1936, 1948/1956 | 28 years (21/49) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Aladár Gerevich | ![]() |
1910/1991 | 1932/1960 | 28 years (22/50) | Fencing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Janice York Romary | ![]() |
1927/2007 | 1948/1968 | 20 years (19/39) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lia Manoliu | ![]() |
1932/1998 | 1952/1972 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Jerzy Pawłowski | ![]() |
1932/2005 | 1952/1972 | 20 years (20/40) | Fencing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Hans Günter Winkler | ![]() ![]() |
1926 | 1956/1976 | 20 years (20/40) | Equestrian | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
William McMillan | ![]() |
1929/2000 | 1956/1976 | 20 years (27/47) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Adam Smelczyński | ![]() |
1930 | 1956/1976 | 20 years (26/45) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Bill Hoskyns | ![]() |
1931/2013 | 1956/1976 | 20 years (25/45) | Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Frank Chapot | ![]() |
1932 | 1956/1976 | 20 years (24/44) | Equestrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Carl-Erik Eriksson | ![]() |
1930 | 1964/1984 | 20 years (34/54) | Bobsleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Elder | ![]() |
1934 | 1956/60, 1968, 1972/76, 1984 | 28 years (22/50) | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Hans Fogh | ![]() ![]() |
1938 | 1960/1976 and 1984 | 24 years (22/46) | Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Reiner Klimke | ![]() ![]() |
1936 | 1960/1976, 1984/1988 | 28 years (24/52) | Equestrian | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
John Foster, Sr | ![]() |
1938 | 1972/1976, 1984/1992 (S), 1998 (W)[3] | 20 years (34/54) | Sailing (5) and bobsleigh (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Colin Coates | ![]() |
1946 | 1968/1988 | 20 years (18/38) | Speed skating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Primrose | ![]() |
1942 | 1968/1976, 1984/1992 | 24 years (26/50) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christilot Hanson-Boylen | ![]() |
1947 | 1964/1976, 1984 and 1992 | 28 years (17/45) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jiří Pták | ![]() |
1946 | 1968/1980, 1988/1992 | 24 years (22/46) | Rowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alfred Eder | ![]() |
1953 | 1976/1994 | 18 years (23/41) | Biathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen | ![]() |
1955 | 1976/1994 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Hugo Simon | ![]() |
1942 | 1972/1976, 1984/1996 | 24 years (30/53) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Luis Álvarez de Cervera | ![]() |
1947 | 1972/1976, 1984/1996 | 24 years (25/49) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén | ![]() |
1967 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (25/45) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eric Swinkels | ![]() |
1949 | 1972/1976, 1984/1996 | 24 years (23/47) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Anastasios Bountouris | ![]() |
1955 | 1976/1996 | 20 years (21/41) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tessa Sanderson | ![]() |
1956 | 1976/1996 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Harri Kirvesniemi | ![]() |
1958 | 1980/1998 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
Jochen Behle | ![]() ![]() |
1960 | 1980/1998 | 18 years (19/37) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christine Stückelberger | ![]() |
1947 | 1972/76, 1984/88, 1996/2000 | 28 years (25/53) | Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Jochen Schümann | ![]() ![]() |
1954 | 1976/1980 and 1988/2000 | 24 years (18/46) | Sailing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Nonka Matova | ![]() |
1954 | 1976/1980 and 1988/2000 | 24 years (18/46) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Juan Giha, Jr. | ![]() |
1955 | 1980/2000 | 20 years (25/45) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Philippe Boccara | ![]() ![]() |
1959 | 1980/2000 | 20 years (21/41) | Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Angelo Mazzoni | ![]() |
1961 | 1980/2000 | 20 years (19/39) | Fencing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Manuel Estiarte | ![]() |
1961 | 1980/2000 | 20 years (19/39) | Water polo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Terry McHugh | ![]() |
1963 | 1988/2000 (S), 1992, 1998 (W)[3] | 12 years (25/37) | Athletics (4) and bobsleigh (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Michael Dixon | ![]() |
1962 | 1984/2002 | 18 years (22/40) | Cross-country skiing (1) and biathlon (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Raimo Helminen | ![]() |
1964 | 1984/2002 | 18 years (19/37) | Ice hockey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Markus Prock | ![]() |
1964 | 1984/2002 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Emese Hunyady | ![]() ![]() |
1966 | 1984/2002 | 18 years (17/35) | Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Harald Stenvaag | ![]() |
1953 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (31/51) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Robert Dover | ![]() |
1956 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (28/48) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Colin Beashel | ![]() |
1959 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (24/44) | Sailing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Torben Grael | ![]() |
1960 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (24/44) | Sailing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Wang Yifu | ![]() |
1960 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (24/44) | Shooting | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Birgit Fischer | ![]() ![]() |
1962 | 1980 and 1988/2004 | 24 years (18/42) | Canoeing | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |
Sorin Babii | ![]() |
1963 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (20/40) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Elisabeta Oleniuc Lipă | ![]() |
1964 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (20/40) | Rowing | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Agathi Kassoumi | ![]() |
1966 | 1984/2004 | 20 years (18/38) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Georg Hackl | ![]() ![]() |
1966 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (21/39) | Luge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Anne Abernathy | ![]() |
1953 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (34/52) | Luge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sergei Tchepikov | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1967 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing (1) and biathlon (5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Gerda Weissensteiner | ![]() |
1969 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge (4) and bobsleigh (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2[4] | |
Wilfried Huber | ![]() |
1970 | 1988/2006 | 18 years (17/35) | Luge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Kateřina Neumannová | ![]() ![]() |
1973 | 1996 (S),1992/2006 (W)[3] | 14 years (18/32) | Cross-country skiing (5) and cycling (1) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Susan Nattrass | ![]() |
1950 | 1976/2008 | 32 years (25/57) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kyra Kyrklund | ![]() |
1951 | 1980/1996 and 2008 | 28 years (29/57) | Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ilario Di Buò | ![]() |
1956 | 1984/1996, 2000/2008 | 24 years (27/51) | Archery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Mark Todd | ![]() |
1956 | 1984/1992 and 2000, 2008/2012 | 28 years (28/56) | Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Andrew Nicholson | ![]() |
1961 | 1984, 1992, 1996, 2004/2012 | 28 years (23/51) | Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Russell Mark | ![]() |
1964 | 1988/2000, 2008/2012 | 24 years (24/48) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Juha Hirvi | ![]() |
1960 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (28/48) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Andrea Benelli | ![]() |
1960 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (28/48) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Jos Lansink | ![]() ![]() |
1961 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (27/47) | Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ralf Schumann | ![]() ![]() |
1962 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (26/46) | Shooting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Tanyu Kiryakov | ![]() |
1963 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (25/45) | Shooting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Ludger Beerbaum | ![]() ![]() |
1963 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (25/44) | Equestrian | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Juan Esteban Curuchet | ![]() |
1965 | 1984/1988, 1996/2008 | 24 years (19/43) | Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
James Tomkins | ![]() |
1965 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (23/42) | Rowing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Fabienne Diato-Pasetti | ![]() |
1965 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (22/42) | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jüri Jaanson | ![]() ![]() |
1965 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (22/42) | Rowing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Václav Chalupa, Jr. | ![]() ![]() |
1967 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (20/40) | Rowing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
João N'Tyamba | ![]() |
1968 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (20/40) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nino Salukvadze | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1969 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (19/39) | Shooting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Maria Mutola | ![]() |
1972 | 1988/2008 | 20 years (15/35) | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Ilmārs Bricis | ![]() |
1970 | 1992/2010 | 18 years (21/39) | Biathlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andrus Veerpalu | ![]() |
1971 | 1992/2010 | 18 years (21/39) | Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Marco Büchel | ![]() |
1971 | 1992/2010 | 18 years (20/38) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Anna Orlova | ![]() |
1972 | 1992/2010 | 18 years (19/37) | Luge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Evgeniya Radanova | ![]() |
1977 | 1994/2010 (W), 2004 (S)[3] | 16 years (16/32) | Speed skating (5) and cycling (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Štěpánka Hilgertová | ![]() ![]() |
1968 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (24/44) | Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Sergey Martynov | ![]() ![]() |
1968 | 1988, 1996/2012 | 22 years (20/42) | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Hugo Hoyama | ![]() |
1969 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (23/43) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jesús Ángel García | ![]() |
1969 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (22/42) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dragutin Topić | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1971 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (21/41) | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ekaterina Karsten | ![]() ![]() |
1972 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (20/40) | Rowing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Segun Toriola | ![]() |
1974 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (17/37) | Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Oksana Chusovitina | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1975 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (17/37) | Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Derya Büyükuncu | ![]() |
1976 | 1992/2012 | 20 years (16/36) | Swimming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hubertus Von Hohenlohe | ![]() |
1959 | 1984/2014 | 30 years (25/55) | Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Claudia Pechstein | ![]() |
1972 | 1992/2006, 2014 | 22 years (19/41) | Speed skating | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Sergei Dolidovich | ![]() |
1973 | 1994/2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Cross-country skiing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Armin Zöggeler | ![]() |
1974 | 1994/2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Luge | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Ole Einar Bjørndalen | ![]() |
1974 | 1994/2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Biathlon | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
Janne Ahonen | ![]() |
1977 | 1994/2014 | 20 years (20/40) | Ski jumping | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Hayley Wickenheiser | ![]() |
1978 | 1998/2014 (W), 2000 (S) | 16 years (19/35) | Ice Hockey(5) and Softball(1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
Lee Kyou-hyuk | ![]() |
1978 | 1994/2014 | 20 years (20/36) | Speed skating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athletes with at least five Olympic appearances
488 athletes have competed at at least five Olympic Games (493 if the 1906 Games are counted) between 1896 and 2010 inclusive. They are listed here, grouped by discipline. The columns labelled 'N+' denote the number of athletes who have competed at at least N Olympics. The number of male and female athletes who have competed at at least five Olympics are also listed, in the columns labelled 'M' and 'F'.
Athletes who have competed in more than one sport are counted once per sport.
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games are not considered 'official' Olympics, but medals were awarded.
The following athletes have appeared in at least six Olympics if 1906 is included.
Athlete | Nation | Born/Death | Games | Period (age of 1st/last) |
Sport | ![]() |
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Tot. |
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Alexandros Theofilakis | ![]() |
1877/? | 1896, 1906/12, 1920/24 | 28 years (19/47) | Shooting | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ioannis Theofilakis | ![]() |
1879/? | 1896, 1906/12, 1920/24 | 28 years (17/45) | Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Adrianus de Jong | ![]() |
1882/1966 | 1906/12, 1920/28 | 22 years (23/45) | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Paul Radmilovic | ![]() |
1886/1968 | 1906/12, 1920/28 | 22 years (20/42) | Water polo, swimming | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The following athletes have appeared in at least five Olympics if 1906 is included. Five athletes made five Olympic appearances including the 1906 Games.
Athlete | Nation | Born/Death | Games | Period (age of 1st/last) |
Sport | ![]() |
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Tot. |
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Ladislav Žemla-Rázný | *1887, + 1955, Czech
1906 Athens bronze medal in men double 1920 Antwerpen bronze medal, mix Ms. Skrbkova (1) (1) Tenis, Encyklopedia,Ivan Lichner a kol., Šport. Bratislava 1983 |
Tennis | |||||||
Willem van Blijenburgh | ![]() |
1881–1936 | Fencing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
Edgar Seligman | ![]() |
1867–1958 | Fencing | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Jetze Doorman | ![]() |
1881–1931 | Fencing Pentathlon |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Fernand de Montigny | ![]() |
1885–1974 | Fencing Field hockey |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians
About thirty five-or-more-time Olympians have competed in two or more sports. These athletes are listed below, with the number of times they competed in each sport. Sometimes they competed in two disciplines at the same Games; such instances are noted.
The most common combinations of disciplines are biathlon/cross-country skiing (six athletes competed in both; both sports are winter sports), athletics/bobsleigh (seven competitors; summer and winter sports respectively), and cycling/speed skating (five athletes; summer and winter sports respectively).
Summer and Winter Olympians
- Igor Boraska (rowing 3, bobsleigh 1, 4 Olympics)
- Jorge Bonnet (bobsleigh 3, judo 2, 5 Olympics),
- Jan Bos (cycling 1, speed skating 4, 5 Olympics),
- Anton Collin (cycling 2, cross country skiing 2, 2 Olympics),
- Willie Davenport (bobsleigh 1, athletics 4, 5 Olympics),
- Glenroy Gilbert (bobsleigh 1, athletics 4, 5 Olympics),
- Max Houben (bobsleigh 4, athletics 1, 5 Olympics),
- John Foster, Sr (bobsleigh 1, sailing 5, 6 Olympics),
- Clara Hughes (cycling 3, speed skating 3, 6 Olympics),
- Seiko Hashimoto (cycling 3, speed skating 4, 7 Olympics),
- Mateus Facho Inocêncio (athletics 1, bobsleigh 1, 2 Olympics),
- Lolo Jones (athletics 2, bobsleigh 1, 3 Olympics),
- Christa Luding-Rothenburger (cycling 1, speed skating 4, 5 Olympics),
- Terry McHugh (bobsleigh 2, athletics 4, 6 Olympics),
- Jaqueline Mourão (cycling 2, cross-country skiing 2, biathlon 1, 5 Olympics),
- Kateřina Neumannová (cycling 1, cross-country skiing 5, 6 Olympics),
- Jana Pittman (athletics 1, bobsleigh 1, 2 Olympics),
- Roberts Plūme (cycling 3, cross-country skiing 2, 3 Olympics),
- Evgeniya Radanova (cycling 1, speed skating 4, 5 Olympics),
- Martin Schützenauer (bobsleigh 4, athletics 1, 5 Olympics),
- Claudinei da Silva (athletics 2, bobsleigh 1, 3 Olympics),
- Chris Witty (cycling 1, speed skating 4, 5 Olympics),
- Hayley Wickenheiser (ice hockey 5, softball 1, 6 Olympics),
- Lauryn Williams (athletics 3, bobsleigh 1, 4 Olympics),
Winter Olympians
- Casey Puckett (alpine skiing 4, freestyle skiing 1, 5 Olympics),
- Arturo Kinch (alpine skiing 3, cross-country skiing 4, 5 Olympics),
- Hannu Manninen (Nordic combined 5, cross-country skiing 1, 5 Olympics),
- Sergei Tchepikov (biathlon 5, cross-country skiing 1, 6 Olympics),
- Mike Dixon (biathlon 5, cross-country skiing 1, 6 Olympics),
- Susi Erdmann (bobsleigh 3, luge 2, 5 Olympics),
- Aleksander Grajf (biathlon 3, cross-country skiing 2, 5 Olympics),
- Oļegs Maļuhins (biathlon 4, cross-country skiing 1, 5 Olympics),
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen (biathlon 6, cross-country skiing 1, 6 Olympics),
- Athanassios Tsakiris (biathlon 4, cross-country skiing 2, 5 Olympics),
- Gerda Weissensteiner (bobsleigh 2, luge 4, 6 Olympics),
Summer Olympians
- David Bárcena Ríos (equestrian 3, modern pentathlon 2, 5 Olympics),
- Bengt Ljungquist (equestrian 1, fencing 4, 5 Olympics),
- Peter Macken (fencing 1, modern pentathlon 5, 5 Olympics),
- João Gonçalves Filho (swimming 2, water polo 3, 5 Olympics),
- Paul Radmilovic (swimming 2, water polo 5, 5 Olympics),
- Sheila Taormina (swimming 1, triathlon 2, modern pentathlon 1, 4 Olympics)
See also
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
- 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 athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games
References
- ↑ http://horsetalk.co.nz/2012/07/07/canadas-olympic-equestrian-team-named/
- ↑ http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/day-review-idem-makes-final-eighth-games.html
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appeared at Summer Games and Winter Games.
- ↑ Gold in luge and bronze in bobsleigh.
- 1 2 London 2012 - Swimming - Qualified Swimmers
- Personal communication from Dr. Bill Mallon, past-President and co-founder, International Society of Olympic Historians
External links
- Olympics at Sports-Reference – Olympic athletes biographies and profiles
- (English) Records of the Olympic Games
- (English) Olympians with long careers (upload to Sydney 2000)
- Olympedia
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