Summer Olympians edit
Of the athletes who participated in two or more Summer Olympics in two different sports, 29 are Swedish and 26 of them participated in the home Olympics in Stockholm 1912.
Among these athletes, only one competed in two different sports and for two different countries, the Italian-Polish Katarzyna Juszczak. Only two female athletes, the British Rebecca Romero and the East German Roswitha Krause won medals in two different sports.[1] Among men the American Frank Kugler at St. Louis 1904 won a medal in three different sports.[1] The American Sheila Taormina was the only woman to competed in three different sports.[1] The American Tim Shaw is one of four athletes who won medals in swimming and water polo.[2]
Men that won medals in different sports
Women that won medals in different sports
| Athlete | Country | Sports | First | Last | Tot. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Andersson |  Sweden |
diving 2, swimming 3, water polo 3 | 1908 | 1920 | 3 |
| Gösta Åsbrink | Sweden |
gymnastics 1, modern pentathlon 1 | 1908 | 1912 | 2 |
| David Bárcena Ríos |  Mexico |
equestrian 3, modern pentathlon 2 | 1964 | 1980 | 5 |
| Gérard Blitz |  Belgium |
swimming 4, water polo 3 | 1920 | 1936 | 4 |
| Eric Carlberg | Sweden |
fencing 2, modern pentathlon 1, shooting 3 | 1908 | 1924 | 3 |
| Carlota Castrejana |  Spain |
basketball 1, athletics 4 | 1992 | 2008 | 4 |
| Gustaf Dyrssen | Sweden |
modern pentathlon 1, fencing 3 | 1920 | 1936 | 4 |
| Edwin Flack |  Australia |
tennis 1, athletics 1 | 1896 | 1896 | 1 |
| João Gonçalves Filho |  Brazil |
swimming 2, water polo 3 | 1952 | 1968 | 5 |
| Conn Findlay |  United States |
rowing 1, sailing 1 | 1956 | 1976 | 4 |
| Alfréd Hajós |  Hungary |
swimming 1, art competitions 1 | 1896 | 1928 | 3 |
| Pontus Hanson | Sweden |
swimming 1, water polo 3 | 1908 | 1920 | 3 |
| Carl Hårleman | Sweden |
athletics 1, gymnastics 1 | 1908 | 1912 | 2 |
| Otto Herschmann |  Austria |
swimmimg 1, fencing 1 | 1896 | 1912 | 2 |
| Harald Julin | Sweden |
swimming 2, water polo 3 | 1908 | 1920 | 3 |
| Greta Johansson | Sweden |
diving 1, swimming 1 | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Hjalmar Johansson | Sweden |
diving 2, swimming 1, athletics 1 | 1908 | 1912 | 2 |
| Harald Julin | Sweden |
swimming 2, water polo 3 | 1908 | 1920 | 3 |
| Katarzyna Juszczak |  Poland +  Italy |
judo 1, wrestling 1 | 1992 | 2008 | 2 |
| Karch Kiraly | United States |
volleyball 2, beach volley 1 | 1988 | 1996 | 3 |
| Morris Kirksey | United States |
rugby 1, athletics 1 | 1920 | 1920 | 1 |
| Roswitha Krause |  East Germany |
swimming 1, handball 2 | 1968 | 1980 | 3 |
| Frank Kugler | United States |
tug of war 1, weightlifting 1 , wrestling 1 | 1904 | 1904 | 1 |
| Torsten Kumfeldt | Sweden |
swimming 1, water polo 3 | 1908 | 1920 | 3 |
| Georg de Laval | Sweden |
modern pentathlon 1, shooting 1 | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Gustaf Lewenhaupt | Sweden |
equestrian 1, modern pentathlon 1 | 1912 | 1912 | 1 |
| Bengt Ljungquist | Sweden |
equestrian 1, fencing 4 | 1936 | 1964 | 5 |
| Peter Macken | Australia |
fencing 1, modern pentathlon 5 | 1960 | 1976 | 5 |
| Veli Nieminen |  Finland |
gymnastics 1, shooting 1 | 1908 | 1924 | 3 |
| August Nilsson | Sweden |
athletics 1, tug of war 1 | 1900 | 1900 | 1 |
| Daniel Norling | Sweden |
equestrian 1, gymnastics 2 | 1908 | 1920 | 3 |
| Gösta Olson | Sweden |
fencing 1, gymnastics 1 | 1908 | 1908 | 1 |
| Nova Peris | Australia |
field hockey 1, athletics 1 | 1996 | 2000 | 2 |
| Paul Radmilovic |  United Kingdom |
swimming 2, water polo 5 | 1908 | 1928 | 5 |
| Rebecca Romero | United Kingdom |
cycling 1, rowing 1 | 2004 | 2008 | 2 |
| Axel Runström | Sweden |
diving 2, water polo 1 | 1908 | 1912 | 2 |
| Carl Schuhmann |  German Empire |
athletics 1, gymnastics 1, weightlifting 1, wrestling 1[3] | 1896 | 1896 | 1 |
| Tim Shaw | United States |
swimming 1, water polo 1 | 1976 | 1984 | 2 |
| Gustaf Söderström | Sweden |
athletics 1, tug of war 1 | 1900 | 1900 | 1 |
| Karl Staaf | Sweden |
athletics 1, tug of war 1 | 1900 | 1900 | 1 |
| Sheila Taormina | United States |
swimming 1, triathlon 2, modern pentathlon 1 | 1996 | 2008 | 4 |
| Sven Thofelt | Sweden |
fencing 3, modern pentathlon 3 | 1928 | 1948 | 4 |
| Magnus Wegelius | Finland |
gymnastics 1, shooting 1 | 1908 | 1924 | 3 |
| Johnny Weissmuller | United States |
swimming 1, water polo 1 | 1924 | 1928 | 2 |
| Gunnar Wennerström | Sweden |
swimming 1, water polo 1 | 1908 | 1908 | 1 |
| Walter W. Winans | United States |
shooting 1, art competitions 1 | 1908 | 1912 | 2 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Summer Olympics Trivia". topendsports.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Giochi Olimpici - Unionpedia" (in Italian). it.unionpedia.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ He won four gold medals in two different sports, three in gymnastics and one in wrestling.