Some of the American women who won Olympic medals were Betty Robinson, Wilhelmina von Bremen, and Helen Stephens. Gail Devers, Florence Griffith-Joyner, and Lauryn Williams also won Olympic medals for the US.
As of yesterday August 8, 2008, Mark Spitz owns the most Olympic GOLD medals for swimming in a singe Olympic Games. Seven in the Munich 1972 Olympic Games. The Question was about the most Olympic medals owned by an United States swimmer so that might not be the answer sought.
Natalie Coughlin of the United States with 6.
Gold -
1) 100 meter backstroke
Silver -
1) 4x100 meter medley relay
2) 4x100 meter freestyle relay
Bronze -
1) 100 meter freestyle
2) 4x200 meter freestyle relay
3) 200 meter individual medley
She is an American called Jenny Thompson. She has won 8 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronzemedal.
She won these medals in the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
As of the 2008 Games that would be Jenny Thompson who won 12 Olympic medals (8 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Games.
in one olympic tournament - Michael Phelps - 8 gold
Michael Phelps (USA)
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Michael Phelps
Russian women have won 32 total medals so far in the 2012 Olympic games in London.
The most gold medals won by an American women in the Winter Olympics is 5 by Bonnie Blair.
Team medals for women's gymnastics have been given out since the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. To date, the Soviet Union has won the most Olympic gold medals in this category.
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As far as the Olympics go, American snowboarder Kelly Clark has won 2 Olympic medals (gold in women's halfpipe at the 2006 Games in Turin and bronze in women's halfpipe at the 2010 Games in Vancouver).
Yes. Medals are awarded for men's and women's indoor volleyball and men's and women's beach volleyball.
Carl Lewis
Bonnie Blair
SwimmingMichael Phelps won 22 medals in Olympic Swimming. He is the most decorated Olympian of all time.Gold - 18 (Olympic record)Silver - 2Bronze - 2