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1988
The Only Athlete to Win Winter and Summer Medals in 1988
In 1988, Christa Luding-Rothenburger won a gold medal in speed skating at the Winter Olympics. She also earned a cycling sprint medal at the Summer Olympics that same year. This makes her the only athlete to achieve this feat.
The Winter and Summer Games no longer share a year, so nobody can ever pull this double again.
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Source: Wikipedia, Christa Luding-Rothenburger. Verified against Wikipedia, Christa Luding-Rothenburger and NBC Olympics, medals at Winter and Summer Olympics on 2026-11-08.
The Only Athlete to Win Winter and Summer Medals in 1988
Source: Wikipedia, Christa Luding-Rothenburger. Verified against Wikipedia, Christa Luding-Rothenburger and NBC Olympics, medals at Winter and Summer Olympics on 2026-11-08.
Eric Moussambani Wins Olympic Heat with 1 Minute 52.72 Seconds
Source: Wikipedia, Eric Moussambani. Verified against Wikipedia, Eric Moussambani and Guinness World Records, slowest Olympic heat winner on 2026-11-08.
One man won Olympic gold in boxing, then won gold again twelve years later — in bobsleigh.
Source: Wikipedia, Eddie Eagan. Wikipedia and World Athletics both record: boxing gold, Antwerp 1920; four-man bobsleigh gold, Lake Placid 1932; the only athlete to win gold in both Games in different events. (One other man, Gillis Grafström, won gold in both seasons — but in the same sport, figure skating.)
Source: Wikipedia, Marjorie Gestring. Wikipedia and Team USA's medal records both give 13 years, 268 days, Berlin 1936, 3m springboard gold. Precision note: she is the youngest Summer Games gold medalist and the youngest individual Olympic champion; the one younger gold medalist overall, Kim Yun-mi (1994 Winter), won in a relay.