Top Medal Winners at the Commonwealth Games
Here's a list of the top medal winners from all Commonwealth Games (including 2022). Australian athletes dominate these lists (they also dominate the all-time medal table), and swimming is the sport which provides most of the medals.
Most Medals Overall
- 20 - Emma McKeon (Australia) competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games from 2014-2022 in swimming (14 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
- 18 - Chad Le Clos (South Africa) competed in swimming from 2010-2022 (7 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze)
- 18 - Phillip Adams (Australia) competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games in shooting between 1982-2002 (7 gold, 9 silver, 2 bronze)
- 18 - Mick Gault (England) competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games in shooting between 1994-2014 (9 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze)
Most Medals at a single Commonwealth Games
- 8 - Susie O'Neill (Australia, Swimming) in 1998 - 6 gold, 2 silver.
- 8 - Emma McKeon (Australia, Swimming) in 2022 - 6 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
- 8 - Emily Seebohm (Australia, Swimming) in 2010 - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
- 8 - Taylor Ruck (Canada, Swimming) in 2018 - 1 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze
- 7 - Ian Thorpe (Australia, Swimming) in 2002 - 6 gold, 1 silver
- 7 - Libby Lenton (Australia, Swimming) in 2006 - 5 gold, 2 silver
- 7 - Mollie O'Callaghan (Australia, Swimming) in 2022 - 5 gold, 2 silver
- 7 - Petria Thomas (Australia, Swimming) in 2002 - 5 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
- 7 - Michael Klim (Australia, Swimming) in 1998 - 4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze.
- 7 - Chad Le Clos (South Africa, Swimming) in 2014 - 2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze
- 7 - Tom Dean(England, Swimming) in 2022 - 1 gold, 6 silver
Most Gold Medals Overall
- 14 - Emma McKeon (Australia, Swimming)
- 10* - Leisel Jones (Australia, Swimming)
- 10 - Susie O'Neill (Australia, Swimming)
- 10 - Ian Thorpe (Australia, Swimming)
Most Gold Medals at a single Commonwealth Games
- 6 - Ian Thorpe (Australia, Swimming) in 2002
- 6 - Susie O'Neill (Australia, Swimming) in 1998
- 6 - Graham Smith (Canada, Swimming) in 1978
Related Pages
- See also more about Commonwealth Games Medals.
- Top Medal countries from each Commonwealth Games
- All-time medal tally for the Commonwealth Games
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