Sailors who successfully defended their Olympic title in the same event in back-to-back Games (25)

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
Sarah Ayton GBR SAL Olympics 2004—2008 Three Person Keelboat, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008
Valdemar Bandolowski DEN SAL Olympics 1972—1980 Three Person Keelboat, Open: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980
Caterina Banti ITA SAL Olympics 2020—2024 Multihull, Mixed: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024
Håkon Barfod NOR SAL Olympics 1948—1952 Three Person Keelboat, Open: London 1948/Helsinki 1952
Paul Elvstrøm DEN SAL Olympics 1948—1988 One Person Dinghy, Open: London 1948/Helsinki 1952/Melbourne 1956/Roma 1960
Martine Grael BRA SAL Olympics 2016—2024 Skiff, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020
Roman Hagara AUT SAL Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1992—2008 Multihull, Open: Sydney 2000/Athina 2004
Erik Hansen DEN SAL Olympics 1976—1980 Three Person Keelboat, Open: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980
Nicolas Hénard FRA SAL Olympics 1988—1992 Multihull, Open: Seoul 1988/Barcelona 1992
Poul Richard Høj Jensen DEN SAL Olympics 1968—1980 Three Person Keelboat, Open: Montréal 1976/Moskva 1980
Kahena Kunze BRA SAL Olympics 2016—2024 Skiff, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020
Sigve Lie NOR SAL Olympics 1948—1952 Three Person Keelboat, Open: London 1948/Helsinki 1952
Hannah Mills GBR SAL Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 2012—2020 Two Person Dinghy, Women: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020
Malcolm Page AUS SAL Olympics / Closing Flagbearer 2004—2012 Two Person Dinghy, Men: Beijing 2008/London 2012
Rodney Pattisson GBR SAL Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1968—1976 Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open: Ciudad de México 1968/München 1972
Dorian van Rijsselberghe NED SAL Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 2012—2016 Windsurfer, Men: London 2012/Rio de Janeiro 2016
August Ringvold, Sr. NOR SAL Olympics 1920—1924 8 metres, Open: Antwerpen 1920/Paris 1924
Giles Scott GBR SAL Olympics 2016—2020 One Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Men: Rio de Janeiro 2016/Tokyo 2020
Hans-Peter Steinacher AUT SAL Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 2000—2008 Multihull, Open: Sydney 2000/Athina 2004
Thor Thorvaldsen NOR SAL Olympics / Opening Flagbearer 1936—1956 Three Person Keelboat, Open: London 1948/Helsinki 1952
Ruggero Tita ITA SAL Olympics 2016—2024 Multihull, Mixed: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024
Matt Wearn AUS SAL Olympics / Closing Flagbearer 2020—2024 One Person Dinghy, Men: Tokyo 2020/Paris 2024
Sarah Webb GBR SAL Olympics 2004—2008 Three Person Keelboat, Women: Athina 2004/Beijing 2008
Herman Whiton USA SAL Olympics 1928—1952 6 metres, Open: London 1948/Helsinki 1952
Theresa Zabell ESP SAL Olympics 1992—1996 Two Person Dinghy, Women: Barcelona 1992/Atlanta 1996