Three-peat
Three consecutive championship titles
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::summary Three consecutive championship titles ::
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 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:
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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 December 29, 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 would become the first team to win three consecutive MLR titles (2023, 2024, 2025). They would also be 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 Conference]]
- 1946–1949 Cleveland Browns (4-peat) (also won 1950 NFL title)
[[Arena Football League]]
- 1988–1990 Detroit Drive
- 2012-2014 Arizona Rattlers
[[American Hockey League]]
- 1960–1962 Springfield Indians
[[Champ Car World Series]]
- 2004–2007 Sébastien Bourdais (4-peat)
[[Continental Basketball Association]]
- 1985–1987 Tampa Bay/Rapid City Thrillers
[[ECHL]]
- 2022–2024 Florida Everblades
[[Formula Drift]]
- 2017–2019 James Deane
[[IndyCar 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 Baseball]] ([[World 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 Rugby]] (MLR Championship)
- 2022-2025 New England Free Jacks
[[NASCAR Cup Series]]
- 1976–1978 Cale Yarborough
- 2006–2010 Jimmie Johnson (5-peat)
[[National Basketball Association]] ([[NBA 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 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 League]] ([[Stanley Cup Finals]])
- 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 Federation]] ([[Isobel Cup]])
- 2020–2022 Boston Pride (2020 co-champions with Minnesota Whitecaps)
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA Finals)
- 1997–2000 Houston Comets (4-peat)
[[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]
- 1965–1967 Greek American Atlas
- 2009–2011 Seattle Sounders FC
[[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]]
- 2022–2024 Birmingham Stallions
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)
- 1999–2002 California (4-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
- 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
- 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
- 2007–2009 Rheinland Lions
- 2021–2023 Berlin Crocodiles
American Football
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, American Football 1st Division:
- 2010–2012 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
- 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
Brazil
- 2006–2008 São Paulo FC
Bulgaria
Bulgarian A PFG
- 1993–1995 Levski Sofia
- 2000–2002 Levski Sofia
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
- 1996–1999 Croatia Zagreb (4-peat)
- 2006–2016 Dinamo Zagreb (11-peat)
- 2018–2024 Dinamo Zagreb (7-peat)
Denmark
- 2009–2011 Copenhagen
Egypt
- 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)
- 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 ::callout[type=note] Football League First Division prior to the start of 1992–93 season, when it was replaced by the Premier League ::
- 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 Football League/EFL Cup
- 1981–1984 Liverpool (4-peat)
- 2018–2021 Manchester City (4-peat)
Finland
France
- 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
- 2022–2025 Paris Saint-Germain (4-peat)
Germany
- 1972–1974 Bayern Munich
- 1975–1977 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 1985–1987 Bayern Munich
- 1999–2001 Bayern Munich
- 2013–2023 Bayern Munich (11-peat)
- 1976–1978 SG Dynamo Dresden
- 1979–1988 Berliner FC Dynamo (10-peat)
Iran
- 2016–2021 Persepolis (5-peat)
- 2017–2020 Persepolis (4-peat)
Iraq
- 1987–1989 Al-Rasheed
- 1994–1996 Al-Zawraa
- 1999–2001 Al-Zawraa
- 2007–2009 Erbil
- 2022–2024 Al-Shorta
- 2000–2002 Al-Shorta
- 1998–2000 Al-Zawraa
Iraq Central FA Premier League
- 1950–1956 Al-Haras Al-Malaki (7-peat)
- 1968–1970 Aliyat Al-Shorta
Israel
- 1959–1963 Hapoel Petah Tikva (5-peat)
- 2004–2006 Maccabi Haifa
- 2013–2015 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- 2016–2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- 2021–2023 Maccabi Haifa
Italy
- 1898–1900 Genoa
- 1902–1904 Genoa
- 1911–1913 Pro Vercelli
- 1931–1935 Juventus (5-peat)
- 1943, 1946–1949 Torino (5-peat)
- 1992–1994 Milan
- 2006–2010 Internazionale (5-peat)
- 2012–2020 Juventus (9-peat)
- 2015–2018 Juventus (4-peat)
Japan
- 2007–2009 Kashima Antlers
Mexico
- 2023 – 2024 Club América
Netherlands
- 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)
Norway
- 1972–1975 Viking (4-peat)
- 1992–2004 Rosenborg (13-peat)
- 2015–2018 Rosenborg (4-peat) (2015-2016 Tippeligaen, 2017-2018 Eliteserien)
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
- 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)
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)
- 2022–2025 Celtic (4-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
- 2008–2013 Partizan (6-peat)
- 2018–2024 Red Star Belgrade (7-peat)
Slovenia
Spain
- 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
- 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)
South Korea
- 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)
Sweden
- 1945–1948 IFK Norrköping
- 1949–1951 Malmö FF
- 1985–1989 Malmö FF
- 1993–1996 IFK Göteborg
Turkey
- 1971–1973 Galatasaray
- 1979–1981 Trabzonspor
- 1990–1992 Beşiktaş
- 1997–2000 Galatasaray (4-peat)
USSR
- 1946–1948 CSKA Moscow
- 1966–1968 Dynamo Kyiv
United Arab Emirates
- 2001–2004 Al Ain
Yugoslavia
- 1933, 1935–36 BSK Beograd
- 1961–1963 Partizan
- 1968–1970 Red Star Belgrade
- 1990–1992 Red Star Belgrade
Baseball
Puerto Rico
- 1941/42–1944/45 Ponce (4-peat)
- 1996/97–1998/99 Indios de Mayaguez
Japan
- 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)
South Korea
- 1986–1989 Haitai Tigers (changed to Kia Tigers) (4-peat)
- 2011–2014 Samsung Lions (4-peat)
Taiwan
Chinese Professional Baseball League
- 1992–1994 Brother Elephants (changed to CTBC Brothers)
- 1997–1999 Wei Chuan Dragons
- 2001–2003 Brother Elephants (changed to CTBC Brothers)
- 2007–2009 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
- 2017–2019 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
- 1983–1985 Limoges CSP
- 1988–1990 Limoges CSP
- 2019–2022 LDLC Asvel
Germany
- 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
Iraq
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
Israel
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)
Italy
- 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
New Zealand
National Basketball League (Australia)
- 2011–2013 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
- 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)
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
- 1991–1999 Olimpija (8-peat)
- 2003–2006 Olimpija
- 2009–2014 Krka (5-peat)
- 2020–2023 Cedevita Olimpija
Spain
- 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
- 2019–2022 Barcelona (4-peat)
Switzerland
- 1997–1999 Fribourg
- 2000–2002 Lugano Tigers
- 2010–2012 Lugano Tigers
- 2018–2022 Fribourg (4-peat)
Turkey
- 1970–1973 İTÜ BK
- 1976–1978 Eczacıbaşı
- 1980–1982 Eczacıbaşı
- 1992–1994 Efes Pilsen
- 2001–2004 Efes Pilsen (4-peat)
- 2016–2018 Fenerbahçe
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):
- 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)
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
- 2003–2008 Malwee/Jaraguá (6-peat)
Iraq
- 2012–2018 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
- 1897–1899 Dublin
- 1906–1908 Dublin
- 1915–1918 Wexford (4-peat)
- 1921–1923 Dublin
- 1929–1932 Kerry (4-peat)
- 1897–1899 Dublin
- 1939–1941 Kerry
- 1964–1966 Galway
- 1978–1981 Kerry (4-peat)
- 1984–1986 Kerry
- 2015–2020 Dublin (6-peat)
Handball
Iraq
- 2016–2020 Al-Shorta (5-peat)
Slovenia
Slovenian First League of Handball
Russia
- 1996–1999 Kaustik Volgograd (4-peat)
- 2002–2022 Chekhovskiye Medvedi (21-peat)
Spain
- 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)
- 1982–1985 FC Barcelona Handbol
- 2013–2023 FC Barcelona Handbol (10-peat)
Hurling
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- 1892–1894 Cork
- 1898–1900 Tipperary
- 1911–1913 Kilkenny
- 1941–1944 Cork (4-peat)
- 1949–1951 Tipperary
- 1952–1954 Cork
- 1976–1978 Cork
- 2006–2009 Kilkenny (4-peat)
- 2020–2023 Limerick (4-peat)
- 1934–1938 Limerick (5-peat)
- 1959–1961 Tipperary
- 1968–1969 Cork (1967–1968, 1968–1969, 1968–1969 Home Final)
- 2012–2014 Kilkenny
Ice Hockey
Australia
- 2010–2012 Melbourne Ice
USSR
- 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 Union
Australia & New Zealand
- 2017–2019 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
- 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)
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
- 2008–2014 Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs (7-peat)
Three-peats in continental and international championships
Olympics
[[Summer Olympics]]
- 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 USA Al Oerter, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
- 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 USA Carl Lewis, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
- 1992, 1996, 2000 Czechoslovakia / Czechia Jan Železný, 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 POL Anita Włodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
- 2016, 2020, 2024 BEL Nafissatou Thiam, Women's Heptathlon
- 1936–1968 USA USA, Men's Basketball tournament (7-peat)
- 1992–2000 USA USA, Men's Basketball tournament
- 1996–2024 USA USA, Women's Basketball tournament (8-peat)
- 2008–2024 USA USA, Men's Basketball tournament (5-peat)
- 2000, 2004, 2008 NED Anky van Grunsven, individual dressage
- 2012, 2016, 2020 HUN Áron Szilágyi, individual men's sabre
- 2004, 2008, 2012 USA USA, Women's Football tournament
- 1996, 2000, 2004 DEN Denmark, Women's Handball tournament
- 2004, 2008, 2012, GBR Ben Ainslie, Finn
- 2008, 2012, 2016, KOR Jin Jong-oh, Men's 50m pistol
- 1956, 1960, 1964 AUS Dawn Fraser, Women's 100 metres freestyle
- 1988, 1992, 1996 HUN Krisztina Egerszegi, Women's 200 metres backstroke
- 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 United States Michael Phelps, Men's 200-metre individual medley (4-peat)
- 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 United States Katie Ledecky, Women's 800 metres freestyle (4-peat)
- 1992, 1996, 2000 CUB Cuba, Women's Volleyball tournament
- 1908, 1912, 1920 GBR Great Britain, Men's Water polo tournament
- 2000, 2004, 2008 HUN Hungary, Men's Water polo tournament
- 2012, 2016, 2020 USA USA, Women's Water polo tournament
- 2016, 2020, 2024 SRB Serbia, Men's Water polo tournament
[[Winter Olympics]]
- 2006, 2010, 2014 CAN Canada, Men's Curling tournament
- 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932 CAN Canada, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
- 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 URS Soviet Union, Men's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat)
- 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 CAN Canada, Women's Ice Hockey tournament (4-peat) 3 Peat 1984-1987-1991 Canada Cup
Chess
[[World Chess Championship]]s
Unofficial Championships (before 1886)
- 1866–1876 Austrian Empire Wilhelm Steinitz
Pre-FIDE World Championships (1886–1946)
- 1886–1892 Austrian Empire/United States Wilhelm Steinitz (4-peat)
- 1894–1910 German Empire Emanuel Lasker (6-peat)
- 1927–1934 FRA Alexander Alekhine
- 1948–1954 Soviet Union Mikhail Botvinnik
- 1975–1981 Soviet Union Anatoly Karpov
- 1985–1995 Soviet Union/Russia Garry Kasparov (6-peat)
- 1993–1998 RussiaRussia Anatoly Karpov
FIDE World Championships (2006–present)
- 2007–2012 IND Viswanathan Anand (4-peat)
- 2013–2021 NOR Magnus Carlsen (5-peat)
[[Women's World Chess Championship]]s
- 1927–1939 Czechoslovakia/ENG Vera Menchik (9-peat)
- 1962–1975 USSR Nona Gaprindashvili (5-peat)
- 1978–1988 USSR 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 CHN Ju Wenjun (5-peat)
Association Football
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Athletics
- 1983, 1987, 1991 USA Carl Lewis, Men's 100m
- 1997, 1999, 2001 USA Maurice Greene, Men's 100m
- 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 JAM Usain Bolt, Men's 200m (4-peat)
- 2019, 2022, 2023 USA Noah Lyles, Men's 200m
- 2005, 2007, 2009 USA Allyson Felix, Women's 200m
- 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 USA Michael Johnson, Men's 400m (4-peat)
- 1995, 1997, 1999 DEN Wilson Kipketer, Men's 800m
- 1991, 1993, 1995 ALG Noureddine Morceli, Men's 1500m
- 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 MAR Hicham El Guerrouj, Men's 1500m (4-peat)
- 2011, 2013, 2015 KEN Asbel Kiprop, Men's 1500m
- 2011, 2013, 2015 GBR Mo Farah, Men's 5000m
- 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 ETH Haile Gebrselassie, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
- 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 ETH Kenenisa Bekele, Men's 10000m (4-peat)
- 2013, 2015, 2017 GBR Mo Farah, Men's 10000m
- 2019, 2022, 2023 UGA Joshua Cheptegei, Men's 10000m
- 1983, 1987, 1991 USA Greg Foster, Men's 110m hurdles
- 2019, 2022, 2023 USA Grant Holloway, Men's 110m hurdles
- 1991, 1993, 1995 KEN Moses Kiptanui, Men's 3000m steeplechase
- 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 KEN Ezekiel Kemboi, Men's 3000m steeplechase (4-peat)
- 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993 USA United States of America, Men's 4 × 100 m relay (4-peat)
- 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 JAM Jamaica, Men's 4 × 100 m relay (4-peat)
- 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 USA United States of America, Men's 4 × 400 m relay (6-peat)
- 2019, 2022, 2023 USA United States of America, Men's 4 × 400 m relay
- 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 USA United States of America, Women's 4 × 400 m relay (4-peat)
- 2017, 2019, 2022 USA United States of America, Women's 4 × 400 m relay
- 2017, 2019, 2022 QAT Mutaz Essa Barshim, Men's High jump
- 2015, 2017, 2019 RUS Mariya Lasitskene, Women's High jump
- 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 SOV / UKR Sergey Bubka, Men's Pole vault (6-peat)
- 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 CUB Ivan Pedroso, Men's Long jump (4-peat)
- 2015, 2017, 2019 USA Brittney Reese, Women's Long jump
- 2015, 2017, 1999 USA Christian Taylor, Men's Triple jump
- 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 VEN Yulimar Rojas, Women's Triple jump (4-peat)
- 1987, 1991, 1993 SUI Werner Gunthor, Men's Shot put
- 1995, 1997, 1999 GER Astrid Kumbernuss, Women's Shot put
- 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 NZL Valerie Adams, Women's Shot put (4-peat)
- 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 GER Lars Riedel, Men's Discus throw (4-peat)
- 2009, 2011, 2013 GER Robert Harting, Men's Discus throw
- 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 POL Pawel Fajdek, Men's Hammer throw (5-peat)
- 2001, 2003, 2005 CUB Yipsi Moreno, Women's Hammer throw
- 2013, 2015, 2017 POL Anita Wlodarczyk, Women's Hammer throw
- 1991, 1993, 1995 USA Dan O'Brien, Men's Decathlon
- 1997, 1999, 2001 CZE Tomas Dvorak, Men's Decathlon
- 2003, 2005, 2007 SWE Carolina Kluft, Men's Heptathlon
Cricket
- 1999–2007 AUS Australia (ICC ODI World Cup every 4 years)
Cycling
Tour de France
General Classification
- 1953-1955 FRA Louison Bobet
- 1961-1964 FRA Jacques Anquetil (4-peat)
- 1969-1972 BEL Eddy Merckx (4-peat)
- 1991-1995 SPA Miguel Induráin (5-peat)
- 1999-2005 USA Lance Armstrong (7-peat) (stripped)
Points Classification
- 1996-2001 GER Erik Zabel (6-peat)
- 2012-2016 SVK Peter Sagan (5-peat)
Mountains Classification
- 1962-1964 SPA Federico Bahamontes
- 1965-1967 SPA Julio Jiménez
- 1994-1997 FRA Richard Virenque (4-peat)
Young Rider Classification
- 1996-1998 GER Jan Ullrich
- 2008-2010 LUX Andy Schleck
- 2020-2023 SVN Tadej Pogačar (4-peat)
Team Classification
- 2004-2006 GER T-Mobile Team
- 2018-2020 SPA Movistar Team
Darts
- 1984–1986 ENG Eric Bristow
- 2017–2019 ENG Glen Durrant
- 1995–2002 ENG Phil Taylor (8-peat)
- 2004–2006 ENG Phil Taylor
SCO Gary Anderson could have made a three-peat in 2015–2017 but lost 7–3 to NED Michael van Gerwen in the final of the 2017 World darts championship.
BDO Women's World Darts Championship
- 2001–2007 ENG Trina Gulliver (7-peat)
Esports
- 2010–2011 UKR Natus Vincere (4-peat: Intel Extreme Masters 2010, ESWC 2010, WCG 2010, and Intel Extreme Masters 2011)
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- 2018–2019 DEN Astralis (FACEIT Major: London 2018, IEM Katowice Major 2019, StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019)
- 2023 - 2025 KOR T1 (2023 League of Legends World Championship, 2024 League of Legends World Championship, 2025 League of Legends World Championship)
Competitive eating
[[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]]
Men
- 1988-1990 USA Jay Green (1990 tied with USA Mike DeVito)
- 1993-1994 USA Mike DeVito (1993 Independence Day, 1993 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1994 Independence Day)
- 1996-1998 JPN Hirofumi Nakajima (1996 One-on-one Challenge with Japan, 1997 and 1998 Independence Day)
- 2001-2006 JPN Takeru Kobayashi (6-peat)
- 2007-2014 USA Joey Chestnut (8-peat)
- 2016-2023 USA Joey Chestnut (8-peat)
Women
- 2011-2013 USA Sonya Thomas
- 2014-2020 USA Miki Sudo (7-peat)
Nathan's Famous Lemonade Chug Contest
- 2021-2024 USA Eric "Badlands" Booker (4-peat)
Futsal
- 1989, 1992, 1996 BRA / BRA Brazil
- 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013 SPA Spain (4-peat)
- 2005–2008, 2011 SPA Boomerang Interviú/Interviú Fadesa/Inter Movistar (5-peat)
- 2016, 2018–2019 BRA Magnus Futsal
- 2023–2025 SPA Palma Futsal
South American Futsal Championship / Copa Libertadores de Futsal
- 2004–2009 BRA Jaraguá (6-peat)
- 2017–2019 BRA Carlos Barbosa
Golf
[[US Open (golf)|US Open]]
- 1903–1905 SCO Willie Anderson
[[The Open Championship]]
- 1868–1872 SCO Young Tom Morris (4-peat)
- 1877–1879 SCO Jamie Anderson
- 1880–1882 SCO Bob Ferguson
- 1954–1956 AUS Peter Thomson
[[PGA Championship]]
- 1924–1927 USA Walter Hagen
Handball
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International rules football
: International rules football games are held sporadically, hence the eight-year gap between 1990 and 1998.
Motorsports
Formula One World Drivers' Champion
- 1954–1957 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio (4-peat)
- 2000–2004 GER Michael Schumacher (5-peat)
- 2010–2013 GER Sebastian Vettel (4-peat)
- 2017–2020 GBR Lewis Hamilton (4-peat)
- 2021–2024 NED Max Verstappen (4-peat)
Motorcycling
- 1953-1955 GBR Geoff Duke
- 1958-1960 GBR John Surtees
- 1962-1965 GBR Mike Hailwood (4-peat)
- 1966-1972 ITA Giacomo Agostini (7-peat)
- 1990-1992 USA Wayne Rainey
- 1994-1998 AUS Mick Doohan (5-peat)
- 2001-2005 ITA Valentino Rossi (5-peat)
- 2016-2019 SPA Marc Márquez (4-peat)
Motorboat racing
Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship
- 1993-1996 ITA Guido Cappellini (4-peat)
- 2001-2003 ITA Guido Cappellini
- 2011-2013 ITA Alex Carella
- 2014-2016 FRA Philippe Chiappe
Rugby
Rugby Union
- 1998–2010 NZL New Zealand (4-peat)
Rugby League
- 1975–2000 AUS Australia (6-peat)
- 2013–2021 AUS Australia Women's Rugby League World Cup
- 2000–2008 NZL New Zealand
- 2013–2021 AUS Australia
Surfing
IPS World Circuit World Champion
- 1979–1982 AUS Mark Richards ASP World Tour World Champion
- 1994–1998 USA Kelly Slater ASP World Tour World Champion
- 2000–2002 HAW Andy Irons
Winter X Games
Winter X Games SuperPipe
- 2008–2013 USA Shaun White
Tennis
[[Davis Cup]]
- 1903–1906 BRI British Isles
- 1907–1911 Australasia
- 1920–1926 USA United States
- 1927–1932 France
- 1933–1936 GBR Great Britain
- 1946–1949 USA United States
- 1950–1953 AUS Australia
- 1955–1957 AUS Australia
- 1959–1962 AUS Australia
- 1964–1967 AUS Australia
- 1968–1972 United States
[[Fed Cup]]
- 1976–1982 United States
- 1983–1985 TCH Czechoslovakia
- 1993–1995 Spain Spain
[[Australian Open]]
::callout[type=note] Australasian Championships until 1926, Australian Championships until 1968. ::
Men's singles
- 1931–1933 AUS Jack Crawford
- 1963–1967 AUS Roy Emerson
- 2011–2013 SRB Novak Djokovic
- 2019–2021 SRB Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
- 1928–1930 AUS Daphne Akhurst Cozens
- 1946–1948 AUS Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1960–1966 AUS Margaret Court (6-peat)
- 1969–1971 AUS Margaret Court
- 1974–1976 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley
- 1988–1990 FRG Steffi Graf
- 1991–1993 YUG FR Yugoslavia Monica Seles
- 1997–1999 SUI Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
- 1936–1940 AUS Adrian Quist (5-peat; his partners were AUS Don Turnbull in 1936–37 tournaments, and AUS John Bromwich until 1940)
- 1938–1940 AUS John Bromwich (his partner was AUS Adrian Quist, see above)
- 1946–1950 AUS John Bromwich and AUS Adrian Quist (5-peat)
- 1959–1961 AUS Rod Laver and AUS Bob Mark
- 2009–2011 USA Mike Bryan and USA Bob Bryan
Women's doubles
- 1923–1925 AUS Sylvia Lance Harper (her partners were AUS Esna Boyd Robertson in the 1923 tournament, and AUS Daphne Akhurst Cozens in 1924–25)
- 1936–1940 AUS Thelma Coyne Long and AUS Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1947–1949 AUS Thelma Coyne Long and AUS Nancye Wynne Bolton
- 1954–1956 AUS Mary Bevis Hawton (her partners were AUS Beryl Penrose in 1954–55, and Thelma Coyne Long in the 1956 tournament)
- 1961–1963 AUS Margaret Court (her partners were AUS Mary Carter Reitano in the 1961 tournament, and AUS Robyn Ebbern in 1962–63)
- 1969–1971 AUS Margaret Court (her partners were AUS Judy Tegart Dalton in 1969–70, and AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley in the 1971 tournament)
- 1974–1976 AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley (her partners were USA Peggy Michel in 1974–75, and AUS Helen Gourlay in the 1976 tournament)
- 1976–12/1977 AUS Helen Gourlay (her partners were AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976 and December 1977 (see above), and AUS Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat in January 1977)
- 1982–1989 USA Martina Navratilova and USA Pam Shriver (7-peat)
- 1997–1999 SUI Martina Hingis (her partners were BLR Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament, CRO Mirjana Lučić in 1998, and RUS Anna Kournikova in 1999)
[[French Open]]
::callout[type=note] French Championships until 1967, French club members only event until 1924. In this list, the Tournoi de France (held during Vichy France era) is not included. ::
Men's singles
- 1894–1896 FRA André Vacherot
- 1897–1900 FRA Paul Aymé
- 1907–1909 FRA Max Decugis
- 1912–1914 FRA Max Decugis
- 1978–1981 SWE Björn Borg (4-peat)
- 2005–2008 ESP Rafael Nadal (4-peat)
- 2010–2014 ESP Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
- 2017–2020 ESP Rafael Nadal (4-peat)
Women's singles
- 1897–1899 FRA Adine Masson
- 1904–1906 FRA Kate Gillou
- 1909–1912 FRA Jeanne Matthey
- 1920–1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen
- 1928–1930 USA Helen Wills
- 1935–1937 GER Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
- 1990–1992 YUG FR Yugoslavia Monica Seles
- 2005–2007 BEL Justine Henin
- 2022–2024 POL Iga Świątek
Men's doubles
- 1961–1965 AUS Roy Emerson (6-peat: his partners were AUS Neal Fraser in 1960 and 1962, AUS Rod Laver in the 1961 tournament, ESP Manuel Santana in 1963, AUS Ken Fletcher in 1964, and AUS Fred Stolle in 1965)
Women's doubles
- 1909–1912 FRA Jeanne Matthey and FRA Daisy Speranza
- 1920–1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen (4-peat: her partners were FRA Elisabeth d'Aryen in the 1920 tournament, FRA Geramine Pigueron in 1921–22, and FRA Didi Vasto in 1923)
- 1932–1934 USA Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were USA Helen Wills in the 1932 tournament, and FRA Simonne Mathieu in 1933–34)
- 1936–1939 FRA Simonne Mathieu (4-peat: her partners were BRI Billie Yorke in 1936–38, and POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the 1939 tournament)
- 1936–1938 BRI Billie Yorke (her partner was FRA Simonne Mathieu, see above)
- 1950–1953 USA Doris Hart and USA Shirley Fry Irvin
- 1961–1963 Union of South Africa Renée Schuurman (her partners were Union of South Africa Sandra Reynolds in 1961–62, and GBR Ann Jones in the 1963 tournament)
- 1964–1966 AUS Margaret Court (her partners were AUS Lesley Turner Bowrey in 1964–65, and AUS Judy Tegart in the 1966 tournament)
- 1967–1971 FRA Françoise Dürr (5-peat: her partners were FRA Gail Chanfreau in 1967 and 1970–71, and GBR Ann Jones in 1967–68)
- 1984–1988 USA Martina Navratilova (5-peat: her partners were USA Pam Shriver in 1984–85 and 1987–88, and HUN Andrea Temesvári in the 1986 tournament)
- 1991–1995 USA Gigi Fernández (5-peat: her partners were TCH Jana Novotná in the 1991 tournament, and BLR BLR Natasha Zvereva in 1992–95)
- 1992–1995 BLR BLR Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partner was USA Gigi Fernández, see above)
[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
Gentlemen's singles
- 1881–1886 BRI William Renshaw
- 1897–1900 BRI Reginald Doherty
- 1902–1906 BRI Laurence Doherty
- 1910–1913 NZL Anthony Wilding
- 1934–1936 GBR Fred Perry
- 1976–1980 SWE Björn Borg (5-peat)
- 1993–1995 USA Pete Sampras
- 1997–2000 USA Pete Sampras (4-peat)
- 2003–2007 SUI Roger Federer (5-peat)
- 2018–2022 SER Novak Djokovic (4-peat, as 2020 Wimbledon was cancelled due to COVID-19)
Ladies' singles
- 1891–1893 BRI Lottie Dod
- 1919–1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen
- 1927–1930 USA Helen Wills
- 1948–1950 USA Louise Brough
- 1952–1954 USA Maureen Connolly
- 1966–1968 USA Billie Jean King
- 1982–1987 USA Martina Navratilova (6-peat)
- 1991–1993 GER Steffi Graf
Gentlemen's doubles
- 1884–1886 BRI William Renshaw and BRI Ernest Renshaw
- 1894–1896 BRI Wilfred Baddeley and BRI Herbert Baddeley
- 1897–1901 BRI Laurence Doherty and BRI Reginald Doherty
- 1903–1905 BRI Laurence Doherty and BRI Reginald Doherty
- 1921–22 GBR Randolph Lycett (his partners were GBR Max Woosnam in the 1921 tournament, AUS James Anderson in 1922, and BRI Leslie Godfree)
- 1929–1931 USA John Van Ryn (his partners were USA Wilmer Allison in 1929–30, and USA George Lott in the 1931 tournament)
- 1968–1970 AUS John Newcombe and AUS Tony Roche
- 1993–1997 AUS Todd Woodbridge and AUS Mark Woodforde
- 2002–2004 AUS Todd Woodbridge and SWE Jonas Björkman
Ladies' doubles
- 1919–1923 FRA Suzanne Lenglen and USA Elizabeth Ryan (5-peat)
- 1925–1927 USA Elizabeth Ryan (her partners were FRA Suzanne Lenglen in the 1925 tournament, USA Mary Browne in 1926, and USA Helen Wills in 1927)
- 1948–1950 USA Louise Brough and USA Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1951–1953 USA Shirley Fry Irvin and USA Doris Hart
- 1956–1958 USA Althea Gibson (her partners were GBR Angela Buxton in the 1956 tournament, USA Darlene Hard in 1957, and BRA Maria Bueno in 1958)
- 1970–1973 USA Billie Jean King (4-peat: her partners were USA Rosemary Casals in 1970–71 and 1973, and NED Betty Stöve in the 1972 tournament)
- 1981–1984 USA Martina Navratilova and USA Pam Shriver (4-peat)
- 1991–1994 URS BLR Natasha Zvereva (4-peat: her partners were URS Larisa Neiland in the 1991 tournament, and USA Gigi Fernández in 1992–94)
- 1992–1994 USA Gigi Fernández (her partner was BLR Natasha Zvereva, see above)
[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
::callout[type=note] US National Championship until 1967. ::
Men's singles
- 1881–1887 USA Richard Sears
- 1890–1892 USA USA Oliver Campbell
- 1898–1900 USA Malcolm Whitman
- 1907–1911 USA USA William Larned
- 1920–1925 USA Bill Tilden
- 1979–1981 USA John McEnroe
- 1985–1987 TCH Ivan Lendl
- 2004–2008 SUI Roger Federer (5-peat)
Women's singles
- 1909–1911 USA Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
- 1912–1914 USA USA Mary Browne
- 1915–1918 NOR Molla Mallory
- 1920–1922 USA Molla Mallory
- 1923–1925 USA Helen Wills
- 1927–1929 USA Helen Wills
- 1932–1935 USA Helen Jacobs
- 1938–1940 USA Alice Marble
- 1943–1944 USA Pauline Betz
- 1948–1950 USA Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1951–1953 USA Maureen Connolly
- 1975–1978 USA Chris Evert (4-peat)
- 2012–2014 USA Serena Williams
Men's doubles
- 1882–1887 USA Richard Sears (6-peat: his partners were USA James Dwight in 1882–84 and 1886–87, and USA Joseph Clark in the 1885 tournament)
- 1882–1884 USA James Dwight (his partner was USA Richard Sears, see above)
- 1899–1901 USA Holcombe Ward and USA Dwight F. Davis
- 1904–1906 USA Holcombe Ward and USA Beals Wright
- 1907–1910 USA USA Fred Alexander and USA USA Harold Hackett (4-peat)
- 1912–1914 USA Maurice McLoughlin and USA Tom Bundy
- 1921–1923 USA Bill Tilden (his partners were USA Vincent Richards in 1921–22, and Union of South Africa Brian Norton in the 1923 tournament)
- 1928–1930 USA George Lott (his partners were USA John F. Hennessey in the 1928 tournament, and USA John Doeg in 1929–30)
- 2021–2023 USA Rajeev Ram and GBR Joe Salisbury
Women's doubles
- 1894–1898 USA USA Juliette Atkinson (5-peat: her partners were USA Helen Hellwig in 1894–95, USA Elisabeth Moore in the 1896 tournament, and Kathleen Atkinson in 1897–98)
- 1909–1911 USA Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (her partners were USA Edith Rotch in 1909–10, and Eleonora Sears in the 1911 tournament)
- 1912–1914 USA USA Mary K. Browne (her partners were USA Dorothy Green in the 1912 tournament, and USA Louise Riddell Williams in 1913–14)
- 1915–1917 USA Eleonora Sears (her partners were USA Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in the 1915 tournament, and NOR Molla Mallory in 1916–17)
- 1918–1920 USA Marion Jessup and USA Eleanor Goss
- 1937–1941 USA Sarah Palfrey Cooke (5-peat: her partners were USA Alice Marble in 1937–40, and USA Margaret Osborne duPont in the 1941 tournament)
- 1937–1940 USA Alice Marble (4-peat: her partner was USA Sarah Palfrey Cooke, see above)
- 1941–1950 USA Margaret Osborne duPont (10-peat: her partners were USA Sarah Palfrey Cooke in the 1941 tournament (see above), and USA Louise Brough in 1942–50)
- 1942–1950 USA Louise Brough (9-peat: her partner was Margaret Osborne duPont, see above)
- 1951–1954 USA Shirley Fry Irvin and USA Doris Hart
- 1955–1957 USA Louise Brough and USA Margaret Osborne duPont
- 1958–1962 USA USA USA Darlene Hard (5-peat: her partners were USA USA Jeanne Arth in 1958–59, BRA Maria Bueno in 1960 and 1962, and AUS Lesley Turner Bowrey in the 1961 tournament)
- 2002–2004 ESP Virginia Ruano Pascual and ARG Paola Suárez
[[ATP World Tour Finals]]
Singles
- 1971–1973 ROU Ilie Năstase
- 1985–1987 TCH Ivan Lendl
- 2012–2015 SRB Novak Djokovic (4-peat)
Doubles
- 1978–1984 USA Peter Fleming and John McEnroe (7-peat)
[[WTA Finals]]
Singles
- 1983–1986 USA Martina Navratilova (4-peat)
- 1990–1992 YUG FR Yugoslavia Monica Seles
- 2012–2014 USA Serena Williams
[[Indian Wells Masters]]
Men's singles
- 2004–2006 SUI Roger Federer
- 2014–2016 SRB Novak Djokovic
Men's doubles
- 1986–1988 FRA Guy Forget (his partners were USA Peter Fleming in the 1986 tournament, FRA Yannick Noah in 1987, and FRG Boris Becker in 1988)
- 1988–1990 FRG Boris Becker (his partners were FRA Guy Forget in 1988 and 1990, and SUI Jakob Hlasek in the 1989 tournament)
[[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]]
Men's singles
- 2001–2003 USA Andre Agassi
- 2014–2016 SRB Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
- 1994–1996 GER Steffi Graf
- 2002–2004 USA Serena Williams
- 2013–2015 USA Serena Williams
Men's doubles
- 1996–1998 AUS Todd Woodbridge and AUS Mark Woodforde
- 2010–2012 IND Leander Paes (his partners were CZE Lukáš Dlouhý in the 2010 tournament, IND Mahesh Bhupathi in 2011, and CZE Radek Štěpánek in 2012)
Women's doubles
- 1995–1997 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (her partners were CZE Jana Novotná in 1995 and 1996, and BLR Natasha Zvereva in the 1997 tournament)
[[Monte Carlo Masters]]
Men's singles
- 2005–2012 ESP Rafael Nadal (8-peat)
- 2016–2018 ESP Rafael Nadal
[[Italian Open (tennis)|Italian Open]]
Men's singles
- 2005–2007 ESP Rafael Nadal
[[Paris Masters]]
Men's singles
- 2013–2015 SRB Novak Djokovic
[[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]]
Men's singles
- 2003-2005 SUI Roger Federer
- 2009–2011 SRB Novak Djokovic
[[Barcelona Open (tennis)|Barcelona Open]]
Men's singles
- 2005–2009 ESP Rafael Nadal (5-peat)
- 2011–2013 ESP Rafael Nadal
- 2016–2018 ESP Rafael Nadal
[[Halle Open]]
Men's singles
- 2003-2006 SUI Roger Federer (4-peat)
- 2013-2015 SUI Roger Federer
[[China Open (tennis)|China Open]]
Men's singles
- 2012–2015 SRB Novak Djokovic (4-peat)
[[Swiss Indoors]]
Men's singles
- 2006-2008 SUI Roger Federer
- 2017-2019 SUI Roger Federer
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); the Chiefs lost Super Bowl LIX 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 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.
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 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
- Treble (association football)
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.
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- The Australian Open was not held in 1941–1945 due to World War II, indeed if the 1940 and 1946 tournaments are counted as straight versions Adrian Quist scores a ten-peat and John Bromwich an eight-peat.
- The December 1977 title was shared with their final rivals.
- The Australian Open was not held during 1986 due to date changes.
- This is a rare example of a three-peat across the Amateur and Open Eras.
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