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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.
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.
The USA Gymnastics women have won the Olympic Gold four times, in 1996, 2012, 2016, and 2024 Summer Olympics. These successes led to the nicknames Magnificent Seven, Fierce Five, Final Five, and Golden Girls, respectively. They won four silvers in 1984, 2004, 2008, and 2020 [1] and three bronzes in 1948, 1992 and 2000. [2]
Simone Arianne Biles Owens[ 4 ] OLY (née Biles; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. [ 5 ] She is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time and one of the greatest Olympians of all time. [ 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.
Biles is the only female gymnast to compete that skill. But her teammates are equally pioneering. Team US A women have been Olympic individual all-around champions at every Games since 2004, so it ...
Sunisa "Suni" Lee (/ s uː ˈ n iː s ə ˈ s uː n i / soo-NEE-sə SOO-nee; née Phabsomphou; born March 9, 2003) [1] [2] is an American artistic gymnast.She is the 2020 Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist and the 2024 Olympic all-around and uneven bars bronze medalist.
Nastia Liukin. Anastasia " Nastia " Valeryevna Liukin OLY (/ ˈljuːkɪn /; Russian: Анастасия Валерьевна Люкина Russian pronunciation: [ˈlʲʉkʲɪnə]; born October 30, 1989) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around champion, a five-time Olympic medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World ...