Most consecutive gold medals in an individual Olympic event (female)
- Who
- Valentina Vezzali, Valentina Vezzali, Valentina Vezzali, Valentina Vezzali
- What
- 3 total number
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 29 July 2012
Four female athletes have won the same individual event at three consecutive Olympic Games: swimmer Dawn Fraser (Australia), 100 m freestyle, 1956-64; swimmer Krisztina Egerszegi (Hungary), 200 m backstroke, 1988-96; equestrian Anky van Grunsven (Netherlands), individual dressage, 2000-08; fencer Valentina Vezzali (Italy), foil, 2000-08.
Fraser: 100 m freestyle, Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964. Egerszegi: 200 m backstroke, Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996. Van Grunsven: individual dressage, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008. Vezzali: foil, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008.