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Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. nb Note: Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medals. In 2008 the Russian team of Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, and Yuliya Chermoshanskaya were initially awarded the gold medals. However, the medals were rescinded in 2016 ...
[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]
Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals for the Soviet Union. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a female gymnast with nine. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years. She held the record for individual event medals for over 52 years, winning 14.
In all, Bjørgen has 15 Olympic medals, making her the most accomplished winter Olympian to date. ... Jenny Thompson is one of the most decorated female Olympic swimmers. Jenny Thompson.
The United States ended with by far the most medals in the Olympics, with 126 total medals, the highest number achieved by the U.S. in a single Games. The U.S. also tied for 40 gold medals with China.
Medals awarded Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold–silver–bronze) Athlete(s) with the most gold medals Olympics (up to conclusion of 2024) Medal events (in 2024) Total Archery: 1900–1908; 1920; since 1972 18 5 76 74 66 216 Hubert van Innis (6–3–0) Hubert van Innis (6–3–0) Artistic swimming: Since 1984 11 2 22 20 21 63
Ledecky won her second gold medal of the Olympics and her seventh of all time in the 800-meter freestyle. Her six individual gold medals are the most of any female Olympic swimmer and female US Olympian, and the second-most of all Olympic swimmers behind Michael Phelps. She became the first swimmer to win a distance event three times in a row ...
Katie Ledecky just won another gold medal at the Paris Olympics, breaking the record for most golds by any American female swimmer.