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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).
Note: The International Gymnastics Federation recommended to the IOC that the medals of the Chinese team be stripped, and awarded to the fourth-placed United States team, as it was revealed that Dong Fangxiao was underage (14, with age limit >16) at the time. The IOC upheld the FIG decision in April 2010.
American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936, except for 1980. [2] A total of 90 female gymnasts have represented the United States. American women have won 62 medals at the Olympics – 11 in team all-around, 11 in individual all-around, 7 in vault, 10 in uneven bars, 11 in balance beam, and 12 in floor exercise.
Simone Biles has made history as the most decorated American Olympic gymnast, surpassing fellow Olympian athlete Shannon Miller. ... record for most gold medals in women’s gymnastics at a single ...
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Čáslavská is the most decorated Czech gymnast in history and is one of only three female gymnasts, along with the Soviet Larisa Latynina and American Simone Biles, to win the all-around gold medal at two Olympics. [2] She remains the only gymnast, male or female, to have won an Olympic gold medal in each individual event.
At this event she garnering four more gold medals, for team, all-around, vault and floor, while scoring a silver for the uneven bars and a bronze for the beam. 2019 U.S. National Gymnastics ...
With 11 Olympic medals, she is tied with Věra Čáslavská as the second-most decorated female Olympic gymnast, and has the most Olympic medals earned by a U.S. gymnast. [7] At the Olympic Games, Biles is a two-time gold medalist in the individual all-around (2016, 2024).