Which Soviet gymnast won the most Olympic medals in her career, and the most gold of any female?

Question

In 1992, Vitaly Scherbo (USSR/BLR) broke the record for being awarded the most Olympic gold medals in one day (4) for which discipline?

Answer 1

Larisa Latynina
Larisa Semyonovna Latynina is a former Soviet artistic gymnast from southern Ukraine. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals; 9 of her medals were gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze. She still held these records after the Beijing Olympics in 2008. UPDATE: Her record for individual medals was broken by Michael Phelps in 2012. Her record for most Olympic gold medals won by any female remains unbroken as at 2018, and is only surpassed among male gold medallists by Michael Phelps.