| 100% | USC | 3 | Sch. that has had a former athlete win at least one gold medal in every summer 18-Across since 1912 |
| 34% | KATIE | 5 | ___ Taylor, former Irish professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category |
| 34% | NICOLA | 6 | ___ Adams, former British professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the flyweight category |
| 34% | WARD | 4 | Andre ___, former American professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight category |
| 31% | JACKSON | 7 | Kevin ___, former MMA athlete who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics |
| 31% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | American athlete who won a gold for decathlon at the 1912 Olympics, and has spent 7 years in MLB and 13 in APFA (now NFL): 2 wds. |
| 30% | CLARESSA | 8 | ___ Shields, American professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category |
| 29% | EGYPT | 5 | Country that has won only a single Olympic gold medal - in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling - in the past 70 years |
| 29% | RAY | 3 | ___ Mercer, retired American professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight category |
| 29% | TONY | 4 | ___ Yoka, French professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the super-heavyweight category |
| 29% | KUSUO | 5 | ___ Kitamura, Japanese swimmer who was one of the youngest Olympians to win a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics |
| 28% | NISHIYA | 7 | Momiji ___, Japanese street skater who was one of the youngest Olympians to win a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics |
| 28% | CARL | 4 | Former athlete ___ Lewis who has won nine Olympic gold medals |
| 26% | DECATHLON | 9 | Ten-part track and field event for which 15-Across won one of his two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics |
| 26% | USAIN | 5 | ___ Bolt, Jamaican former sprinter who won the gold medal in 400 meters relay at the 2016 Olympics |
| 26% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Henderson, American track and field athlete who won the gold medal in long jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 26% | DEREK | 5 | ___ Drouin, Canadian track and field athlete who won the gold medal in high jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 26% | LARISA | 6 | ___ Latynina, gymnast who represented former Soviet Union and has won 18 Olympic gold medals |
| 26% | SIMONE | 6 | American gymnast ___ Biles who has won four Olympic gold medals at a single Games |
| 26% | CHER | 4 | Star who had at least one Billboard Top Ten hit in every decade from the sixties to the nineties |
| 26% | KEEGANPALMER | 12 | Australian skateboarder who won a gold medal in men's park skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | MOMIJINISHIYA | 13 | Japanese skateboarder who won a gold medal in women's street skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | BRITTNEYGRINER | 14 | Openly lesbian basketball player who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 25% | DECATHLON | 9 | Olympic event in which 33-Across won a gold medal in 1976 |
| 25% | ROUSEY | 6 | Ronda ___, former MMA athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics |
| 25% | LINDLAND | 8 | Matt ___, former MMA athlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics |
| 25% | ANDREWARD | 9 | Former boxer who won a gold at 2004 Olympics and retired undefeated in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MEGHANTRAINOR | 13 | 18-Across, 40-Across, and "All About That Bass" singer who has won two "Billboard" Music Awards and a "Billboard" Women in Music Chart-Topper Award (2 wds.) |
| 25% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | American athlete who has won Olympic gold medals in pentathlon and decathlon and also played for an NFL and an MLB team: 2 wds. |
| 25% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |