By James Sutherland on SwimSwam
Michael Phelps finally has company in the double-digit Olympic gold medal club.
On Wednesday, Norwegian skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won his 10th career Olympic gold medal in the men’s cross-country team sprint during the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, joining Phelps as the only two athletes in history to have 10 or more gold medals. Phelps won 23 Olympic gold medals during his illustrious career.
In the team sprint final, Klæbo and teammate Einar Hedegart crossed the line in a time of 18:28.9, 1.4 seconds clear of the American duo of Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher.
“It’s obviously very satisfying to make this happen,” Klæbo said, according to The Associated Press. “The team sprint is one of the most fun events, but also one of the hardest.”
The victory marks the third consecutive in the event for Klæbo, who has claimed gold with three different pairs at the last three Olympics.
The 29-year-old is now a perfect five-for-five in gold medals at these Games, having also won the men’s 10km freestyle, 20km skiathlon, 4×7.5km relay and the individual sprint.
He made his Olympic debut at the 2018 Games in PyeongChang, earning three golds in the men’s individual sprint and 4x10km relay in addition to the team sprint. At the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, he added two more golds in the individual and team sprint events.
In addition to his 10 golds, Klæbo owns one silver and one bronze medal from the Olympics, both coming in Beijing (silver in 4x10km relay and bronze in 15km classic).
Klæbo’s 10th gold medal moves him past American swimmers Mark Spitz, Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, Finnish track and field athlete Paavo Nurmi, and American track and field athlete Carl Lewis, who all own nine golds, into sole possession of 2nd all-time in Olympic gold medals.
Phelps’ dominance is really put on display with Klæbo becoming just the second athlete ever to win 10 Olympic golds, and Phelps has more than double that number at 23. He also won eight in a single edition of the Games, which alone is a number only seven athletes have surpassed.
Phelps’ 10th gold medal came in the men’s 200 butterfly final at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing—when his goggles famously filled up with water. Less than an hour later, he won his 11th gold on the U.S. men’s 4×200 free relay.
After winning six golds at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and then eight in Beijing, Phelps won four golds at the 2012 Games in London and then wrapped his career with five golds at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
All-Time Olympic Gold Medal Rankings
Rank Athlete Sport Years Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Michael Phelps (USA) Swimming 2004–2016 Summer 23 3 2 28 2 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) Cross-country skiing 2018–2026 Winter 10 1 1 12 3 Larisa Latynina (USSR) Gymnastics 1956–1964 Summer 9 5 4 18 4 Katie Ledecky (USA) Swimming 2012–2024 Summer 9 4 1 14 5 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) Athletics 1920–1928 Summer 9 3 0 12 6 Mark Spitz (USA) Swimming 1968–1972 Summer 9 1 1 11 7 Caeleb Dressel (USA) Swimming 2016–2024 Summer 9 1 0 10 Carl Lewis (USA) Athletics 1984–1996 Summer 9 1 0 10 9 Isabell Werth (GER) Equestrian 1992–2024 Summer 8 6 0 14 10 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Cross-country skiing 2002–2018 Winter 8 4 3 15Klæbo will have one more medal opportunity on Saturday, when the men’s 50km classical competition takes place. He withdrew from the event at the 2022 Olympics due to a stomach bug, but comes in as the reigning world champion.
If he manages to win a sixth gold, he would join Phelps (2004, 2008), Spitz (1972), East German swimmer Kristin Otto (1988) and Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo (1992) as the only athletes to do so at a single edition.
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