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Who has won a Gold Medal in both the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics?


Name the individual who has won a Summer Olympics Gold Medal and a Winter Olympics Gold Medal.

Also, name the years these Gold Medals were won, name the events in which these Gold Medals were won, and name which country the individual was representing.

Athletes with Winter and Summer Medals ~

Only four athletes have won medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics:

Eddie Eagan, USA鈥揕ight Heavyweight Boxing gold (1920) and Four-man Bobsled gold (1932).

Jacob Tullin Thams, Norway鈥揝ki Jumping gold (1924) and 8-meter Yachting silver (1936).

Christa Luding-Rothenburger, East Germany鈥揝peed Skating gold at 500 meters (1984) and 1,000m (1988), silver at 500m (1988) and bronze at 500m (1992) and Match Sprint Cycling silver (1988). Luding-Rothenburger is the only athlete to ever win medals in both Winter and Summer Games in the same year.

Clara Hughes, Canada鈥擨ndividual Road Race Cycling bronze and Individual Time Trial Cycling bronze (1996) and 5,000 m Speed Skating bronze (2002). Source(s): http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/a0115194...
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