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RECORDS AND MEDALS AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

UPDATE – FEBRUARY 2009

8 - Gunda NIEMANN-STIRNEMANN (GER), OLYMPIC MEDALS , 1988-1998 8 - (URS), cross-country, From in 1924 until St Moritz in 1928, 1968-1980 the medal presentation ceremonies traditionally 8 - Karin KANIA (GDR), speed skating, 1980- 88 took place at the Games Closing Ceremony. 7 - Marja-Liisa KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), cross- Since 1932 in Lake Placid, the Olympic medals country, 1976-1994 have been presented after each competition. 7 - (ITA), cross-country, 1984-1998 Today, many of the medals are presented at a 7 - Andrea EHRIG-SCHÖNE-MITSCHERLICH special ceremony, generally in a historic place in (GDR), speed skating, 1976-1988 7 - Larissa LAZUTINA (EUN / RUS), cross- the host city, decorated for the event. In , country, 1992-1998 55 of the 84 presentations took place in the 7 - Yelena VÄLBE, (EUN), cross-country, 1992- Piazza Castello, in the heart of the city. 1998

According to the Olympic Charter1, the medal for first place must be gold coloured, with at MOST MEDALS WON (MEN) least 6 grams of fine gold. The two other medals 12 - Bjørn DAEHLIE (NOR), cross-country, are silver, for second place, and bronze, for 1992-1998 third. In addition, the names of the medallists 9 - Ole Einar BJOERNDALEN (NOR), , are placed permanently on display in the main 1994-2006 stadium in which the are held. 9 - Sixten JEMBERG (SWE), cross-country, 1956-1964 At the last Winter Games in Turin (2006), the 8 - Kjetil Andre AAMODT (NOR), , medals were 120mm in diameter and 20mm 1992-2006 thick. In total, there were 1,026 medals struck 8 - (GER), biathlon, 1994-2006 for these 2006 Games (342 of each metal). 8 - Ricco GROSS (GER), biathlon, 1992-2006 Some 873kg of metal was used: 2kg of gold, 7 - A. (FIN), speed skating, 167 silver and 704 bronze. In Turin, like in Salt 1924-1928 Lake City in 2002, the reverse of the medals 7 - (URS/EUN/KAZ), cross- varied according to the sporting discipline and country, 1988-1998 included 16 different artistic motifs. 7 - Bogdan MUSIOL (GDR), , 1980- 1988 7 - Eero MÄNTYRANTA (FIN), cross-country,

1960-1972 MOST MEDALS WON (WOMEN) 7 - (FIN), cross- 10 - (URS / EUN), cross- country,1952-1964 country, 1976-1992 7 - (NOR), speed skating, 10 - (ITA), cross-country, 1928-1936 1992-2002 9 - Lyubov EGOROVA (EUN / RUS), cross- country, 1992-2002 MOST GOLD MEDALS WON 9 - (GER), biathlon, 1992-2006 (WOMEN) 9 - (GER), speed skating, 6 - Lydia SKOBLIKOVA (URS), speed skating, 1992-2006 1960-1964 6 - Lyubov EGOROVA (EUN / RUS), cross- country, 1992-2002 1 Olympic Charter, 2003, By Law of the Rules 70 Page 1/7

5 - (USA), speed skating, 88-94 4 - Marja-Liisa KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), cross- 5 - Larissa LAZUTINA (EUN / RUS), cross- country, 1976-1994 country, 1992-1998 4 - (ITA), cross-country, 5 - Claudia PECHSTEIN (GER), speed skating, 1992-2006 1992-2006 4 - Lee-Kyung CHUN (KOR), short-track, 92-98 4 - Galina KULAKOVA (URS), cross-country, 1968-1980 MOST BRONZE MEDALS WON 4 - Janica KOSTELIC, (CRO), Alpine skiing, (MEN) 2002-2006 6 - Harri KIRVIESNIEMI (FIN), cross-country, 4 - Raisa SMETANINA (URS / EUN), cross- 1980-1998 country, 1976-1992 4 - Mika MYLLYLAE (FIN), cross-country, 94-98 4 - (NOR), speed skating, 24-28 MOST GOLD MEDALS WON 4 - (NED), speed skating, 92-06 (MEN) 8 - Bjørn DAEHLIE (NOR), cross-country, 92-98 MOST GOLD MEDALS WON 5 - A. Clas THUNBERG (FIN), speed skating, AT ONE EDITION OF THE 1924-1928 5 - (USA), speed skating, 1980 GAMES (MEN) 5 - (NOR), cross-country, 5 - Eric HEIDEN (USA), speed skating, 1980 1994-2002 4 - Ole Einar BJOERNDALEN (NOR), biathlon, 5 - Ole Einar BJOERNDALEN (NOR), biathlon, 1992 1994-2002 Several athletes have won three medals at the 4 - Twelve athletes have won four gold medals same edition of the Games.

MOST GOLD MEDALS WON MOST SILVER MEDALS WON AT ONE EDITION OF THE (WOMEN) 5 - Raisa SMETANINA (URS / EUN), cross- GAMES (WOMEN) country, 1976-1992 4 - Lydia SKOBLIKOVA (URS), speed skating, 5 - Andrea EHRIG-SCHÖNE-MITSCHERLICH 1960-1964 (GDR), speed skating, 1976-1988 3 - Lyubov EGOROVA (EUN / RUS), cross- 4 - Karin KANIA (GDR), speed skating, 1980-88 country, deux fois en 1992 et 1994 4 - Gunda NIEMANN-STIRNEMANN (GER), 3 - Galina KULAKOVA (URS), cross-country, 72 speed skating, 1988-1998 3 - Larissa LAZUTINA (EUN / RUS), cross- 4 - Yang YANG (S) (CHN), speed skating, 94-02 country, 1998 4 - Hilkka RIIHIVUORI (FIN) cross-country, 3 - Marja-Liisa KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), cross- 1972-1980 country, 1984 4 - Uschi DISL (GER), biathlon, 1992-2006 3 - Janica KOSTELIC (CRO), Alpine skiing, 02 3 - , (NED), speed skating. 1988 MOST SILVER MEDALS WON 3 - Klavdiya BOYARSKIKH (URS), cross- (MEN) country, 1964 5 - Bogdan MUSIOL (GDR), bobsleigh, 1980-88 3 - Sun-Yu JIN, (KOR), short track speed 4 - Bjørn DAEHLIE (NOR), cross-country, 92-98 skating, 2006 4 - Vladimir SMIRNOV (URS/EUN/KAZ), cross- country, 1988-1998 MOST MEDALS WON IN 3 - Eighteen athletes have won three medals INDIVIDUAL EVENTS MOST BRONZE MEDALS WON MEN: 9 - Bjørn DAEHLIE, (NOR), cross-country, (WOMEN) 1992- 1998 5 - Stefania BELMONDO (ITA), cross-country, WOMEN: 1992-2002 8 - Karin KANIA (RDA), speed skating, 1980-88 4 - Yelena VÄLBE, (EUN), cross-country, 92-98 Records and medals / February 2009 Page 2/7

8 - Claudia PECHSTEIN (GER), speed skating, 5 - Yang YANG (S) (CHN), 0-4-1 1992-2006 8 - Gunda NIEMANN-STIRNEMANN (GDR- Figure skating (individual, pairs and GER), speed-skating, 1988-1998 ice dancing): 3 - Sonja HENIE (NOR), 3-0-0 MOST GOLD MEDALS WON IN 3 - Irina RODNINA (URS), 3-0-0 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 3 - Andrée BRUNET (FRA), 2-0-1 3 - Beatrix LOUGHRAN (USA), 0-2-1 MEN: 3 - Marina KLIMOVA (RUS), 1-1-1 6 - Bjørn DAEHLIE (NOR), cross-country, 92-98 WOMEN : Alpine skiing: 6 - Lydia SKOBLIKOVA (URS /RUS), speed skating, 1960-1964 6 - Janica KOSTELIC (CRO), 4-2-0 5 - (GER), 3-0-2 5 - (SUI), 3-1-1 MOST MEDALS WON BY 5 - Anja PAERSON (SWE), 1-1-3 DISCIPLINE (WOMEN) Biathlon: Cross-country skiing: 10 - Raisa SMETANINA (URS / EUN), 4-5-1 9 - Uschi DISL (GER), 2 gold medals - 4 silver 10 - Stefania BELMONDO (ITA), 2-3-5 medals - 3 bronze medals 9 - Ljubov EGOROVA (RUS), 6-3-0 6 - (GER), 3-3-0 8 - Galina KULAKOVA (URS), 4-2-2 5 - Albina AKHATOVA (RUS), 1-1-3 7 - Larissa LAZUTINA (RUS), 5-1-1 4 - (GER), 2-1-1 7 - Yelena VÄLBE, (EUN /RUS), 3-0-4 4 - Antje HARVEY (GER), 1-3-0 7 - Marja Liisa KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), 3-4-0

7 - Manuela Di CENTA (ITA), 2-2-3 Bobsleigh 1 - Twelve athletes have won one medal Freestyle skiing: Curling 3 - (NOR), 1-1-1 2 - Myriam OTT (SUI), 0-2-0 2 - (AUS), 1-0-1 2 - Julie SKINNER (CAN), 0-0-2 2 - Tae SATOYA (JAP), 1-0-1 2 - Stine Lise HATTESTAD (NOR), 1-0-1 Hockey: 2 - Marie LINDGREN (SWE) 0-2-0 3 - Six players from , 2-1-0 2 - Yelizaveta KOZHEVNIKOVA (EUN) 0-1-1 3 - Three players from the USA, 1-1-1 Snowboard: : 2 - Karine RUBY (FRA), 1-1-0 3 - Susi-Lisa ERDMANN (GER) 0-1-2 2 - Seven athletes have won two medals 1 - Six athletes have won one medal Speed skating: 9 - Claudia PECHSTEIN (GER), 5-2-2 MOST MEDALS WON BY 8 - Karin KANIA (GDR), 3-4-1 DISCIPLINE (MEN) 8 - Gunda NIEMANN-STIRNEMANN (GER),

3-4-1 7 - Andréa EHRIG (GDR), 1-5-1 Biathlon: 6 - Lydia SKOBLIKOVA (URS /RUS), 6-0-0 9 - Ole Einar BJOERNDALEN (NOR), 5 gold 6 - Bonnie BLAIR (USA), 5-0-1 medals - 3 silver medals - 1 bronze medal 6 - (CAN), 1-2-3 8 - Ricco GROSS (GER), 4-3-1 8 - Sven FISCHER (GER), 4-2-2 Short-track speed skating: 6 - Serguei TCHEPIKOV (URS / EUN / RUS), 2-3-1 5 - Lee-Kyung CHUN (KOR), 4-0-1 5 - Aleksandr TIKHONOV (URS), 4-1-0 5 - Yang YANG (A) (CHN), 2-2-1 5 - (FRG), 1-2-2 Records and medals / February 2009 Page 3/7

5 - Franck LUCK (GER), 2-3-0 Figure skating (individual, pairs and 5 - (NOR), 2-2-1 ice dancing): 3 3 - Gillis GRAFSTRÖM (SWE), 2-1-0, Bobsleigh: 3 - Artur DMITRIYEV (RUS), 2-1-0 7 - Bogdan MUSIOL (GDR), 1-5-1 3 - Pierre BRUNET (FRA), 2-0-1 6 - (GER), 2-3-1 3 - Sergey PONOMARENKO (EUN), 1-1-1 6 - (ITA), 2-2-2 5 - (SUI), 0-3-2 :

5 - Matti NYKANEN (FIN),4-1-0 : 4 - Martin HOELLWARTH (AUT), 0-3-1 2 6 - Johan GROTTUMSBRAATEN (NOR), 3-1-2 4 - Jens WEISSFLOG (GER), 3-1-0 6 - (AUT), 2-1-3 4 - Matti HAUTAMAEKI (FIN), 0-3-1 5 - (FIN), 3-2-0 4 - Fred Boerre LUNDBERG (NOR), 2-2-0 Freestyle skiing: 4 - (NOR), 2-1-1 4 - (GER), 1-2-1 3 - Philippe LAROCHE (CAN), 1-1-0 4 - (AUT), 0-1-3 3 - Janne LAHTELA (FIN), 1-1-0 3 - Edgar GROSPIRON (FRA), 1-0-1

Curling: Alpine skiing: 2 - Flemming DAVANGER (NOR), 1-1-0 2 - Stig-Arne GUNNESTAD (NOR), 0-1-1 8 - Kjetil Andre AAMODT (NOR), 4-2-2 5 - (NOR), 1-3-1 5 - (ITA), 3-2-0 Ice hockey: 4 - (AUT), 2-1-1 4 - Vladislav TRETYAK (URS), 3-1-0 4 - (AUT), 2-0-2 4 - Jiri HOLIK (TCH), 0-2-2 4 - (AUT), 1-2-1 3 - Thirty-two players have won two medals 3 - Anton SAILER (AUT), 3-0-0 3 - Jean-Claude KILLY (FRA), 3-0-0 Luge (singles and doubles): 3 - (FRA), 2-0-1 5 - (GER), 3-2-0 3 - (SWE), 2-0-1 4 - Stefan KRAUSSE (GDR), 2-1-1 3 - Gustavo THÖNI (ITA), 1-2-0 4 - (GER), 2-1-1 3 - , (AUT) 1-1-1 4 - Armin ZÖGGELER (ITA), 2-1-1 3 - (FRA), 1-1-1 4 - (GDR), 1-1-2 3 - (AUT), 0-2-1 Cross-country skiing: 12 - Björn DAEHLIE (NOR), 8-4-0 Short-track speed skating: 9 - (FIN), 4-3-2 7 - Veikko HAKULINEN (FIN), 3-3-1 5 - Marc GAGNON (CAN), 3-0-2 7 - Eero MÄNTYRANTA (FIN), 3-2-2 5 - Apolo Anton OHNO (USA), 2-1-2 7 - Vladimir SMIRNOV (URS/EUN/KAZ), 1-4-2 4 - Jiajun LI (CHN), 0-2-2 6 - Thomas ALSGAARD (NOR), 5-1-0 4 - Hyun-Soo AHN (KOR), 3-0-1 6 - Gunde Anders SVAN (SWE), 4-1-1 4 - Eric Bedard (CAN), 2-1-1 6 - (NOR), 3-2-1 6 - Mika MYLLYLAE (FIN), 1-1-4 Speed skating: 6 - (FIN), 0-0-6 7 - Ivar BALLANGRUD (NOR), 4-2-1 7 - Clas THUNBERG (FIN), 5-1-1 Skeleton: 6 - Roald LARSEN (NOR), 0-2-4 4 3 - John HEATON (USA), 0-2-1, 6 - Rintje RITSMA (NED), 0-2-4 2 - Jennison HEATON (USA), 1-1-0 5 - Eric HEIDEN (USA), 5-0-0 2 - Gregor STAEHLI (SUI), 0-0-2 5 - (NOR), 4-1-0 5 - Yevgeny GRISHIN (URS), 4-1-0 5 - Knut JOHANNESEN (NOR), 2-2-1 3 One of these medals was won at the 1920 Olympic Summer Games 4 2 Three of these medals were won in cross country One of the medals was one in bobsleigh Records and medals / February 2009 Page 4/7

Snowboard: 4 - Galina KULAKOVA (URS), cross-country 2 - Philipp SCHOCH (SUI), 2-0-0 skiing, 1968-1980 2 - Ross POWERS (USA), 1-0-1 2 - Danny KASS (USA), 0-2-0 GREATEST NUMBER OF GREATEST NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES IN YEARS BETWEEN MEDALS THE SAME WOMEN’S OR - 20 years: John HEATON, (USA), luge, 28-48 - 20 years: Richard TORRIANI (ITA), ice MIXED EVENT hockey, 1928-1948 3 - Claudia PECHSTEIN (GER), speed skating, - 18 years: Serguei TCHEPIKOV (URS / EUN / 5,000m, 1994-2002 RUS), biathlon, 1988-2006 3 - Bonnie BLAIR (USA), speed skating, 500m, - 16 years: Raisa SMETANINA (URS/EUN), 1988-1994 cross-country skiing, 1976-1992 3 - Sonja HENIE (NOR), figure skating, individual, 1928-1936 MEDAL WINNERS AT SEVERAL 3 - Irina RODNINA (URS), figure skating, pairs, 1972-1980 EDITIONS OF THE GAMES 3 - Larissa LAZUTINA (EUN /RUS), cross- (MEN) country skiing, 4x7.5km relay, 1992-1998 5 editions – Harri KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), cross- country skiing, 1980-1998 5 - Georg HACKL (GER), luge, 1988-2002 GREATEST NUMBER OF 4 - Bogdan MUSIOL (GDR), bobsleigh, 1980-1992 CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES IN 4 - Aleksandr TIKHONOV (URS), biathlon, THE SAME MEN’S EVENT 1968-1980 4 - Aleksandr TIKHONOV (URS), biathlon, 4 - Vladislav TRETYAK (URS), ice hockey, 4x7.5km relay, 1968-1980 1972-1984 3 - (GDR) Nordic combined, 4 - Jiri HOLIK (TCH), ice hockey, 1964-1976 1972-1980 4 - Jan BEHRENDT (GER), luge, 1988-1998 3 - Gillis GRAFSTRÖM (SWE), figure skating, 4 - Stefan KRAUSSE (GDR), luge, 1988-1998 individual, 1920-1928, one of these gold medals 4 - Wolfgang HOPPE (GDR), bobsleigh, was won at the Olympic Summer Games in 1984-1994 1920 4 - Armin ZÖGGELER (ITA), luge, 1994-2006 3 - Georg HACKL (GER), luge, singles, 1992-98 4 - Kjetil Andre AAMODT (NOR), Alpine skiing, 3 - Aleksandr RAGULIN (URS), ice hockey, 1992-2006 1964-1972 4 - Serguei TCHEPIKOV (URS / EUN / RUS), 3 - Viktor KOUSKINE (URS), ice hockey, 64-72 biathlon, 1988-2006 3 - Andrei KOMUTOV (URS), ice hockey, 64-72

3 - Vitali DAVIDOV (URS), ice hockey, 1964-72

3 - Anatoli FIRSOV (URS), ice hockey, 1964-72 MEDAL WINNERS AT SEVERAL EDITIONS OF THE GAMES GREATEST NUMBER OF NOCS (WOMEN) PARTICIPATING IN ONE EVENT 5 editions – Raissa SMETATINA, (RUS/EUN) 46 NOCs, men’s in 1992 cross-country skiing, 1976-1992 5 - Claudia PECHSTEIN (GER), speed skating, GREATEST NUMBER OF 1992-2002 4 - Stefania BELMONDO (ITA), cross-country ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN skiing, 1992-2002 AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT 131 participants, men’s giant slalom in 1992

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LONGEST SERIES OF YOUNGEST KNOWN VICTORIES FOR ONE NOC IN MEDALLIST IN AN INDIVIDUAL ONE EVENT EVENT 12 editions, series ongoing - URS then EUN, Scott ALLEN, (USA), bronze medallist in figure then RUS, figure skating, pairs, 1964-2002 skating, at the 1964 Games, aged 14 years and 363 days. LONGEST SERIES OF VICTORIES FOR DIFFERENT YOUNGEST KNOWN FEMALE NOCS IN ONE EVENT MEDALLIST IN AN INDIVIDUAL - 12 editions, series ongoing, in men’s slalom, EVENT 1964-2002: (AUT-FRA-SPA-ITA-SWE-USA-ITA- Andrea MITSCHERLICH (RDA), silver medallist NOR-AUT-NOR-FRA) in the 3,000m speed skating, at the 1976 - 12 editions, series ongoing, in ski jumping K90 Games, aged 15 years and 68 days individual: (FIN-CZE-JPN-GDR-AUT-GDR-FIN- AUT-NOR-FIN-SUI) YOUNGEST KNOWN GOLD - 12 editions, series ongoing in the 1,500m women’s speed skating, 1964-2002: MEDALLIST IN AN INDIVIDUAL (URS-FIN-USA-URS-GDR-HOL-GER-AUT- EVENT HOL-GER) (FIN), gold medallist in ski - 11 editions, series ongoing, in women’s jumping (large hill), at the 1992 Games, aged 16 slalom, 1968-2002: (FRA-USA-GER-LIE-ITA- years and 259 days. SUI-AUT-SUI-CRO-GER) YOUNGEST KNOWN FEMALE MOST PARTICIPATION IN THE GOLD MEDALLIST IN AN OLYMPIC GAMES INDIVIDUAL EVENT 6 - Carl Erik ERIKSSON (SWE), bobsleigh, Tara LIPINSKI, (USA), gold medallist in figure 1964-1984 skating, at the 1998 Games, aged 15 years and 6 - Colin COATES (AUS), speed skating, 68-88 255 days. 6 - Marja-Liisa KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), cross- country skiing, 1976-1994 6 - Alfred EDER (AUT) biathlon, 1976-1994 OLDEST MEDALLIST 6 - Harri KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), cross-country - C.A.V. KRONLUND (SWE), silver medallist in skiing, 1980-1998 curling at the 1924 Games, aged 59 years and 6 - Jochen BEHLE (RFA), cross-country skiing, 61 days 1980-1998 6 - Serguei TCHEPIKOV (URS / EUN / RUS), OLDEST GOLD MEDALLIST biathlon, 1988-2006 - Robin WELSH Senior (GBR), in curling, at the 6 - (AUT / HUN), speed 1924 Games, aged 54 years and 101 days skating, 1984-2002 6 - Raimo HELMINEN (FIN), ice hockey, 84-02 6 - Michael DIXON (GBR), biathlon and nordic OLDEST FEMALE MEDALLIST combined, 1984-2002 AND OLDEST FEMALE GOLD 6 - Marcus PROCK (AUT), luge, 1984-2002 MEDALLIST Raisa SMETANINA (URS/RUS), in the 4 x 5km cross-country relay, at the 1992 Games, aged 39 years and 354 days.

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OLDEST MEDALLIST IN AN - HUGES, Clara (CAN), Cycling track – speed skating, 1-1-3, 1996-2006 INDIVIDUAL EVENT Martin STIXRUD (NOR), bronze medallist in figure skating, at the 1920 Games, aged 44 years and 77 days. IMPRINT

OLDEST FEMALE MEDALLIST RECORDS AND MEDALS AT February 2009 THE OLYMPIC WINTER IN AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT GAMES Marja-Liisa KIRVESNIEMI (FIN), bronze A publication of the For further information, please contact medallist in the 5km and 30km cross-country skiing, at the 1994 Games, aged 38 years and Research and Reference Service 167 days. Château de Vidy, Tel. + 41 21 621 63 18 1007 , Fax +41 21 621 67 18 [email protected] OLDEST GOLD MEDALLIST IN AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT - Duff GIBSON (CAN), in skeleton, at the 2006 Games, aged 39 years and 150 days.

OLDEST FEMALE GOLD MEDALLIST IN AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT (GER), in the luge singles, at the 2006 Games, aged 36 years and 222 days.

MOST MEDALLISTS AT THE 2006 TURIN WINTER GAMES 5 - Cindy KLASSEN (CAN), speed skating, 1-2- 2 4 - Hyun-Soo AHN (KOR), short track, 3-0-1 3 – Thirteen athletes won three medals

MEDALLISTS AT BOTH SUMMER AND Men: - EAGAN, Edward (USA), boxing - bobsleigh, 2-0-0, 1920-1932 - THAMS, Jacob (NOR), sailing – ski jumping ski, 1-1-0, 1924-1936 - GRAFSTRÖM5, Gillis (SWE), 3-1-0, 1920-32 Women: - LUDING, Christa (RDA-GER), Cycling track – speed skating, 2-2-1, 1984-1992

5 Figure skating was a part of the Olympic programme at the 1920 Antwerp Records and medals / February 2009 Page 7/7