Greatest Women in Gymnastics
The finest female gymnastics players and champions in history.
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Women's Gymnastics Legends
Browse 9 of the greatest female gymnastics athletes of all time.
American
Simone Biles
Artistic Gymnast
The most decorated gymnast in World Championship history — seven Olympic golds and skills named after her.…
Romanian
Nadia Comăneci
Artistic Gymnast
The first gymnast in Olympic history to score a perfect 10.0 — at age 14 at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.…
Soviet
Olga Korbut
Gymnast
The Sparrow from Minsk — changed gymnastics from a minor sport to a global phenomenon.…
Soviet
Larisa Latynina
Gymnast
18 Olympic medals — the record that stood until Michael Phelps.…
American
Mary Lou Retton
Gymnast
America's golden girl — the first American woman to win the all-around Olympic gold medal.…
American
Shannon Miller
Gymnast
The most decorated American gymnast — seven Olympic medals and the 1993 World all-around champion.…
Czech
Věra Čáslavská
Gymnast
Seven Olympic gold medals — the Czech gymnast who bowed her head during the Soviet anthem in protest.…
American
Paul Hamm
Gymnast
The only American to win the Olympic all-around — the most controversial gold medal in Olympic gymnastics hist…
Russian
Svetlana Khorkina
Gymnast
Three consecutive World all-around titles — the most elegant uneven bars specialist in history.…