Wikipedia / Three-peat
Wikipedia / Three-peat
In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three and repeat, originated with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, during their unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive championship during the 1988–89 season, having won the previous two NBA finals.
Origin
The Oxford English Dictionary cites the Newsday newspaper for first publishing the word as a noun, as the Lakers began using the term in 1988. The OED also credits an Illinois high school senior, Sharif Ford, with the earliest published use of the word as a verb in the 8 March 1989, edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Ford's quote uses the term in a sporting context and serves to provide a clear etymology as well:
The Lincoln High Tigers say they want to "three-peat". "You know, kind of like repeat, except doing it for the third time", senior Sharif Ford said.
In a comedic context, the same play on words, additionally incorporating the name "Pete", is known to have been used as early as 1930 on the radio program Empire Builders. The episode of that program broadcast on 29 December 1930, featured a trio of singers dubbed "The Three Visiting Firemen: Pete, Re-Pete, and Three-Pete".
Trademark
The term is a registered trademark owned by Pat Riley, the Lakers' head coach from 1981 to 1990. The original owner and assignor of the underlying THREE-PEAT "mark" was Bijan Khezri, former president of P.d.P. Paperon De Paperoni, a Delaware corporation. Khezri submitted in November 1988 a trademark application for the use of three-peat on shirts, jackets and hats. Around that time, the phrase was being used by members and fans of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, of whom Pat Riley was the head coach, regarding the Lakers' quest that season to obtain what would have been a third successive NBA championship. According to Riley, it was Laker player Byron Scott who cited the term in reference to the team's goal for that season.
After Khezri assigned the trademark to Riley, it remained an entity of Riley's company Riles & Co.. In 1989, Riles & Co. successfully registered the trademark under U.S. Registration Number 1552980. The Lakers did not win a third consecutive NBA championship in 1989, but the Chicago Bulls did in 1993, and Riles & Co. collected royalties from sports apparel makers who licensed the phrase for use on merchandise commemorating that accomplishment.
Riles & Co. subsequently obtained additional registrations expanding the trademark to cover many other kinds of merchandise in addition to apparel. The company then went on to reap additional profits by again licensing the phrase to merchandisers when the Bulls again won three consecutive NBA championships from 1996 through 1998, as well as when the New York Yankees won three straight World Series championships from 1998 through 2000 and when the Lakers won three straight NBA championships from 2000 through 2002. It was the Lakers' second three-peat in franchise history and only their first since moving from Minneapolis. As of 2025, the Lakers are the last team of the four major American professional sports (NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA) to achieve a three-peat. Incidentally, Pat Riley was the head coach of the losing teams (New York Knicks in 1992 and 1993, Miami Heat in 1996 and 1997) that were eliminated by the Bulls during their 1991–93 and 1996–98 three-peats of NBA Championships. Phil Jackson was the head coach of the Bulls for both of these three-peats, and serving in that same capacity for the Lakers when they achieved their second three-peat.
While originating in the United States, the three-peat has been replicated all over the world across different sports. In recent times, Spanish association football club Real Madrid notably became the first club of the modern era to win three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles (2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18). The American Rugby club the New England Free Jacks became the first team to win three consecutive MLR titles (2023, 2024, 2025) and the first North American team to complete a three-peat since 2002.
The trademark registration for three-peat has been challenged over the years by those who argue that the term has become too generic in its usage for the trademark to continue to be applicable. However, such arguments have yet to succeed, with the registration continuing to be upheld by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as recently as 2001, in the case of Christopher Wade v. Riles & Co. This challenge documented the transfer of assignment from Khezri to Riles & Co., and upheld the validity of the trademark as originally conceived.
In 2005, a group of individuals attempted to trademark the phrase Three-Pete in anticipation of the (ultimately unsuccessful) attempt that year by the 2005 USC Trojans football team to win a third consecutive national championship. The change in spelling was a reference to the team's head coach Pete Carroll. However, the Patent Office ruled that the change in spelling was not dissimilar enough from Riles & Co.'s three-peat, and denied the registration. Later that year, USC fan Kyle Bunch began selling his own "Three-Pete" T-shirts. He discontinued sales once he was notified that he was infringing upon the Riles & Co. trademark.
Three-peats in North American leagues/championships
There have been numerous instances of teams winning three or more consecutive championships in the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, National Football League, and Australian Football League, most of which occurred prior to the advent of the term three-peat.
North America: professional sports
All-America Football ConferenceAll-America Football Conference
1946–1949 Cleveland Browns (4-peat) (also won 1950 NFL title)
Arena Football LeagueArena Football League
1988–1990 Detroit Drive
2012–2014 Arizona Rattlers
American Hockey LeagueAmerican Hockey League
1960–1962 Springfield Indians
Champ Car World SeriesChamp Car World Series
2004–2007 Sébastien Bourdais (4-peat)
Continental Basketball AssociationContinental Basketball Association
1985–1987 Tampa Bay/Rapid City Thrillers
ECHLECHL
2022–2024 Florida Everblades
Formula DriftFormula Drift
2017–2019 James Deane
IndyCar SeriesIndyCar Series
2009–2011 Dario Franchitti
2023–2025 Álex Palou
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)Major Indoor Soccer League
1979–1982 New York Arrows (4-peat)
1988–1992 San Diego Sockers (5-peat)
Major League BaseballMajor League Baseball (World SeriesWorld Series)
1936–1939 New York Yankees (4-peat)
1949–1953 New York Yankees (5-peat)
1972–1974 Oakland Athletics
1998–2000 New York Yankees
Major League RugbyMajor League Rugby (MLR Championship)
2023–2025 New England Free Jacks
NASCAR Cup SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
1976–1978 Cale Yarborough
2006–2010 Jimmie Johnson (5-peat)
National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball Association (NBA FinalsNBA Finals)
1952–1954 Minneapolis Lakers
1959–1966 Boston Celtics(8-peat)
1991–1993 Chicago Bulls
1996–1998 Chicago Bulls
2000–2002 Los Angeles Lakers
National Football LeagueNational Football League (List of NFL champions (1920–1969)NFL champions)
1929–1931 Green Bay Packers (no post-season; title game began in 1933)
1965–1967 Green Bay Packers (won 1965, 1966, and 1967 title games, plus Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II)
National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey League (Stanley Cup FinalStanley Cup Final)
1947–1949 Toronto Maple Leafs
1956–1960 Montreal Canadiens(5-peat)
1962–1964 Toronto Maple Leafs
1976–1979 Montreal Canadiens (4-peat)
1980–1983 New York Islanders (4-peat)
Premier Hockey FederationPremier Hockey Federation (Isobel CupIsobel Cup)
2020–2022 Boston Pride (2020 co-champions with Minnesota Whitecaps)
Federal Prospects Hockey LeagueFederal Prospects Hockey League (Commissioner's CupCommissioner's Cup)
2024–2026 Binghamton Black Bears
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open CupU.S. Open Cup
1965–1967 Greek American Atlas
2009–2011 Seattle Sounders FC
United Football League (2024)United Football League
2022–2024 Birmingham Stallions
Women's National Basketball AssociationWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA FinalsWNBA Finals)
1997–2000 Houston Comets (4-peat)
United States: College Sports
NACDA Director's Cup (overall collegiate athletics)
1995–2018 Stanford (NCAA Division I) (23-peat)
1997–2001 Simon Fraser (NAIA) (5-peat)
1999–2011 Williams (NCAA Division III) (12-peat)
2000–2003 UC Davis (NCAA Division II) (4-peat)
2004–2011 Grand Valley State (NCAA Division II) (8-peat)
2005–2011 Azusa Pacific (NAIA) (7-peat)
NAIA National Football Championship
2002–2005 Carroll College Fighting Saints (4-peat)
NAIA National Basketball Championship
1957–1959 Tennessee State Tigers basketball
1970–1972 Kentucky State Thorobreds
NCAA Division I Baseball
1970–1974 USC (5-peat)
NCAA Division I Softball
NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball
2007–2010 Penn State (4-peat)
NCAA Division I Football
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
1934–1936 Minnesota (Toledo Cup)
1944–1946 Army West Point
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
2005–2007 Appalachian State University
2011–2015 North Dakota State University (5-peat)
2017–2019 North Dakota State University
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
1967–1973 UCLA (7-peat)
NCAA Division I Men's Water Polo
2008–2013 USC (6-peat)
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball
1996–1998 Tennessee
2002–2004 Connecticut
2013–2016 Connecticut (4-peat)
NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country
1944–1946 Drake
1966–1968 Villanova
1978–1981 UTEP (4-peat)
1990–1993 Arkansas (4-peat)
1998–2000 Arkansas
2016–2018 Northern Arizona
2020–2022 Northern Arizona
NCAA Division II Women's Basketball
1993–1996 North Dakota State Bison (4-peat)
1997–1999 North Dakota Fighting Sioux
NCAA Division III Women's Basketball
1998–2001 Washington (4-peat)
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer
1982–1984 North Carolina
1986–1994 North Carolina (9-peat)
NCAA Division II Football Championship
1993–1995 North Alabama
NCAA Division III Football
1983–1986 Augustana College (Illinois) (4-peat)
1996–1998 Mount Union
2000–2002 Mount Union
2009–2011 Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks
U.S. National Collegiate Club Rugby championships
1980–1983 California (4-peat)
1991–2002 California (12-peat)
2004–2008 California (5-peat)
2012–2014 BYU
United States: tabletop games
Warhammer 40k American Team Championships
Team Happy 2015–2017
United States: marching arts
The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps won the Drum Corps International World Championship in 1983–1985.
The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps three-peated 2000–2002 (2000 was a tie with the Cadets).
The Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps won the Drum Corps International World Championships in 2019–2023 (2020 and 2021 were not scored due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Three-peats in domestic leagues/championships
Australian Football
Australia
West Australian Football League
19081911 East Fremantle
19191923 East Perth
19281931 East Fremantle
19381940 Claremont
19521954 South Fremantle
19611963 Swan Districts
19661968 Perth
19821984 Swan Districts
20002002 East Perth
20062008 Subiaco
1906–1908 Carlton Football Club
1927–1930 (4-peat) Collingwood Football Club
1939–1941 Melbourne Football Club
1955–1957 Melbourne Football Club
2001–2003 Brisbane Lions
2013–2015 Hawthorn
Germany
Australian Football League Germany
20072009 Rheinland Lions
20212023 Berlin Crocodiles
American Football
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, American Football 1st Division:
20102012 Santa Ana Bulldogs
Association Football
Argentina
First Division (association football)
1949–1951 Racing Club
1955–1957 River Plate
Metro 1979–Metro 1980 River Plate
Apertura 1996–Apertura 1997 River Plate
Belgium
19001903 Racing de Bruxelles
19041907 R Union Saint-Gilloise
19241926 Beerschot
19331935 R Union Saint-Gilloise SR
19491951 RSC Anderlechtois
19541956 RSC Anderlechtois
19641968 RSC Anderlechtois (5-peat)
19691971 R Standard Liège
19761978 Club Brugge
19851987 Anderlecht
19931995 Anderlecht
20122014 Anderlecht
20202022 Club Brugge
Brazil
20062008 São Paulo FC
Bulgaria
Bulgarian A PFG
19931995 Levski Sofia
20002002 Levski Sofia
20122025 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (14-peat)
Chile
First Division (Association football):
1933–1935 Magallanes
1989–1991 Colo-Colo
Apertura 2006–Apertura 2007 Colo-Colo (4-peat)
Apertura 2011–Apertura 2012 Universidad de Chile
2018–2021 Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (4-peat)
Croatia
19961999 Croatia Zagreb (4-peat)
20062016 Dinamo Zagreb (11-peat)
20182024 Dinamo Zagreb (7-peat)
Denmark
20092011 Copenhagen
Egypt
19491959 Al Ahly (9-peat)
1975–1977 Al Ahly
1979–1982 Al Ahly (4-peat)
1985–1987 Al Ahly
1994–2000 Al Ahly (7-peat)
2005–2014 Al Ahly (8-peat)
2016–2020 Al Ahly (5-peat)
1945–1947 Al Ahly
1949–1951 Al Ahly
1957–1960 Zamalek (4-peat)
1981–1985 Al Ahly (4-peat)
1991–1993 Al Ahly
2013–2016 Zamalek (4-peat)
England
English football First Tier
1924–1926 Huddersfield Town
1933–1935 Arsenal
1982–1984 Liverpool
1999–2001 Manchester United
2007–2009 Manchester United
2021–2024 Manchester City (4-peat)
1876–1878 Wanderers
1884–1886 Blackburn Rovers
1981–1984 Liverpool (4-peat)
2018–2021 Manchester City (4-peat)
Finland
France
19021904 Roubaix
19671970 Saint-Étienne (4-peat)
19741976 Saint-Étienne
19891992 Marseille (4-peat)
20022008 Lyon (7-peat)
20132016 Paris Saint-Germain (4-peat)
20182020 Paris Saint-Germain
20222026 Paris Saint-Germain (5-peat)
Germany
19721974 Bayern Munich
19751977 Borussia Mönchengladbach
19851987 Bayern Munich
19992001 Bayern Munich
20132023 Bayern Munich (11-peat)
19761978 SG Dynamo Dresden
19791988 Berliner FC Dynamo (10-peat)
Indonesia
20242026 Persib Bandung
Iran
20162021 Persepolis (5-peat)
20172020 Persepolis (4-peat)
Iraq
19871989 Al-Rasheed
19941996 Al-Zawraa
19992001 Al-Zawraa
20072009 Erbil
20222025 Al-Shorta (4-peat)
20002002 Al-Shorta
19982000 Al-Zawraa
Iraq Central FA Premier League
19501956 Al-Haras Al-Malaki (7-peat)
19681970 Aliyat Al-Shorta
Israel
19591963 Hapoel Petah Tikva (5-peat)
20042006 Maccabi Haifa
20132015 Maccabi Tel Aviv
20162018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
20212023 Maccabi Haifa
Italy
18981900 Genoa
19021904 Genoa
19111913 Pro Vercelli
19311935 Juventus (5-peat)
1943, 19461949 Torino (5-peat)
19921994 Milan
20062010 Internazionale (5-peat)
20122020 Juventus (9-peat)
20152018 Juventus (4-peat)
Japan
20072009 Kashima Antlers
Mexico
2023 2024 Club América
Netherlands
18971899 RAP Amsterdam
19001903 HVV (4-peat)
19111913 Sparta
19661968 Ajax
19861989 PSV (4-peat)
19941996 Ajax
20052008 PSV (4-peat)
20112014 Ajax (4-peat)
20242026 PSV
Norway
Philippines
National Men's Championship
1915–1922: Bohemian Sporting Club (7-peat, no tournament held on 1919)
1930–1933: San Beda Athletic Club
2017–2020: Ceres–Negros/United City (4-peat)
Portugal
19361938 Benfica
19471949 Sporting CP
19511954 Sporting CP (4-peat)
19631965 Benfica
19671969 Benfica
19711973 Benfica
19751977 Benfica
19951999 Porto (5-peat)
20062009 Porto (4-peat)
20112013 Porto
20142017 Benfica (4-peat)
Russia
Russian Football Premier League
1992–1994 Spartak Moscow
1996–2001 Spartak Moscow (6-peat)
2019–2024 Zenit Saint Petersburg (6-peat)
Scotland
Scottish football league system first tier
1966–1974 Celtic (9-peat)
1989–1997 Rangers (9-peat)
2012–2020 Celtic (9-peat)
2022–2026 Celtic (5-peat)
1874–1876 Queen's Park
1877–1879 Vale of Leven
1880–1882 Queen's Park
1934–1936 Rangers
1948–1950 Rangers
1962–1964 Rangers
1982–1984 Aberdeen
2017–2020 Celtic (4-peat)
Serbia
20082013 Partizan (6-peat)
20182024 Red Star Belgrade (7-peat)
Slovenia
Spain
19611965 Real Madrid (5-peat)
19671969 Real Madrid
19781980 Real Madrid
19861990 Real Madrid (5-peat)
19911994 Barcelona (4-peat)
20092011 Barcelona
19051908 Real Madrid (4-peat)
19141916 Athletic Bilbao
19301933 Athletic Bilbao (4-peat)
19431945 Athletic Bilbao
19511953 Barcelona
20152018 Barcelona (4-peat)
South Africa
South African Premier Division
1998–2000 Mamelodi Sundowns
2008–2010 Supersport United
2018–2023 Mamelodi Sundowns (6-peat)
South Korea
19931995 Ilhwa Chunma (changed to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
20012003 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (changed to Seongnam FC)
20172021 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5-peat)
Sweden
19451948 IFK Norrköping
19491951 Malmö FF
19851989 Malmö FF
19931996 IFK Göteborg
Turkey
19711973 Galatasaray
19791981 Trabzonspor
19901992 Beşiktaş
19972000 Galatasaray (4-peat)
20232026 Galatasaray (4-peat)
19631966 Galatasaray (4-peat)
20142016 Galatasaray
USSR
19461948 CSKA Moscow
19661968 Dynamo Kyiv
United Arab Emirates
20012004 Al Ain
Yugoslavia
1933, 193536 BSK Beograd
19611963 Partizan
19681970 Red Star Belgrade
19901992 Red Star Belgrade
Baseball
Puerto Rico
1941/421944/45 Ponce (4-peat)
1996/971998/99 Indios de Mayaguez
Japan
19511953 Yomiuri Giants
19561958 Nishitetsu Lions (changed to Seibu Lions)
19651973 Yomiuri Giants (9-peat)
19751977 Hankyu Braves (changed to Orix Buffaloes)
19861988 Seibu Lions (changed to Saitama Seibu Lions)
19901992 Seibu Lions (changed to Saitama Seibu Lions)
20172020 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4-peat)
South Korea
19861989 Haitai Tigers (changed to Kia Tigers) (4-peat)
20112014 Samsung Lions (4-peat)
Taiwan
Chinese Professional Baseball League
19921994 Brother Elephants (changed to CTBC Brothers)
19971999 Wei Chuan Dragons
20012003 Brother Elephants (changed to CTBC Brothers)
20072009 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
20172019 Lamigo Monkeys (changed to Rakuten Monkeys)
Basketball
Argentina
2010–2012 Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)
2015–2018 San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) (4-peat)
Czech Republic
Czech National Basketball League:
1994–1996 Basket Brno
2004–2022 ERA Nymburk (19-peat)
France
19831985 Limoges CSP
19881990 Limoges CSP
20192022 LDLC Asvel
Germany
19701972 TuS 04 Leverkusen
19901996 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
19972003 ALBA Berlin (7-peat)
20102013 Brose Baskets (4-peat, also won the German Cup in 2010, 2011 and 2012)
20202022 ALBA Berlin
Iraq
Iraqi Professional Basketball League
19811983 Al-Karkh
19861990 Al-Rasheed (5-peat)
20002002 Al-Karkh
20092012 Duhok (4-peat)
20172023 Al-Naft (6-peat)
Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup
20172021 Al-Naft
Israel
Israeli Basketball Premier League
19571959 Maccabi Tel Aviv
19621964 Maccabi Tel Aviv
19701992 Maccabi Tel Aviv (23-peat)
19942007 Maccabi Tel Aviv (14-peat)
20182021 Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-peat)
Italy
19461949 Virtus Bologna (4-peat)
19501954 Olimpia Milano (5-peat)
19571960 Olimpia Milano (4-peat)
19651967 Olimpia Milano
19691971 Varese
19851987 Olimpia Milano
20072011 Mens Sana Siena (Five-peat; 2012 and 2013 are revoked by the Italian Basketball Federation
20222024 Olimpia Milano
New Zealand
National Basketball League (Australia)
20112013 New Zealand Breakers
Philippines
In the Philippines, a similar concept of a grand slam, winning all 3 conferences (tournaments) in sequence in a single season exists. Leagues such as the PBA, PVL, and formerly PBL and MICAA had used this format.
A conventional definition of three-peat, winning a conference championship in three or more consecutive seasons, can also be applied:
1977–1979: Toyota Tamaraws (Invitational Championship)
1979–1984: Crispa Redmanizers (4-peat, All-Filipino Conference, no tournament held from 1981–1982)
1987–1989: San Miguel Beer (Reinforced Conference)
1994–1997: Alaska Milkmen (4-peat, Governors' Cup)
2011–2013: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (Philippine Cup)
2015–2019: San Miguel Beermen (5-peat, Philippine Cup)
2011–2013: NLEX Road Warriors (Aspirants' Cup)
2022–2024: EcoOil–De La Salle (Aspirants' Cup)
Puerto Rico
19411943 Atléticos de San Germán
19471950 Atléticos de San Germán (4-peat)
19551957 Cardenales de Rio Piedras
19641966 Leones de Ponce
19711975 Vaqueros de Bayamon (5-peat)
19771979 Piratas de Quebradillas
19982001 Cangrejeros de Santurce (4-peat)
Russia
Russian Basketball Super League 1 (1992–2010)
1992–2000 PBC CSKA Moscow (9-peat)
2003–2010 PBC CSKA Moscow (8-peat)
Russian Professional Basketball League
2011–2013 PBC CSKA Moscow (2011–2013)
2012–2019, 2021 PBC CSKA Moscow (9-peat; the 2019–2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
Russian Women's Basketball Premier League
1992–1997 WBC CSKA Moscow (6-peat)
1998–2001 WBC Dynamo Moscow (4-peat)
2004–2006 VBM-SGAU Samara
2009–2021 UMMC Ekaterinburg (13-peat)
2023–2025 UMMC Ekaterinburg
Slovenia
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
19911999 Olimpija (8-peat)
20032006 Olimpija
20092014 Krka (5-peat)
20202023 Cedevita Olimpija
Spain
19601966 Real Madrid Baloncesto (7-peat)
19681977 Real Madrid Baloncesto (10-peat)
19841986 Real Madrid Baloncesto
19871990 Barcelona (4-peat)
19951997 Barcelona
20182023 Real Madrid Baloncesto (6-peat)
Switzerland
19971999 Fribourg
20002002 Lugano Tigers
20102012 Lugano Tigers
20182022 Fribourg (4-peat)
Turkey
19701973 İTÜ BK
19761978 Eczacıbaşı
19801982 Eczacıbaşı
19921994 Efes Pilsen
20012004 Efes Pilsen (4-peat)
20162018 Fenerbahçe
20242026 Fenerbahçe
Women's Basketball Super League
19811983 ODTÜ
19901998 Galatasaray (9-peat)
20062013 Fenerbahçe (8-peat)
20182026 Fenerbahçe (8-peat; 2020 canceled due to COVID-19)
Vietnam
2019–2022 Saigon Heat (three-peat: 2019, 2020, 2022)
Canadian Football
Canada
Canadian Rugby Union (pre 1958) / Canadian Football League (post 1958) (Grey Cup):
19091911 Toronto Varsity Blues
19221924 Queen's University
19451947 Toronto Argonauts
19541956 Edmonton Eskimos
19781982 Edmonton Eskimos (5-peat)
Collegiate women's basketball
20112015 Windsor Lancers (5-peat)
Cricket
Australia
Queensland Premier Cricket T20
2016–2018 Sandgate-Redcliffe Gators (T20 QLD)
India
New Zealand
New Zealand cricket's Plunket Shield
1936/37–1939/40 Auckland
Futsal
Brazil
20032008 Malwee/Jaraguá (6-peat)
Iraq
20122018 Naft Al-Wasat (7-peat)
Portugal
1993–1995 Sporting CP
2007–2009 Benfica
2016–2018 Sporting CP
2021–2024 Sporting CP (4-peat)
2017–2022 Sporting CP (4-peat) (2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22)
2018–2020 Benfica
Russia
1992–2000 Dina (futsal club) (9-peat)
2003–2008 MFK Dinamo Moskva (6-peat; before 2007/08 season renamed into Dinamo-Yamal)
2011–2013 MFK Dinamo Moskva (before 2012/13 season renamed into Dinamo Moscow Oblast)
Russian Futsal Cup
1995–1999 Dina (futsal club) (5-peat)
2008–2011 MFK Dinamo Moskva (4-peat)
2013–2015 MFK Dinamo Moskva
Spain
2002–2005 Boomerang Interviú (4-peat)
2011–2013 Barcelona
2014–2018 Inter Movistar (5-peat)
2021–2023 Barcelona
1998–2000 Caja Segovia
2011–2013 Barcelona
1998–2000 Caja Segovia
2001–2003 Boomerang Interviú
Gaelic football
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
18971899 Dublin
19061908 Dublin
19151918 Wexford (4-peat)
19211923 Dublin
19291932 Kerry (4-peat)
18971899 Dublin
19391941 Kerry
19641966 Galway
19781981 Kerry (4-peat)
19841986 Kerry
20152020 Dublin (6-peat)
Handball
France
20152026 Paris Saint-Germain Handball (12-peat)
Iraq
20162020 Al-Shorta (5-peat)
Slovenia
Slovenian First League of Handball
Russia
19961999 Kaustik Volgograd (4-peat)
20022022 Chekhovskiye Medvedi (21-peat)
Spain
19561961 BM Granollers (6-peat)
19621965 Atlético Madrid BM (4-peat)
19661968 BM Granollers
19701972 BM Granollers
19751978 CB Alicante (4-peat)
19831985 Atlético Madrid BM
19881992 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)
19952000 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)
20072010 BM Ciudad Real (4-peat)
20112023 FC Barcelona Handbol (13-peat)
19821985 FC Barcelona Handbol
20132023 FC Barcelona Handbol (10-peat)
Hurling
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
18921894 Cork
18981900 Tipperary
19111913 Kilkenny
19411944 Cork (4-peat)
19491951 Tipperary
19521954 Cork
19761978 Cork
20062009 Kilkenny (4-peat)
20202023 Limerick (4-peat)
19341938 Limerick (5-peat)
19591961 Tipperary
19681969 Cork (19671968, 19681969, 19681969 Home Final)
20122014 Kilkenny
Ice Hockey
Australia
20102012 Melbourne Ice
USSR
19481950 CSKA Moscow
19511953 VVS Moscow
19581961 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
19631966 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
19701973 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
19771989 CSKA Moscow (13-peat)
19901992 Dynamo Moscow
Rugby Union
Australia & New Zealand
20172019 Christchurch Crusaders
England
Men's Premiership Rugby
1991–1994 Bath
1999–2001 Leicester Tigers
2003–2005 London Wasps
2023–2025 Gloucester–Hartpury
2003–2005 Wasps Women
2006–2009 Saracens Women (4-peat)
2010–2012 Richmond Women
Rugby League
Australia & New Zealand
New South Wales Rugby Football League/Australian Rugby League/National Rugby League
19111913 Eastern Suburbs
19151917 Balmain
19251929 South Sydney (5-peat)
19351937 Eastern Suburbs
19531955 South Sydney
19561966 St. George (11-peat)
19811983 Parramatta
20212024 Penrith (4-peat)
England
Northern Rugby Football Union/Northern Rugby Football League/Rugby Football League/Super League
1989/90–1995/96 Wigan (7-peat)
2007–2009 Leeds
2019–2022 St. Helens (4-peat)
Volleyball
Philippines
2022–2024: Creamline Cool Smashers (4-peat, All-Filipino, 2023 season had two All-Filipino conferences)
South Korea
20082014 Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (7-peat)
Three-peats in continental and international championships
Olympics
Summer OlympicsSummer Olympics
1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 Al Oerter, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
1992, 1996, 2000 / Jan Železný, Men's Javelin throw
2008, 2012, 2016 Usain Bolt, Men's 100m
2008, 2012, 2016 Usain Bolt, Men's 200m
2012, 2016, 2020 Anita Włodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
2016, 2020, 2024 Nafissatou Thiam, Women's Heptathlon
2016, 2020, 2024 Ryan Crouser, Men's Shot put
1936–1968 USA, Men's Basketball tournament (7-peat)
1992–2000 USA, Men's Basketball tournament
1996–2024 USA, Women's Basketball tournament (8-peat)
2008–2024 USA, Men's Basketball tournament (5-peat)
2000, 2004, 2008 Anky van Grunsven, individual dressage
2012, 2016, 2020 Áron Szilágyi, individual men's sabre
2004, 2008, 2012 USA, Women's Football tournament
1996, 2000, 2004 Denmark, Women's Handball tournament
2004, 2008, 2012, Ben Ainslie, Finn
2008, 2012, 2016, Jin Jong-oh, Men's 50m pistol
1956, 1960, 1964 Dawn Fraser, Women's 100 metres freestyle
1988, 1992, 1996 Krisztina Egerszegi, Women's 200 metres backstroke
2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 Michael Phelps, Men's 200-metre individual medley (4-peat)
2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 Katie Ledecky, Women's 800 metres freestyle (4-peat)
1992, 1996, 2000 Cuba, Women's Volleyball tournament
1908, 1912, 1920 Great Britain, Men's Water polo tournament
2000, 2004, 2008 Hungary, Men's Water polo tournament
2012, 2016, 2020 USA, Women's Water polo tournament
2016, 2020, 2024 Serbia, Men's Water polo tournament
Winter OlympicsWinter Olympics
2006, 2010, 2014 Canada, Men's Curling tournament
1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 Canada, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Soviet Union, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Canada, Women's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
Association Football
Athletics
1983, 1987, 1991 Carl Lewis, Men's 100m
1997, 1999, 2001 Maurice Greene, Men's 100m
2019, 2022, 2023 Noah Lyles, Men's 200m
2005, 2007, 2009 Allyson Felix, Women's 200m
1995, 1997, 1999 Wilson Kipketer, Men's 800m
1991, 1993, 1995 Noureddine Morceli, Men's 1500m
1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Hicham El Guerrouj, Men's 1500m (4-peat)
2011, 2013, 2015 Asbel Kiprop, Men's 1500m
1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 Haile Gebrselassie, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 Kenenisa Bekele, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
2019, 2022, 2023 Joshua Cheptegei, Men's 10000m
1983, 1987, 1991 Greg Foster, Men's 110m hurdles
2019, 2022, 2023 Grant Holloway, Men's 110m hurdles
1991, 1993, 1995 Moses Kiptanui, Men's 3000m steeplechase
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Ezekiel Kemboi, Men's 3000m steeplechase (4-peat)
1983, 1987, 1991, 1993 United States of America, Men's 4 × 100 m relay (4-peat)
2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Jamaica, Men's 4 × 100 m relay (4-peat)
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 United States of America, Men's 4 × 400 m relay (6-peat)
2019, 2022, 2023 United States of America, Men's 4 × 400 m relay
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 United States of America, Women's 4 × 400 m relay (4-peat)
2017, 2019, 2022 United States of America, Women's 4 × 400 m relay
2017, 2019, 2022 Mutaz Essa Barshim, Men's High jump
2015, 2017, 2019 Mariya Lasitskene, Women's High jump
1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 / Sergey Bubka, Men's Pole vault (6-peat)
1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 Ivan Pedroso, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
2015, 2017, 2019 Brittney Reese, Women's Long jump
2015, 2017, 1999 Christian Taylor, Men's Triple jump
2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 Yulimar Rojas, Women's Triple jump (4-peat)
1987, 1991, 1993 Werner Gunthor, Men's Shot put
1995, 1997, 1999 Astrid Kumbernuss, Women's Shot put
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 Valerie Adams, Women's Shot put (4-peat)
1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 Lars Riedel, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
2009, 2011, 2013 Robert Harting, Men's Discus throw
2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Pawel Fajdek, Men's Hammer throw (5-peat)
2001, 2003, 2005 Yipsi Moreno, Women's Hammer throw
2013, 2015, 2017 Anita Wlodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
1991, 1993, 1995 Dan O'Brien, Men's Decathlon
1997, 1999, 2001 Tomas Dvorak, Men's Decathlon
2003, 2005, 2007 Carolina Kluft, Men's Heptathlon
Chess
World Chess ChampionshipWorld Chess Championships
Unofficial Championships (before 1886)
1866–1876 Wilhelm Steinitz
Pre-FIDE World Championships (1886–1946)
1886–1892 / Wilhelm Steinitz (4-peat)
1894–1910 Emanuel Lasker (6-peat)
1927–1934 Alexander Alekhine
1948–1954 Mikhail Botvinnik
1975–1981 Anatoly Karpov
1985–1995 / Garry Kasparov (6-peat)
1993–1998 Anatoly Karpov
FIDE World Championships (2006–present)
2007–2012 Viswanathan Anand (4-peat)
2013–2021 Magnus Carlsen (5-peat)
Women's World Chess ChampionshipWomen's World Chess Championships
1927–1939 / Vera Menchik (9-peat)
1962–1975 Nona Gaprindashvili (5-peat)
1978–1988 Maia Chiburdanidze (5-peat; she tied her 1981 title match but retained the title according to the rules; otherwise it would be a three-peat (1984–1988))
2018–2025 Ju Wenjun (5-peat)
Competitive eating
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ContestNathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Men
1988–1990 Jay Green (1990 tied with Mike DeVito)
1993–1994 Mike DeVito (1993 Independence Day, 1993 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1994 Independence Day)
1996–1998 Hirofumi Nakajima (1996 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1997 and 1998 Independence Day)
2001–2006 Takeru Kobayashi (6-peat)
2007–2014 Joey Chestnut (8-peat)
2016–2023 Joey Chestnut (8-peat)
Women
2011–2013 Sonya Thomas
2014–2020 Miki Sudo (7-peat)
Nathan's Famous Lemonade Chug Contest
2021–2024 Eric "Badlands" Booker (4-peat)
Cricket
1999–2007 Australia (ICC ODI World Cup every 4 years)
Cycling
Tour de France
General Classification
1953–1955 Louison Bobet
1961–1964 Jacques Anquetil (4-peat)
1969–1972 Eddy Merckx (4-peat)
1991–1995 Miguel Induráin (5-peat)
1999–2005 Lance Armstrong (7-peat) (stripped)
Points Classification
1996–2001 Erik Zabel (6-peat)
2012–2016 Peter Sagan (5-peat)
Mountains Classification
1962–1964 Federico Bahamontes
1965–1967 Julio Jiménez
1994–1997 Richard Virenque (4-peat)
Young Rider Classification
1996–1998 Jan Ullrich
2008–2010 Andy Schleck
2020–2023 Tadej Pogačar (4-peat)
Team Classification
2004–2006 T-Mobile Team
2018–2020 Movistar Team
Darts
1984–1986 Eric Bristow
2017–2019 Glen Durrant
1995–2002 Phil Taylor (8-peat)
2004–2006 Phil Taylor
Gary Anderson could have made a three-peat in 2015–2017 but lost 7–3 to Michael van Gerwen in the final of the 2017 World darts championship.
BDO Women's World Darts Championship
2001–2007 Trina Gulliver (7-peat)
Esports
2010–2011 Natus Vincere (4-peat: Intel Extreme Masters 2010, ESWC 2010, WCG 2010, and Intel Extreme Masters 2011)
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
2018–2019 Astralis (FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019)
2023 – 2025 T1 (2023 League of Legends World Championship, 2024 League of Legends World Championship, 2025 League of Legends World Championship)
Futsal
1989, 1992, 1996 / Brazil
2005, 2007, 2010, 2013 Spain (4-peat)
2005–2008, 2011 Boomerang Interviú/Interviú Fadesa/Inter Movistar (5-peat)
2016, 2018–2019 Magnus Futsal
2023–2025 Palma Futsal
South American Futsal Championship / Copa Libertadores de Futsal
2004–2009 Jaraguá (6-peat)
2017–2019 Carlos Barbosa
Golf
US Open (golf)US Open
1903–1905 Willie Anderson
The Open ChampionshipThe Open Championship
1868–1872 Young Tom Morris (4-peat)
1877–1879 Jamie Anderson
1880–1882 Bob Ferguson
1954–1956 Peter Thomson
PGA ChampionshipPGA Championship
1924–1927 Walter Hagen
Handball
Ice hockey
International rules football
International rules football games are held sporadically, hence the eight-year gap between 1990 and 1998.
Motorboat racing
Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship
1993–1996 Guido Cappellini (4-peat)
2001–2003 Guido Cappellini
2011–2013 Alex Carella
2014–2016 Philippe Chiappe
Motorcycling
1953–1955 Geoff Duke
1958–1960 John Surtees
1962–1965 Mike Hailwood (4-peat)
1966–1972 Giacomo Agostini (7-peat)
1990–1992 Wayne Rainey
1994–1998 Mick Doohan (5-peat)
2001–2005 Valentino Rossi (5-peat)
2016–2019 Marc Márquez (4-peat)
Motorsports
Formula One World Drivers' Champion
1954–1957 Juan Manuel Fangio (4-peat)
2000–2004 Michael Schumacher (5-peat)
2010–2013 Sebastian Vettel (4-peat)
2017–2020 Lewis Hamilton (4-peat)
2021–2024 Max Verstappen (4-peat)
Rugby
Rugby Union
1998–2010 New Zealand (4-peat)
Rugby League
Women's Rugby League World Cup
2000–2008 New Zealand
2013–2021 Australia
Surfing
IPS World Circuit World Champion
19791982 Mark Richards
ASP World Tour World Champion
19941998 Kelly Slater
ASP World Tour World Champion
20002002 Andy Irons
Tennis
Davis CupDavis Cup
1903–1906 British Isles
1907–1911
1920–1926 United States
1927–1932
1933–1936 Great Britain
1946–1949 United States
1950–1953 Australia
1955–1957 Australia
1959–1962 Australia
1964–1967 Australia
1968–1972
Fed CupFed Cup
1976–1982
1983–1985 Czechoslovakia
1993–1995 Spain
Australian OpenAustralian Open
Men's singles
1931–1933 Jack Crawford
1963–1967 Roy Emerson
2011–2013 Novak Djokovic
2019–2021 Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
1928–1930 Daphne Akhurst Cozens
1946–1948 Nancye Wynne Bolton
1960–1966 Margaret Court (6-peat)
1969–1971 Margaret Court
1974–1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1988–1990 Steffi Graf
1991–1993 Monica Seles
1997–1999 Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
1936–1940 Adrian Quist (5-peat; his partners were Don Turnbull in 1936–37 tournaments, and John Bromwich until 1940)
1938–1940 John Bromwich (his partner was Adrian Quist, see above)
1946–1950 John Bromwich and Adrian Quist (5-peat)
2009–2011 Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan
Women's doubles
1923–1925 Sylvia Lance Harper (her partners were Esna Boyd Robertson in the 1923 tournament, and Daphne Akhurst Cozens in 1924–25)
1936–1940 Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton
1947–1949 Thelma Coyne Long and Nancye Wynne Bolton
1954–1956 Mary Bevis Hawton (her partners were Beryl Penrose in 1954–55, and Thelma Coyne Long in the 1956 tournament)
1961–1963 Margaret Court (her partners were Mary Carter Reitano in the 1961 tournament, and Robyn Ebbern in 1962–63)
1969–1971 Margaret Court (her partners were Judy Tegart Dalton in 1969–70, and Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the 1971 tournament)
1974–1976 Evonne Goolagong Cawley (her partners were Peggy Michel in 1974–75, and Helen Gourlay in the 1976 tournament)
1976–12/1977 Helen Gourlay (her partners were Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976 and December 1977 (see above), and Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat in January 1977)
1982–1989 Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (7-peat)
1997–1999 Martina Hingis (her partners were Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament, Mirjana Lučić in 1998, and Anna Kournikova in 1999)
French OpenFrench Open
Men's singles
1894–1896 André Vacherot
1897–1900 Paul Aymé
1907–1909 Max Decugis
1912–1914 Max Decugis
1978–1981 Björn Borg (4-peat)
2005–2008 Rafael Nadal (4-peat)
2010–2014 Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
2017–2020 Rafael Nadal (4-peat)
Women's singles
1897–1899 Adine Masson
1904–1906 Kate Gillou
1909–1912 Jeanne Matthey
1920–1923 Suzanne Lenglen
1928–1930 Helen Wills
1935–1937 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
1990–1992 Monica Seles
2005–2007 Justine Henin
2022–2024 Iga Świątek
Men's doubles
1961–1965 Roy Emerson (6-peat: his partners were Neal Fraser in 1960 and 1962, Rod Laver in the 1961 tournament, Manuel Santana in 1963, Ken Fletcher in 1964, and Fred Stolle in 1965)
Women's doubles
1909–1912 Jeanne Matthey and Daisy Speranza
1920–1923 Suzanne Lenglen (4-peat: her partners were Elisabeth d'Aryen in the 1920 tournament, Geramine Pigueron in 1921–22, and Didi Vasto in 1923)
1932–1934 Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were Helen Wills in the 1932 tournament, and Simonne Mathieu in 1933–34)
1936–1939 Simonne Mathieu (4-peat: her partners were Billie Yorke in 1936–38, and Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 tournament)
1936–1938 Billie Yorke (her partner was Simonne Mathieu, see above)
1950–1953 Doris Hart and Shirley Fry Irvin
1961–1963 Renée Schuurman (her partners were Sandra Reynolds in 1961–62, and Ann Jones in the 1963 tournament)
1964–1966 Margaret Court (her partners were Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1964–65, and Judy Tegart in the 1966 tournament)
1967–1971 Françoise Dürr (5-peat: her partners were Gail Chanfreau in 1967 and 1970–71, and Ann Jones in 1967–68)
1984–1988 Martina Navratilova (5-peat: her partners were Pam Shriver in 1984–85 and 1987–88, and Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 tournament)
1991–1995 Gigi Fernández (5-peat: her partners were Jana Novotná in the 1991 tournament, and Natasha Zvereva in 1992–95)
1992–1995 Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partner was Gigi Fernández, see above)
The Championships, WimbledonWimbledon
Gentlemen's singles
1881–1886 William Renshaw
1897–1900 Reginald Doherty
1902–1906 Laurence Doherty
1910–1913 Anthony Wilding
1934–1936 Fred Perry
1976–1980 Björn Borg (5-peat)
1993–1995 Pete Sampras
1997–2000 Pete Sampras (4-peat)
2003–2007 Roger Federer (5-peat)
2018–2022 Novak Djokovic (4-peat, as 2020 Wimbledon was cancelled due to COVID-19)
Ladies' singles
1891–1893 Lottie Dod
1919–1923 Suzanne Lenglen
1927–1930 Helen Wills
1948–1950 Louise Brough
1952–1954 Maureen Connolly
1966–1968 Billie Jean King
1982–1987 Martina Navratilova (6-peat)
1991–1993 Steffi Graf
Gentlemen's doubles
1884–1886 William Renshaw and Ernest Renshaw
1894–1896 Wilfred Baddeley and Herbert Baddeley
1897–1901 Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty
1903–1905 Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty
1921–22 Randolph Lycett (his partners were Max Woosnam in the 1921 tournament, James Anderson in 1922, and Leslie Godfree)
1929–1931 John Van Ryn (his partners were Wilmer Allison in 1929–30, and George Lott in the 1931 tournament)
1968–1970 John Newcombe and Tony Roche
1993–1997 Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde
2002–2004 Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Björkman
Ladies' doubles
1919–1923 Suzanne Lenglen and Elizabeth Ryan (5-peat)
1925–1927 Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were Suzanne Lenglen in the 1925 tournament, Mary Browne in 1926, and Helen Wills in 1927)
1948–1950 Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne duPont
1951–1953 Shirley Fry Irvin and Doris Hart
1956–1958 Althea Gibson (her partners were Angela Buxton in the 1956 tournament, Darlene Hard in 1957, and Maria Bueno in 1958)
1970–1973 Billie Jean King (4-peat: her partners were Rosemary Casals in 1970–71 and 1973, and Betty Stöve in the 1972 tournament)
1981–1984 Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver (4-peat)
1991–1994 Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partners were Larisa Neiland in the 1991 tournament, and Gigi Fernández in 1992–94)
1992–1994 Gigi Fernández (her partner was Natasha Zvereva, see above)
US Open (tennis)US Open
Men's singles
1881–1887 Richard Sears
1890–1892 Oliver Campbell
1898–1900 Malcolm Whitman
1907–1911 William Larned
1920–1925 Bill Tilden
1979–1981 John McEnroe
1985–1987 Ivan Lendl
2004–2008 Roger Federer (5-peat)
Women's singles
1909–1911 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
1912–1914 Mary Browne
1915–1918 Molla Mallory
1920–1922 Molla Mallory
1923–1925 Helen Wills
1927–1929 Helen Wills
1932–1935 Helen Jacobs
1938–1940 Alice Marble
1943–1944 Pauline Betz
1948–1950 Margaret Osborne duPont
1951–1953 Maureen Connolly
1975–1978 Chris Evert (4-peat)
2012–2014 Serena Williams
Men's doubles
1882–1887 Richard Sears (6-peat: his partners were James Dwight in 1882–84 and 1886–87, and Joseph Clark in the 1885 tournament)
1882–1884 James Dwight (his partner was Richard Sears, see above)
1899–1901 Holcombe Ward and Dwight F. Davis
1904–1906 Holcombe Ward and Beals Wright
1907–1910 Fred Alexander and Harold Hackett (4-peat)
1912–1914 Maurice McLoughlin and Tom Bundy
1921–1923 Bill Tilden (his partners were Vincent Richards in 1921–22, and Brian Norton in the 1923 tournament)
1928–1930 George Lott (his partners were John F. Hennessey in the 1928 tournament, and John Doeg in 1929–30)
2021–2023 Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury
Women's doubles
1894–1898 Juliette Atkinson (5-peat: her partners were Helen Hellwig in 1894–95, Elisabeth Moore in the 1896 tournament, and Kathleen Atkinson in 1897–98)
1909–1911 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (her partners were Edith Rotch in 1909–10, and Eleonora Sears in the 1911 tournament)
1912–1914 Mary K. Browne (her partners were Dorothy Green in the 1912 tournament, and Louise Riddell Williams in 1913–14)
1915–1917 Eleonora Sears (her partners were Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in the 1915 tournament, and Molla Mallory in 1916–17)
1918–1920 Marion Jessup and Eleanor Goss
1937–1941 Sarah Palfrey Cooke (5-peat: her partners were Alice Marble in 1937–40, and Margaret Osborne duPont in the 1941 tournament)
1937–1940 Alice Marble (4-peat: her partner was Sarah Palfrey Cooke, see above)
1941–1950 Margaret Osborne duPont (10-peat: her partners were Sarah Palfrey Cooke in the 1941 tournament (see above), and Louise Brough in 1942–50)
1942–1950 Louise Brough (9-peat: her partner was Margaret Osborne duPont, see above)
1951–1954 Shirley Fry Irvin and Doris Hart
1955–1957 Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne duPont
1958–1962 Darlene Hard (5-peat: her partners were Jeanne Arth in 1958–59, Maria Bueno in 1960 and 1962, and Lesley Turner Bowrey in the 1961 tournament)
2002–2004 Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez
ATP World Tour FinalsATP World Tour Finals
Singles
1971–1973 Ilie Năstase
1985–1987 Ivan Lendl
2012–2015 Novak Djokovic (4-peat)
Doubles
1978–1984 Peter Fleming and John McEnroe (7-peat)
WTA FinalsWTA Finals
Singles
1983–1986 Martina Navratilova (4-peat)
1990–1992 Monica Seles
2012–2014 Serena Williams
Indian Wells MastersIndian Wells Masters
Men's singles
2004–2006 Roger Federer
2014–2016 Novak Djokovic
Men's doubles
1986–1988 Guy Forget (his partners were Peter Fleming in the 1986 tournament, Yannick Noah in 1987, and Boris Becker in 1988)
1988–1990 Boris Becker (his partners were Guy Forget in 1988 and 1990, and Jakob Hlasek in the 1989 tournament)
Miami Open (tennis)Miami Open
Men's singles
2001–2003 Andre Agassi
2014–2016 Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
1994–1996 Steffi Graf
2002–2004 Serena Williams
2013–2015 Serena Williams
Men's doubles
1996–1998 Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde
2010–2012 Leander Paes (his partners were Lukáš Dlouhý in the 2010 tournament, Mahesh Bhupathi in 2011, and Radek Štěpánek in 2012)
Women's doubles
1995–1997 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (her partners were Jana Novotná in 1995 and 1996, and Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament)
Monte Carlo MastersMonte Carlo Masters
Men's singles
2005–2012 Rafael Nadal (8-peat)
2016–2018 Rafael Nadal
Italian Open (tennis)Italian Open
Men's singles
2005–2007 Rafael Nadal
Paris MastersParis Masters
Men's singles
2013–2015 Novak Djokovic
Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsDubai Championships
Men's singles
2003–2005 Roger Federer
2009–2011 Novak Djokovic
Barcelona Open (tennis)Barcelona Open
Men's singles
2005–2009 Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
2011–2013 Rafael Nadal
2016–2018 Rafael Nadal
Halle OpenHalle Open
Men's singles
2003–2006 Roger Federer (4-peat)
2013–2015 Roger Federer
China Open (tennis)China Open
Men's singles
2012–2015 Novak Djokovic (4-peat)
Swiss IndoorsSwiss Indoors
Men's singles
2006–2008 Roger Federer
2017–2019 Roger Federer
Winter X Games
Winter X Games SuperPipe
20082013 Shaun White
National Football League
In the National Football League (NFL), a Super Bowl championship three-peat has not been accomplished. Two-time defending Super Bowl champions who failed to three-peat include the Green Bay Packers (1968), Miami Dolphins (1974), Pittsburgh Steelers (twice: 1976, 1980), San Francisco 49ers (1990), Dallas Cowboys (1994), Denver Broncos (1999), New England Patriots (2005), and Kansas City Chiefs (2024). The first eight teams failed to return to the title game in the third season (indicated in parentheses), with the 1976 Steelers, 1990 49ers, and 1994 Cowboys losing their respective conference championships. The Chiefs succeeded in reaching Super Bowl LIX, but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Buffalo Bills went to 4 consecutive Super Bowls as the AFC champions from 1990 to 1993, which is a feat unmatched in NFL history; however, they lost in every appearance. The Miami Dolphins (1971–73), New England Patriots (2016–18), and Kansas City Chiefs (2022–24) have each won 3 consecutive Conference championships (and appeared in 3 straight Super Bowls) in their history.
In the early years of the NFL, decades before the introduction of either the term three-peat or the Super Bowl, the Packers won three consecutive NFL titles from 192931. This was achieved without playing any postseason playoff games, as the league title was determined at that time from the season standings. In addition, the Packers won the NFL championship in 1965, at a time when the rival NFL and AFL played separate exclusive championships. They then followed that 1965 championship with their first two Super Bowl victories in 1966 and 1967 (their Super Bowl berths were earned by winning both the 1966 NFL Championship Game and 1967 NFL Championship Game), thereby winning championships three years in a row.
Related terms
There have been efforts to come up with a similarly clever name for the potential fourth consecutive championship in the year following a three-peat. Quat-row (from "quatro", the Spanish word for the number four) was trademarked by Lakers fan and graphic artist Jerry Leibowitz because he felt four-peat "didn't make any sense phonetically", though it's thus far failed to catch on and the latter continues to be the primary term. Since three-peat came into usage, however, only one team in major American sports has been able to achieve at least four in a row: Hendrick Motorsports with driver Jimmie Johnson, who won five NASCAR Cup Series championships in a row from 2006 to 2010. Johnson's streak has been accordingly described as a five-peat.
There are also terms for winning three trophies in the same season:
Triple Crown and Grand Slam – various sports
The trifecta (also known as a tricast, triactor or tierce) is a concept in gambling in which a bettor successfully guesses the win, place and show in a particular race.
Rather than three-peat, English-speaking people may instead talk of a hat trick of championships, or simply a three-in-a-row.
References