Most golds won by a female in a single Games - 6 by swimmer Kristin Otto (GDR)
Margaret Abbott in ladies golf at the 1900 Games in Paris.
America has traditionally had one of the most successful Olympic gymnastic teams. The woman with the most Olympic medals is Larissa Latynina.
I do believe it was Wilma Rudolph in the 1960 Olympic games in Rome.
Marion Jones, (born October 12, 1975, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American athlete, who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics. In 2007, however, she admitted to using banned substances
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).
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
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.
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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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Kelly Holmes in 800 meter run and 1500 meter run at the 2004 Games in Athens.
Yvette Williams won her gold medal at the 1952 Games in Helsinki in women's long jump. She was the first woman from New Zealand to win an Olympic gold medal.