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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.〔Gutman, Dan (1996). ''(Gymnastics )''. Puffin Books. p. 8.〕 American female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1936 except for 1980.〔("United States Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Results" ). sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.〕 A total of 80 female gymnasts have represented the United States. American women have won 39 medals at the Olympics – 8 in team all-around, 6 in individual all-around, 8 in balance beam, 7 in floor exercise, 3 in vault, and 7 in uneven bars. The medals include 24 golds.〔("United States Gymnastics" ). sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.〕 The U.S. has medaled in the team all-around in every Summer Olympics since 1992, winning golds in 1996 and 2012.〔 Five American female gymnasts have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Shannon Miller (seven), Nastia Liukin (five), Mary Lou Retton (five), Dominique Dawes (four), and Shawn Johnson (four).〔〔〔〔〔 In 1984, Mary Lou Retton became the first American female gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics.〔("Mary Lou Retton" ). ighof.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.〕 She won five total medals that year in the only Olympic Games she participated in.〔 Shannon Miller, who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, won seven total Olympic medals, the most of any American female gymnast. She won five medals in 1992 and added two more in 1996.〔〔 Dominique Dawes competed at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics, winning four medals.〔 Miller and Dawes were both members of the "Magnificent Seven", the 1996 team that became the first American squad to win the team all-around gold medal at the Olympics. The competition was highlighted by Kerri Strug sticking a vault while injured to ensure the U.S. victory.〔Weinberg, Rick. ("51: Kerri Strug fights off pain, helps U.S. win gold" ). sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.〕 Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson won five and four medals, respectively, in 2008, the only Olympics that either one participated in. Liukin won the individual all-around gold medal, and Johnson won the balance beam gold medal.〔〔 In 2012, the U.S. won the team all-around for the second time. This team, which was nicknamed the "Fierce Five", featured five gymnasts who were all making their first appearance at the Olympics.〔Jenkins, Sally. ("U.S. women are simply flawless en route to dominant Olympic gold in team competition" ). washingtonpost.com. July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2013.〕 That year, Gabby Douglas won the gold medal in individual all-around, and Aly Raisman won the gold medal in floor exercise.〔〔 ==Gymnasts== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Olympic female gymnasts for the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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