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.

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 Riles & Co., the corporate entity of National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Pat Riley. 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 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, U.S.C. 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.

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 December 29, 1930, featured a trio of singers dubbed "The Three Visiting Firemen: Pete, Re-Pete, and Three-Pete".^[1]

The Oxford English Dictionary credits an Illinois high school senior, Sharif Ford, with the earliest published use of the word in the March 8, 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.

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.

• 1946–1949   Cleveland Browns (4-peat)   (also won 1950 NFL title)

• 1988–1990   Detroit Drive

• 1960–1962   Springfield Indians

• 2004–2007   Sébastien Bourdais (4-peat)

• 1985–1987   Tampa Bay/Rapid City Thrillers

• 2022–2024   Florida Everblades

• 2017–2019   James Deane

• 2009–2011   Dario Franchitti

• 1979–1982   New York Arrows  (4-peat)
• 1988–1992   San Diego Sockers  (5-peat)

• 1936–1939   New York Yankees  (4-peat)
• 1949–1953   New York Yankees  (5-peat)
• 1972–1974   Oakland Athletics
• 1998–2000   New York Yankees

• 1976–1978   Cale Yarborough
• 2006–2010   Jimmie Johnson (5-peat)

• 1952–1954   Minneapolis Lakers
• 1959–1966   Boston Celtics (8-peat)
• 1991–1993   Chicago Bulls
• 1996–1998   Chicago Bulls
• 2000–2002   Los Angeles Lakers

• 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)

• 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)

• 2020–2022   Boston Pride (2020 co-champions with Minnesota Whitecaps)

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA Finals)

• 1997–2000   Houston Comets  (4-peat)

• 1965–1967 Greek American Atlas
• 2009–2011 Seattle Sounders FC

• 2022–2024 Birmingham Stallions

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

• 1988–1990 UCLA
• 2021–2024 Oklahoma (4-peat)^[2]

NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball

• 1970-1972 UCLA
• 1974-1976 UCLA
• 1981-1984 UCLA (4-peat)

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)^{[3] [4]}
• 1944–1946 Army West Point ^[5]

Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) ^[6]

• 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 ^[7]

• 1993–1995 North Alabama

NCAA Division III Football^[8]

• 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)
• 1999–2002 California (4-peat)
• 2004–2008 California (5-peat)
• 2012–2014 BYU

Warhammer 40k American Team Championships^[9]

• Team Happy 2015–2017

• 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).

West Australian Football League

• 1908–1911 East Fremantle
• 1919–1923 East Perth
• 1928–1931 East Fremantle
• 1938–1940 Claremont
• 1952–1954 South Fremantle
• 1961–1963 Swan Districts
• 1966–1968 Perth
• 1982–1984 Swan Districts
• 2000–2002 East Perth
• 2006–2008 Subiaco

AFL

• 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

Australian Football League Germany

• 2007–2009 Rheinland Lions
• 2021–2023 Berlin Crocodiles

Costa Rica, American Football 1st Division:

• 2010–2012 Santa Ana Bulldogs

First Division (association football)

• 1949–1951 Racing Club
• 1955–1957 River Plate
• Metro 1979–Metro 1980 River Plate
• Apertura 1996–Apertura 1997 River Plate

Belgian Pro League

• 1900–1903 Racing de Bruxelles
• 1904–1907 R Union Saint-Gilloise
• 1924–1926 Beerschot
• 1933–1935 R Union Saint-Gilloise SR
• 1949–1951 RSC Anderlechtois
• 1954–1956 RSC Anderlechtois
• 1964–1968 RSC Anderlechtois (5-peat)
• 1969–1971 R Standard Liège
• 1976–1978 Club Brugge
• 1985–1987 Anderlecht
• 1993–1995 Anderlecht
• 2012–2014 Anderlecht
• 2020–2022 Club Brugge

Brazilian Championship

• 2006–2008 São Paulo FC

Bulgarian A PFG

• 1993–1995 Levski Sofia
• 2000–2002 Levski Sofia

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)

Croatian Football League

• 1996–1999 Croatia Zagreb (4-peat)
• 2006–2016 Dinamo Zagreb (11-peat)
• 2018–2024 Dinamo Zagreb (7-peat)

Danish Superliga

• 2009–2011 Copenhagen

Egyptian Premier League

• 1949–1959 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)

Egypt Cup

• 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)

Egyptian Super Cup

• 2006–2009 Al Ahly (4-peat)
• 2011–2016 Al Ahly (4-peat)
• 2022–2024 Al Ahly

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)

FA Cup

• 1876–1878 Wanderers
• 1884–1886 Blackburn Rovers

Football League/EFL Cup

• 1981–1984 Liverpool (4-peat)
• 2017–2021 Manchester City (4-peat)

FA Charity/Community Shield

• 1964–1966 Liverpool
• 1984–1987 Everton (4-peat)
• 1988–1990 Liverpool

Veikkausliiga

• 1998–2000 Haka
• 2009–2014 HJK (6-peat)
• 2020–2023 HJK (4-peat)

Ligue 1

• 1902–1904 Roubaix
• 1967–1970 Saint-Étienne (4-peat)
• 1974–1976 Saint-Étienne
• 1989–1992 Marseille (4-peat)
• 2002–2008 Lyon (7-peat)
• 2013–2016 Paris Saint-Germain (4-peat)
• 2018–2020 Paris Saint-Germain
• 2022–2024 Paris Saint-Germain

Bundesliga

• 1972–1974 Bayern Munich
• 1975–1977 Borussia Mönchengladbach
• 1985–1987 Bayern Munich
• 1999–2001 Bayern Munich
• 2013–2023 Bayern Munich (11-peat)

DDR-Oberliga

• 1976–1978 SG Dynamo Dresden
• 1979–1988 Berliner FC Dynamo (10-peat)

Iraq Stars League

• 1987–1989 Al-Rasheed
• 1994–1996 Al-Zawraa
• 1999–2001 Al-Zawraa
• 2007–2009 Erbil
• 2022–2024 Al-Shorta

Iraq FA Cup

• 1989–1991 Al-Zawraa
• 1993–1996 Al-Zawraa (4-peat)
• 1998–2000 Al-Zawraa

Umm al-Ma'arik Championship

• 2000–2002 Al-Shorta

Iraqi Super Cup

• 1998–2000 Al-Zawraa

Iraq Central FA Premier League

• 1950–1956 Al-Haras Al-Malaki (7-peat)
• 1968–1970 Aliyat Al-Shorta

Liga Leumit

• 1959–1963 Hapoel Petah Tikva (5-peat)

Israeli Premier League

• 2004–2006 Maccabi Haifa
• 2013–2015 Maccabi Tel Aviv
• 2016–2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
• 2021–2023 Maccabi Haifa

Italian Football Championship

• 1898–1900 Genoa
• 1902–1904 Genoa
• 1911–1913 Pro Vercelli

Serie A

• 1931–1935 Juventus (5-peat)
• 1943, 1946–1949 Torino (5-peat)
• 1992–1994 Milan
• 2006–2010 Internazionale (5-peat)
• 2012–2020 Juventus (9-peat)

Coppa Italia

• 2015–2018 Juventus (4-peat)

J1 League

• 2007–2009 Kashima Antlers

Liga MX

• 2023 – 2024 Club América

Eredivisie

• 1897–1899 RAP Amsterdam
• 1900–1903 HVV (4-peat)
• 1911–1913 Sparta
• 1966–1968 Ajax
• 1986–1989 PSV (4-peat)
• 1994–1996 Ajax
• 2005–2008 PSV (4-peat)
• 2011–2014 Ajax (4-peat)

Tippeligaen

• 1972–1975 Viking (4-peat)
• 1992–2004 Rosenborg (13-peat)
• 2015–2018 Rosenborg (4-peat) (2015-2016 Tippeligaen, 2017-2018 Eliteserien)

Primeira Liga

• 1936–1938 Benfica
• 1947–1949 Sporting CP
• 1951–1954 Sporting CP (4-peat)
• 1963–1965 Benfica
• 1967–1969 Benfica
• 1971–1973 Benfica
• 1975–1977 Benfica
• 1995–1999 Porto (5-peat)
• 2006–2009 Porto (4-peat)
• 2011–2013 Porto
• 2014–2017 Benfica (4-peat)

Russian Football Premier League

• 1992–1994 Spartak Moscow
• 1996–2001 Spartak Moscow (6-peat)
• 2019–2024 Zenit Saint Petersburg (6-peat)

Scottish football league system first tier

• 1966–1974 Celtic (9-peat)
• 1989–1997 Rangers (9-peat)
• 2012–2020 Celtic (9-peat)
• 2022–2024 Celtic

Scottish Cup

• 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)

Serbian SuperLiga

• 2008–2013 Partizan (6-peat)
• 2018–2024 Red Star Belgrade (7-peat)

Slovenian PrvaLiga

• 1991–1995 Olimpija (4-peat)
• 1996–2003 Maribor (7-peat)
• 2003–2006 Gorica
• 2010–2015 Maribor (5-peat)

La Liga

• 1961–1965 Real Madrid (5-peat)
• 1967–1969 Real Madrid
• 1978–1980 Real Madrid
• 1986–1990 Real Madrid (5-peat)
• 1991–1994 Barcelona (4-peat)
• 2009–2011 Barcelona

Copa del Rey

• 1905–1908 Real Madrid (4-peat)
• 1914–1916 Athletic Bilbao
• 1930–1933 Athletic Bilbao (4-peat)
• 1943–1945 Athletic Bilbao
• 1951–1953 Barcelona
• 2015–2018 Barcelona (4-peat)

South Africa

South African Premier Division

• 1998–2000 Mamelodi Sundowns
• 2008–2010 Supersport United
• 2018–2023 Mamelodi Sundowns (6-peat)

K League 1

• 1993–1995 Ilhwa Chunma (changed to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)
• 2001–2003 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (changed to Seongnam FC)
• 2017–2021 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (5-peat)

Allsvenskan

• 1945–1948 IFK Norrköping
• 1949–1951 Malmö FF
• 1985–1989 Malmö FF
• 1993–1996 IFK Göteborg

Süper Lig

• 1971–1973 Galatasaray
• 1979–1981 Trabzonspor
• 1990–1992 Beşiktaş
• 1997–2000 Galatasaray (4-peat)

Soviet Top League

• 1946–1948 CSKA Moscow
• 1966–1968 Dynamo Kyiv

UAE Pro League

• 2001–2004 Al Ain

Yugoslav First League

• 1933, 1935–36 BSK Beograd
• 1961–1963 Partizan
• 1968–1970 Red Star Belgrade
• 1990–1992 Red Star Belgrade

Baseball

• 1941/42–1944/45 Ponce (4-peat)
• 1996/97–1998/99 Indios de Mayaguez

Nippon Professional Baseball

• 1951–1953 Yomiuri Giants
• 1956–1958 Nishitetsu Lions (changed to Seibu Lions)
• 1965–1973 Yomiuri Giants (9-peat)
• 1975–1977 Hankyu Braves (changed to Orix Buffaloes)
• 1986–1988 Seibu Lions (changed to Saitama Seibu Lions)
• 1990–1992 Seibu Lions (changed to Saitama Seibu Lions)
• 2017–2020 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4-peat)

KBO League

• 1986–1989 Haitai Tigers (changed to Kia Tigers) (4-peat)
• 2011–2014 Samsung Lions (4-peat)

Liga Nacional de Básquet

• 2010–2012 Club Atlético Peñarol (Mar del Plata)
• 2015–2018 San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) (4-peat)

Czech National Basketball League:

• 1994–1996 Basket Brno
• 2004–2022 ERA Nymburk (19-peat)

LNB Pro A

• 1983–1985 Limoges CSP
• 1988–1990 Limoges CSP
• 2019–2022 LDLC Asvel

Basketball Bundesliga

• 1970–1972 TuS 04 Leverkusen
• 1990–1996 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
• 1997–2003 ALBA Berlin (7-peat)
• 2010–2013 Brose Baskets (4-peat, also won the German Cup in 2010, 2011 and 2012)
• 2020–2022 ALBA Berlin

Iraqi Professional Basketball League

• 1981–1983 Al-Karkh
• 1986–1990 Al-Rasheed (5-peat)
• 2000–2002 Al-Karkh
• 2009–2012 Duhok (4-peat)
• 2017–2023 Al-Naft (6-peat)

Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup

• 2017–2021 Al-Naft

Israeli Basketball Premier League

• 1957–1959 Maccabi Tel Aviv
• 1962–1964 Maccabi Tel Aviv
• 1970–1992 Maccabi Tel Aviv (23-peat)
• 1994–2007 Maccabi Tel Aviv (14-peat)
• 2018–2021 Maccabi Tel Aviv (4-peat)

Lega Basket Serie A

• 1946–1949 Virtus Bologna (4-peat)
• 1950–1954 Olimpia Milano (5-peat)
• 1957–1960 Olimpia Milano (4-peat)
• 1965–1967 Olimpia Milano
• 1969–1971 Varese
• 1985–1987 Olimpia Milano
• 2007–2011 Mens Sana Siena

PBA

• 1976–1977 Crispa Redmanizers (six straight championships: 1975 All-Philippine Championship, 1976 Grand Slam, 1977 All-Filipino Conference and 1977 Open Conference)
• 1983–1984 Crispa Redmanizers (four straight championships: 1983 Grand Slam, 1984 First All-Filipino Conference)
• 1984–1985 Great Taste Coffee Makers (four straight championships: 1984 Second All-Filipino Conference, 1984 Invitational Championship, 1985 Open Conference, 1985 All-Filipino Conference)
• 1988–1989 San Miguel Beermen (four straight championships: 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference, 1989 Grand Slam)
• 1995–1996 Alaska Milkmen (four straight championship: 1995 Governors' Cup and 1996 Grand Slam)
• 1997–1998 Alaska Milkmen (three straight championships: 1997 Governors' Cup, 1998 All-Filipino Cup and 1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup)
• 2000–2001 San Miguel Beermen (three straight championships: 2000 Commissioner's Cup, 2000 Governors' Cup, 2001 All-Filipino Cup)
• 2013–2014 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers (four straight championships: 2013 Governors' Cup, 2013–14 Grand Slam)

BSN basketball

• 1941–1943 Atléticos de San Germán
• 1947–1950 Atléticos de San Germán (4-peat)
• 1955–1957 Cardenales de Rio Piedras
• 1964–1966 Leones de Ponce
• 1971–1975 Vaqueros de Bayamon (5-peat)
• 1977–1979 Piratas de Quebradillas
• 1998–2001 Cangrejeros de Santurce (4-peat)

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)

VTB United League

• 2012–2019, 2021 PBC CSKA Moscow (9-peat; the 2019–2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

Premier A Slovenian Basketball League

• 1991–1999 Olimpija (8-peat)
• 2003–2006 Olimpija
• 2009–2014 Krka (5-peat)
• 2020–2023 Cedevita Olimpija

Liga ACB

• 1960–1966 Real Madrid Baloncesto (7-peat)
• 1968–1977 Real Madrid Baloncesto (10-peat)
• 1984–1986 Real Madrid Baloncesto
• 1987–1990 Barcelona (4-peat)
• 1995–1997 Barcelona

Spanish Cup

• 1945–1947 Barcelona
• 1978–1983 Barcelona (6-peat)

Spanish Super Cup

• 2019–2022 Barcelona (4-peat)

Swiss Basketball League

• 1997–1999 Fribourg
• 2000–2002 Lugano Tigers
• 2010–2012 Lugano Tigers
• 2018–2022 Fribourg (4-peat)

Basketball Super League

• 1970–1973 İTÜ BK
• 1976–1978 Eczacıbaşı
• 1980–1982 Eczacıbaşı
• 1992–1994 Efes Pilsen
• 2001–2004 Efes Pilsen (4-peat)
• 2016–2018 Fenerbahçe

VBA

• 2019–2022 Saigon Heat (three-peat: 2019, 2020, 2022)

Canadian Rugby Union (pre 1958) / Canadian Football League (post 1958) (Grey Cup):

• 1909–1911 Toronto Varsity Blues
• 1922–1924 Queen's University
• 1945–1947 Toronto Argonauts
• 1954–1956 Edmonton Eskimos
• 1978–1982 Edmonton Eskimos (5-peat)

Collegiate women's basketball

• 2011–2015 Windsor Lancers (5-peat)

Queensland Premier Cricket T20

• 2016–2018 Sandgate-Redcliffe Gators (T20 QLD)

Indian cricket's Ranji Trophy

• 1958–1972 Bombay
• 1974–1976 Bombay

New Zealand cricket's Plunket Shield

• 1936/37–1939/40 Auckland

Iraqi Futsal Premier League

• 2012–2018 Naft Al-Wasat (7-peat)

Campeonato Nacional de Futsal

• 1993–1995 Sporting CP
• 2007–2009 Benfica
• 2016–2018 Sporting CP
• 2021–2024 Sporting CP (4-peat)

Taça de Portugal de Futsal

• 2017–2022 Sporting CP (4-peat) (2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22)

Taça da Liga de Futsal

• 2018–2020 Benfica

Russian Futsal Super League

• 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

Primera División de Futsal

• 2002–2005 Boomerang Interviú (4-peat)
• 2011–2013 Barcelona
• 2014–2018 Inter Movistar (5-peat)
• 2021–2023 Barcelona

Copa de España de Futsal

• 1998–2000 Caja Segovia
• 2011–2013 Barcelona

Copa del Rey de Futsal

• 2011–2014 Barcelona (4-peat)
• 2018–2020 Barcelona

Supercopa de España de Futsal

• 1998–2000 Caja Segovia
• 2001–2003 Boomerang Interviú

Iraqi Handball Premier League

• 2016–2020 Al-Shorta (5-peat)

Slovenian First League of Handball

• 1991–2001 Celje (10-peat)
• 2002–2008 Celje (6-peat)
• 2013–2020 Celje (7-peat)

Russian Handball Super League

• 1996–1999 Kaustik Volgograd (4-peat)
• 2002–2022 Chekhovskiye Medvedi (21-peat)

Liga ASOBAL

• 1956–1961 BM Granollers (6-peat)
• 1962–1965 Atlético Madrid BM (4-peat)
• 1966–1968 BM Granollers
• 1970–1972 BM Granollers
• 1975–1978 CB Alicante (4-peat)
• 1983–1985 Atlético Madrid BM
• 1988–1992 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)
• 1995–2000 FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat)
• 2007–2010 BM Ciudad Real (4-peat)
• 2011–2023 FC Barcelona Handbol (13-peat)

Copa del Rey

• 1982–1985 FC Barcelona Handbol
• 2013–2023 FC Barcelona Handbol (10-peat)

Australian Ice Hockey League

• 2010–2012 Melbourne Ice

Soviet Championship League

• 1948–1950 CSKA Moscow
• 1951–1953 VVS Moscow
• 1958–1961 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
• 1963–1966 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
• 1970–1973 CSKA Moscow (4-peat)
• 1977–1989 CSKA Moscow (13-peat)
• 1990–1992 Dynamo Moscow

Rugby League

New South Wales Rugby Football League/Australian Rugby League/National Rugby League

• 1911–1913 Eastern Suburbs
• 1915–1917 Balmain
• 1925–1929 South Sydney (5-peat)
• 1935–1937 Eastern Suburbs
• 1953–1955 South Sydney
• 1956–1966 St. George (11-peat)
• 1981–1983 Parramatta
• 2021–2024 Penrith (4-peat)

Rugby Union

Super Rugby (Union)

• 2017–2019 Christchurch Crusaders

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)

English rugby union

• 1991–1994 Bath
• 1999–2001 Leicester Tigers
• 2003–2005 London Wasps

V-League

• 2008–2014 Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (7-peat)

Athletics

• 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 United States Al Oerter, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
• 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 United States Carl Lewis, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
• 1992, 1996, 2000 Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic Jan Zelezny, Men's Javelin throw
• 2008, 2012, 2016 Jamaica Usain Bolt, Men's 100m
• 2008, 2012, 2016 Jamaica Usain Bolt, Men's 200m
• 2012, 2016, 2020 Poland Anita Włodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw

Basketball

• 1936–1968 United States USA, Men's Basketball tournament (7-peat)
• 1992–2000 United States USA, Men's Basketball tournament
• 1996–2024 United States USA, Women's Basketball tournament (8-peat)
• 2008–2024 United States USA, Men's Basketball tournament (5-peat)

Equestrian

• 2000, 2004, 2008 Netherlands Anky van Grunsven, individual dressage

Fencing

• 2012, 2016, 2020 Hungary Áron Szilágyi, individual men's sabre

Field Hockey

• 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956 India /India India, Men's Field Hockey tournament (6-peat)

Football

• 2004, 2008, 2012 United States USA, Women's Football tournament

Handball

• 1996, 2000, 2004 Denmark Denmark, Women's Handball tournament

Sailing

• 2004, 2008, 2012, United Kingdom Ben Ainslie, Finn

Shooting

• 2008, 2012, 2016, South Korea Jin Jong-oh, Men's 50m pistol

Swimming

• 1956, 1960, 1964 Australia Dawn Fraser, Women's 100 metres freestyle
• 1988, 1992, 1996 Hungary 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)

Volleyball

• 1992, 1996, 2000 Cuba Cuba, Women's Volleyball tournament

Water polo

• 1908, 1912, 1920 United Kingdom Great Britain, Men's Water polo tournament
• 2000, 2004, 2008 Hungary Hungary, Men's Water polo tournament
• 2012, 2016, 2020 United States USA, Women's Water polo tournament
• 2016, 2020, 2024 Serbia Serbia, Men's Water polo tournament

Curling

• 2006, 2010, 2014 Canada Canada, Men's Curling tournament

Ice Hockey

• 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 Canada Canada, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
• 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Soviet Union Soviet Union, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
• 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Canada Canada, Women's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)

3 Peat 1984-1987-1991 Canada Cup

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)

National team competitions

Club competitions

Men FIFA Confederations Cup 2005–2013 Brazil Brazil AFC Asian Cup 1968–1976 Iran Iran Africa Cup of Nations 2006–2010 Egypt Egypt CONCACAF Gold Cup 1993–1998 Mexico Mexico CONCACAF Nations League 2021–2024 United States United States CONMEBOL Copa América 1945–1947 Argentina Argentina Arab Cup 1964–1988 Iraq Iraq (4-peat) Arabian Gulf Cup 1970–1976 Kuwait Kuwait (4-peat)

Men FIFA Club World Cup 2016–2018 Spain Real Madrid UEFA Champions League 1956–1960 Spain Real Madrid (5-peat) 1971–1973 Netherlands Ajax 1974–1976 West Germany Bayern Munich 2016–2018 Spain Real Madrid UEFA Europa League 2014–2016 Spain Sevilla CONCACAF Champions League 1969–1971 Mexico Cruz Azul 2011–2013 Mexico Monterrey CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores 1968–1970 Argentina Estudiantes de La Plata 1972–1975 Argentina Independiente (4-peat) CAF Cup 2000–2002 Algeria JS Kabylie African Cup Winners' Cup 1984–1986 Egypt Al Ahly AFC Cup 2016–2018 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya OFC Champions League 2011–2017 New Zealand Auckland City (7-peat) 2022–2024 New Zealand Auckland City Arab Club Champions Cup 1985–1987 Iraq Al-Rasheed Arab Cup Winners' Cup 1991–1993 Morocco CO Casablanca

World Athletics Championships

• 1983, 1987, 1991 United States Carl Lewis, Men's 100m
• 1997, 1999, 2001 United States Maurice Greene, Men's 100m
• 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Jamaica Usain Bolt, Men's 200m (4-peat)
• 2019, 2022, 2023 United States Noah Lyles, Men's 200m
• 2005, 2007, 2009 United States Allyson Felix, Women's 200m
• 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 United States Michael Johnson, Men's 400m (4-peat)
• 1995, 1997, 1999 Denmark Wilson Kipketer, Men's 800m
• 1991, 1993, 1995 Algeria Noureddine Morceli, Men's 1500m
• 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 Morocco Hicham El Guerrouj, Men's 1500m (4-peat)
• 2011, 2013, 2015 Kenya Asbel Kiprop, Men's 1500m
• 2011, 2013, 2015 United Kingdom Mo Farah, Men's 5000m
• 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 Ethiopia Haile Gebrselassie, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
• 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 Ethiopia Kenenisa Bekele, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
• 2013, 2015, 2017 United Kingdom Mo Farah, Men's 10000m
• 2019, 2022, 2023 Uganda Joshua Cheptegei, Men's 10000m
• 1983, 1987, 1991 United States Greg Foster, Men's 110m hurdles
• 2019, 2022, 2023 United States Grant Holloway, Men's 110m hurdles
• 1991, 1993, 1995 Kenya Moses Kiptanui, Men's 3000m steeplechase
• 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 Kenya Ezekiel Kemboi, Men's 3000m steeplechase (4-peat)
• 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993 United States United States of America, Men's ×ばつ 100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships">4 ×ばつ 100 m relay (4-peat)
• 2009, 2011, ×ばつ 100 metres relay">2013, 2015 Jamaica Jamaica, Men's ×ばつ 100 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships">4 ×ばつ 100 m relay (4-peat)
• 2005, 2007, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2009, 2011, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2013, 2015 United States United States of America, Men's ×ばつ 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships">4 ×ばつ 400 m relay (6-peat)
• 2019, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2022, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2023 United States United States of America, Men's ×ばつ 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships">4 ×ばつ 400 m relay
• 2007, 2009, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2011, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2013 United States United States of America, Women's ×ばつ 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships">4 ×ばつ 400 m relay (4-peat)
• ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2017, 2019, ×ばつ 400 metres relay">2022 United States United States of America, Women's ×ばつ 400 metres relay at the World Athletics Championships">4 ×ばつ 400 m relay
• 2017, 2019, 2022 Qatar Mutaz Essa Barshim, Men's High jump
• 2015, 2017, 2019 Russia Mariya Lasitskene, Women's High jump
• 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 Soviet Union / Ukraine Sergey Bubka, Men's Pole vault (6-peat)
• 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 Cuba Ivan Pedroso, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
• 2015, 2017, 2019 United States Brittney Reese, Women's Long jump
• 2015, 2017, 1999 United States Christian Taylor, Men's Triple jump
• 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 Venezuela Yulimar Rojas, Women's Triple jump (4-peat)
• 1987, 1991, 1993 Switzerland Werner Gunthor, Men's Shot put
• 1995, 1997, 1999 Germany Astrid Kumbernuss, Women's Shot put
• 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 New Zealand Valerie Adams, Women's Shot put (4-peat)
• 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 Germany Lars Riedel, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
• 2009, 2011, 2013 Germany Robert Harting, Men's Discus throw
• 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Poland Pawel Fajdek, Men's Hammer throw (5-peat)
• 2001, 2003, 2005 Cuba Yipsi Moreno, Women's Hammer throw
• 2013, 2015, 2017 Poland Anita Wlodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
• 1991, 1993, 1995 United States Dan O'Brien, Men's Decathlon
• 1997, 1999, 2001 Czech Republic Tomas Dvorak, Men's Decathlon
• 2003, 2005, 2007 Sweden Carolina Kluft, Men's Heptathlon

Cricket World Cup

• 1999–2007 Australia Australia (ICC ODI World Cup every 4 years)

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

• 2010–2014 Australia Australia
• 2018–2023 Australia Australia

BDO World Darts Championship

• 1984–1986 England Eric Bristow
• 2017–2019 England Glen Durrant

PDC World Darts Championship

• 1995–2002 England Phil Taylor (8-peat)
• 2004–2006 England Phil Taylor

Scotland Gary Anderson could have made a three-peat in 2015–2017 but lost 7–3 to Netherlands Michael van Gerwen in the final of the 2017 World darts championship.

BDO Women's World Darts Championship

• 2001–2007 England Trina Gulliver (7-peat)

Counter Strike

• 2010–2011 Ukraine Natus Vincere (4-peat: Intel Extreme Masters 2010, ESWC 2010, WCG 2010, and Intel Extreme Masters 2011)

Counter Strike: Global Offensive

• 2018–2019 Denmark Astralis (FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019)

• 1988-1990 United States Jay Green (1990 tied with United States Mike DeVito)
• 1993-1994 United States Mike DeVito (1993 Independence Day, 1993 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1994 Independence Day)
• 1996-1998 Japan Hirofumi Nakajima (1996 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1997 and 1998 Independence Day)
• 2001-2006 Japan Takeru Kobayashi (6-peat)
• 2007-2014 United States Joey Chestnut (8-peat)
• 2016-2023 United States Joey Chestnut (8-peat)

• 2011-2013 United States Sonya Thomas
• 2014-2020 United States Miki Sudo (7-peat)

• 2021-2024 United States Eric "Badlands" Booker (4-peat)

FIFA Futsal World Cup

• 1989, 1992, 1996 Brazil Brazil

UEFA Futsal Championship

• 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013 Spain Spain (4-peat)

South American Futsal Championship / Copa Libertadores de Futsal

• 2004–2009 Brazil Jaraguá (6-peat)
• 2017–2019 Brazil Carlos Barbosa

• 1903–1905 Scotland Willie Anderson

• 1868–1872 Scotland Young Tom Morris (4-peat)
• 1877–1879 Scotland Jamie Anderson
• 1880–1882 Scotland Bob Ferguson
• 1954–1956 Australia Peter Thomson

• 1924–1927 United States Walter Hagen

National team competitions

Club competitions

Men IHF World Men's Handball Championship 2019–2025 Denmark Denmark (4-peat) IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship 1952–1959 Germany Germany European Men's Handball Championship 1998–2002 Sweden Sweden African Championship 1974–79 Tunisia Tunisia 1981–1989 Algeria Algeria (5-peat) 2020–2024 Egypt Egypt Women IHF World Women's Handball Championship 1982–1990 Soviet Union Soviet Union 2005–2009 Russia Russia European Women's Handball Championship 2004–2010 Norway Norway (4-peat)

Men IHF Super Globe 2017–2019 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol 2021–2023 Germany SC Magdeburg EHF Champions League 1995–2000 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol (5-peat) EHF European Cup 2007–2009 Romania CS UCM Reşiţa EHF Cup Winner's Cup 1983–1986 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol EHF Men's Champions Trophy 1996–2000 Spain FC Barcelona Handbol (4-peat) African Champions League 1979–1981 Egypt Zamalek 1997–2000 Algeria MC Alger (4-peat) 2003–2006 Algeria MC Alger (4-peat) 2017–2019 Egypt Zamalek African Cup Winners' Cup 1991–1995 Algeria MC Alger (5-peat) 1997–1999 Algeria MC Alger 2009–2011 Egypt Zamalek African Super Cup 1994–1999 Algeria MC Alger (6-peat) 2004–2006 Algeria MC Alger 2010–2012 Egypt Zamalek 2018–2021 Egypt Zamalek 2022–2024 Egypt Al Ahly SEHA League 2017–2019 North Macedonia RK Vardar 2020–2022 Hungary Veszprém KC Women Women's EHF Champions League 1970–1973 Soviet Union Spartak Kyiv (4-peat) 1985–1988 Soviet Union Spartak Kyiv (4-peat) 1992–1995 Austria Hypo Niederösterreich (4-peat) 2017–2019 Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 2021–2023 Norway Vipers Kristiansand

International Rules Series

• 1990–1999 (1990, 1998, 1999)^† Republic of Ireland Ireland

^† International rules football games are held sporadically, hence the eight-year gap between 1990 and 1998.

Formula One World Drivers' Champion

• 1954–1957 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio (4-peat)
• 2000–2004 Germany Michael Schumacher (5-peat)
• 2010–2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel (4-peat)
• 2017–2020^[10] United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (4-peat)
• 2021–2024 Netherlands Max Verstappen (4-peat)

Champ Car World Series auto racing

• 2004–2007 France Sébastien Bourdais (4-peat)

MotoGP

• 1953-1955 United Kingdom Geoff Duke
• 1958-1960 United Kingdom John Surtees
• 1962-1965 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood (4-peat)
• 1966-1972 Italy Giacomo Agostini (7-peat)
• 1990-1992 United States Wayne Rainey
• 1994-1998 Australia Mick Doohan (5-peat)
• 2001-2005 Italy Valentino Rossi (5-peat)
• 2016-2019 Spain Marc Márquez (4-peat)

Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship

• 1993-1996 Italy Guido Cappellini (4-peat)
• 2001-2003 Italy Guido Cappellini
• 2011-2013 Italy Alex Carella
• 2014-2016 France Philippe Chiappe

Women's Rugby World Cup

• 1998–2010 New Zealand New Zealand (4-peat)

Rugby League World Cup

• 1975–2000 Australia Australia (6-peat)
• 2013–2021 Australia Australia

Women's Rugby League World Cup

• 2000–2008 New Zealand New Zealand
• 2013–2021 Australia Australia

IPS World Circuit World Champion

• 1979–1982 Australia Mark Richards

ASP World Tour World Champion

• 1994–1998 United States Kelly Slater

ASP World Tour World Champion

• 2000–2002 Hawaii Andy Irons

Winter X Games SuperPipe

• 2008–2013 United States Shaun White

• 1903–1906 United Kingdom British Isles
• 1907–1911  Australasia^[11]
• 1920–1926 United States United States
• 1927–1932  France
• 1933–1936 United Kingdom Great Britain
• 1946–1949 United States United States
• 1950–1953 Australia Australia
• 1955–1957 Australia Australia
• 1959–1962 Australia Australia
• 1964–1967 Australia Australia
• 1968–1972  United States

• 1976–1982  United States
• 1983–1985 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
• 1993–1995 Spain Spain

• 1931–1933 Australia Jack Crawford
• 1963–1967 Australia Roy Emerson
• 2011–2013 Serbia Novak Djokovic
• 2019–2021 Serbia Novak Djokovic

• 1928–1930 Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens
• 1946–1948 Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton ^[12]
• 1960–1966 Australia Margaret Court (6-peat)
• 1969–1971 Australia Margaret Court
• 1974–1976 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
• 1988–1990 West Germany Steffi Graf
• 1991–1993 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
• 1997–1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis

• 1936–1940 Australia Adrian Quist (5-peat; his partners were Australia Don Turnbull in 1936–37 tournaments, and Australia John Bromwich until 1940)^[13]
• 1938–1940 Australia John Bromwich (his partner was Australia Adrian Quist, see above)^[13]
• 1946–1950 Australia John Bromwich and Australia Adrian Quist (5-peat)^[13]
• 1959–1961 Australia Rod Laver and Australia Bob Mark
• 2009–2011 United States Mike Bryan and United States Bob Bryan

• 1923–1925 Australia Sylvia Lance Harper (her partners were Australia Esna Boyd Robertson in the 1923 tournament, and Australia Daphne Akhurst Cozens in 1924–25)
• 1936–1940 Australia Thelma Coyne Long and Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton
• 1947–1949 Australia Thelma Coyne Long and Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton
• 1954–1956 Australia Mary Bevis Hawton (her partners were Australia Beryl Penrose in 1954–55, and Thelma Coyne Long in the 1956 tournament)
• 1961–1963 Australia Margaret Court (her partners were Australia Mary Carter Reitano in the 1961 tournament, and Australia Robyn Ebbern in 1962–63)
• 1969–1971 Australia Margaret Court (her partners were Australia Judy Tegart Dalton in 1969–70, and Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the 1971 tournament)
• 1974–1976 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley (her partners were United States Peggy Michel in 1974–75, and Australia Helen Gourlay in the 1976 tournament)
• 1976–12/1977 Australia Helen Gourlay (her partners were Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976 and December 1977 (see above), and Australia Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat in January 1977)^[14]
• 1982–1989 United States Martina Navratilova and United States Pam Shriver (7-peat^[15] )
• 1997–1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis (her partners were Belarus Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament, Croatia Mirjana Lučić in 1998, and Russia Anna Kournikova in 1999)

• 1894–1896 France André Vacherot
• 1897–1900 France Paul Aymé
• 1907–1909 France Max Decugis
• 1912–1914 France Max Decugis
• 1978–1981 Sweden Björn Borg (4-peat)
• 2005–2008 Spain Rafael Nadal (4-peat)
• 2010–2014 Spain Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
• 2017–2020 Spain Rafael Nadal (4-peat)

• 1897–1899 France Adine Masson
• 1904–1906 France Kate Gillou
• 1909–1912 France Jeanne Matthey
• 1920–1923 France Suzanne Lenglen
• 1928–1930 United States Helen Wills
• 1935–1937 Germany Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
• 1990–1992 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
• 2005–2007 Belgium Justine Henin
• 2022–2024 Poland Iga Świątek

• 1961–1965 Australia Roy Emerson (6-peat: his partners were Australia Neal Fraser in 1960 and 1962, Australia Rod Laver in the 1961 tournament, Spain Manuel Santana in 1963, Australia Ken Fletcher in 1964, and Australia Fred Stolle in 1965)

• 1909–1912 France Jeanne Matthey and France Daisy Speranza
• 1920–1923 France Suzanne Lenglen (4-peat: her partners were France Elisabeth d'Aryen in the 1920 tournament, France Geramine Pigueron in 1921–22, and France Didi Vasto in 1923)
• 1932–1934 United States Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were United States Helen Wills in the 1932 tournament, and France Simonne Mathieu in 1933–34)
• 1936–1939 France Simonne Mathieu (4-peat: her partners were United Kingdom Billie Yorke in 1936–38, and Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 tournament)
• 1936–1938 United Kingdom Billie Yorke (her partner was France Simonne Mathieu, see above)
• 1950–1953 United States Doris Hart and United States Shirley Fry Irvin
• 1961–1963 Union of South Africa Renée Schuurman (her partners were Union of South Africa Sandra Reynolds in 1961–62, and United Kingdom Ann Jones in the 1963 tournament)
• 1964–1966 Australia Margaret Court (her partners were Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1964–65, and Australia Judy Tegart in the 1966 tournament)
• 1967–1971 France Françoise Dürr (5-peat: her partners were France Gail Chanfreau in 1967 and 1970–71, and United Kingdom Ann Jones in 1967–68)^[16]
• 1984–1988 United States Martina Navratilova (5-peat: her partners were United States Pam Shriver in 1984–85 and 1987–88, and Hungary Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 tournament)
• 1991–1995 United States Gigi Fernández (5-peat: her partners were Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná in the 1991 tournament, and Belarus Belarus Natasha Zvereva in 1992–95)
• 1992–1995 Belarus Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partner was United States Gigi Fernández, see above)

• 1881–1886 United Kingdom William Renshaw
• 1897–1900 United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
• 1902–1906 United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
• 1910–1913 New Zealand Anthony Wilding
• 1934–1936 United Kingdom Fred Perry
• 1976–1980 Sweden Björn Borg (5-peat)
• 1993–1995 United States Pete Sampras
• 1997–2000 United States Pete Sampras (4-peat)
• 2003–2007 Switzerland Roger Federer (5-peat)
• 2018–2022 Serbia Novak Djokovic (4-peat, as 2020 Wimbledon was cancelled due to COVID-19)

• 1891–1893 United Kingdom Lottie Dod
• 1919–1923 France Suzanne Lenglen
• 1927–1930 United States Helen Wills
• 1948–1950 United States Louise Brough
• 1952–1954 United States Maureen Connolly
• 1966–1968 United States Billie Jean King ^[16]
• 1982–1987 United States Martina Navratilova (6-peat)
• 1991–1993 Germany Steffi Graf

• 1884–1886 United Kingdom William Renshaw and United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
• 1894–1896 United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley and United Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
• 1897–1901 United Kingdom Laurence Doherty and United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
• 1903–1905 United Kingdom Laurence Doherty and United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
• 1921–22 United Kingdom Randolph Lycett (his partners were United Kingdom Max Woosnam in the 1921 tournament, Australia James Anderson in 1922, and United Kingdom Leslie Godfree)
• 1929–1931 United States John Van Ryn (his partners were United States Wilmer Allison in 1929–30, and United States George Lott in the 1931 tournament)
• 1968–1970 Australia John Newcombe and Australia Tony Roche
• 1993–1997 Australia Todd Woodbridge and Australia Mark Woodforde
• 2002–2004 Australia Todd Woodbridge and Sweden Jonas Björkman

• 1919–1923 France Suzanne Lenglen and United States Elizabeth Ryan (5-peat)
• 1925–1927 United States Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were France Suzanne Lenglen in the 1925 tournament, United States Mary Browne in 1926, and United States Helen Wills in 1927)
• 1948–1950 United States Louise Brough and United States Margaret Osborne duPont
• 1951–1953 United States Shirley Fry Irvin and United States Doris Hart
• 1956–1958 United States Althea Gibson (her partners were United Kingdom Angela Buxton in the 1956 tournament, United States Darlene Hard in 1957, and Brazil Maria Bueno in 1958)
• 1970–1973 United States Billie Jean King (4-peat: her partners were United States Rosemary Casals in 1970–71 and 1973, and Netherlands Betty Stöve in the 1972 tournament)
• 1981–1984 United States Martina Navratilova and United States Pam Shriver (4-peat)
• 1991–1994 Soviet Union Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partners were Soviet Union Larisa Neiland in the 1991 tournament, and United States Gigi Fernández in 1992–94)
• 1992–1994 United States Gigi Fernández (her partner was Belarus Natasha Zvereva, see above)

• 1881–1887 United States Richard Sears
• 1890–1892 United States United States Oliver Campbell
• 1898–1900 United States Malcolm Whitman
• 1907–1911 United States United States William Larned
• 1920–1925 United States Bill Tilden
• 1979–1981 United States John McEnroe
• 1985–1987 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
• 2004–2008 Switzerland Roger Federer (5-peat)

• 1909–1911 United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
• 1912–1914 United States United States Mary Browne
• 1915–1918 Norway Molla Mallory
• 1920–1922 United States Molla Mallory
• 1923–1925 United States Helen Wills
• 1927–1929 United States Helen Wills
• 1932–1935 United States Helen Jacobs
• 1938–1940 United States Alice Marble
• 1943–1944 United States Pauline Betz
• 1948–1950 United States Margaret Osborne duPont
• 1951–1953 United States Maureen Connolly
• 1975–1978 United States Chris Evert (4-peat)
• 2012–2014 United States Serena Williams

• 1882–1887 United States Richard Sears (6-peat: his partners were United States James Dwight in 1882–84 and 1886–87, and United States Joseph Clark in the 1885 tournament)
• 1882–1884 United States James Dwight (his partner was United States Richard Sears, see above)
• 1899–1901 United States Holcombe Ward and United States Dwight F. Davis
• 1904–1906 United States Holcombe Ward and United States Beals Wright
• 1907–1910 United States United States Fred Alexander and United States United States Harold Hackett (4-peat)
• 1912–1914 United States Maurice McLoughlin and United States Tom Bundy
• 1921–1923 United States Bill Tilden (his partners were United States Vincent Richards in 1921–22, and Union of South Africa Brian Norton in the 1923 tournament)
• 1928–1930 United States George Lott (his partners were United States John F. Hennessey in the 1928 tournament, and United States John Doeg in 1929–30)
• 2021–2023 United States Rajeev Ram and United Kingdom Joe Salisbury

• 1894–1898 United States United States Juliette Atkinson (5-peat: her partners were United States Helen Hellwig in 1894–95, United States Elisabeth Moore in the 1896 tournament, and Kathleen Atkinson in 1897–98)
• 1909–1911 United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (her partners were United States Edith Rotch in 1909–10, and Eleonora Sears in the 1911 tournament)
• 1912–1914 United States United States Mary K. Browne (her partners were United States Dorothy Green in the 1912 tournament, and United States Louise Riddell Williams in 1913–14)
• 1915–1917 United States Eleonora Sears (her partners were United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in the 1915 tournament, and Norway Molla Mallory in 1916–17)
• 1918–1920 United States Marion Jessup and United States Eleanor Goss
• 1937–1941 United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke (5-peat: her partners were United States Alice Marble in 1937–40, and United States Margaret Osborne duPont in the 1941 tournament)
• 1937–1940 United States Alice Marble (4-peat: her partner was United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke, see above)
• 1941–1950 United States Margaret Osborne duPont (10-peat: her partners were United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke in the 1941 tournament (see above), and United States Louise Brough in 1942–50)
• 1942–1950 United States Louise Brough (9-peat: her partner was Margaret Osborne duPont, see above)
• 1951–1954 United States Shirley Fry Irvin and United States Doris Hart
• 1955–1957 United States Louise Brough and United States Margaret Osborne duPont
• 1958–1962 United States United States United States Darlene Hard (5-peat: her partners were United States United States Jeanne Arth in 1958–59, Brazil Maria Bueno in 1960 and 1962, and Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey in the 1961 tournament)
• 2002–2004 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual and Argentina Paola Suárez

• 1971–1973 Romania Ilie Năstase
• 1985–1987 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
• 2012–2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic (4-peat)

• 1978–1984 United States Peter Fleming and John McEnroe (7-peat)

• 1983–1986 United States Martina Navratilova (4-peat)
• 1990–1992 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles
• 2012–2014 United States Serena Williams

• 2004–2006 Switzerland Roger Federer
• 2014–2016 Serbia Novak Djokovic

• 1986–1988 France Guy Forget (his partners were United States Peter Fleming in the 1986 tournament, France Yannick Noah in 1987, and West Germany Boris Becker in 1988)
• 1988–1990 West Germany Boris Becker (his partners were France Guy Forget in 1988 and 1990, and Switzerland Jakob Hlasek in the 1989 tournament)

• 2001–2003 United States Andre Agassi
• 2014–2016 Serbia Novak Djokovic

• 1994–1996 Germany Steffi Graf
• 2002–2004 United States Serena Williams
• 2013–2015 United States Serena Williams

• 1996–1998 Australia Todd Woodbridge and Australia Mark Woodforde
• 2010–2012 India Leander Paes (his partners were Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý in the 2010 tournament, India Mahesh Bhupathi in 2011, and Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek in 2012)

• 1995–1997 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (her partners were Czech Republic Jana Novotná in 1995 and 1996, and Belarus Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament)

• 2005–2012 Spain Rafael Nadal (8-peat)
• 2016–2018 Spain Rafael Nadal

• 2005–2007 Spain Rafael Nadal

• 2013–2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic

• 2003-2005 Switzerland Roger Federer
• 2009–2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic

• 2005–2009 Spain Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
• 2011–2013 Spain Rafael Nadal
• 2016–2018 Spain Rafael Nadal

• 2003-2006 Switzerland Roger Federer (4-peat)
• 2013-2015 Switzerland Roger Federer

• 2012–2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic (4-peat)

• 2006-2008 Switzerland Roger Federer
• 2017-2019 Switzerland Roger Federer

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 Chiefs became the first two-time defending Super Bowl champion to reach the Super Bowl, but lost Super Bowl LIX to the Philadelphia Eagles, the team they had previously defeated two years prior in Super Bowl LVII. The other eight teams failed to return to the title game in the third season (indicated in parentheses).^[17]

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 1929–31. 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.

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. But attempts such as quat-row have thus far failed to catch on, and most fans simply use the term four-peat. Since the term three-peat came into usage, however, only one team in major American sports has been able to achieve it – Hendrick Racing/Jimmie Johnson NASCAR team, who won 5 championships in a row.

The wordplay of three-peat is clearer if repeat is stressed on the first syllable; this pronunciation is uncommon outside North America. Other English-speaking people may instead talk of a hat trick of championships, or simply a three-in-a-row.

There are also terms for winning three trophies in the same season:

• Triple Crown – various sports
• Treble (association football)
• Grand slam – Philippine Basketball Association

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.