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Who is the only female track and field athletic to win 6 gold medals in the Olympic Games?

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Who is the only female track and field athletic to win 6 gold medals in the Olympic Games?

Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix is an American sprinter who competes in the 1oo meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She is the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic golds, and her nine total medals ties her for the most by any all time.

How many Olympics did Wilma participate in?

She also won three gold medals, in the 100- and 200-meter individual events and the 4 x 100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy….Wilma Rudolph.

Personal information
Club TSU Tigerbelles, Nashville
Retired 1962
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1956 Summer Olympics 1960 Summer Olympics
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Who has the most gold medals in track and field female?

She is also the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history, having earned 11 total medals from five consecutive Olympic Games….Allyson Felix.

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Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track and field

What country has the most gold medals in track and field?

The US
The US have clearly won the most gold medals and the most medals overall, more than doubling the next ranked country (these figures include medals won in Tokyo 2020, updated August 2021).

How many gold medals are up for grabs in Tokyo Olympics 2020?

339 gold medals
There are 339 gold medals on offer at Tokyo 2020 – here we run through every single one of them. Over the course of the coming weeks there will be 339 gold medals on offer as athletes aim to top podiums at Tokyo 2020.

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When did Wilma Rudolph stop running track?

1963
Wilma Rudolph retired from competition in 1963 at the age of twenty two. After her athletic career, Rudolph worked as a teacher at Cobb Elementary School, coaching track at Burt High School, and became a sports commentator on national television. She married her high school sweetheart Robert Eldridge in 1963.

Who has the most golds in the Olympics?

Michael Phelps
Here are lists of the top-10 greatest gold medal winners, from all summer Olympic Games (including 2021). As with the total medal list, the clear leader here is Michael Phelps, with the top ranked female Larisa Latynina sharing nine gold medals with Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis and Mark Spitz.

Who is the only female gold medalist?

Notes: Allyson Felix is the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals and is tied with Merlene Ottey as the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history.

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Who is the greatest track and field athlete of all time?

Table: The Top Ranked Athletes from Track and Field at the Olympic Games

rank name country
1 Paavo Nurmi Finland
2 Carl Lewis United States
3 Allyson Felix United States
=4 Usain Bolt Jamaica

How many gold medals are in the Olympics?

At the most recent Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021, a total of 340 gold medals were awarded….Number of gold medals awarded at the Summer Olympic Games from 1896 to 2021.

Characteristic Number of gold medals
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How many gold medals are there in the Olympics?

Team USA rounded out its haul with 41 silver medals and 33 bronze. Tokyo marks the seventh consecutive Olympics that the United States has taken home the most overall medals….

Country USA
Gold 39
Silver 41
Bronze 33
Total 113