Which prosthetic-wearing athlete won three Olympic gold medals?

ghosttowner

Jessica Long won three Olympic gold medals at the 2004 Paralympics and won four more at the 2008 Paralympics at Beijing. http://paralympics.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1654 Jun 06 09, 12:28 AM

zbeckabee

'Blade Runner' targets London success Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Oscar Pistorius admits it would be 'a dream' to participate in both the Olympics and Paralympics in London in four years time. The 21-year-old double amputee, nicknamed the 'Blade Runner' due to his prosthetic j-shaped legs, won three gold medals in Beijing, triumphing in the men's T44 100 metres, 200m and 400m. The South African successfully won an appeal to compete in the 400m in last month's Olympics before subsequently failing to qualify. His best time of 46.25 seconds was set in open competition in Lucerne, Switzerland, in July in a last-ditch attempt to reach the games of the XXIX Olympiad. http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/article.html?Blade_Runner_targets_London_success&in_article_id=312725&in_page_id=35 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius Jun 06 09, 3:58 AM

Datsmeharse

Those are great answers for Paralympic champions; there have been many 3-time gold medalists in that competition, with the largest haul made by Ragnhild Myklebust with 17 golds. The athlete in question won their medals before the Paralympics or Special Olympics were contested. Jun 06 09, 9:58 AM

Verbonica

George Eyser, an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, earning six medals, including three gold. Eyser competed with a wooden prosthesis for a left leg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eyser p.s. Eyser made the U.S. team and competed during the 1904 Summer Games in St. Louis, Mo., despite his wooden left leg — eventually winning the gold medals in the vault, parallel bars and rope climbing. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93632621 Jun 06 09, 11:18 AM

Datsmeharse

Eyser is correct. I believe he competed without his prothesis on. Another inspirational story is Károly Takács: http://www.olympianswimclub.com/articles/Bouncing_Back_to_Win.htm Jun 06 09, 1:02 PM