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Who is the woman with the most gold medals in Olympic Games history?

While several female athletes continue to pursue more medals, who is the all-time greatest medalist in Olympic history?

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**© Julian Finney/Getty Images**Gold medalist Chiara Cainero of Italy celebrates after winning the Women's Skeet Final at the Shooting Range CTF during Day 6 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 14, 2008 in Beijing, China.

With the Olympics in full swing, athletes are battling to stay at the top and secure as many medals as possible. Some of the competitors at Paris 2024 have significant chances to make history at these Games.

Some athletes today have a strong chance of adding to their medal counts, but there is only one who currently holds the record for the most gold medals ever achieved in Olympic history.

With that said, the question everyone is asking is: Who is the female athlete with the most Olympic medals in history?

Great female athletes like German equestrian Isabell Werth and swimmer Katie Ledecky have accumulated impressive collections of gold medals throughout their careers. However, there is one name that surpasses them, despite no longer competing.

Gold medallist Katie Ledecky of the United States poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women’s 800m Freestyle on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England.

The all-time greatest Olympic medalist in history

To find the all-time greatest Olympic medalist, we have to look back to the 1950s, when gymnastics was dominated by the Soviet gymnast of Ukrainian origin, Larisa Latynina.

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Here are all the gold medals won by Larisa Latynina:

1956 Melbourne Olympics:

Team Gymnastics
Individual All-Around
Floor Exercise
Uneven Bars

1960 Rome Olympics:

Team Gymnastics
Individual All-Around
Floor Excercise

1964 Tokyo Olympics:

Team Gymnastics
Individual All-Around

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