| 100% | CARLLEWIS | 9 | ... and 23-Across are Olympic gold medalists |
| 68% | USAINBOLT | 9 | Gold medalist whose twin boys are named (see circles) Leo and 14 Across |
| 61% | ALI | 3 | Muhammad, Olympic gold medalist and Boxing champion |
| 61% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Agassi, Olympic gold medalist and tennis champ |
| 59% | KRISTIYAMAGUCHI | 15 | Olympic gold medalist who was a "Dancing With the Stars" champion |
| 59% | DARA | 4 | Olympic gold medalist Torres who co-wrote "Age Is Just a Number" |
| 59% | MERYLS | 6 | Ice dancing Olympic gold medalist Davis and Oscar winner Streep |
| 59% | CARL | 4 | ___ Lewis, nine-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field |
| 58% | SUE | 3 | Four-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion Bird |
| 58% | SUE | 3 | Five-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time WNBA champion Bird |
| 57% | MICHAELSPINKS | 13 | 1976 Olympic middleweight gold medalist who was a world light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion: 2 wds. |
| 54% | CHLOE | 5 | Snowboarding star and Olympic gold medalist ___ Kim |
| 54% | ALEX | 4 | Soccer star and Olympic gold medalist ___ Morgan |
| 54% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | Only Olympic gold medalist to have played Major League Baseball and National Football League: 2 wds. |
| 53% | HENIE | 5 | 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympic gold medalist |
| 53% | NADIA | 5 | She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Games |
| 52% | KIM | 3 | Chloe ___, American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist who is a TikTok influencer |
| 51% | TESSAS | 6 | Olympic ice dancing gold medalist Virtue and others |
| 51% | EAGAN | 5 | Eddie __, Olympic gold-medalist in boxing and bobsledding |
| 51% | APOLO | 5 | Olympic gold medalist Ohno |
| 51% | PHELPS | 6 | Olympic gold medalist, Michael |
| 51% | GAIL | 4 | Olympic gold medalist ___ Devers |
| 51% | KATIE | 5 | Olympic gold medalist ___ Ledecky |
| 51% | ALICE | 5 | Olympic gold medalist Coachman |
| 51% | GAIL | 4 | Olympic gold medalist Devers |
| 51% | TARA | 4 | Olympic gold medalist Lipinski |
| 51% | SUNI | 4 | Olympic gold medalist Lee |
| 51% | ALY | 3 | Olympic gold medalist Raisman |
| 51% | CONCERTPIANIST | 14 | ... and 23-Across: "should be comfortable sitting on the bench" |
| 51% | LOUGANIS | 8 | 1984 and 1988 Olympic diving gold medalist |