America has traditionally had one of the most successful Olympic gymnastic teams. The woman with the most Olympic medals is Larissa Latynina.
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.
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Margaret Abbott in ladies golf at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Women's football has been an Olympic sport since 1996. Through the 2008 Games, the United States has won the most medals (4, 3 gold and 1 silver) and Germany has won the second most medals (3, 3 bronze).
Gillian Sheen was the first and only British woman to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing. She did it in 1956, at the age of 28, in the Individual Women's Foil event.
Swimmer Ian Thorpe, with a combined record of 5 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze for a total of 9 medals, is the leader in Olympic medal wins for Australians.Next on the list is Dawn Fraser, the highest ranking Australian woman on the list, who won 8 medals in her Olympic career.Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_medalists
I do believe it was Wilma Rudolph in the 1960 Olympic games in Rome.
She Broke woman world record, win Olympic medals, and put the USA on top in sprinting.
One British woman won gold in 1960 and that was Anita Lonsbrough in the 200 meter breaststroke.
Bonnie Blair was famous for being the most decorated woman in Olympic history, meaning she won the most Olympic medals out of all the women ! She was a speed-skater, but is now retired . -Lexy xoxo
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.