This article includes lists of all Olympic medalists since 1896, organized by each Olympic sport or discipline, and also by Olympiad.
Medalist with most medals by sport
Summer Olympic sports
Sports that will appear in the 2028 Summer Olympics are listed below, except for squash and flag football, making their first appearance in 2028.
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" width="100%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=17% | Discipline (link to medalists list)
! rowspan=2 width=13% | Contested
! colspan=2 width=10% | Number of
! colspan=4 width=10% | Medals awarded
! rowspan=2 width=25% | Athlete(s) with the most medals <br />
! rowspan=2 width=25% | Athlete(s) with the most gold medals
|-
!
!
! align=center style="background-color:gold; width=7%;"|
! align=center style="background-color:silver; width=7%;"|
! align=center style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;"|
!style="width:4em;" | Total
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Archery
| 1900–1908; 1920; since 1972
| align=center|18
| align=center|5
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 76
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 74
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 66
|align=center| 216
|align=left| (6–3–0)
|align=left| (6–3–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Artistic swimming
| Since 1984
| align=center|11
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 22
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 20
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 21
|align=center| 63
|align=left| (7–0–0)<br> (0–5–2)
|align=left| (7–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Athletics<br />
| Since 1896
| align=center|30
| align=center|48
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A0"| 1075
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 1084
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 1073
|align=center| 3232
|align=left| (9–3–0)
|align=left| (9–3–0)<br /> (9–1–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Badminton
| Since 1992
| align=center|9
| align=center|5
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 44
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 44
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 48
|align=center| 136
|align=left| (2–1–1)
|align=left| (2–1–1)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
| align=left| 20px Baseball and 20px Softball
| 1992–2008; 2020; 2028
| align=center|6
| align=center|0
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 11
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 11
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 11
|align=center| 33
|align=left| (2–2–0)<br /> (3–0–1)<br /> (0–1–3)<br /> (0–1–3)<br /> (0–1–3)
|align=left| (3–0–1)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)
|-valign="top"
| align=left| 20px Basketball
| Since 1936
| align=center|21
| align=center|4
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 34
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 34
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 34
|align=center| 102
|align=left| (6–0–0)
|align=left| (6–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Boxing
| 1904; 1908;<br />1920–Present
| align=center|25
| align=center|13
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 226
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 226
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 389
|align=center| 841
|
|
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Canoeing <br> and Kayaking<br />
| Since 1936
| align=center|21
| align=center|16
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 258
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 258
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 260
|align=center| 776
|align=left| (8–4–0)
|align=left| (8–4–0)<br /> (8–0–1)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Cricket
| 1900, 2028
| align=center|1
| align=center|0
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 1
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 1
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 0
|align=center| 2
|see list
|see list
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Cycling<br />
| Since 1896
| align=center|30
| align=center|22
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 305
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 304
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 298
|align=center| 907
|align=left| (7–2–0)
|align=left| (7–2–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Diving
| Since 1904
| align=center|28
| align=center|8
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 138
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 138
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 139
|align=center| 405
|align=left| (2–2–4)
|align=left| (5–1–1)<br /> (5–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Equestrian
| 1900;<br />since 1912
| align=center|28
| align=center|6
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 159
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 157
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 157
|align=center| 473
|align=left| (8–6–0)
|align=left| (8–6–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Fencing<br />
| Since 1896
| align=center|30
| align=center|12
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 235
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 235
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 234
|align=center| 704
|align=left| (6–5–2)
|align=left| (7–1–2)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Field hockey
| 1908; 1920;<br />since 1928
| align=center|25
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 37
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 37
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 38
|align=center| 112
|align=left| (3–1–0)<br /> (3–1–0)<br /> (3–1–0)<br /> (2–2–0) <br /> (0–2–2)
|align=left| (3–1–0)<br /> (3–1–0)<br /> (3–1–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Football
| 1900–1928;<br />since 1936
| align=center|29
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 36
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 36
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 38
|align=center| 110
|align=left| (3–1–0)<br />
|align=left| (3–1–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Golf
| 1900–1904;<br/>since 2016
| align=center|5
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 10
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 10
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 11
|align=center| 31
|align=left| (1–1–1)
|see list
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Gymnastics<br />
| Since 1896
| align=center|30
| align=center|18
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 392
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 372
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 378
|align=center| 1142
|align=left| (9–5–4)
|align=left| (9–5–4)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Handball<br />
| 1936;<br />since 1972
| align=center|15
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 28
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 28
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 28
|align=center| 84
|align=left| (3–0–2)
|align=left| (3–1–0)<br /> (3–0–2)<br /> (3–0–1)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Judo
|1964;<br />since 1972
| align=center|15
| align=center|15
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 167
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 166
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 334
|align=center| 667
|align=left| (5–0–2)
|align=left| (5–0–2)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Lacrosse
| 1904–1908, 2028
| align=center|2
| align=center|0
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 2
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 2
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 1
|align=center| 5
|see list
|see list
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Modern pentathlon
| Since 1912
| align=center|26
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 44
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 44
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 44
|align=center| 132
|align=left| (2–2–3)
|align=left| (3–2–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Rowing<br />
| Since 1900
| align=center|29
| align=center|14
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 282
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 282
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 286
|align=center| 850
|align=left| (5–2–1)
|align=left| (5–2–1)<br /> (5–0–1)<br /> (5–0–1)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Rugby
| 1900; 1908;<br />1920; 1924; (Rugby sevens from 2016)
| align=center|7
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 10
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 11
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 7
|align=center| 28
|align=left| (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)
|align=left| (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br />//<small>(AUS)</small> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Sailing
| 1900;<br />since 1908
| align=center|29
| align=center|10
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 205
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 197
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 190
|align=center| 592
|align=left| (4–1–0)<br /> (2–2–1)<br /> (2–1–2)
|align=left| (4–1–0)<br /> (4–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Shooting
| 1896; 1900;<br />1908–1924;<br />since 1932
| align=center|28
| align=center|15
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 302
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 303
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 301
|align=center| 906
|align=left| (5–4–2)
|align=left| (5–4–2)<br /> (5–1–1)<br /> (5–1–0)<br /> (5–0–1)<br /> (5–0–0)
|-valign="top"
| align=left|20px Skateboarding
| Since 2020
| align=center|2
| align=center|4
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 8
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 8
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 8
|align=center| 24
|align=left| (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (0–2–0)<br /> (0–1–1)<br /> (0–1–1)<br /> (0–0–2)
|align=left| (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
| align=left|20px Sport climbing
| Since 2020
| 2
| 4
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 6
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 6
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 6
| 18
|align=left| (2–0–0)<br /> (0–0–2)
|align=left| (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
| align=left|20px Surfing
| Since 2020
| 2
| 2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 4
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 4
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 4
| 12
|see list
|align=left| (1–0–0)<br /> (1–0–0)<br /> (1–0–0)<br /> (1–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Swimming<br />
| Since 1896
| align=center|30
| align=center|37
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 633
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 632
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 631
|align=center| 1896
|align=left| (23–3–2)
|align=left| (23–3–2)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Table tennis
| Since 1988
| align=center|10
| align=center|5
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 42
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 42
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 46
|align=center| 130
|align=left| (6–0–0)<br /> (0–2–4)
|align=left| (6–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Taekwondo
| Since 2000
| align=center|7
| align=center|8
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 56
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 56
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 96
|align=center| 208
|align=left| (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (1–1–1)
|align=left| (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Tennis
| 1896–1924;<br />since 1988
| align=center|17
| align=center|5
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 76
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 76
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 91
|align=center| 243
| align=left| (4–1–0)<br /> (1–2–2)
| align=left| (4–1–0)<br /> (4–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Triathlon
| Since 2000
| align=center|7
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 16
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 16
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 16
|align=center| 48
|align=left| (2–1–1)
|align=left| (2–1–1)<br /> (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Volleyball
| Since 1964
| align=center|16
| align=center|4
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 48
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 48
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 48
|align=center| 144
|align=left| (3–0–1)<br /> (2–2–0)<br /> (2–2–0)<br /> (1–2–1)<br /> (1–1–2)<br /> (0–2–2)<br /> (3–0–1)
|align=left| (3–0–1)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–1)<br /> (3–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Water polo<br />
| 1900;<br />since 1908
| align=center|28
| align=center|2
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 36
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 35
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 35
|align=center| 106
|align=left| (3–1–1)
|align=left| (3–1–1)<br /> (3–0–1)<br /> (3–0–1)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Weightlifting
| 1896; 1904;<br />since 1920
| align=center|27
| align=center|10
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 238
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 235
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 236
|align=center| 709
|align=left| (3–0–1)<br /> (1–2–1)<br />22x20px|border Nikolaj Pešalov (BUL, CRO) (1–1–2)<br /> (1–1–2)<br /> (0–2–2)
|align=left| (3–0–1)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)<br /> (3–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Wrestling<br />
| 1896;<br />since 1904
|align=center|29
|align=center|18
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 446
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 446
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 536
|align=center| 1428
|align=left| (5–0–0)<br /> (1–2–2)
|align=left| (5–0–0)
|}
Winter Olympic sports
Sports that appeared in the 2026 Winter Olympics are listed below.
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" width="100%" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2 width=17%| Discipline (link to medalists list)
! rowspan=2 width=13%| Contested
! colspan=2 width=10%| Number of
! colspan=4 width=10%| Medals awarded
! rowspan=2 width=25%| Athlete(s) with the most medals <br /> <small>(gold-silver-bronze)</small>
! rowspan=2 width=25%| Athlete(s) with the most gold medals
|-
! <small>Olympics<br />(up to 2026)</small>
! <small>Medal events<br />(in 2026)</small>
!style="background-color:gold; width=7%;"|
!style="background-color:silver; width=7%;"|
!style="background-color:#cc9966; width=7%;"|
!style="width:4em;" | Total
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Alpine skiing
| Since 1936
| align=center|22
| align=center|10
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 175
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 178
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 171
|align=center| 524
|align=left| (4–2–2)
|align=left| (4–2–2)<br /> (4–2–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Biathlon
| 1924;<br/>since 1960
| align=center|22
| align=center|11
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 108
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 108
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 106
|align=center| 355
|align=left| (8–4–2)
|align=left| (8–4–2)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Bobsleigh
| 1924–1956;<br />since 1964
| align=center|24
| align=center|5
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 57
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 54
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 455
|align=center| 166
|align=left| (1–5–1)
|align=left| (5–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Cross-country skiing
| Since 1924
| align=center|25
| align=center|12
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 182
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 180
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 182
|align=center| 544
|align=left| (8–4–3)
|align=left| (11–1–1)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Curling
| 1924;<br />since 1998
| align=center|9
| align=center|3
|align=center bgcolor="#F7F6A8"| 20
|align=center bgcolor="#DCE5E5"| 20
|align=center bgcolor="#FFDAB9"| 20
|align=center| 60
|align=left| (2–1–1)<br /> (1–1–2)
|align=left| (2–1–1)<br /> (2–1–0)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–1)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)<br /> (2–0–0)
|-valign="top"
|align=left| 20px Figure skating
|