Gymnasts with the most combined medals across all Olympic Games. Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union held the record for the most Olympic medals by any athlete for over 48 years before Michael Phelps surpassed her total in 2012 — her 18 med...
About: Most Decorated Gymnasts in Olympic History
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Gymnasts with the most combined medals across all Olympic Games. Larisa Latynina of the Soviet Union held the record for the most Olympic medals by any athlete for over 48 years before Michael Phelps surpassed her total in 2012 — her 18 medals remain the all-time gymnastics record.
Key Findings
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Larisa Latynina leads with 18 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 13 · median: 12.
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Gap in All Time: Larisa Latynina is 2× larger than Nadia Comaneci.
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Most Decorated Gymnasts in Olympic History
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
18
Larisa Latynina
Olympic Gymnastics Medals · All Time
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Metrics
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Olympic Gymnastics Medals
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Larisa Latynina | 18 | 18 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Nikolai Andrianov | 15 | 15 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Boris Shakhlin | 13 | 13 | +0% |
| 4 | Takashi Ono | 13 | 13 | +0% |
| 5 | Simone Biles | 11 | 11 | +0% |
| 6 | Vera Čáslavská | 11 | 11 | +0% |
| 7 | Viktor Chukarin | 11 | 11 | +0% |
| 8 | Nadia Comaneci | 9 | 9 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
18
Maximum
9
Minimum
13
Average
12
Median
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