The Olympics are the pinnacle of an athletic career. More than 100 of the world's best athletes have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, but only a select few have earned a spot on the podium at both Games.
Here's a list of the Olympians who have won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Eddy Alvarez (United States)
- Won silver in the 5000-meter relay speed skating competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
- Won silver in the baseball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
Lauryn Williams (United States)
- Won silver in the 100-meter dash at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics
- Won gold in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2012 London Summer Olympics
- Won silver in the two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
- First U.S. woman to win medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics
Clara Hughes (Canada)
- Won bronze in the road race and time trial road cycling competitions at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics
- Won bronze in the 5000-meter speed skating competition at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics
- Won gold in the 5000-meter speed skating competition and silver in the team pursuit speed skating competition at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics
- Won bronze in the 5000-meter speed skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
- Only athlete in history to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics
Christa Luding-Rothenburger (Germany)
- Won gold in the women's 500-meter speed skating competition at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics
- Won gold in the women's 1000-meter speed skating competition and silver in the women's 500-meter speed skating competition at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics
- Won silver in the track cycling sprint competition at the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics
- First athlete to medal at the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year
Jacob Tullin Thams (Norway)
- Won gold in the individual large hill ski jumping competition at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics
- Won silver as a member of the 8-meter sailing team at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
Eddie Eagan (United States)
- Won gold in the light-heavyweight boxing competition at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympics
- Won gold in the four-man bobsleigh competition at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics
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