List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists

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

See also

• 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 multiple Paralympic gold medalists at a single Games

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. , International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
2. "Michael Edgson". Swimming Canada. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
3. "Zipora Rubin". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
4. "Claudia Hengst". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
5. "Maragaret Harriman". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
6. "Плавець Крипак став 10-разовим чемпіоном Паралімпіади і найтитулованішим спортсменом збірної України" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
7. "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

External links

• at the IPC web site