answersLogoWhite

0

The best way to write about the history would be to start with the very first female gymnast who made her way to the Olympics in 1948. Her name was Marian Barone, and she walked away earning one bronze medal.

User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Where is a list of US olympic female gymnast?

Where can I find a list of the 2000 olympic female gymnasts from U.S.A.?


What European female was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in the olympic games?

Nadia comaneci


What is gymnast larisa latynina famous for?

LARISSA LATYNINA has more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She holds the record for winning the most Olympic medals at 18 (nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze). She is the only female athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals. She also holds the record for most individual medals (14 outside of team events) in Olympic history.


What female has won the most Olympic gold medals?

Through the 2010 Games, that is gymnast Larissa Latynina of the Soviet Union with 9.


Who was the female olympic gymnast who hurt her leg?

Her name was Kerri Strug. If you mean the US Gymnast in the 1996 Olympic Games who hurt her leg on the vault.


What good thing did Mary Lou Retton do?

Mary Lou Retton was the first female gymnast, outside Eastern Europe, to win the Olympic all-around title.


Who are the famous female gymnast from ohio?

beatrice


What is the bulge in the crotch of female gymnast?

Bush


Which Athlete has the most medals?

Taking all international athletes into consideration, the one with the most Olympic medals overall is a Russian-Ukranian, Larissa Latynina. A former Soviet gymnast, she won more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport. She won 18 medals; nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze.


What is the age cut off to complete as an Olympic gymnast?

There is not one. In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Germany has a female gymnast competing at the age of 33.


Who is a famous female American gymnast?

Nastia Liukin.


What is the ideal height for a female gymnast and why?

5 feet