List of multiple Paralympic gold medalists

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table and Lists of Paralympic medalists
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  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
6 Michael Edgson[2]  Canada Swimming 1984–1992 Summer M 18 3 0 21
5 Sarah Storey  Great Britain Swimming, Cycling 1992–2020 Summer F 19 8 3 30
7 Jonas Jacobsson  Sweden Shooting 1980–2020 Summer M 17 4 9 30
8 Jessica Long  United States Swimming 2004–2020 Summer F 17 8 5 30
9 Roberto Marson  Italy Athletics, Fencing,

Swimming

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 2012–2024 Summer M 21 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 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 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 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

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. ^ a b Multi-Medallists, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  2. ^ "Michael Edgson". Swimming Canada. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Zipora Rubin". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ^ "Claudia Hengst". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ^ "Maragaret Harriman". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  6. ^ a b "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