List of Olympic medal leaders in women's gymnastics

Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1895.[1] Since then, 30 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]

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 Larisa Latynina Soviet Union1956, 1960, 196495418[3]
2 Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia1960, 1964, 196874011[9]
3 Ágnes Keleti Hungary1952, 195653210[7]
4 Polina Astakhova Soviet Union1956, 1960, 196452310[4]
5 Nadia Comăneci Romania1976, 19805319[10]
6 Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union1968, 1972, 19764329[6]
7 Margit Korondi Hungary1952, 19562248[8]
7 Sofia Muratova Soviet Union1956, 19602248[5]
9 Simona Amânar Romania1996, 20003137[11]
10 Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union19522507[12]
11 Svetlana Khorkina Russia1996, 2000, 20042417[13]
12 Karin Büttner-Janz East Germany1968, 19722327[14]
13 Shannon Miller United States1992, 19962237[15]
13 Aliya Mustafina Russia2012, 20162237[16]
15 Nellie Kim Soviet Union1976, 19805106[17]
16 Olga Korbut Soviet Union1972, 19764206[18]
17 Daniela Silivaș Romania19883216[19]
17 Aly Raisman United States2012, 20163216
19 Tamara Manina Soviet Union1956, 19642316[20]
20 Lavinia Miloșovici Romania1992, 19962136[21]
21 Olga Lemhényi-Tass Hungary1948, 1952, 19561326[22]
22 Ecaterina Szabo Romania19844105[23]
23 Simone Biles United States20164015
24 Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union1988, 19923115[24]
24 Cătălina Ponor Romania2004, 2012, 20163115[25]
26 Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles Hungary1948, 1952, 19561315[26]
26 Nastia Liukin United States20081315[27]
28 Mary Lou Retton United States19841225[28]
29 Erika Zuchold East Germany1968, 19720415[29]
30 Gina Gogean Romania1992, 19960235[30]

See also

References

  1. Gutman, Dan (1996). Gymnastics. Puffin Books. p. 8.
  2. "Women's Gymnastics Career Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  5. "Sofiya Muratova". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  6. "Lyudmila Turishcheva". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  7. "Ágnes Keleti". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  8. "Margit Korondi". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  9. "Věra Čáslavská". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  10. "Nadia Comăneci". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  12. "Mariya Horokhovska". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  13. "Svetlana Khorkina". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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  18. "Olga Korbut". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  19. "Daniela Silivaş". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  20. "Tamara Manina". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  21. "Lavinia Miloşovici". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  22. "Olga Tass-Lemhényi". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  23. "Ecaterina Szabo". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  24. "Svetlana Boginskaya". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  25. "Cătălina Ponor". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  26. "Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  27. "Nastia Liukin". sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  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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