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In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three and repeat, originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988–89 season, having won the previous two NBA finals.

Origin

The Oxford English Dictionary cites the Newsday newspaper for first publishing the word as a noun, as the Lakers began using the term in 1988. The OED also credits an Illinois high school senior, Sharif Ford, with the earliest published use of the word as a verb in the March 8, 1989, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ford's quote uses the term in a sporting context and serves to provide a clear etymology as well:

The Lincoln High Tigers say they want to "three-peat". "You know, kind of like repeat, except doing it for the third time", senior Sharif Ford said.

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In a comedic context, the same play on words, additionally incorporating the name "Pete", is known to have been used as early as 1930 on the radio program Empire Builders. The episode of that program broadcast on December 29, 1930, featured a trio of singers dubbed "The Three Visiting Firemen: Pete, Re-Pete, and Three-Pete".

Trademark

The term is a registered trademark owned by Pat Riley, the Lakers' head coach from 1981 to 1990. The original owner and assignor of the underlying THREE-PEAT "mark" was Bijan Khezri, former president of P.d.P. Paperon De Paperoni, a Delaware corporation. Khezri submitted in November 1988 a trademark application for the use of three-peat on shirts, jackets and hats. Around that time, the phrase was being used by members and fans of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, of whom Pat Riley was the head coach, regarding the Lakers' quest that season to obtain what would have been a third successive NBA championship. According to Riley, it was Laker player Byron Scott who cited the term in reference to the team's goal for that season.

After Khezri assigned the trademark to Riley, it remained an entity of Riley's company Riles & Co.. In 1989, Riles & Co. successfully registered the trademark under U.S. Registration Number 1552980. The Lakers did not win a third consecutive NBA championship in 1989, but the Chicago Bulls did in 1993, and Riles & Co. collected royalties from sports apparel makers who licensed the phrase for use on merchandise commemorating that accomplishment.

Riles & Co. subsequently obtained additional registrations expanding the trademark to cover many other kinds of merchandise in addition to apparel. The company then went on to reap additional profits by again licensing the phrase to merchandisers when the Bulls again won three consecutive NBA championships from 1996 through 1998, as well as when the New York Yankees won three straight World Series championships from 1998 through 2000 and when the Lakers won three straight NBA championships from 2000 through 2002. It was the Lakers' second three-peat in franchise history and only their first since moving from Minneapolis. As of 2025, the Lakers are the last team of the four major American professional sports (NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA) to achieve a three-peat. Incidentally, Pat Riley was the head coach of the losing teams (New York Knicks in 1992 and 1993, Miami Heat in 1996 and 1997) that were eliminated by the Bulls during their 1991-93 and 1996-98 three-peats of NBA Championships. Phil Jackson was the head coach of the Bulls for both of these three-peats, and serving in that same capacity for the Lakers when they achieved their second three-peat.

While originating in the United States, the three-peat has been replicated all over the world across different sports. In recent times, Spanish association football club Real Madrid notably became the first club of the modern era to win three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles (2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18). The American Rugby club the New England Free Jacks became the first team to win three consecutive MLR titles (2023, 2024, 2025) and the first North American team to complete a three-peat since 2002.

The trademark registration for three-peat has been challenged over the years by those who argue that the term has become too generic in its usage for the trademark to continue to be applicable. However, such arguments have yet to succeed, with the registration continuing to be upheld by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as recently as 2001, in the case of Christopher Wade v. Riles & Co. This challenge documented the transfer of assignment from Khezri to Riles & Co., and upheld the validity of the trademark as originally conceived.

In 2005, a group of individuals attempted to trademark the phrase Three-Pete in anticipation of the (ultimately unsuccessful) attempt that year by the 2005 USC Trojans football team to win a third consecutive national championship. The change in spelling was a reference to the team's head coach Pete Carroll. However, the Patent Office ruled that the change in spelling was not dissimilar enough from Riles & Co.'s three-peat, and denied the registration. Later that year, USC fan Kyle Bunch began selling his own "Three-Pete" T-shirts. He discontinued sales once he was notified that he was infringing upon the Riles & Co. trademark.

Three-peats in North American leagues/championships

There have been numerous instances of teams winning three or more consecutive championships in the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, National Football League, and Australian Football League, most of which occurred prior to the advent of the term three-peat.

North America: professional sports

All-America Football Conference

1946–1949   Cleveland Browns (4-peat)   (also won 1950 NFL title)

Arena Football League

1988–1990   Detroit Drive
2012-2014   Arizona Rattlers

American Hockey League

1960–1962   Springfield Indians

Champ Car World Series

2004–2007   Sébastien Bourdais (4-peat)

Continental Basketball Association

1985–1987   Tampa Bay/Rapid City Thrillers

ECHL

2022–2024   Florida Everblades

Formula Drift

2017–2019   James Deane

IndyCar Series

2009–2011   Dario Franchitti
2023–2025   Álex Palou

Major Indoor Soccer League

1979–1982   New York Arrows  (4-peat)
1988–1992   San Diego Sockers  (5-peat)

Major League Baseball (World Series)

1936–1939   New York Yankees  (4-peat)
1949–1953   New York Yankees  (5-peat)
1972–1974   Oakland Athletics
1998–2000   New York Yankees

Major League Rugby (MLR Championship)

2023-2025   New England Free Jacks

NASCAR Cup Series

1976–1978   Cale Yarborough
2006–2010   Jimmie Johnson (5-peat)

National Basketball Association (NBA Finals)

1952–1954   Minneapolis Lakers
1959–1966   Boston Celtics (8-peat)
1991–1993   Chicago Bulls
1996–1998   Chicago Bulls
2000–2002   Los Angeles Lakers

National Football League (NFL champions)

1929–1931   Green Bay Packers (no post-season; title game began in 1933)
1965–1967   Green Bay Packers (won 1965, 1966, and 1967 title games, plus Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II)

National Hockey League (Stanley Cup Final)

1947–1949   Toronto Maple Leafs
1956–1960   Montreal Canadiens (5-peat)
1962–1964   Toronto Maple Leafs
1976–1979   Montreal Canadiens  (4-peat)
1980–1983   New York Islanders  (4-peat)

Premier Hockey Federation (Isobel Cup)

2020–2022   Boston Pride (2020 co-champions with Minnesota Whitecaps)

Federal Prospects Hockey League (Commissioner's Cup)

2024-2026   Binghamton Black Bears

U.S. Open Cup

1965–1967 Greek American Atlas
2009–2011 Seattle Sounders FC

United Football League

2022–2024 Birmingham Stallions

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA Finals)

1997–2000   Houston Comets  (4-peat)

United States: College Sports

NACDA Director's Cup (overall collegiate athletics)

1995–2018 Stanford (NCAA Division I) (23-peat)
1997–2001 Simon Fraser (NAIA) (5-peat)
1999–2011 Williams (NCAA Division III) (12-peat)
2000–2003 UC Davis (NCAA Division II) (4-peat)
2004–2011 Grand Valley State (NCAA Division II) (8-peat)
2005–2011 Azusa Pacific (NAIA) (7-peat)

NAIA National Football Championship

2002–2005 Carroll College Fighting Saints (4-peat)

NAIA National Basketball Championship

1957–1959 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
1970–1972 Kentucky State Thorobreds

NCAA Division I Baseball

1970–1974 USC (5-peat)

NCAA Division I Softball

1988–1990 UCLA
2021–2024 Oklahoma (4-peat)

NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball

1970-1972 UCLA
1974-1976 UCLA
1981-1984 UCLA (4-peat)

NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball

2007-2010 Penn State (4-peat)

NCAA Division I Football

:Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

:*1934–1936 Minnesota (Toledo Cup)

:*1944–1946 Army West Point

:Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)

:*2005–2007 Appalachian State University

:*2011–2015 North Dakota State University  (5-peat)

:*2017–2019 North Dakota State University

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball

1967–1973 UCLA  (7-peat)

NCAA Division I Men's Water Polo

2008–2013 USC (6-peat)

NCAA Division I Women's Basketball

1996–1998 Tennessee
2002–2004 Connecticut
2013–2016 Connecticut  (4-peat)

NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country

1944–1946 Drake
1966–1968 Villanova
1978–1981 UTEP (4-peat)
1990–1993 Arkansas (4-peat)
1998–2000 Arkansas
2016–2018 Northern Arizona
2020–2022 Northern Arizona

NCAA Division II Women's Basketball

1993–1996 North Dakota State Bison  (4-peat)
1997–1999 North Dakota Fighting Sioux

NCAA Division III Women's Basketball

1998–2001 Washington  (4-peat)

NCAA Division I Women's Soccer

1982–1984 North Carolina
1986–1994 North Carolina  (9-peat)

NCAA Division II Football Championship

1993–1995 North Alabama

NCAA Division III Football

1983–1986 Augustana College (Illinois) (4-peat)
1996–1998 Mount Union
2000–2002 Mount Union
2009–2011 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks

U.S. National Collegiate Club Rugby championships

1980–1983 California (4-peat)
1991–2002 California (12-peat)
2004–2008 California (5-peat)
2012–2014 BYU

United States: tabletop games

Warhammer 40k American Team Championships

Team Happy 2015–2017

United States: marching arts

The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps won the Drum Corps International World Championship in 1983–1985.
The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps three-peated 2000–2002 (2000 was a tie with the Cadets).
The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps won the Drum Corps International World Championships in 2019–2023 (2020 and 2021 were not scored due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Three-peats in domestic leagues/championships

Australian Football

Australia

West Australian Football League

1908–1911 East Fremantle
1919–1923 East Perth
1928–1931 East Fremantle
1938–1940 Claremont
1952–1954 South Fremantle
1961–1963 Swan Districts
1966–1968 Perth
1982–1984 Swan Districts
2000–2002 East Perth
2006–2008 Subiaco

AFL

1906–1908 Carlton Football Club
1927–1930 (4-peat) Collingwood Football Club
1939–1941 Melbourne Football Club
1955–1957 Melbourne Football Club
2001–2003 Brisbane Lions
2013–2015 Hawthorn

Germany

Australian Football League Germany

2007–2009 Rheinland Lions
2021–2023 Berlin Crocodiles

American Football

Costa Rica

Costa Rica, American Football 1st Division:

2010–2012 Santa Ana Bulldogs

Association Football

Argentina

First Division (association football)

1949–1951 Racing Club
1955–1957 River Plate
Metro 1979–Metro 1980 River Plate
Apertura 1996–Apertura 1997 River Plate

Belgium

Belgian Pro League

1900–1903 Racing de Bruxelles
1904–1907 R Union Saint-Gilloise
1924–1926 Beerschot
1933–1935 R Union Saint-Gilloise SR
1949–1951 RSC Anderlechtois
1954–1956 RSC Anderlechtois
1964–1968 RSC Anderlechtois (5-peat)
1969–1971 R Standard Liège
1976–1978 Club Brugge
1985–1987 Anderlecht
1993–1995 Anderlecht
2012–2014 Anderlecht
2020–2022 Club Brugge

Brazil

Brazilian Championship

2006–2008 São Paulo FC

Bulgaria

Bulgarian A PFG

1993–1995 Levski Sofia
2000–2002 Levski Sofia

Chile

First Division (Association football):

1933–1935 Magallanes
1989–1991 Colo-Colo
Apertura 2006–Apertura 2007 Colo-Colo (4-peat)
Apertura 2011–Apertura 2012 Universidad de Chile
2018–2021 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (4-peat)

Croatia

Croatian Football League

1996–1999 Croatia Zagreb (4-peat)
2006–2016 Dinamo Zagreb (11-peat)
2018–2024 Dinamo Zagreb (7-peat)

Denmark

Danish Superliga

2009–2011 Copenhagen

Egypt

Egyptian Premier League

1949–1959 Al Ahly (9-peat)
1975–1977 Al Ahly
1979–1982 Al Ahly (4-peat)
1985–1987 Al Ahly
1994–2000 Al Ahly (7-peat)
2005–2014 Al Ahly (8-peat)
2016–2020 Al Ahly (5-peat)

Egypt Cup

1945–1947 Al Ahly
1949–1951 Al Ahly
1957–1960 Zamalek (4-peat)
1981–1985 Al Ahly (4-peat)
1991–1993 Al Ahly
2013–2016 Zamalek (4-peat)

Egyptian Super Cup

2006–2009 Al Ahly (4-peat)
2011–2016 Al Ahly (4-peat)
2022–2024 Al Ahly

England

English football First Tier

1924–1926 Huddersfield Town
1933–1935 Arsenal
1982–1984 Liverpool
1999–2001 Manchester United
2007–2009 Manchester United
2021–2024 Manchester City (4-peat)

FA Cup

1876–1878 Wanderers
1884–1886 Blackburn Rovers

Football League/EFL Cup

1981–1984 Liverpool (4-peat)
2018–2021 Manchester City (4-peat)

FA Charity/Community Shield

1964–1966 Liverpool
1984–1987 Everton (4-peat)
1988–1990 Liverpool

Finland

Veikkausliiga

1998–2000 Haka
2009–2014 HJK (6-peat)
2020–2023 HJK (4-peat)

France

Ligue 1

1902–1904 Roubaix
1967–1970 Saint-Étienne (4-peat)
1974–1976 Saint-Étienne
1989–1992 Marseille (4-peat)
2002–2008 Lyon (7-peat)
2013–2016 Paris Saint-Germain (4-peat)
2018–2020 Paris Saint-Germain
2022–2026 Paris Saint-Germain (5-peat)

Germany

Bundesliga

1972–1974 Bayern Munich
1975–1977 Borussia Mönchengladbach
1985–1987 Bayern Munich
1999–2001 Bayern Munich
2013–2023 Bayern Munich (11-peat)

DDR-Oberliga

1976–1978 SG Dynamo Dresden
1979–1988 Berliner FC Dynamo (10-peat)

Indonesia

Super League (Indonesia)

2024–2026 Persib Bandung

Iran

Persian Gulf League

2016–2021 Persepolis (5-peat)

Iran Super Cup

2017–2020 Persepolis (4-peat)

Iraq

Iraq Stars League

1987–1989 Al-Rasheed
1994–1996 Al-Zawraa
1999–2001 Al-Zawraa
2007–2009 Erbil
2022–2025 Al-Shorta (4-peat)

Iraq FA Cup

1989–1991 Al-Zawraa
1993–1996 Al-Zawraa (4-peat)
1998–2000 Al-Zawraa

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

2000–2002 Al-Shorta

Iraqi Super Cup

1998–2000 Al-Zawraa

Iraq Central FA Premier League

1950–1956 Al-Haras Al-Malaki (7-peat)
1968–1970 Aliyat Al-Shorta

Israel

Liga Leumit

1959–1963 Hapoel Petah Tikva (5-peat)

Israeli Premier League

2004–2006 Maccabi Haifa
2013–2015 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2016–2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2021–2023 Maccabi Haifa

Italy

Italian Football Championship

1898–1900 Genoa
1902–1904 Genoa
1911–1913 Pro Vercelli

Serie A

1931–1935 Juventus (5-peat)
1943, 1946–1949 Torino (5-peat)
1992–1994 Milan
2006–2010 Internazionale (5-peat)
2012–2020 Juventus (9-peat)

Coppa Italia

2015–2018 Juventus (4-peat)

Japan

J1 League

2007–2009 Kashima Antlers

Mexico

Liga MX

2023 – 2024 Club América

Netherlands

Eredivisie

1897–1899 RAP Amsterdam
1900–1903 HVV (4-peat)
1911–1913 Sparta
1966–1968 Ajax
1986–1989 PSV (4-peat)
1994–1996 Ajax
2005–2008 PSV (4-peat)
2011–2014 Ajax (4-peat)
2024–2026 PSV

Norway

Tippeligaen

1972–1975 Viking (4-peat)
1992–2004 Rosenborg (13-peat)
2015–2018 Rosenborg (4-peat)

Philippines

National Men's Championship

1915–1922: Bohemian Sporting Club (7-peat, no tournament held on 1919)
1930–1933: San Beda Athletic Club

PFL

2017–2020: Ceres–Negros/United City (4-peat)

Portugal

Primeira Liga

1936–1938 Benfica
1947–1949 Sporting CP
1951–1954 Sporting CP (4-peat)
1963–1965 Benfica
1967–1969 Benfica
1971–1973 Benfica
1975–1977 Benfica
1995–1999 Porto (5-peat)
2006–2009 Porto (4-peat)
2011–2013 Porto
2014–2017 Benfica (4-peat)

Russia

Russian Football Premier League

1992–1994 Spartak Moscow
1996–2001 Spartak Moscow (6-peat)
2019–2024 Zenit Saint Petersburg (6-peat)

Scotland

Scottish football league system first tier

1966–1974 Celtic (9-peat)
1989–1997 Rangers (9-peat)
2012–2020 Celtic (9-peat)
2022–2026 Celtic (5-peat)

Scottish Cup

1874–1876 Queen's Park
1877–1879 Vale of Leven
1880–1882 Queen's Park
1934–1936 Rangers
1948–1950 Rangers
1962–1964 Rangers
1982–1984 Aberdeen
2017–2020 Celtic (4-peat)

Serbia

Serbian SuperLiga

2008–2013 Partizan (6-peat)
2018–2024 Red Star Belgrade (7-peat)

Slovenia

Slovenian PrvaLiga

1991–1995 Olimpija (4-peat)
1996–2003 Maribor (7-peat)
2003–2006 Gorica
2010–2015 Maribor (5-peat)

Spain

La Liga

1961–1965 Real Madrid (5-peat)
1967–1969 Real Madrid
1978–1980 Real Madrid
1986–1990 Real Madrid (5-peat)
1991–1994 Barcelona (4-peat)
2009–2011 Barcelona

Copa del Rey

1905–1908 Real Madrid (4-peat)
1914–1916 Athletic Bilbao
1930–1933 Athletic Bilbao (4-peat)
1943–1945 Athletic Bilbao
1951–1953 Barcelona
2015–2018 Barcelona (4-peat)

South Africa

South African Premier Division

1998–2000 Mamelodi Sundowns
2008–2010 Supersport United
2018–2023 Mamelodi Sundowns (6-peat)

South Korea

K League 1

1993–1995 Ilhwa Chunma (changed to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
2001–2003 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (changed to Seongnam FC)
2017–2021 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5-peat)

Sweden

Allsvenskan

1945–1948 IFK Norrköping
1949–1951 Malmö FF
1985–1989 Malmö FF
1993–1996 IFK Göteborg

Turkey

Süper Lig

1971–1973 Galatasaray
1979–1981 Trabzonspor
1990–1992 Beşiktaş
1997–2000 Galatasaray (4-peat)
2023–2026 Galatasaray (4-peat)

Turkish Cup

1963–1966 Galatasaray (4-peat)
2014–2016 Galatasaray

USSR

Soviet Top League

1946–1948 CSKA Moscow
1966–1968 Dynamo Kyiv

United Arab Emirates

UAE Pro League

2001–2004 Al Ain

Yugoslavia

Yugoslav First League

1933, 1935–36 BSK Beograd
1961–1963 Partizan
1968–1970 Red Star Belgrade
1990–1992 Red Star Belgrade

Baseball

Puerto Rico

Baseball

1941/42–1944/45 Ponce (4-peat)
1996/97–1998/99 Indios de Mayaguez

Japan

Nippon Professional Baseball

1951–1953 Yomiuri Giants
1956–1958 Nishitetsu Lions (changed to Seibu Lions)
1965–1973 Yomiuri Giants (9-peat)
1975–1977 Hankyu Braves (changed to Orix Buffaloes)
1986–1988 Seibu Lions (changed to Saitama Seibu Lions)
1990–1992 Seibu Lions (changed to Saitama Seibu Lions)
2017–2020 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4-peat)

South Korea

KBO League

1986–1989 Haitai Tigers (changed to Kia Tigers) (4-peat)
2011–2014 Samsung Lions (4-peat)

Taiwan

Chinese Professional Baseball League

1992–1994 Brother Elephants (changed to CTBC Brothers)
1997–1999 Wei Chuan Dragons
2001–2003 Brother Elephants (changed to CTBC Brothers)
2007–2009 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
2017–2019 Lamigo Monkeys (changed to Rakuten Monkeys)

Basketball

Argentina

Liga Nacional de Básquet

2010–2012 Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)
2015–2018 San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) (4-peat)

Czech Republic

Czech National Basketball League:

1994–1996 Basket Brno
2004–2022 ERA Nymburk (19-peat)

France

LNB Pro A

1983–1985 Limoges CSP
1988–1990 Limoges CSP
2019–2022 LDLC Asvel

Germany

Basketball Bundesliga

1970–1972 TuS 04 Leverkusen
1990–1996 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1997–2003 ALBA Berlin (7-peat)
2010–2013 Brose Baskets (4-peat, also won the German Cup in 2010, 2011 and 2012)
2020–2022 ALBA Berlin

Iraq

Iraqi Professional Basketball League

1981–1983 Al-Karkh
1986–1990 Al-Rasheed (5-peat)
2000–2002 Al-Karkh
2009–2012 Duhok (4-peat)
2017–2023 Al-Naft (6-peat)

Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup

2017–2021 Al-Naft

Israel

Israeli Basketball Premier League

1957–1959 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1962–1964 Maccabi Tel Aviv
1970–1992 Maccabi Tel Aviv (23-peat)
1994–2007 Maccabi Tel Aviv (14-peat)
2018–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-peat)

Italy

Lega Basket Serie A

1946–1949 Virtus Bologna (4-peat)
1950–1954 Olimpia Milano (5-peat)
1957–1960 Olimpia Milano (4-peat)
1965–1967 Olimpia Milano
1969–1971 Varese
1985–1987 Olimpia Milano
2007–2011 Mens Sana Siena (Five-peat; 2012 and 2013 are revoked by the Italian Basketball Federation
2022–2024 Olimpia Milano

New Zealand

National Basketball League (Australia)

2011–2013 New Zealand Breakers

Philippines

In the Philippines, a similar concept of a grand slam, winning all 3 conferences (tournaments) in sequence in a single season exists. Leagues such as the PBA, PVL, and formerly PBL and MICAA had used this format.

A conventional definition of three-peat, winning a conference championship in three or more consecutive seasons, can also be applied:

PBA

1977–1979: Toyota Tamaraws (Invitational Championship)
1979–1984: Crispa Redmanizers (4-peat, All-Filipino Conference, no tournament held from 1981–1982)
1987–1989: San Miguel Beer (Reinforced Conference)
1994–1997: Alaska Milkmen (4-peat, Governors' Cup)
2011–2013: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (Philippine Cup)
2015–2019: San Miguel Beermen (5-peat, Philippine Cup)

PBA D-League

2011–2013: NLEX Road Warriors (Aspirants' Cup)
2022–2024: EcoOil–De La Salle (Aspirants' Cup)

Puerto Rico

BSN basketball

1941–1943 Atléticos de San Germán
1947–1950 Atléticos de San Germán (4-peat)
1955–1957 Cardenales de Rio Piedras
1964–1966 Leones de Ponce
1971–1975 Vaqueros de Bayamon (5-peat)
1977–1979 Piratas de Quebradillas
1998–2001 Cangrejeros de Santurce (4-peat)

Russia

Russian Basketball Super League 1 (1992–2010)

1992–2000 PBC CSKA Moscow (9-peat)
2003–2010 PBC CSKA Moscow (8-peat)

Russian Professional Basketball League

2011–2013 PBC CSKA Moscow (2011–2013)

VTB United League

2012–2019, 2021 PBC CSKA Moscow (9-peat; the 2019–2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Russian Women's Basketball Premier League

1992–1997 WBC CSKA Moscow (6-peat)
1998–2001 WBC Dynamo Moscow (4-peat)
2004–2006 VBM-SGAU Samara
2009–2021 UMMC Ekaterinburg (13-peat)
2023–2025 UMMC Ekaterinburg

Slovenia

Premier A Slovenian Basketball League

1991–1999 Olimpija (8-peat)
2003–2006 Olimpija
2009–2014 Krka (5-peat)
2020–2023 Cedevita Olimpija

Spain

Liga ACB

1960–1966 Real Madrid Baloncesto (7-peat)
1968–1977 Real Madrid Baloncesto (10-peat)
1984–1986 Real Madrid Baloncesto
1987–1990 Barcelona (4-peat)
1995–1997 Barcelona

Spanish Basketball Cup

1945–1947 Barcelona
1978–1983 Barcelona (6-peat)

Spanish Basketball Super Cup

2018–2023 Real Madrid Baloncesto (6-peat)

Switzerland

Swiss Basketball League

1997–1999 Fribourg
2000–2002 Lugano Tigers
2010–2012 Lugano Tigers
2018–2022 Fribourg (4-peat)

Turkey

Basketball Super League

1970–1973 İTÜ BK
1976–1978 Eczacıbaşı
1980–1982 Eczacıbaşı
1992–1994 Efes Pilsen
2001–2004 Efes Pilsen (4-peat)
2016–2018 Fenerbahçe

Vietnam

VBA

2019–2022 Saigon Heat (three-peat: 2019, 2020, 2022)

Canadian Football

Canada

Canadian Rugby Union (pre 1958) / Canadian Football League (post 1958) (Grey Cup):

1909–1911 Toronto Varsity Blues
1922–1924 Queen's University
1945–1947 Toronto Argonauts
1954–1956 Edmonton Eskimos
1978–1982 Edmonton Eskimos (5-peat)

Collegiate women's basketball

2011–2015 Windsor Lancers (5-peat)

Cricket

Australia

Queensland Premier Cricket T20

2016–2018 Sandgate-Redcliffe Gators (T20 QLD)

India

Indian cricket's Ranji Trophy

1958–1972 Bombay
1974–1976 Bombay

New Zealand

New Zealand cricket's Plunket Shield

1936/37–1939/40 Auckland

Futsal

Brazil

Taça Brasil de Futsal

2003–2008 Malwee/Jaraguá (6-peat)

Iraq

Iraqi Futsal Premier League

2012–2018 Naft Al-Wasat (7-peat)

Portugal

Campeonato Nacional de Futsal

1993–1995 Sporting CP
2007–2009 Benfica
2016–2018 Sporting CP
2021–2024 Sporting CP (4-peat)

Taça de Portugal de Futsal

2017–2022 Sporting CP (4-peat) (2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22)

Taça da Liga de Futsal

2018–2020 Benfica

Russia

Russian Futsal Super League

1992–2000 Dina (futsal club) (9-peat)
2003–2008 MFK Dinamo Moskva (6-peat; before 2007/08 season renamed into Dinamo-Yamal)
2011–2013 MFK Dinamo Moskva (before 2012/13 season renamed into Dinamo Moscow Oblast)

Russian Futsal Cup

1995–1999 Dina (futsal club) (5-peat)
2008–2011 MFK Dinamo Moskva (4-peat)
2013–2015 MFK Dinamo Moskva

Spain

Primera División de Futsal

2002–2005 Boomerang Interviú (4-peat)
2011–2013 Barcelona
2014–2018 Inter Movistar (5-peat)
2021–2023 Barcelona

Copa de España de Futsal

1998–2000 Caja Segovia
2011–2013 Barcelona

Copa del Rey de Futsal

2011–2014 Barcelona (4-peat)
2018–2020 Barcelona

Supercopa de España de Futsal

1998–2000 Caja Segovia
2001–2003 Boomerang Interviú

Gaelic football

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1897–1899 Dublin
1906–1908 Dublin
1915–1918 Wexford (4-peat)
1921–1923 Dublin
1929–1932 Kerry (4-peat)
1897–1899 Dublin
1939–1941 Kerry
1964–1966 Galway
1978–1981 Kerry (4-peat)
1984–1986 Kerry
2015–2020 Dublin (6-peat)

Handball

Iraq

Iraqi Handball Premier League

2016–2020 Al-Shorta (5-peat)

Slovenia

Slovenian First League of Handball

1991–2001 Celje (10-peat)
2002–2008 Celje (6-peat)
2013–2020 Celje (7-peat)

Russia

Russian Handball Super League

1996–1999 Kaustik Volgograd (4-peat)
2002–2022 Chekhovskiye Medvedi (21-peat)

Spain

Liga ASOBAL

1956–1961 BM Granollers (6-peat)
1962–1965 Atlético Madrid BM (4-peat)
1966–1968 BM Granollers
1970–1972 BM Granollers
1975–1978 CB Alicante (4-peat)
1983–1985 Atlético Madrid BM
1988–1992 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)
1995–2000 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)
2007–2010 BM Ciudad Real (4-peat)
2011–2023 FC Barcelona Handbol (13-peat)

Copa del Rey

1982–1985 FC Barcelona Handbol
2013–2023 FC Barcelona Handbol (10-peat)

Hurling

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1892–1894 Cork
1898–1900 Tipperary
1911–1913 Kilkenny
1941–1944 Cork (4-peat)
1949–1951 Tipperary
1952–1954 Cork
1976–1978 Cork
2006–2009 Kilkenny (4-peat)
2020–2023 Limerick (4-peat)

National Hurling League

1934–1938 Limerick (5-peat)
1959–1961 Tipperary
1968–1969 Cork (1967–1968, 1968–1969, 1968–1969 Home Final)
2012–2014 Kilkenny

Ice Hockey

Australia

Australian Ice Hockey League

2010–2012 Melbourne Ice

USSR

Soviet Championship League

1948–1950 CSKA Moscow
1951–1953 VVS Moscow
1958–1961 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
1963–1966 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
1970–1973 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
1977–1989 CSKA Moscow (13-peat)
1990–1992 Dynamo Moscow

Rugby Union

Australia & New Zealand

Super Rugby (Union)

2017–2019 Christchurch Crusaders

England

Men's Premiership Rugby

1991–1994 Bath
1999–2001 Leicester Tigers
2003–2005 London Wasps

Premiership Women's Rugby

2023–2025 Gloucester–Hartpury

Women's Premiership

2003–2005 Wasps Women
2006–2009 Saracens Women (4-peat)
2010–2012 Richmond Women

Rugby League

Australia & New Zealand

New South Wales Rugby Football League/Australian Rugby League/National Rugby League

1911–1913 Eastern Suburbs
1915–1917 Balmain
1925–1929 South Sydney (5-peat)
1935–1937 Eastern Suburbs
1953–1955 South Sydney
1956–1966 St. George (11-peat)
1981–1983 Parramatta
2021–2024 Penrith (4-peat)

England

Northern Rugby Football Union/Northern Rugby Football League/Rugby Football League/Super League

1989/90–1995/96 Wigan (7-peat)
2007–2009 Leeds
2019–2022 St. Helens (4-peat)

Volleyball

Philippines

PVL

2022–2024: Creamline Cool Smashers (4-peat, All-Filipino, 2023 season had two All-Filipino conferences)

South Korea

V-League

2008–2014 Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (7-peat)

Three-peats in continental and international championships

Olympics

Summer Olympics

Athletics

1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 Al Oerter, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Carl Lewis, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
1992, 1996, 2000 / Jan Železný, Men's Javelin throw
2008, 2012, 2016 Usain Bolt, Men's 100m
2008, 2012, 2016 Usain Bolt, Men's 200m
2012, 2016, 2020 Anita Włodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
2016, 2020, 2024 Nafissatou Thiam, Women's Heptathlon
2016, 2020, 2024 Ryan Crouser, Men's Shot put

Basketball

1936–1968 USA, Men's Basketball tournament (7-peat)
1992–2000 USA, Men's Basketball tournament
1996–2024 USA, Women's Basketball tournament (8-peat)
2008–2024 USA, Men's Basketball tournament (5-peat)

Equestrian

2000, 2004, 2008 Anky van Grunsven, individual dressage

Fencing

2012, 2016, 2020 Áron Szilágyi, individual men's sabre

Field Hockey

1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956 / India, Men's Field Hockey tournament (6-peat)

Football

2004, 2008, 2012 USA, Women's Football tournament

Handball

1996, 2000, 2004 Denmark, Women's Handball tournament

Sailing

2004, 2008, 2012, Ben Ainslie, Finn

Shooting

2008, 2012, 2016, Jin Jong-oh, Men's 50m pistol

Swimming

1956, 1960, 1964 Dawn Fraser, Women's 100 metres freestyle
1988, 1992, 1996 Krisztina Egerszegi, Women's 200 metres backstroke
2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 Michael Phelps, Men's 200-metre individual medley (4-peat)
2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 Katie Ledecky, Women's 800 metres freestyle (4-peat)

Volleyball

1992, 1996, 2000 Cuba, Women's Volleyball tournament

Water polo

1908, 1912, 1920 Great Britain, Men's Water polo tournament
2000, 2004, 2008 Hungary, Men's Water polo tournament
2012, 2016, 2020 USA, Women's Water polo tournament
2016, 2020, 2024 Serbia, Men's Water polo tournament

Winter Olympics

Curling

2006, 2010, 2014 Canada, Men's Curling tournament

Ice Hockey

1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 Canada, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Soviet Union, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Canada, Women's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)

Association Football

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FIFA Confederations Cup

2005–2013 Brazil

AFC Asian Cup

1968–1976 Iran

Africa Cup of Nations

2006–2010 Egypt

CONCACAF Gold Cup

1993–1998 Mexico

CONCACAF Nations League

2021–2024 United States

CONMEBOL Copa América

1945–1947 Argentina

Arab Cup

1964–1988 Iraq (4-peat)

Arabian Gulf Cup

1970–1976 Kuwait (4-peat)

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FIFA Club World Cup

2016–2018 Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League

1956–1960 Real Madrid (5-peat)
1971–1973 Ajax
1974–1976 Bayern Munich
2016–2018 Real Madrid

UEFA Europa League

2014–2016 Sevilla

CONCACAF Champions League

1969–1971 Cruz Azul
2011–2013 Monterrey

CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores

1968–1970 Estudiantes de La Plata
1972–1975 Independiente (4-peat)

CAF Cup

2000–2002 JS Kabylie

African Cup Winners' Cup

1984–1986 Al Ahly

AFC Cup

2016–2018 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

OFC Champions League

2011–2017 Auckland City (7-peat)
2022–2024 Auckland City

Arab Club Champions Cup

1985–1987 Al-Rasheed

Arab Cup Winners' Cup

1991–1993 CO Casablanca

Athletics

World Athletics Championships

1983, 1987, 1991 Carl Lewis, Men's 100m
1997, 1999, 2001 Maurice Greene, Men's 100m
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Usain Bolt, Men's 200m (4-peat)
2019, 2022, 2023 Noah Lyles, Men's 200m
2005, 2007, 2009 Allyson Felix, Women's 200m
1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 Michael Johnson, Men's 400m (4-peat)
1995, 1997, 1999 Wilson Kipketer, Men's 800m
1991, 1993, 1995 Noureddine Morceli, Men's 1500m
1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Hicham El Guerrouj, Men's 1500m (4-peat)
2011, 2013, 2015 Asbel Kiprop, Men's 1500m
2011, 2013, 2015 Mo Farah, Men's 5000m
1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 Haile Gebrselassie, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 Kenenisa Bekele, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
2013, 2015, 2017 Mo Farah, Men's 10000m
2019, 2022, 2023 Joshua Cheptegei, Men's 10000m
1983, 1987, 1991 Greg Foster, Men's 110m hurdles
2019, 2022, 2023 Grant Holloway, Men's 110m hurdles
1991, 1993, 1995 Moses Kiptanui, Men's 3000m steeplechase
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Ezekiel Kemboi, Men's 3000m steeplechase (4-peat)
1983, 1987, 1991, 1993 United States of America, Men's 4 × 100 m relay (4-peat)
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Jamaica, Men's 4 × 100 m relay (4-peat)
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 United States of America, Men's 4 × 400 m relay (6-peat)
2019, 2022, 2023 United States of America, Men's 4 × 400 m relay
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 United States of America, Women's 4 × 400 m relay (4-peat)
2017, 2019, 2022 United States of America, Women's 4 × 400 m relay
2017, 2019, 2022 Mutaz Essa Barshim, Men's High jump
2015, 2017, 2019 Mariya Lasitskene, Women's High jump
1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 / Sergey Bubka, Men's Pole vault (6-peat)
1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 Ivan Pedroso, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
2015, 2017, 2019 Brittney Reese, Women's Long jump
2015, 2017, 1999 Christian Taylor, Men's Triple jump
2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 Yulimar Rojas, Women's Triple jump (4-peat)
1987, 1991, 1993 Werner Gunthor, Men's Shot put
1995, 1997, 1999 Astrid Kumbernuss, Women's Shot put
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 Valerie Adams, Women's Shot put (4-peat)
1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 Lars Riedel, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
2009, 2011, 2013 Robert Harting, Men's Discus throw
2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Pawel Fajdek, Men's Hammer throw (5-peat)
2001, 2003, 2005 Yipsi Moreno, Women's Hammer throw
2013, 2015, 2017 Anita Wlodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
1991, 1993, 1995 Dan O'Brien, Men's Decathlon
1997, 1999, 2001 Tomas Dvorak, Men's Decathlon
2003, 2005, 2007 Carolina Kluft, Men's Heptathlon

Chess

World Chess Championships

Unofficial Championships (before 1886)

1866–1876 Wilhelm Steinitz

Pre-FIDE World Championships (1886–1946)

1886–1892 / Wilhelm Steinitz (4-peat)
1894–1910 Emanuel Lasker (6-peat)
1927–1934 Alexander Alekhine
1948–1954 Mikhail Botvinnik
1975–1981 Anatoly Karpov
1985–1995 / Garry Kasparov (6-peat)
1993–1998 Anatoly Karpov

FIDE World Championships (2006–present)

2007–2012 Viswanathan Anand (4-peat)
2013–2021 Magnus Carlsen (5-peat)

Women's World Chess Championships

1927–1939 / Vera Menchik (9-peat)
1962–1975 Nona Gaprindashvili (5-peat)
1978–1988 Maia Chiburdanidze (5-peat; she tied her 1981 title match but retained the title according to the rules; otherwise it would be a three-peat (1984–1988))
2018–2025 Ju Wenjun (5-peat)

Competitive eating

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Men

1988-1990 Jay Green (1990 tied with Mike DeVito)
1993-1994 Mike DeVito (1993 Independence Day, 1993 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1994 Independence Day)
1996-1998 Hirofumi Nakajima (1996 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1997 and 1998 Independence Day)
2001-2006 Takeru Kobayashi (6-peat)
2007-2014 Joey Chestnut (8-peat)
2016-2023 Joey Chestnut (8-peat)

Women

2011-2013 Sonya Thomas
2014-2020 Miki Sudo (7-peat)

Nathan's Famous Lemonade Chug Contest

2021-2024 Eric "Badlands" Booker (4-peat)

Cricket

Cricket World Cup

1999–2007 Australia (ICC ODI World Cup every 4 years)

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

2010–2014 Australia
2018–2023 Australia

Cycling

Tour de France

General Classification

1953-1955 Louison Bobet
1961-1964 Jacques Anquetil (4-peat)
1969-1972 Eddy Merckx (4-peat)
1991-1995 Miguel Induráin (5-peat)
<s>1999-2005 Lance Armstrong (7-peat)</s> (stripped)

Points Classification

1996-2001 Erik Zabel (6-peat)
2012-2016 Peter Sagan (5-peat)

Mountains Classification

1962-1964 Federico Bahamontes
1965-1967 Julio Jiménez
1994-1997 Richard Virenque (4-peat)

Young Rider Classification

1996-1998 Jan Ullrich
2008-2010 Andy Schleck
2020-2023 Tadej Pogačar (4-peat)

Team Classification

2004-2006 T-Mobile Team
2018-2020 Movistar Team

Darts

BDO World Darts Championship

1984–1986 Eric Bristow
2017–2019 Glen Durrant

PDC World Darts Championship

1995–2002 Phil Taylor (8-peat)
2004–2006 Phil Taylor

Gary Anderson could have made a three-peat in 2015–2017 but lost 7–3 to Michael van Gerwen in the final of the 2017 World darts championship.

BDO Women's World Darts Championship

2001–2007 Trina Gulliver (7-peat)

Esports

Counter Strike

2010–2011 Natus Vincere (4-peat: Intel Extreme Masters 2010, ESWC 2010, WCG 2010, and Intel Extreme Masters 2011)

Counter Strike: Global Offensive

2018–2019 Astralis (FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019)

League of Legends

2023 - 2025 T1 (2023 League of Legends World Championship, 2024 League of Legends World Championship, 2025 League of Legends World Championship)

Futsal

FIFA Futsal World Cup

1989, 1992, 1996 / Brazil

UEFA Futsal Championship

2005, 2007, 2010, 2013 Spain (4-peat)

Intercontinental Futsal Cup

2005–2008, 2011 Boomerang Interviú/Interviú Fadesa/Inter Movistar (5-peat)
2016, 2018–2019 Magnus Futsal

UEFA Futsal Champions League

2023–2025 Palma Futsal

South American Futsal Championship / Copa Libertadores de Futsal

2004–2009 Jaraguá (6-peat)
2017–2019 Carlos Barbosa

Golf

US Open

1903–1905 Willie Anderson

The Open Championship

1868–1872 Young Tom Morris (4-peat)
1877–1879 Jamie Anderson
1880–1882 Bob Ferguson
1954–1956 Peter Thomson

PGA Championship

1924–1927 Walter Hagen

Handball

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IHF World Men's Handball Championship

2019–2025 Denmark (4-peat)

IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship

1952–1959 Germany

European Men's Handball Championship

1998–2002 Sweden

African Championship

1974–79 Tunisia
1981–1989 Algeria (5-peat)
2020–2024 Egypt

Women<br />

IHF World Women's Handball Championship

1982–1990 Soviet Union
2005–2009 Russia

European Women's Handball Championship

2004–2010 Norway (4-peat)

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IHF Super Globe

2017–2019 FC Barcelona Handbol
2021–2023 SC Magdeburg

EHF Champions League

1995–2000 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)

EHF European Cup

2007–2009 CS UCM Reşiţa

EHF Cup Winner's Cup

1983–1986 FC Barcelona Handbol

EHF Men's Champions Trophy

1996–2000 FC Barcelona Handbol (4-peat)

African Champions League

1979–1981 Zamalek
1997–2000 MC Alger (4-peat)
2003–2006 MC Alger (4-peat)
2017–2019 Zamalek

African Cup Winners' Cup

1991–1995 MC Alger (5-peat)
1997–1999 MC Alger
2009–2011 Zamalek

African Super Cup

1994–1999 MC Alger (6-peat)
2004–2006 MC Alger
2010–2012 Zamalek
2018–2021 Zamalek
2022–2024 Al Ahly

SEHA League

2017–2019 RK Vardar
2020–2022 Veszprém KC

Women<br />

Women's EHF Champions League

1970–1973 Spartak Kyiv (4-peat)
1985–1988 Spartak Kyiv (4-peat)
1992–1995 Hypo Niederösterreich (4-peat)
2017–2019 Győri Audi ETO KC
2021–2023 Vipers Kristiansand

Ice hockey

Canada Cup

1984, 1987, 1991 Canada

International rules football

International Rules Series

1990–1999 (1990, 1998, 1999) Ireland

: International rules football games are held sporadically, hence the eight-year gap between 1990 and 1998.

Motorboat racing

Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship

1993-1996 Guido Cappellini (4-peat)
2001-2003 Guido Cappellini
2011-2013 Alex Carella
2014-2016 Philippe Chiappe

Motorcycling

MotoGP

1953-1955 Geoff Duke
1958-1960 John Surtees
1962-1965 Mike Hailwood (4-peat)
1966-1972 Giacomo Agostini (7-peat)
1990-1992 Wayne Rainey
1994-1998 Mick Doohan (5-peat)
2001-2005 Valentino Rossi (5-peat)
2016-2019 Marc Márquez (4-peat)

Motorsports

Formula One World Drivers' Champion

1954–1957 Juan Manuel Fangio (4-peat)
2000–2004 Michael Schumacher (5-peat)
2010–2013 Sebastian Vettel (4-peat)
2017–2020 Lewis Hamilton (4-peat)
2021–2024 Max Verstappen (4-peat)

Rugby

Rugby Union

Women's Rugby World Cup

1998–2010 New Zealand (4-peat)

Rugby League

Rugby League World Cup

1975–2000 Australia (6-peat)
2013–2021 Australia

Women's Rugby League World Cup

2000–2008 New Zealand
2013–2021 Australia

Surfing

IPS World Circuit World Champion

1979–1982 Mark Richards

ASP World Tour World Champion

1994–1998 Kelly Slater

ASP World Tour World Champion

2000–2002 Andy Irons

Tennis

Davis Cup

1903–1906 British Isles
1907–1911
1920–1926 United States
1927–1932
1933–1936 Great Britain
1946–1949 United States
1950–1953 Australia
1955–1957 Australia
1959–1962 Australia
1964–1967 Australia
1968–1972

Fed Cup

1976–1982
1983–1985 Czechoslovakia
1993–1995 Spain

Australian Open

Men's singles

1931–1933 Jack Crawford
1963–1967 Roy Emerson
2011–2013 Novak Djokovic
2019–2021 Novak Djokovic

Women's singles

1928–1930 Daphne Akhurst Cozens
1946–1948 Nancye Wynne Bolton
1960–1966 Margaret Court (6-peat)
1969–1971 Margaret Court
1974–1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1988–1990 Steffi Graf
1991–1993 Monica Seles
1997–1999 Martina Hingis

Men's doubles

1936–1940 Adrian Quist (5-peat; his partners were Don Turnbull in 1936–37 tournaments, and John Bromwich until 1940)
1938–1940 John Bromwich (his partner was Adrian Quist, see above)
1982–1989 Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (7-peat)
1997–1999 Martina Hingis (her partners were Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament, Mirjana Lučić in 1998, and Anna Kournikova in 1999)

French Open

Men's singles

1894–1896 André Vacherot
1897–1900 Paul Aymé
1907–1909 Max Decugis
1912–1914 Max Decugis
1978–1981 Björn Borg (4-peat)
2005–2008 Rafael Nadal (4-peat)
2010–2014 Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
2017–2020 Rafael Nadal (4-peat)

Women's singles

1897–1899 Adine Masson
1904–1906 Kate Gillou
1909–1912 Jeanne Matthey
1920–1923 Suzanne Lenglen
1928–1930 Helen Wills
1935–1937 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1990–1992 Monica Seles
2005–2007 Justine Henin
2022–2024 Iga Świątek

Men's doubles

1961–1965 Roy Emerson (6-peat: his partners were Neal Fraser in 1960 and 1962, Rod Laver in the 1961 tournament, Manuel Santana in 1963, Ken Fletcher in 1964, and Fred Stolle in 1965)

Women's doubles

1909–1912 Jeanne Matthey and Daisy Speranza
1920–1923 Suzanne Lenglen (4-peat: her partners were Elisabeth d'Aryen in the 1920 tournament, Geramine Pigueron in 1921–22, and Didi Vasto in 1923)
1932–1934 Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were Helen Wills in the 1932 tournament, and Simonne Mathieu in 1933–34)
1936–1939 Simonne Mathieu (4-peat: her partners were Billie Yorke in 1936–38, and Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 tournament)
1936–1938 Billie Yorke (her partner was Simonne Mathieu, see above)
1950–1953 Doris Hart and Shirley Fry Irvin
1961–1963 Renée Schuurman (her partners were Sandra Reynolds in 1961–62, and Ann Jones in the 1963 tournament)
1964–1966 Margaret Court (her partners were Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1964–65, and Judy Tegart in the 1966 tournament)
1967–1971 Françoise Dürr (5-peat: her partners were Gail Chanfreau in 1967 and 1970–71, and Ann Jones in 1967–68)
1984–1988 Martina Navratilova (5-peat: her partners were Pam Shriver in 1984–85 and 1987–88, and Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 tournament)
1991–1995 Gigi Fernández (5-peat: her partners were Jana Novotná in the 1991 tournament, and Natasha Zvereva in 1992–95)
1992–1995 Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partner was Gigi Fernández, see above)

Wimbledon

Gentlemen's singles

1881–1886 William Renshaw
1897–1900 Reginald Doherty
1902–1906 Laurence Doherty
1910–1913 Anthony Wilding
1934–1936 Fred Perry
1976–1980 Björn Borg (5-peat)
1993–1995 Pete Sampras
1997–2000 Pete Sampras (4-peat)
2003–2007 Roger Federer (5-peat)
2018–2022 Novak Djokovic (4-peat, as 2020 Wimbledon was cancelled due to COVID-19)

Ladies' singles

1891–1893 Lottie Dod
1919–1923 Suzanne Lenglen
1927–1930 Helen Wills
1948–1950 Louise Brough
1952–1954 Maureen Connolly
1966–1968 Billie Jean King

The Buffalo Bills went to 4 consecutive Super Bowls as the AFC champions from 1990 to 1993, which is a feat unmatched in NFL history; however, they lost in every appearance. The Miami Dolphins (1971–73), New England Patriots (2016–18), and Kansas City Chiefs (2022–24) have each won 3 consecutive Conference championships (and appeared in 3 straight Super Bowls) in their history.

In the early years of the NFL, decades before the introduction of either the term three-peat or the Super Bowl, the Packers won three consecutive NFL titles from 1929–31. This was achieved without playing any postseason playoff games, as the league title was determined at that time from the season standings. In addition, the Packers won the NFL championship in 1965, at a time when the rival NFL and AFL played separate exclusive championships. They then followed that 1965 championship with their first two Super Bowl victories in 1966 and 1967 (their Super Bowl berths were earned by winning both the 1966 NFL Championship Game and 1967 NFL Championship Game), thereby winning championships three years in a row.

There have been efforts to come up with a similarly clever name for the potential fourth consecutive championship in the year following a three-peat. Quat-row was trademarked by Lakers fan and graphic artist Jerry Leibowitz because he felt four-peat "didn't make any sense phonetically", though it's thus far failed to catch on and the latter continues to be the primary term. Since three-peat came into usage, however, only one team in major American sports has been able to achieve at least four in a row: Hendrick Motorsports with driver Jimmie Johnson, who won five NASCAR Cup Series championships in a row from 2006 to 2010. Johnson's streak has been accordingly described as a five-peat.

There are also terms for winning three trophies in the same season:

Triple Crown and Grand Slam – various sports
Treble (association football)

The trifecta (also known as a tricast, triactor or tierce) is a concept in gambling in which a bettor successfully guesses the win, place and show in a particular race.

Rather than three-peat, English-speaking people may instead talk of a hat trick of championships, or simply a three-in-a-row.