Mariya Horokovska ( Gorokhovskaya )
» 1952 Women ’ s AA Gold Medalist Mariya Horokovska is the only woman to win 7 medals in a single olympics − in any sport !
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Larisa Latynina
1956 & 1960 Women ’ s AA Gold Medalist Larisa Latynina set the Olympic record for most medals earned ( 18 medals ) by any athlete , male or female . The record stood for 48 years , until 2012 , when Micheal Phelps broke it .
» Larisa still owns the Olympic record for most medals ( 14 ) in individual events ( not including team ).
Vera Caslavska
1964 & 1968 Women ’ s AA Gold Medalist Vera Caslavaska is the only Olympic gymnast , male or female , to win a gold medal on every event , plus the AA and team !
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» 1952 : ï First time women were awarded medals in the AA and Individual events . ï First time the USSR competed at the Olympics ; it was such a big deal politically that they were housed in a separate Olympic Village , with only Eastern Bloc countries .
1960 :
» ï First time the Individual Event Finals were held prior to 1952 . Previously
event winners were determined during the team AA competition .
» 1964 : ï First time the Olympics were held in Asia .
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» 1976 : ï First perfect 10 . 0 in the Olympics — Nadia Comaneci , Uneven Bars . She would go on to score six perfect 10s at this Olympics . ï First time countries were limited to a specific number of competitors in event finals — AA was limited to three per country , event finals were limited to two per country .
ï First time only 12 countries were allowed to compete in the team competion .