List of Olympic medal leaders in women's gymnastics
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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. 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 (6), United States (6), Hungary (4), East Germany (2), Russia (2), Brazil (1), and Czechoslovakia (1) are also represented. Nine female gymnasts have won at least eight medals at the Olympic Games: Larisa Latynina (18), Věra Čáslavská (11), Simone Biles (11), Ágnes Keleti (10), Polina Astakhova (10), Nadia Comăneci (9), Ludmilla Tourischeva (9), Margit Korondi (8) and Sofia Muratova (8). Larisa Latynina and Polina Astakhova each competed for the Soviet Union in 1956, 1960, and 1964. 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. 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. Sofia Muratova was Latynina's and Astakhova's teammate in 1956 and 1960. Muratova won a total of eight medals. Ludmilla Tourischeva also competed for the Soviet Union. She won one medal in 1968, four medals in 1972, and four medals in 1976. Ágnes Keleti and Margit Korondi both competed for Hungary in 1956 and 1960. Keleti won 10 medals, including two golds on floor exercise. Korondi won eight total medals. 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. She holds the record for the most individual gold medals (with 7, all her golds are individual). She remains the only gymnast, male or female, to have won an Olympic gold medal in each individual event. 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 at the Olympic Games and eventually achieved that mark seven times during the Games. She also won the individual all-around gold that year.
Tables
Gymnasts
1
1
Rank
1
Gymnast
Larisa Latynina
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1956, 1960, 1964
Gold
9
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total medals
18
2
2
Rank
2
Gymnast
Věra Čáslavská
Nation
Czechoslovakia
Years
1960, 1964, 1968
Gold
7
Silver
4
Bronze
0
Total medals
11
3
3
Rank
3
Gymnast
Simone Biles
Nation
United States
Years
2016, 2020, 2024
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total medals
11
4
4
Rank
4
Gymnast
Ágnes Keleti
Nation
Hungary
Years
1952, 1956
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total medals
10
5
5
Rank
5
Gymnast
Polina Astakhova
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1956, 1960, 1964
Gold
5
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total medals
10
6
6
Rank
6
Gymnast
Nadia Comăneci
Nation
Romania
Years
1976, 1980
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total medals
9
7
7
Rank
7
Gymnast
Ludmilla Tourischeva
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1968, 1972, 1976
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total medals
9
8
8
Rank
8
Gymnast
Margit Korondi
Nation
Hungary
Years
1952, 1956
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total medals
8
Sofia Muratova
Sofia Muratova
Rank
Sofia Muratova
Gymnast
Soviet Union
Nation
1956, 1960
Years
2
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
8
10
10
Rank
10
Gymnast
Simona Amânar
Nation
Romania
Years
1996, 2000
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total medals
7
11
11
Rank
11
Gymnast
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1952
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
0
Total medals
7
12
12
Rank
12
Gymnast
Svetlana Khorkina
Nation
Russia
Years
1996, 2000, 2004
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
1
Total medals
7
13
13
Rank
13
Gymnast
Karin Büttner-Janz
Nation
East Germany
Years
1968, 1972
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total medals
7
14
14
Rank
14
Gymnast
Shannon Miller
Nation
United States
Years
1992, 1996
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total medals
7
Aliya Mustafina
Aliya Mustafina
Rank
Aliya Mustafina
Gymnast
Russia
Nation
2012, 2016
Years
2
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
7
16
16
Rank
16
Gymnast
Nellie Kim
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1976, 1980
Gold
5
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total medals
6
17
17
Rank
17
Gymnast
Olga Korbut
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1972, 1976
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total medals
6
18
18
Rank
18
Gymnast
Daniela Silivaș
Nation
Romania
Years
1988
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total medals
6
Aly Raisman
Aly Raisman
Rank
Aly Raisman
Gymnast
United States
Nation
2012, 2016
Years
3
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
6
20
20
Rank
20
Gymnast
Tamara Manina
Nation
Soviet Union
Years
1956, 1964
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total medals
6
Rebeca Andrade
Rebeca Andrade
Rank
Rebeca Andrade
Gymnast
Brazil
Nation
2016, 2020, 2024
Years
2
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
6
22
22
Rank
22
Gymnast
Lavinia Miloșovici
Nation
Romania
Years
1992, 1996
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total medals
6
Sunisa Lee
Sunisa Lee
Rank
Sunisa Lee
Gymnast
United States
Nation
2020, 2024
Years
2
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
6
24
24
Rank
24
Gymnast
Olga Lemhényi-Tass
Nation
Hungary
Years
1948, 1952, 1956
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total medals
6
25
25
Rank
25
Gymnast
Ecaterina Szabo
Nation
Romania
Years
1984
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total medals
5
26
26
Rank
26
Gymnast
Svetlana Boginskaya
Nation
Soviet Union Unified Team
Years
1988, 1992
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total medals
5
Cătălina Ponor
Cătălina Ponor
Rank
Cătălina Ponor
Gymnast
Romania
Nation
2004, 2012, 2016
Years
3
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
5
28
28
Rank
28
Gymnast
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Nation
Hungary
Years
1948, 1952, 1956
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total medals
5
Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin
Rank
Nastia Liukin
Gymnast
United States
Nation
2008
Years
1
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
5
30
30
Rank
30
Gymnast
Mary Lou Retton
Nation
United States
Years
1984
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total medals
5
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Years | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total medals | Ref. |
| 1 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union | 1956, 1960, 1964 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| 2 | Věra Čáslavská | Czechoslovakia | 1960, 1964, 1968 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |
| 3 | Simone Biles | United States | 2016, 2020, 2024 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | Ágnes Keleti | Hungary | 1952, 1956 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Polina Astakhova | Soviet Union | 1956, 1960, 1964 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Nadia Comăneci | Romania | 1976, 1980 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Ludmilla Tourischeva | Soviet Union | 1968, 1972, 1976 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 8 | Margit Korondi | Hungary | 1952, 1956 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Sofia Muratova | Soviet Union | 1956, 1960 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Simona Amânar | Romania | 1996, 2000 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Maria Gorokhovskaya | Soviet Union | 1952 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | Svetlana Khorkina | Russia | 1996, 2000, 2004 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 13 | Karin Büttner-Janz | East Germany | 1968, 1972 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 14 | Shannon Miller | United States | 1992, 1996 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Aliya Mustafina | Russia | 2012, 2016 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Nellie Kim | Soviet Union | 1976, 1980 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 17 | Olga Korbut | Soviet Union | 1972, 1976 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 18 | Daniela Silivaș | Romania | 1988 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Aly Raisman | United States | 2012, 2016 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 20 | Tamara Manina | Soviet Union | 1956, 1964 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Rebeca Andrade | Brazil | 2016, 2020, 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 22 | Lavinia Miloșovici | Romania | 1992, 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Sunisa Lee | United States | 2020, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 24 | Olga Lemhényi-Tass | Hungary | 1948, 1952, 1956 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 25 | Ecaterina Szabo | Romania | 1984 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 26 | Svetlana Boginskaya | Soviet Union Unified Team | 1988, 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cătălina Ponor | Romania | 2004, 2012, 2016 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 28 | Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles | Hungary | 1948, 1952, 1956 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Nastia Liukin | United States | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 30 | Mary Lou Retton | United States | 1984 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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