Here's a list of the top medal winners from all Commonwealth Games (including 2022). Australian athletes dominate these lists (they also dominate the all-time medal table), and swimming is the sport which provides most of the medals.

Most Medals Overall

  • 20 - Emma McKeon (Australia) competed in three consecutive Commonwealth Games from 2014-2022 in swimming (14 gold, 1 silver, 5 bronze)
  • 18 - Chad Le Clos (South Africa) competed in swimming from 2010-2022 (7 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze)
  • 18 - Phillip Adams (Australia) competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games in shooting between 1982-2002 (7 gold, 9 silver, 2 bronze)
  • 18 - Mick Gault (England) competed in six consecutive Commonwealth Games in shooting between 1994-2014 (9 gold, 4 silver, 5 bronze)

Most Medals at a single Commonwealth Games

  • 8 - Susie O'Neill (Australia, Swimming) in 1998 - 6 gold, 2 silver.
  • 8 - Emma McKeon (Australia, Swimming) in 2022 - 6 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
  • 8 - Emily Seebohm (Australia, Swimming) in 2010 - 3 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze
  • 8 - Taylor Ruck (Canada, Swimming) in 2018 - 1 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze
  • 7 - Ian Thorpe (Australia, Swimming) in 2002 - 6 gold, 1 silver
  • 7 - Libby Lenton (Australia, Swimming) in 2006 - 5 gold, 2 silver
  • 7 - Mollie O'Callaghan (Australia, Swimming) in 2022 - 5 gold, 2 silver
  • 7 - Petria Thomas (Australia, Swimming) in 2002 - 5 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
  • 7 - Michael Klim (Australia, Swimming) in 1998 - 4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze.
  • 7 - Chad Le Clos (South Africa, Swimming) in 2014 - 2 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze
  • 7 - Tom Dean(England, Swimming) in 2022 - 1 gold, 6 silver

Most Gold Medals Overall

  • 14 - Emma McKeon (Australia, Swimming)
  • 10* - Leisel Jones (Australia, Swimming)
  • 10 - Susie O'Neill (Australia, Swimming)
  • 10 - Ian Thorpe (Australia, Swimming)

* Leisel Jones' gold medal tally is listed as 11 according on the official CGF database, as it wrongly includes the 2010 4x200m freestyle relay in which she was a reserve.

Most Gold Medals at a single Commonwealth Games

  • 6 - Ian Thorpe (Australia, Swimming) in 2002
  • 6 - Susie O'Neill (Australia, Swimming) in 1998
  • 6 - Graham Smith (Canada, Swimming) in 1978