Gold Cup may refer to: In horse racing:
- Ascot Gold Cup, horse race run at Ascot Racecourse during June
- Awapuni Gold Cup, major horse race run under weight-for-age conditions held in Awapuni, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Ayr Gold Cup, flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a straight 6 furlongs
- Cheltenham Gold Cup, highlight of the Cheltenham Festival held on the last day (the Friday)
- Geraldton Gold Cup, one of Western Australia's most popular races
- Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap, Grade II race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course each year
- Hollywood Gold Cup, Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California
- Jockey Club Gold Cup, horse race
- Paddy Power Gold Cup, Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses
- Tattersalls Gold Cup, horse race run at The Curragh, Ireland in May
In football (soccer):
- CONCACAF Gold Cup, football (soccer) competition between nations from North and Central America and from the Caribbean
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, women's football (soccer) competition
In motorsport:
- Oulton Park International Gold Cup, an annual non-Championship Formula One race of the 1950s and '60s, recently reinstated for historic F1 cars.
- American Power Boat Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the Gold Cup, an annual cup on the Detroit River since 1904
In sailing:
- Several unrelated racing events, best-known of which is perhaps Scandinavian Gold Cup, annual nation race of 5.5 metre class yachts.
In contract bridge:
- the Gold Cup is the premier open competition in the United Kingdom.
