Kelly Holmes in 800 meter run and 1500 meter run at the 2004 Games in Athens.
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.
America has traditionally had one of the most successful Olympic gymnastic teams. The woman with the most Olympic medals is Larissa Latynina.
on September 3rd 1960 Wilma g. Rudolph became the first woman to win three gold medals in track and field in one Olympic game.
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.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing no woman athlete, American or other country, has won 5 Olympic gold medals in track and field. The most won by an American woman is 4 by Evelyn Ashford, 1 in the 100 meter dash and 3 in the 4x100 meter relay. Three other women have won 4 Olympic gold medals in track and field ... Bärbel Wöckel of East Germany, Betty Cuthbert of Australia, and Fanny Blankers-Koen of Netherlands.
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Wilma Rudolph
a pretty woman and a good pole vaulter Olympic track star.
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
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).