The French biathlete is now at the top of the hierarchy of French athletes with the most medals at the Olympics.
With his bronze medal in the mass start of the 2026 Olympics, his ninth Olympic medal, biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet became on Friday the French athlete with the most medals at the Olympics, summer and winter combined. Former biathlete Martin Fourcade remains the most successful with his six gold medals.
The French athletes with the most medals at the Olympics (summer and winter):
1. Quentin Fillon Maillet (biathlon): nine medals (five gold, three silver, one bronze)
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2. Roger Ducret (fencing): eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze)
. Philippe Cattiau (fencing): eight medals (three gold, four silver, one bronze)
4. Martin Fourcade (biathlon): seven medals (six gold, one silver)
. Teddy Riner (judo): seven medals (five gold, two silver)
6. Lucien Gaudin (fencing): six medals (four gold, two silver)
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. Christian d’Oriola (fencing): six medals (four gold, two silver)
. Philippe Riboud (fencing): six medals (two gold, two silver, two bronze)
. Florent Manaudou (swimming): six medals (one gold, three silver, two bronze)
10. Léon Marchand (swimming): five medals (four in gold, one in bronze)
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The most decorated French athletes at the Winter Games:
1. Quentin Fillon Maillet (biathlon): nine medals (five gold, three silver, one bronze)
2. Martin Fourcade (biathlon): seven medals (six gold, one silver)
3. Marie Dorin-Habert (biathlon): four medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze)
4. Jean-Claude Killy (alpine skiing): three medals (three gold)
5. Julia Simon (biathlon): three medals (two gold, one silver)
Marielle Goitschel (alpine skiing): three medals (two gold, one silver)
7. Henri Oreiller (alpine skiing): three medals (two gold, one bronze)
Guillaume Cizeron (figure skating): three medals (two gold, one bronze)
Pierre Brunet (figure skating): three medals (two gold, one bronze)
Andrée Joly (figure skating): three medals (two gold, one bronze)
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NB1: at the world level, the former Norwegian queen of cross-country skiing Marit Bjoergen is the sportswoman with the most medals at the Winter Games with fifteen medals (8 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze). His compatriot and cross-country skiing ogre Johannes Klaebo became this week the most successful athlete at the Winter Olympics with ten gold medals for a total of twelve podiums (10 gold, one silver, one bronze).
NB2: the most decorated and successful athlete in the history of the Olympic Games, including the Summer Olympics, is American swimmer Michael Phelps with 28 medals, including 23 gold, between 2004 and 2016.
