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List of high schools producing multiple Olympic gold medalists

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The Olympic gold medal is the mark of achievement of the highest level in a particular sport. Many high schools proudly point to an alumnus who has been to the Olympics. Relatively few high schools have the depth to have produced more than one Olympic gold medalist.

Notes: T = team gold medalist; WR = also hold the current world record

St. Patrick's High School (Iten, Kenya) Matthew Birir -Olympic Gold medalist and World Junior Champion Michael Boit - Olympic Bronze medalist, former Sports Commissioner of Kenya and currently a professor of sports science at Kenyatta University Wilson Boit Kipketer -World record holder 3000 metres steeplechase, World Champion, Olympic medalist Wilson Kipketer - 4 World Championships, 2 Olympic medals, multiple world records at 800 metres and 1000 metres. Peter Rono - Olympic Gold medalist

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