#2 Larisa Latynina
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The Russian, Larisa Latynina emerged as the most successful gymnast at the 1956 summer Olympics in Melbourne. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 9 individual Olympic gold medals. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years until Phelps swam past her in London, four years ago.
Latynina is the only women to have won 9 gold medals, also she is the only female gymnast to have won team gold, all-round gold and an event final gold at the same Olympics. Having won 14 individual medals, one more than Phelps, Larisa Latynina is the most decorated female olympian of all-time.
We will look at the events and number of medals Larisa Latynina won in her Olympic venture
Olympic Games’ appearances: 3
Number of Gold medals:9
Olympic Games total medals: 18
| Medal | Olympic Game | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Tokyo 1964 | Team competition women, Floor competition women |
| Gold | Rome 1960 | Individual all-round women, team competition women, Floor exercise women |
| Gold | Melbourne/Stockholm 1960 | Individual all-round women, team competition women, Floor exercise women, Vault women |
| Silver | Tokyo 1964 | Vault Women, Individual all-round women |
| Silver | Rome 1960 | Balance beam women, uneven bars women |
| Silver | Melbourne/Stockholm 1960 | uneven bars women |
| Bronze | Tokyo 1964 | Uneven bars women, floor excercises women |
| Bronze | Rome 1960 | Vault women |
| Bronze | Melbourne/Stockholm | team, portable apparatus women |
