▲A big name in the Olympic realm from 1992-2004, eight of Thompson's Olympic medals are gold.

▲She was the first swimmer to represent USA at five Olympic Games, from 1984-2008, and she became the oldest swimmer to ever earn a spot on the USA Olympic team.

▲Coughlin became the first American female athlete to win six medals at one Olympics in 2008.

▲Not only is she the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals, but she's also tied for most medals ever won by a female track and field Olympian.

▲Schmitt won five medals at the 2012 Olympics while simultaneously setting a world record in the freestyle swim.

▲Five of her medals are gold, with an additional silver and bronze.

▲At the age of 14, Beard won three medals in the 1996 Olympics!

▲Miller not only has a ton of Olympic medals, but she's also one of the most decorated gymnasts of all time.

▲She was the first female US Olympian to win four gold medals in a single year, and all of Van Dyken's medals are gold!

▲Ledecky has had an incredible career in her 20 years of life, but she's just getting started.

▲The second-most decorated US winter Olympian of all time, Blair made her Olympic debut in 1984 and became the overall short track world champion two years later.

▲At just 17 years old, Franklin took home five Olympic medals, four of which were gold.

▲Soni's Olympic journey has not been a breeze, but she never gave up.

▲Raisman's floor gold in 2012 made her the first US woman to win the event in Olympic history.

▲Rhode is only the second woman to compete at six consecutive Olympics, and she's also the first woman to medal at six consecutive Games.

▲She's known as one of the all-time greatest track and field competitors, making history in both the heptathlon and long jump.

▲She's only competed at two Olympics but has taken home six medals!

▲After setting world records, Evans competed in the Olympics and set some more, reigning undefeated for five years.

▲In the 1980s, Ashford was unbeatable in the 100m, and she later won gold medals in relay.

▲One of the greatest female tennis players of all time, Williams' five medals tie her for the most Olympic medals won in tennis.

▲Edwards has been both the youngest gold medalist in women's basketball and the oldest gold medalist in women’s basketball.

▲For nearly a decade, Richards-Ross was the best 400m runner in the world.

▲Biles set a US women's gymnastics record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics.

▲Known as the fastest woman of all time, "Flo-Jo" has set world records and high standards for on-track style.

▲"Madame Butterfly" is considered the greatest butterfly swimmer of all time.

▲Torrence is one of the most versatile female sprinters in the history of the Olympics.

▲Liukin's incredibly graceful routines have earned her countless accolades, making her one of the most decorated US gymnasts of all time.

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One of the country's most popular athletes in the 1980s, Retton was the first American ever to win the gymnastics all-around at the Olympics.

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A little over a century has passed from the first Olympic Games that started to allow women to compete. Since then, women have proved time and time again that they deserve the chance to step on that podium—and they've taken full advantage of that chance, too.

Check out this gallery of the greatest female medal-winners in US history, according to TeamUSA.

▲Babashoff (pictured, left) has set six world records during her career, and year after year her only competition was herself.