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.
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.
Updated to Tokyo 2021.
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]
Updated to Tokyo 2021.
No. | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Years | Games | Sex | ![]() |
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Total |
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1 | Trischa Zorn | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 41 | 9 | 5 | 55 |
2 | Béatrice Hess | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–2004 | Summer | F | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
3 | Michael Edgson | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
4 | Jonas Jacobsson | ![]() |
Shooting | 1980–2012 | Summer | M | 17 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
5 | Jessica Long | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004–2020 | Summer | F | 16 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
6 | Gerd Schoenfelder | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1992–2010 | Winter | M | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
7 | Reinhild Möller | ![]() ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1980–2006 | Winter | F | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
8 | Mike Kenny | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Ragnhild Myklebust | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1988–2002 | Winter | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
10 | Mayumi Narita | ![]() |
Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | F | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
11 | Ihar Boki | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012–2020 | Summer | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
12 | Daniel Dias | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | M | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
13 | Franz Nietlispach | ![]() |
Athletics | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
14 | Chantal Petitclerc | ![]() |
Athletics | 1992–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
15 | Erin Popovich | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
16 | Lee Pearson | ![]() |
Equestrian | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
17 | Matthew Cowdrey | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | M | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
18 | Erling Trondsen | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
19 | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum [3] | ![]() |
Athletics | 1964–1988 | Summer | F | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
20 | Claudia Hengst | ![]() ![]() |
Swimming | 1988–2004 | Summer | F | 13 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
21 | Bart Dodson | ![]() |
Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
22 | John Morgan | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
22 | Natalie du Toit | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
24 | Rolf Heinzmann | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1980–2002 | Winter | M | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
25 | Uri Bergman | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
26 | Sarah Will | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1992–2002 | Winter | F | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
27 | Sarah Storey | ![]() |
Cycling | 2008-2020 | Summer | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
28 | Sophie Pascoe | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008-2020 | Summer | F | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
29 | Heinz Frei | ![]() |
Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
30 | Timothy McIsaac | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
31 | Purificacion Santamarta | ![]() |
Athletics | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
31 | David Roberts | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
31 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | ![]() |
Athletics | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
34 | Frank Höfle | ![]() ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1988–2006 | Winter | M | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
35 | Joseph Wengier | ![]() |
Swimming | 1972–1988 | Summer | M | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
36 | Maksym Krypak [6] | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | M | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
37 | Arkadiusz Pawlowski | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
38 | Isabel Newstead | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
39 | Terje Loevaas | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1980–1994 | Winter | M | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
39 | Magdalena Tjernberg | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–1988 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
41 | Elizabeth Scott | ![]() |
Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
42 | Marijke Ruiter | ![]() |
Swimming | 1972–1976 | Summer | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
42 | Tim Sullivan | ![]() |
Athletics | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Trischa Zorn's 55 medals, 41 were gold
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.
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.
Updated to Tokyo 2021.
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]
Updated to Tokyo 2021.
No. | Athlete | Nation | Sport | Years | Games | Sex | ![]() |
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Total |
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1 | Trischa Zorn | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 41 | 9 | 5 | 55 |
2 | Béatrice Hess | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–2004 | Summer | F | 20 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
3 | Michael Edgson | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 18 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
4 | Jonas Jacobsson | ![]() |
Shooting | 1980–2012 | Summer | M | 17 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
5 | Jessica Long | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004–2020 | Summer | F | 16 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
6 | Gerd Schoenfelder | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1992–2010 | Winter | M | 16 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
7 | Reinhild Möller | ![]() ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1980–2006 | Winter | F | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
8 | Mike Kenny | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Ragnhild Myklebust | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1988–2002 | Winter | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
10 | Mayumi Narita | ![]() |
Swimming | 1996–2004 | Summer | F | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
11 | Ihar Boki | ![]() |
Swimming | 2012–2020 | Summer | M | 15 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
12 | Daniel Dias | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008–2020 | Summer | M | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
13 | Franz Nietlispach | ![]() |
Athletics | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
14 | Chantal Petitclerc | ![]() |
Athletics | 1992–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
15 | Erin Popovich | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
16 | Lee Pearson | ![]() |
Equestrian | 2000–2012 | Summer | M | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
17 | Matthew Cowdrey | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | M | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
18 | Erling Trondsen | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
19 | Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum [3] | ![]() |
Athletics | 1964–1988 | Summer | F | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
20 | Claudia Hengst | ![]() ![]() |
Swimming | 1988–2004 | Summer | F | 13 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
21 | Bart Dodson | ![]() |
Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
22 | John Morgan | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–1992 | Summer | M | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
22 | Natalie du Toit | ![]() |
Swimming | 2004–2012 | Summer | F | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
24 | Rolf Heinzmann | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1980–2002 | Winter | M | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
25 | Uri Bergman | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
26 | Sarah Will | ![]() |
Alpine skiing | 1992–2002 | Winter | F | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
27 | Sarah Storey | ![]() |
Cycling | 2008-2020 | Summer | F | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
28 | Sophie Pascoe | ![]() |
Swimming | 2008-2020 | Summer | F | 11 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
29 | Heinz Frei | ![]() |
Athletics | 1984–2000 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
30 | Timothy McIsaac | ![]() |
Swimming | 1976–1988 | Summer | M | 11 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
31 | Purificacion Santamarta | ![]() |
Athletics | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
31 | David Roberts | ![]() |
Swimming | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
31 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | ![]() |
Athletics | 1992–2004 | Summer | F | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
34 | Frank Höfle | ![]() ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1988–2006 | Winter | M | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
35 | Joseph Wengier | ![]() |
Swimming | 1972–1988 | Summer | M | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
36 | Maksym Krypak [6] | ![]() |
Swimming | 2016–2020 | Summer | M | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
37 | Arkadiusz Pawlowski | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980–2000 | Summer | M | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
38 | Isabel Newstead | ![]() |
Swimming | 1980–2004 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
39 | Terje Loevaas | ![]() |
Cross-country skiing | 1980–1994 | Winter | M | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
39 | Magdalena Tjernberg | ![]() |
Swimming | 1984–1988 | Summer | F | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
41 | Elizabeth Scott | ![]() |
Swimming | 1992–2000 | Summer | F | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
42 | Marijke Ruiter | ![]() |
Swimming | 1972–1976 | Summer | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
42 | Tim Sullivan | ![]() |
Athletics | 2000–2008 | Summer | M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Trischa Zorn's 55 medals, 41 were gold