List of Olympic female gymnasts for the United States

Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.^[1] American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936 except for 1980.^[2] A total of 80 female gymnasts have represented the United States. American women have won 39 medals at the Olympics – 8 in team all-around, 6 in individual all-around, 8 in balance beam, 7 in floor exercise, 3 in vault, and 7 in uneven bars. The medals include 24 golds.^[3] The U.S. has medaled in the team all-around in every Summer Olympics since 1992, winning golds in 1996 and 2012.^[2]

Five American female gymnasts have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Shannon Miller (seven), Nastia Liukin (five), Mary Lou Retton (five), Dominique Dawes (four), and Shawn Johnson (four).^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

In 1984, Mary Lou Retton became the first American female gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics.^[9] She won five total medals that year in the only Olympic Games she participated in.^[6]

Shannon Miller, who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, won seven total Olympic medals, the most of any American female gymnast. She won five medals in 1992 and added two more in 1996.^[3][4] Dominique Dawes competed at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics, winning four medals.^[7] Miller and Dawes were both members of the "Magnificent Seven", the 1996 team that became the first American squad to win the team all-around gold medal at the Olympics. The competition was highlighted by Kerri Strug sticking a vault while injured to ensure the U.S. victory.^[10]

Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson won five and four medals, respectively, in 2008, the only Olympics that either one participated in. Liukin won the individual all-around gold medal, and Johnson won the balance beam gold medal.^[5][8]

In 2012, the U.S. won the team all-around for the second time. This team, which was nicknamed the "Fierce Five", featured five gymnasts who were all making their first appearance at the Olympics.^[11] That year, Gabby Douglas won the gold medal in individual all-around, and Aly Raisman won the gold medal in floor exercise.^[12][13]

Gymnasts

Gabby Douglas

Nastia Liukin

McKayla Maroney

Dominique Moceanu

Carly Patterson

Samantha Peszek

Gymnast	Years	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total medals	Ref.
Barone, MarianMarian Barone	1948, 1952	0	0	1	1	[14]
Bhardwaj, MohiniMohini Bhardwaj	2004	0	1	0	1	[15]
Bileck, PamPam Bileck	1984	0	1	0	1	[16]
Borden, AmandaAmanda Borden	1996	1	0	0	1	[17]
Bruce, WendyWendy Bruce	1992	0	0	1	1	[18]
Casey, ColleenColleen Casey	1976	0	0	0	0	[19]
Chace, KimberlyKimberly Chace	1972, 1976	0	0	0	0	[20]
Chow, AmyAmy Chow	1996, 2000	1	1	1	3	[21]
Cluff, WendyWendy Cluff	1968	0	0	0	0	[22]
Corrigan, KathyKathy Corrigan	1964	0	0	0	0	[23]
Dalton, DorothyDorothy Dalton	1948, 1952	0	0	1	1	[24]
Dantzscher, JamieJamie Dantzscher	2000	0	0	1	1	[25]
Davis-Grossfeld, MurielMuriel Davis-Grossfeld	1956, 1960, 1964	0	0	0	0	[26]
Dawes, DominiqueDominique Dawes	1992, 1996, 2000	1	0	3	4	[7]
Douglas, GabbyGabby Douglas	2012	2	0	0	2	[12]
Dusserre, MichelleMichelle Dusserre	1984	0	1	0	1	[27]
Elste-Neumann, MetaMeta Elste-Neumann	1948, 1952	0	0	1	1	[28]
Englert, CarrieCarrie Englert	1976	0	0	0	0	[29]
Fuchs, DorisDoris Fuchs	1956, 1960	0	0	0	0	[30]
Garrison-Steves, KellyKelly Garrison-Steves	1988	0	0	0	0	[31]
Gleason, KathyKathy Gleason	1968	0	0	0	0	[32]
Grulkowski, RuthRuth Grulkowski	1952	0	0	0	0	[33]
Hatch, AnniaAnnia Hatch	2004	0	2	0	2	[34]
Hoesly, MarieMarie Hoesly	1952	0	0	0	0	[35]
Howard, KathyKathy Howard	1976	0	0	0	0	[36]
Howe, JudyJudy Howe	1956	0	0	0	0	[37]
Humphrey, TerinTerin Humphrey	2004	0	2	0	2	[38]
Johnson, BrandyBrandy Johnson	1988	0	0	0	0	[39]
Johnson, KathyKathy Johnson	1984	0	1	1	2	[40]
Johnson, ShawnShawn Johnson	2008	1	3	0	4	[8]
Kirkman, DorisDoris Kirkman	1952	0	0	0	0	[41]
Klein, JacquelynJacquelyn Klein	1956	0	0	0	0	[42]
Kupets, CourtneyCourtney Kupets	2004	0	1	1	2	[43]
Liukin, NastiaNastia Liukin	2008	1	3	1	5	[5]
Maloney, KristenKristen Maloney	2000	0	0	1	1	[44]
Marlowe, MelissaMelissa Marlowe	1988	0	0	0	0	[45]
Maroney, McKaylaMcKayla Maroney	2012	1	1	0	2	[46]
Maycock, Betty-JeanBetty-Jean Maycock	1960	0	0	0	0	[47]
McClements, DorothyDorothy McClements	1964	0	0	0	0	[48]
McCool, CourtneyCourtney McCool	2004	0	1	0	1	[49]
McNamara, JulianneJulianne McNamara	1984	1	2	0	3	[50]
Memmel, ChellsieChellsie Memmel	2008	0	1	0	1	[51]
Metheny, LindaLinda Metheny	1964, 1968, 1972	0	0	0	0	[52]
Miller, ShannonShannon Miller	1992, 1996	2	2	3	7	[4]
Mills, PhoebePhoebe Mills	1988	0	0	1	1	[53]
Moceanu, DominiqueDominique Moceanu	1996	1	0	0	1	[54]
Montefusco, TheresaTheresa Montefusco	1960	0	0	0	0	[55]
Moore, JoanJoan Moore	1972	0	0	0	0	[56]
Mulvihill, ColleenColleen Mulvihill	1968	0	0	0	0	[57]
Okino, BettyBetty Okino	1992	0	0	1	1	[58]
Patterson, CarlyCarly Patterson	2004	1	2	0	3	[59]
Peszek, SamanthaSamantha Peszek	2008	0	1	0	1	[60]
Phelps, JaycieJaycie Phelps	1996	1	0	0	1	[61]
Pierce, RoxanneRoxanne Pierce	1972	0	0	0	0	[62]
Racek, JoyceJoyce Racek	1956	0	0	0	0	[63]
Raisman, AlyAly Raisman	2012	2	0	1	3	[13]
Ray, EliseElise Ray	2000	0	0	1	1	[64]
Retton, Mary LouMary Lou Retton	1984	1	2	2	5	[6]
Richardson, SharonSharon Richardson	1960	0	1	2	3	[65]
Rigby, CathyCathy Rigby	1968, 1972	0	0	0	0	[66]
Ross, KylaKyla Ross	2012	1	0	0	1	[67]
Ruddick, SandraSandra Ruddick	1956	0	0	0	0	[68]
Sacramone, AliciaAlicia Sacramone	2008	0	1	0	1	[69]
Schroth, ClaraClara Schroth	1948, 1952	0	0	1	1	[70]
Schwikert, TashaTasha Schwikert	2000	0	0	1	1	[71]
Sloan, BridgetBridget Sloan	2008	0	1	0	1	[72]
Sontgerath, GailGail Sontgerath	1960	0	0	0	0	[73]
Speaks, JanieJanie Speaks	1964	0	0	0	0	[74]
Spivey, HopeHope Spivey	1988	0	0	0	0	[75]
Stack, ChelleChelle Stack	1988	0	0	0	0	[76]
Strug, KerriKerri Strug	1992, 1996	1	0	1	2	[77]
Talavera, TraceeTracee Talavera	1984	0	1	0	1	[78]
Tanac, JoyceJoyce Tanac	1968	0	0	0	0	[79]
Thies, NancyNancy Thies	1972	0	0	0	0	[80]
Topalian, RuthRuth Topalian	1952	0	0	0	0	[81]
Walther, MarieMarie Walther	1964	0	0	0	0	[82]
Wieber, JordynJordyn Wieber	2012	1	0	0	1	[83]
Willcox, DebraDebra Willcox	1976	0	0	0	0	[84]
Wolfsberger, LeslieLeslie Wolfsberger	1976	0	0	0	0	[85]
Zmeskal, KimKim Zmeskal	1992	0	0	1	1	[86]

See also

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