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STATISTICS WOMEN
The Women´s Olympic Program has been adding new events since it started in Amsterdam 1928 (where only 4 events were held); but none has disappeared. Thus, all of them are counted in the table below. The latest additions were the walk event (1992); jump (1996); hammer throw (2000); pole vault (2000); and the steeplechase (2008). Mixed relays (introduced at Tokyo 2020) are not included.
Tokyo 2020 (Top Five) 
| Ps | CNT | GD | SV | BZ | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 2. | JAM | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3. | KEN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4. | NED | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5. | CHN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ... | |||||
| (28) | TOT | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
All-Time Medal Table: WOMEN (1928-2021)
* All events included.
* Countries no longer existing are in small letters.
* Former Soviet republics already considered on their own in 1992 (except relay events).
| Ps | Country | CNT | GD | SV | BZ | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | USA | 62 | 46 | 36 | 144 |
| 2. | Soviet Union | urs | 31 | 21 | 34 | 86 |
| 3. | East Germany | gdr | 24 | 22 | 21 | 67 |
| 4. | Russia | RUS | 22 | 26 | 17 | 65 |
| 5. | Australia | AUS | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| 6. | Jamaica | JAM | 12 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
| 7. | Germany | GER | 11 | 19 | 18 | 48 |
| 8. | Romania | ROU | 11 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 9. | Great Britain | GBR | 10 | 24 | 23 | 57 |
| 10. | Poland | POL | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 11. | Ethiopia | ETH | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 12. | West Germany | frg | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 13. | Netherlands | NED | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 14. | Kenya | KEN | 7 | 14 | 4 | 25 |
| 15. | China | CHN | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 16. | France | FRA | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 17. | Greece | GRE | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 18. | Bahamas | BAH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 19. | Bulgaria | BUL | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 20. | Italy | ITA | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 21. | Cuba | CUB | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 22. | Belarus | BLR | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 23. | Czechoslovakia | tch | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 24. | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 25. | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26. | Croatia | CRO | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 27. | Belgium | BEL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 28. | South Africa | RSA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 29. | Canada | CAN | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| . | Ukraine | UKR | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 31. | Japan | JPN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 32. | Portugal | POR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 33. | Sweden | SWE | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 34. | Czech Republic | CZE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35. | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36. | Algeria | ALG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| . | Cameroon | CMR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38. | Norway | NOR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 39. | Turkey | TUR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40. | Nigeria | NGR | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 41. | Austria | AUT | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 42. | Bahrein | BRN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| . | Colombia | COL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 44. | Finland | FIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 45. | Morocco | MAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| . | Venezuela | VEN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| . | Russian OC | ROC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48. | Spain | ESP | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 49. | Mozambique | MOZ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 50. | Syria | SYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Brazil | BRA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Puerto Rico | PUR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Uganda | UGA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54. | Mexico | MEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 55. | Slovenia | SLO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| . | Denmark | DEN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 57. | Argentina | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Chile | CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Ireland | IRL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Lithuania | LTU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Sri Lanka | SRI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Tunisia | TUN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Burundi | BDI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Dominican Republic | DOM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Namibia | NAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 66. | Iceland | ISL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | China Taipei | TPE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Serbia | SRB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | 329 | 334 | 329 | 992 | ||
Most Gold Medals by Event: WOMEN (1928-2021)
* The 2nd column indicates how many times the event has been held.
| Event | Ed | 1st | Medals | 2nd | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 22 | United States | 9 | Jamaica | 4 |
| 200 | 19 | United States | 6 | Jamaica | 4 |
| 400 | 15 | France / Bahamas | 3 | GDR / AUS / USA | 2 |
| 800 | 17 | Soviet Union | 3 | GBR / RUS / USA | 2 |
| 1.500 | 13 | Soviet Union / Kenya | 3 | Algeria | 2 |
| 5.000 | 10 | Ethiopia | 3 | Romania | 2 |
| 10.000 | 9 | Ethiopia | 5 | URS / POR / CHN / NED | 1 |
| Mar | 10 | Japan / Ethiopia / Kenya | 2 | 4 countries | 1 |
| 100 h | 21 | United States | 5 | Australia | 4 |
| 400 h | 10 | Jamaica / Russia / USA | 2 | 4 countries | 1 |
| 3000 st | 4 | Russia | 2 | Bahrein / Uganda | 1 |
| 4×100 | 22 | United States | 11 | East Germany / Jamaica | 2 |
| 4×400 | 13 | United States | 8 | Soviet Union | 3 |
| HJ | 22 | United States | 4 | Russia | 3 |
| PV | 6 | RUS / USA / GRE | 2 | - | - |
| LJ | 19 | United States / Germany | 3 | URS / ROM | 2 |
| TJ | 7 | Cameroon | 2 | UKR / BUL / KAZ / COL / VEN | 1 |
| SP | 19 | Soviet Union (+UNT) | 7 | GDR / NZL | 2 |
| DT | 22 | Soviet Union | 4 | East Germany / United States | 3 |
| HT | 6 | Poland | 3 | Russia | 2 |
| JT | 21 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | URS / GER / CUB / CZE | 2 |
| Walk | 8 | Russia / China | 3 | Greece / Italy | 1 |
| Hep | 15 | Great Britain | 3 | URS / USA / BEL | 2 |
Medal Table by Athlete
All events between 1928 and 2021.
An asterisk [*] before the name means that the athlete has won three individual [i.e. excluding relays] gold medals.
| Ps | Name | GD | SV | BZ | Medal Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allyson Felix, USA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 200: 12; 4x100: 12-16; 4x400: 08-12-16-20 // 200: 04-08; 400: 16 // 400: 20 |
| 2. | *Elaine Thompson, JAM | 5 | 1 | - | 16: 100-200; 20: 100-200-4x100 // 16: 4x100 // None |
| 3. | Evelyn Ashford, USA | 4 | 1 | - | 100: 84; 4x100: 84-88-92 // 100: 88 // None |
| 4. | Sanya Richards, USA | 4 | - | 1 | 400: 12; 4x400: 04-08-12 // None // 400: 08 |
| 5. | *Fanny Blankers-Koen, NED | 4 | - | - | 48: 100-200-80h-4x100 // None // None |
| . | *Betty Cuthbert, AUS | 4 | - | - | 56: 100-200-4x100; 64: 400 // None // None |
| . | Bärbel Wöckel-Eckert, GDR | 4 | - | - | 76: 200-4x100; 80: 200-4x100 // None // None |
| 8. | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, JAM | 3 | 4 | 1 | 100: 08-12; 4x100: 20 // 100: 20; 200: 12; 4x100: 12-16 // 100: 16 |
| 9. | Veronica Campbell, JAM | 3 | 3 | 2 | 200: 04-08; 4x100: 04 // 4x100: 00-12-16 // 100: 04-12 |
| 10. | Renate Stecher, GDR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72: 100-200; 76: 4x100 // 72: 4x100; 76: 100 // 76: 200 |
| 11. | Florence Griffith-Joyner, USA | 3 | 2 | - | 88: 100-200-4x100 // 84: 200; 88: 4x400 // None |
| 12. | Shirley de la Hunty-Strickland, AUS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 52: 80h; 56: 80h-4x100 // 48: 4x100 // 48: 80h-100; 52: 100 |
| 13. | *Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 88: LJ-Hep; 92: Hep // 84: Hep // 92: LJ; 96: LJ |
| 14. | Gwen Torrence, USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 92: 200-4x100; 96: 4x100 // 92: 4x400 // 96: 100 |
| 15. | *Tamara Press, URS | 3 | 1 | - | 60: SP; 64: SP-DT // 60: DT // None |
| . | Wyomia Tyus, USA | 3 | 1 | - | 64: 100; 68: 100-4x100 // 64: 4x100 // None |
| . | Valerie Brisco-Hooks, USA | 3 | 1 | - | 84: 200-400-4x400 // 88: 4x400 // None |
| . | Olga Bryzgina, URS | 3 | 1 | - | 88: 400-4x400; 92: 4x400 // 92: 400 // None |
| 19. | *Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH | 3 | - | 3 | 08: 5000-10000; 12: 10000 // None // 04: 5000; 12: 5000; 16: 10000 |
| 20. | Wilma Rudolph, USA | 3 | - | 1 | 60: 100-200-4x100 // None // 56: 4x100 |
| 21. | *Tatyana Kazankina, URS | 3 | - | - | 76: 800-1500; 80: 1500 // None // None |
| . | *Marie-Jose Perec, FRA | 3 | - | - | 92: 400; 96: 200-400 // None // None |
| . | Gail Devers, USA | 3 | - | - | 92: 100; 96: 100-4x100 // None // None |
| . | Tianna Bartoletta [Madison], USA | 3 | - | - | 12: 4x100; 16: LJ-4x100 // None // None |
| (25) | *Anita Wlodarczyk, POL | 3 | - | - | HT: 12-16-20 // None // None |
* 19 out of the 25 athletes on the list have won at least one gold medal in a relay event. If we only took into consideration individual medals, the first on the list would be Elaine Thompson [4/0/0], followed by Jackie Joyner-Kersee [3/1/2], and only nine athletes (the ones marked with *) would reach the three gold-medal mark.
Abbreviations
| ABR | Event | ABR | Event | ABR | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Marathon | HJ | High Jump | SP | Shot Put |
| h | hurdles | PV | Pole Vault | DT | Discus Throw |
| KW | Kilometres Walk | LJ | Long Jump | HT | Hammer Throw |
| Dec | Decathlon | TJ | Triple Jump | JT | Javelin Throw |
| __ | an underline result stands for World Record | ||||
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