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What woman won five gold medals and one bronze for speed skating?
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Which Jamaican holds the record for winning the most medals for their country in the history of the Olympics?
The great Merlene Ottey who competed in 6 Olympics for Jamaica and won 9 medals (3 silver and 6 bronze). Her 9 Olympic medals are the most a woman has won in athletics in Olympic history. Merlene won her first medal, a bronze at the age of 20, in 100 meter dash at the 1980 Games in Moscow and her final medal, a bronze in 4x100 meter relay at the age of 40, at the 2000 Games in Sydney. She won 4 medals in 200 meter dash (1 silver, 3 bronze), 3 medals in 100 meter dash (1 silver, 2 bronze), and 2 medals in 4x100 meter relay (1 silver, 1 bronze).
Which female athlete hold the record for the USA in Olympic medals?
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, swimmers Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres each have won 12 Olympic medals, the most of any American woman athlete. Thompson won 8 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze and Torres won 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.
What woman has won the most gold medals in swimming in Olympics?
As of the 2008 Games, that would be gymnast Larissa Latynina of the former Soviet Union who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) in the three Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964) she competed in.
How many medals has Jennifer Beth Thompson won at the Olympics?
12 ... 8 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze in swimming at the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Games. Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, she has won the most gold medals of any woman swimmer in Olympic history and is tied with Dara Torres for the most total medals won for any woman swimmer in Olympic history.
Who won the bronze medal in Wrestling at the 2008 Olympic games?
There were 35 total bronze medals awarded for Wrestling in the 2008 Olympics: 14 in men's freestyle, 8 in woman's freestyle, and 13 in men's Greco-Roman. You can see the complete list of 2008 Olympic wrestling medal winners at the related links.
Who won the most medals by a woman for speed skating?
Bonnie Blair who has won 5 gold medals and one bronze. She retired after the 1988 games.
How many medals has figure skating in the Olympics in all?
There are 4 figure skating events: Men's Singles, Woman's Singles, Pairs, and Ice Dancing. With 3 medals( Gold, Silver, Bronze) for each of those events there are 12.
Did Canada win any olympic medals in curling?
1) Women's two bobsleigh 2) Men's curling 3) Mixed ice dancing 4) Women's ski cross 5) Men's moguls 6) Women's ice hockey 7) Men's ice hockey 8) Men's 5000 meter relay short track speed skating 9) Men's 500 meter short track speed skating 10) Men's skeleton 11) Women's boardercross 12) Men's parallel giant slalom (snowboarding) 13) Women's 1000 meter speed skating 14) Men's team pursuit speed skating
What woman won five us figure skating title but no olympic medals?
Janet Lynn won the US Ladies Figure Skating title every year from 1969-73. She did win one Olympic medal, a bronze in 1972
What American woman volleyball player has the record for the most medals in the Olympics?
That is Paula Weishoff who won two medals, a silver with the 1984 team and a bronze with the 1992 team.
Who won the bronze medal in Two-woman Bobsled in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics?
The bronze medals were awarded to Jamie Greubel and Aja Evans in the Two-woman Bobsled event in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
What woman won the most Olympic gold medals for swimming and how many medals has she won?
Jenny Thompson of the United States with 8 gold medals won. All of her gold medals came in relay events. She also won 3 silver and 1 bronze for a total of 12 Olympic medals.
What place did the US take in bobsledding in the 2010 winter Olympics?
2 man: no medals 4 man: gold 2 woman: bronze
Which Jamaican holds the record for winning the most medals for their country in the history of the Olympics?
The great Merlene Ottey who competed in 6 Olympics for Jamaica and won 9 medals (3 silver and 6 bronze). Her 9 Olympic medals are the most a woman has won in athletics in Olympic history. Merlene won her first medal, a bronze at the age of 20, in 100 meter dash at the 1980 Games in Moscow and her final medal, a bronze in 4x100 meter relay at the age of 40, at the 2000 Games in Sydney. She won 4 medals in 200 meter dash (1 silver, 3 bronze), 3 medals in 100 meter dash (1 silver, 2 bronze), and 2 medals in 4x100 meter relay (1 silver, 1 bronze).
When was Woman in Bronze created?
Woman in Bronze was created in 2004.
Which athletes had the most medals before this year Olympics and which country?
Prior to the 2008 Games, the woman with the most medals was USSR gymnast Larissa Latynina who won 18 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Games. The man with the most medals was USSR gymnast Nikolai Andrianov who won 15 medals (7 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze) at the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Summer Games. After the 2008 Games, Latynina still holds the Olympic record for medals won but swimmer Michael Phelps of the United States has now won the most medals of any man in Olympic history (16 medals, 14 gold, 2 bronze).
How many medals has the US woman won in gymnastic Olympics?
0. Through 2008, the U.S. women's indoor volleyball team has won 3 total medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze. Silver was won at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and the 2008 Games in Beijing. Bronze was won at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
