“EGOT” and other exclusive clubs around the world

British musician Elton John has won all four of the US entertainment industry’s top awards. Image: keystone

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Since yesterday’s Emmy Awards, Elton John belongs to an extremely small circle: thanks to winning the most important television award in the USA, the musician is the 19th winner of the “EGOT” award, short for the four most important entertainment awards in the world:

ANDmmy (television)
GRammy (music and lyrics)
ORscar (movie)
Tony (Theatre and musicals)

The 76-year-old Briton won the Emmy Television Award for his concert “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium” as the best entertainment special of the year. Over the course of his career, John has won five Grammy Awards from the recording industry, a Tony Award from New York’s Broadway Theaters for the music of the musical “Aida”, as well as two Oscars for the songs from the “The Lion King” films. . and “Rocketman.”

The 18 other personalities who have earned an “EGOT” so far include Audrey Hepburn, Whoopi Goldberg and most recently Viola Davis. The term probably dates back to actor Philip Michael Thomas, who when playing Ricardo Tubbs in “Miami Vice” announced that he wanted to win the four awards within five years.

These are the 19 artists with “EGOT” status.

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These are the 19 artists with “EGOT” status.

Elton John (GBR/1947) – Emmy: 2024, Grammy: 1987, Oscar: 1995, Tony: 2000

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The question arises as to what other exclusive circles exist in this world. We have done some research and present here a list which is obviously not complete.

People on the moon

People who have set foot on the surface of Earth’s Moon:

Neil Armstrong (United States) – 1969/Apollo 11
Buzz Aldrin (United States) – 1969/Apollo 11
Pete Conrad (United States) – 1969/Apollo 12
Alan Bean (United States) – 1969/Apollo 12
Alan Shepard (United States) – 1971/Apollo 14
Edgar Mitchell (United States) – 1971/Apollo 14
David Scott (United States) – 1971/Apollo 15
James Irwin (United States) – 1971/Apollo 15
John Young (United States) – 1972/Apollo 16
Charles Duke (USA) – 1972/Apollo 16
Eugene Cernan (United States) – 1972/Apollo 17
Harrison Schmitt (United States) – 1972/Apollo 17

Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong on the surface of the Moon. Image: NASA

Double Nobel Prize winner

Since 1901, 621 Nobel Prizes have been awarded, and so far only four people have received more than one:

Marie Curie (POL) – Physics 1903 and Chemistry 1911
John Bardeen (USA) – Physics 1956 and 1972
Frederick Sanger (GBR) – Chemistry 1958 and 1980
Linus Pauling (USA) – Chemistry 1954 and Peace 1962

Marie Curie received her two Nobel Prizes in different fields. Image: Wikimedia

Climbing all the 8000 peaks

So far, 41 climbers (36 men and 5 women) have climbed all 14 mountains in the world that are higher than 8,000 meters. The first to succeed in the feat was the German Reinhold Messner in 1986. With Erhard Loretan there is also a Swiss on the list.

Triple Seven Summits

Anyone who has climbed the highest mountains on each of the seven continents can call themselves a conqueror of the “Seven Peaks”. So far, around 500 people have successfully faced this challenge. Too many for an exclusive club – that’s why we list here the sole conqueror of the three highest mountains on each continent:

Christian Stangl on top of Cho Oyu (8188 metres).image: flickr

Explorers Grand Slam

Climb the Seven Peaks and reach the North and South Poles independently. These 12 people won the Explorers Grand Slam:

David Hempleman-Adams (GBR)
Erling Kagge (NOR)
Fyodor Konjuchow (RUS)
Heo Young-ho (KOR)
Park Young-seok (KOR)
Cecilie Skog (NOR)
Bernard Voyer (CAN)
Maxime Chaya (LEB)
Ryan Waters (United States)
Stuart Smith (United States)
Johan Ernst Nilson (SWE)
Wilco van Rooijen (NED)

The American Victor Vescovo began his expedition to the North and South Poles at 89 degrees latitude, which in the scene is not considered a “True Explorers Grand Slam”. But Vescovo was already at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place in the world’s oceans. He also flew into space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard 4 rocket.

Triple Gold Club

There are 30 ice hockey players and one coach who have won the sport’s three biggest titles – World Cup, Olympic Games and Stanley Cup – in any order during their careers.

These hockey legends are part of the triple gold club

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These hockey legends are part of the triple gold club

Valtteri Filppula (Finland): Aufnahmedatum May 29, 2022. WM: 2022. Olympia: 2022. Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings 2008.

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World football champion as a player and coach

Only three men have managed to become world champions in football both as players and then as coaches. One woman, however, has never achieved this feat.

Frank Beckenbauer (GER) – 1974 and 1990
Mario Zagallo (BRA) – 1958/1962 and 1970
Didier Deschamps (FRA) – 1998 and 2018

Victory in all ski disciplines

So far, five men and seven women have managed to win in all five disciplines of the Alpine Skiing World Cup. The super combination and the classic variant of the combination add:

Mikaela Shiffrin (United States)
Lindsey Vonn (United States)
Anja Pärson (SWE)
Janica Kostelic (CRO)
Tina Maze (SLO)
Pernilla Wiberg (SWE)
Petra Kronberger (AUT)
Marc Girardelli (LUX)
Pirmin Zurbriggen (SUI)
Bode Miller (United States)
Kjetil André Aamodt (NOR)
Günther Mader (AUT)

Pirmin Zurbriggen is still considered the most complete Swiss skier in history. Image: EPA DPA

Grand Slam

Tennis

In tennis, a Grand Slam refers to winning all four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) within a calendar year. So far only two men and three women have succeeded:

Don Budge (United States) – 1938
Maureen Connolly (United States) – 1953
Rod Laver (AUS) – 1962 and 1969
Margaret Court (AUS) – 1970
Steffi Graf (GER) – 1988

Steffi Graf even won the Golden Slam in 1988. In addition to the four Grand Slam tournaments, she also won the title at the Seoul Olympic Games.

Steffi Graf presents the French Open trophy in 1988.Image: Keystone

Motor sports

The Grand Slam of motor racing is achieved by winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco GP and one of the major single-seater championships (Formula 1 and/or IndyCar World Championship). So far only one pilot has managed to achieve this goal.

Graham Hill (GBR) – Le Mans (1972), Indianapolis 500 (1966), Monaco GP (1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969), F1 World Champion (1962, 1968)

Graham Hill has won almost everything there is to win in motor racing.image: imago-images.de

Triple crowns

There are dozens of Triple Crowns in the world of sports. Here is a small selection:

Billiards

Winning the World Snooker Championship, the British Championship and the Masters:

Steve Davis (ITA)
Terry Griffiths (SCO)
Stephen Hendry (ITA)
Alex Higgins (NIR)
John Higgins (SCO)
Shaun Murphy (ITA)
Ronnie O’Sullivan (ITA)
Neil Robertson (AUS)
Mark Selby (ITA)
Judd Trump (ITA)
Mark Williams (WAL)

Ronnie O’Sullivan is the most successful snooker player of the “Triple Crown Club”. Image: keystone

Darts

Winning the PDC Darts World Cup, World Matchplay and Premier League:

Phil Taylor (ITA)
Michael van Gerwen (NED)
Gary Anderson (SCO)

For years almost no one could beat him: darts legend Phil Taylor. Image: EPA/EPA

Poker

Win at least one bracelet at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), a main event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the European Poker Tour (EPT):

Davin Griffin (United States)
Roland DE Wolfe (GBR)
Jake Cody (GBR)
Bertrand Grospellier (FRA)
Davdi Kitai (BEL)
Mohsin Charania (United States)
Harrison Gimbel (United States)
Niall Farrell (GBR)
Roberto Romanello (GBR)

The goal of every poker player: a so-called bracelet.image: imago-images.de

Do you know any other exclusive clubs? Write them in the comments!

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