List of Olympic medal leaders in women's gymnastics

Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.[1] Since then, 28 female gymnasts have won at least five total medals. The country with the most athletes on this list is the Soviet Union, with nine. Romania (7), United States (5) ,Hungary (4), East Germany (2), Russia (2), and Czechoslovakia (1) are also represented.[2] 60172)33)36 Eight female gymnasts have won at least eight medals at the Olympic Games: Larisa Latynina (18), Věra Čáslavská (11), Ágnes Keleti (10), Polina Astakhova (10), Nadia Comăneci (9), Ludmilla Tourischeva (9), Margit Korondi (8), and Sofia Muratova (8).[2]

Larisa Latynina and Polina Astakhova each competed for the Soviet Union in 1956, 1960, and 1964.[3][4] Latynina has the most medals of any female athlete in Olympic history, with 18. She won six medals in each Olympic Games that she competed in, winning the individual all-around titles in 1956 and 1960.[3] Astakhova won two medals in 1956, four medals in 1960, and four medals in 1964. She won the uneven bars golds in 1960 and 1964.[4] Sofia Muratova was Latynina's and Astakhova's teammate in 1956 and 1960. Muratova won a total of eight medals.[5] Ludmilla Tourischeva also competed for the Soviet Union. She won one medal in 1968, four medals in 1972, and four medals in 1976.[6]

Ágnes Keleti and Margit Korondi both competed for Hungary in 1956 and 1960.[7][8] Keleti won 10 medals, including two golds on floor exercise.[7] Korondi won eight total medals.[8]

Czechoslovakia's Věra Čáslavská won 11 total Olympic medals, the second-most of any female gymnast. She won one in 1960, four in 1964, and six in 1968. She won the individual all-around golds in 1964 and 1968.[9] Nadia Comăneci, who competed for Romania in 1976 and 1980, won nine medals. In 1976, she became the first gymnast to earn a perfect 10 and eventually achieved that mark seven times during the Games. She also won the individual all-around gold that year.[10]

Gymnasts
Rank Gymnast Nation Years Gold Silver Bronze Total medals Ref.
1 Latynina, LarisaLarisa Latynina Soviet Union 1956, 1960, 1964 9 5 4 18 [3]
2 Čáslavská, VěraVěra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia 1960, 1964, 1968 7 4 0 11 [9]
3 Keleti, ÁgnesÁgnes Keleti Hungary 1952, 1956 5 3 2 10 [7]
4 Astakhova, PolinaPolina Astakhova Soviet Union 1956, 1960, 1964 5 2 3 10 [4]
5 Comăneci, NadiaNadia Comăneci Romania 1976, 1980 5 3 1 9 [10]
6 Tourischeva, LudmillaLudmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union 1968, 1972, 1976 4 3 2 9 [6]
7 Korondi, MargitMargit Korondi Hungary 1952, 1956 2 2 4 8 [8]
7 Muratova, SofiaSofia Muratova Soviet Union 1956, 1960 2 2 4 8 [5]
9 Amânar, SimonaSimona Amânar Romania 1996, 2000 3 1 3 7 [11]
10 Gorokhovskaya, MariaMaria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union 1952 2 5 0 7 [12]
11 Khorkina, SvetlanaSvetlana Khorkina Russia 1996, 2000, 2004 2 4 1 7 [13]
12 Büttner-Janz, KarinKarin Büttner-Janz East Germany 1968, 1972 2 3 2 7 [14]
13 Miller, ShannonShannon Miller United States 1992, 1996 2 2 3 7 [15]
13 Mustafina, AliyaAliya Mustafina Russia 2012, 2016 2 2 3 7 [16]
15 Kim, NellieNellie Kim Soviet Union 1976, 1980 5 1 0 6 [17]
16 Korbut, OlgaOlga Korbut Soviet Union 1972, 1976 4 2 0 6 [18]
17 Silivaș, DanielaDaniela Silivaș Romania 1988 3 2 1 6 [19]
17 Raisman, AlyAly Raisman United States 2012, 2016 3 2 1 6
19 Manina, TamaraTamara Manina Soviet Union 1956, 1964 2 3 1 6 [20]
20 Miloșovici, LaviniaLavinia Miloșovici Romania 1992, 1996 2 1 3 6 [21]
21 Lemhényi-Tass, OlgaOlga Lemhényi-Tass Hungary 1948, 1952, 1956 1 3 2 6 [22]
22 Szabo, EcaterinaEcaterina Szabo Romania 1984 4 1 0 5 [23]
23 Biles, SimoneSimone Biles United States 2016 4 0 1 5
24 Boginskaya, SvetlanaSvetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union 1988, 1992 3 1 1 5 [24]
24 Ponor, CătălinaCătălina Ponor Romania 2004, 2012 3 1 1 5 [25]
26 Gulyás-Köteles, ErzsébetErzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Hungary 1948, 1952, 1956 1 3 1 5 [26]
26 Liukin, NastiaNastia Liukin United States 2008 1 3 1 5 [27]
28 Retton, Mary LouMary Lou Retton United States 1984 1 2 2 5 [28]
29 Zuchold, ErikaErika Zuchold East Germany 1968, 1972 0 4 1 5 [29]
30 Gogean, GinaGina Gogean Romania 1992, 1996 0 2 3 5 [30]

See also

References

  1. Gutman, Dan (1996). Gymnastics. Puffin Books. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 "Women's Gymnastics Career Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  4. 1 2 3 "Polina Astakhova". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Sofiya Muratova". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Lyudmila Turishcheva". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Ágnes Keleti". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Margit Korondi". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Věra Čáslavská". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Nadia Comăneci". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  12. "Mariya Horokhovska". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  19. "Daniela Silivaş". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  28. "Mary Lou Retton". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  29. "Erika Zuchold". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  30. "Gina Gogean". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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