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    How many athletes have won gold medals at four different Olympics?

    Question #83996. Asked by jimincreek6. (Jul 30 07 5:57 PM)


    bigponder

    		Al Oerter had four Olympic discus golds: 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968.
    Carl Lewis won four consecutive Olympic long jump golds, from 1984 to 1996.
    I don't know if there are any others.

    Jul 30 07, 7:48 PM
    davejacobs

    		Steve Redgrave won gold medals at FIVE consecutive Olympics, and thus had four in a row, twice!
    http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=65847


    Jul 31 07, 12:51 AM
    Mugaboo

    		Aladar Gerevich won gold at six games
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladar_Gerevich

    Birgit Fischer won at five games
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_Fischer

    Jul 31 07, 8:32 AM

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