Most gold medals won at the Olympics for a single sport (female)
- Who
- Katie Ledecky, Larisa Latynina
- What
- 9 total number
- Where
- France (Paris)
- When
- 03 August 2024
The most gold medals won at the Olympics for a single sport (female) is 9, achieved by Larisa Latynina (USSR) in gymnastics in 1956, 1960 and 1964; and equalled by Katie Ledecky (USA) in swimming in 2012, 2016, 2021 and 2024.
Gymnast Larisa Latynina competed at three Olympics, winning three team titles, two in the all-around competition, three on the floor and one on the vault. She claimed 18 medals in total, a record for a female Olympian. Swimmer Katie Ledecky won eight individual freestyle titles across four Games, and another in the 4 x 200 m relay.