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Which Olympic gymnasts have won the most medals?

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Simone Biles of Team United States performs a flip above the balance beam during the Women's Balance Beam Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. — gymnastics Simone Biles performing on the balance beam at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (delayed until 2021). She won a bronze medal in the event.

In the history of Olympic gymnastics, the following athletes have earned the highest number of total medals:

Larisa Latynina remains the most decorated gymnast in Olympic history, having secured 18 medals during her career, a record that stood as the highest for any Olympic athlete until 2012.12