Who has won the most gold medals in singles at the Summer Olympics?
Tennis was introduced in the Summer Olympics back in 1896 and it was contested until 1924. After a hiatus of about 64 years, it was brought back as a full medal sport in 1988. Since then Tennis has been played in full swing in this tournament in 4 types: Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles. The 5th type Mixed Doubles was introduced back in 2012.
After this brief period, many records have been made and broken, but there was one record that has stood out since 2016. The record is the highest number of gold medals that has been won in Tennis Singles events at the Summer Olympics, and it was set by Andy Murray.
He won a gold medal in both the 2012 and 2016 editions of the men’s tennis singles. Since then Andy Murray is the only men’s player to have won two singles gold medals. Moreover, his winning streak also included a silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2012 Summer Olympics alongside Laura Robson for Great Britain.
Andy Murray has the most number of gold medals in Singles at Summer Olympics
Andy Murray will also participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He will be making his fifth Olympic appearance, and is expected to compete in singles tennis as part of Great Britain’s team. Andy Murray’s presence displays his continued dedication to competitive tennis despite nearing the end of his career.
Another prime candidate who is eyeing to equalize the record is Rafael Nadal. He has appeared in the 2008 and 2016 editions of the Olympics. He won the gold medal in men’s singles tennis at the 2004 Beijing Olympics. Though he couldn’t quite manage to continue his winning streak, he will be looking forward to turning this around in the 2024 edition of the Summer Olympics.
Now on the female tennis circuit, though gold medals were won many times, no one quite held it more than once. However, the most notable winners among them are the sisters Serena and Venus Williams. They ruled the tennis fields of the Summer Olympics tournament for quite some time as they both acquired a gold medal each in the Summer Olympics, however, it was the doubles side of the tennis where they truly shined by clinching together the gold medal thrice.
