Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of All Time

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To explain this post: Only individual medals from the World Championships and Olympics are counted. A gold is worth three points, silver is worth two points, and bronze is worth one point. If there is a tie, both gymnasts get the full point total.

Note: Andreea Raducan is in the data twice. One with her official total, another with her stripped Olympic medal included in her final tally.

At the bottom of the list are links to more data using the same points system.

Name	Country	Points
Simone Biles	United States	65
Larissa Latynina	Soviet Union	56
Svetlana Khorkina	Russia	49
Vera Caslavska	Czechoslovakia	39
Ludmilla Turischeva	Soviet Union	32
Daniela Silivas	Romania	31
Gina Gogean	Romania	30
Nellie Kim	Soviet Union	28
Lavinia Milosovici	Romania	27
Elena Shushunova	Soviet Union	26
Shannon Miller	United States	26
Aliya Mustafina	Russia	25
Nastia Liukin	United States	25
Ecaterina Szabo	Romania	24
Simona Amanar	Romania	24
Eva Bosakova	Czechoslovakia	23
Maxi Gnauck	East Germany	23
Nadia Comaneci	Romania	23
Olga Korbut	Soviet Union	21
Lilia Podkopayeva	Ukraine	20
Oksana Chusovitina	Soviet Union Germany Uzbekistan	20
Svetlana Boginskaya	Soviet Union Belarus	20
Agnes Keleti	Hungary	19
Andreea Raducan*	Romania	18
Natalia Kuchinskaya	Soviet Union	17
Erika Zuchold	East Germany	16
Karin Janz	East Germany	16
Tamara Manina	Soviet Union	16
Andreea Raducan	Romania	15
Elena Zamolodchikova	Russia	15
Helena Rakoczy	Poland	15
Vlasta Dekanova	Czechoslovakia	15
Cheng Fei	China	14
Rebeca Andrade	Brazil	14
Catalina Ponor	Romania	13
Jade Carey	United States	13
Polina Astakhova	Soviet Union	13
Shawn Johnson	United States	13
Alicia Sacramone	United States	12
Beth Tweddle	United Kingdom	12
Henrietta Onodi	Hungary	12
Maria Gorokhovskaya	Soviet Union	12
Mai Murakami	Japan	11
Nina Derwael	Belgium	11
Sofia Muratova	Soviet Union	11
Angelina Melnikova	Russia	10
Chellsie Memmel	United States	10
Elena Mukhina	Soviet Union	10
Kim Zmeskal	United States	10
Tatiana Gutsu	Soviet Union	10
Vanessa Ferrari	Italy	10
Viktoria Komova	Russia	10
Aly Raisman	United States	9
Ann-Sofi Pettersson	Sweden	9
Elena Davydova	Soviet Union	9
Emilia Eberle	Romania	9
Hong Un-Jong	North Korea	9
Keiko Ikeda	Japan	9
Maria Paseka	Russia	9
Sandra Izbasa	Romania	9
Aurelia Dobre	Romania	8
Cristina Bontas	Romania	8
Deng Linlin	China	8
Dina Kochetkova	Russia	8
He Kexin	China	8
Ma Yanhong	China	8
McKayla Maroney	United States	8
Morgan Hurd	United States	8
Sui Lu	China	8
Zinaida Voronina	Soviet Union	8
Carly Patterson	United States	7
Kyla Ross	United States	7
Lauren Mitchell	Australia	7
Mary Lou Retton	United States	7
Mo Huilan	China	7
Olga Mostepanova	Soviet Union	7
Rebecca Bross	United States	7
Sunisa Lee	United States	7
Dagmar Kersten	East Germany	6
Dominique Dawes	United States	6
Elena Piskun	Belarus	6
Fan Yilin	China	6
Gertrude Kolar	Austria	6
Irina Pervuschina	Soviet Union	6
Julianne McNamara	United States	6
Larisa Iordache	Romania	6
Larissa Petrik	Soviet Union	6
Lavinia Agache	Romania	6
Ling Jie	China	6
Margit Korondi	Hungary	6
Maria Olaru	Romania	6
Natalia Shaposhnikova	Soviet Union	6
Oksana Omelianchik	Soviet Union	6
Pauline Schaefer	Germany	6
Steffi Kraker	East Germany	6
Tatiana Lysenko	Soviet Union Ukraine	6
Wei Xiaoyuan	China	6
Yao Jinnan	China	6
Gabby Douglas	United States	5
Galina Shamrai	Soviet Union	5
Huang Huidan	China	5
Ksenia Afanasyeva	Russia	5
Liu Tingting	China	5
Liu Xuan	China	5
Lu Li	China	5
Madison Kocian	United States	5
Nina Bocharova	Soviet Union	5
Olesia Dudnik	Soviet Union	5
Sanne Wevers	Netherlands	5
Ana Porgras	Romania	4
Boriana Stoyanova	Bulgaria	4
Courtney Kupets	United States	4
Daria Spiridonova	Russia	4
Elena Gomez	Spain	4
Ellie Black	Canada	4
Gabriela Potorac	Romania	4
Jana Bieger	United States	4
Jessica Gadirova	United Kingdom	4
Jordan Chiles	United States	4
Jordyn Wieber	United States	4
Kui Yuanyuan	China	4
Ludmila Ezhova	Russia	4
Matulda Palfyeva	Czechoslovakia	4
Melita Ruhn	Romania	4
Natalia Ziganshina	Russia	4
Shilese Jones	United States	4
Simona Pauca	Romania	4
Steliana Nistor	Romania	4
Stella Zakharova	Soviet Union	4
Tamara Lazakovich	Soviet Union	4
Tang Xijing	China	4
Annelore Zinke	East Germany	3
Annia Hatch	United States Cuba	3
Ashley Postell	United States	3
Betty Okino	United States	3
Bi Wenjing	China	3
Bridget Sloan	United States	3
Daiane Dos Santos	Brazil	3
Dorte Thummler	East Germany	3
Dumitrita Turner	Romania	3
Ekaterina Kalinchuk	Soviet Union	3
Ekaterina Lobaznyuk	Russia	3
Elena Eremina	Russia	3
Elena Produnova	Russia	3
Emilie Le Pennec	France	3
Fan Di	China	3
Fan Ye	China	3
Gabriele Fahnrich	East Germany	3
Guan Chenchen	China	3
Hana Ricna	Czechoslovakia	3
Hazuki Watanabe	Japan	3
Hollie Vise	United States	3
Irina Krasnyanskaya	Ukraine	3
Kayla Williams	United States	3
Kim Gwang Suk	North Korea	3
Koko Tsurumi	Japan	3
Ksenia Semenova	Russia	3
Leanne Wong	United States	3
Luo Li	China	3
Marcia Frederick	United States	3
Margarita Nikolaeva	Soviet Union	3
Maria Filatova	Soviet Union	3
Maria Neculita	Romania	3
Mykayla Skinner	United States	3
Monica Rosu	Romania	3
Natalia Ilienko	Soviet Union	3
Natalia Yurchenko	Soviet Union	3
Olga Bicherova	Soviet Union	3
Teodora Ungureanu	Romania	3
Urara Ashikawa	Japan	3
Vera Cerna	Czechoslovakia	3
Yang Yilin	China	3
Alexandra Marinescu	Romania	2
Amy Chow	United States	2
Anastasia Ilyankova	Russia	2
Ana Padurariu	Canada	2
Aniko Ducza	Hungary	2
Ariella Kaslin	Switzerland	2
Asia D’Amato	Italy	2
Bai Yawen	China	2
Becky Downie	United Kingdom	2
Birgit Radochla	East Germany (EUA)	2
Brandy Johnson	United States	2
Carola Dombeck	East Germany	2
Cathy Rigby	United States	2
Chen Yongyan	China	2
Dana Sofronie	Romania	2
Daniele Hypolito	Brazil	2
Diana Chelaru	Romania	2
Dominique Moceanu	United States	2
Eugenia Golea	Romania	2
Giulia Steingruber	Switzerland	2
Hong Su Jong	North Korea	2
Huang Mandan	China	2
Jade Barbosa	Brazil	2
Ji Liya	China	2
Jiang Yuyuan	China	2
Kang Yun Mi	North Korea	2
Katalin Makray	Hungary	2
Kathy Johnson	United States	2
Laurie Hernandez	United States	2
Li Shanshan	China	2
Li Yifang	China	2
Lidia Ivanova	Soviet Union	2
Margit Kalocsal	Hungary	2
Marja Nutti	Italy	2
Meng Fei	China	2
Natalia Laschenova	Soviet Union	2
Oana Ban	Romania	2
Oana Petrovschi	Romania	2
Olga Karaseva	Soviet Union	2
Olga Strazheva	Soviet Union	2
Renske Endel	Netherlands	2
Shallon Olsen	Canada	2
Tamara Lyukhina	Soviet Union	2
Tatiana Nabieva	Russia	2
Tereza Kocis	Yugoslavia	2
Terin Humphrey	United States	2
Verona van de Leur	Netherlands	2
Viktoria Karpenko	Ukraine	2
Zdenka Vjerzimirskova	Czechoslovakia	2
Zhang Nan	China	2
Zhou Duan	China	2
Alexa Moreno	Mexico	1
Alexandra Eremia	Romania	1
Alexandra Lemoine	France	1
Amy Tinkler	United Kingdom	1
Andreea Cacovean	Romania	1
Angelika Hellmann	East Germany	1
Anna Pavlova	Russia	1
Bozena Perdykulova	Czechoslovakia	1
Cassy Vericel	France	1
Christine Schmitt	East Germany	1
Claudia Fragapane	United Kingdom	1
Coline Devillard	France	1
Diana Dudeva	Bulgaria	1
Elena Leusteanu	Romania	1
Elisabeth Seitz	Germany	1
Ellie Downie	United Kingdom	1
Elvira Saadi	Soviet Union	1
Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs	Canada	1
Evy Berggren	Sweden	1
Galina Minaicheva	Soviet Union	1
Huang Qiushuang	China	1
Irina Yarodskaya	Ukraine	1
Isabelle Severino	France	1
Ivana Hong	United States	1
Janina Skyrlinska	Poland	1
Katie Heenan	United States	1
Kayla DiCello	United States	1
Li Shijia	China	1
Licia Macchini	Italy	1
Luo Rui	China	1
Ludivine Furnon	France	1
Lyubov Burda	Soviet Union	1
Lyubov Sheremeta	Ukraine	1
Maggie Nichols	United States	1
Marta Egervari	Hungary	1
Mirela Pasca	Romania	1
Monette Russo	Australia	1
Natalia Bobrova	Russia	1
Oksana Fabrichnova	Russia	1
Olga Lemhenyi-Tass	Hungary	1
Olga Roschupkina	Ukraine	1
Patricia Moreno	Spain	1
Phan Thi Ha Thanh	Vietnam	1
Phoebe Mills	United States	1
Regina Grabolle	East Germany	1
Rusudan Sikharulidze	Soviet Union	1
Samantha Sheehan	United States	1
Shoko Miyata	Japan	1
Sophie Scheder	Germany	1
Stefania Reindlowa	Poland	1
Sun Xiaojiao	China	1
Suzanne Harmes	Netherlands	1
Tabea Alt	Germany	1
Taniko Mitsukuri	Japan	1
Tracee Talavera	United States	1
Ulrike Klotz	East Germany	1
Wu Jiani	China	1
Yang Yun	China	1
Yeo Seo Jeong	South Korea	1
Youna Dufournet	France	1
Zoya Grancharova	Bulgaria	1