Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1960s

Data Crunch #5.7
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To explain this post: A gold is worth three points, silver is worth two points, and bronze is worth one point. Only individual medals will be counted as to avoid punishing gymnasts who competed for nations that aren’t established WAG powers. If there is a tie, both gymnasts get the full point total. For example Vera Caslavska and Larissa Petrik each get three points for sharing the gold medal on floor at the 1968 Olympics.

Note: The 1964 German Olympic team was technically a “Unified” team featuring athletes from East and West Germany. However its gymnastics team was composed entirely of East German athletes. The data is below:

NameCountryPoints
Vera CaslavskaCzechoslovakia39
Larissa LatyninaSoviet Union31
Natalia KuchinskayaSoviet Union17
Polina AstakhovaSoviet Union12
Eva BosakovaCzechoslovakia8
Irina PervuschinaSoviet Union6
Larissa PetrikSoviet Union5
Sofia MuratovaSoviet Union5
Zinaida VoroninaSoviet Union5
Erika ZucholdEast Germany4
Keiko IkedaJapan4
Margarita NikolaevaSoviet Union3
Tamara ManinaSoviet Union3
Aniko DuczaHungary2
Birgit RadochlaEast Germany (Unified Flag)2
Karin JanzEast Germany2
Katalin MakrayHungary2
Tamara LyukhinaSoviet Union2
Taniko MitsukuriJapan1

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