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Jenny Thompson, Swimming: 12 medals - A big name in the Olympic realm from 1992-2004, eight of Thompson's Olympic medals are gold.

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Dara Torres, Swimming: 12 medals - 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.

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Natalie Coughlin, Swimming: 12 medals - Coughlin became the first American female athlete to win six medals at one Olympics in 2008. 

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Allyson Felix, Track and Field: 9 medals - 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.

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Allison Schmitt, Swimming: 8 medals - Schmitt won five medals at the 2012 Olympics while simultaneously setting a world record in the freestyle swim. 

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Shirley Babashoff, Swimming: 8 medals - Babashoff (pictured, left) has set six world records during her career, and year after year her only competition was herself.

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Dana Vollmer, Swimming: 7 medals - Five of her medals are gold, with an additional silver and bronze. 

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Amanda Beard, Swimming: 7 medals - At the age of 14, Beard won three medals in the 1996 Olympics!

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Shannon Miller, Gymnastics: 7 medals - Miller not only has a ton of Olympic medals, but she's also one of the most decorated gymnasts of all time.

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Amy Van Dyken, Swimming: 6 medals - 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!

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Katie Ledecky, Swimming: 6 medals - Ledecky has had an incredible career in her 20 years of life, but she's just getting started.

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Bonnie Blair, Long Track Speedskating: 6 medals - 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.

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Missy Franklin, Swimming: 6 medals - At just 17 years old, Franklin took home five Olympic medals, four of which were gold.

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Rebecca Soni, Swimming: 6 medals - Soni's Olympic journey has not been a breeze, but she never gave up. 

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Aly Raisman, Gymnastics: 6 medals - Raisman's floor gold in 2012 made her the first US woman to win the event in Olympic history.

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Kim Rhode, Shooting: 6 medals - 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.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Track and Field: 6 medals - She's known as one of the all-time greatest track and field competitors, making history in both the heptathlon and long jump.

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Angel Martino, Swimming: 6 medals - She's only competed at two Olympics but has taken home six medals!

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Janet Evans, Swimming: 5 medals - After setting world records, Evans competed in the Olympics and set some more, reigning undefeated for five years. 

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Evelyn Ashford, Track and Field: 5 medals - In the 1980s, Ashford was unbeatable in the 100m, and she later won gold medals in relay.

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Venus Williams, Tennis: 5 medals - One of the greatest female tennis players of all time, Williams' five medals tie her for the most Olympic medals won in tennis.

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Teresa Edwards, Basketball: 5 medals - Edwards has been both the youngest gold medalist in women's basketball and the oldest gold medalist in women’s basketball.

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Sanya Richards-Ross, Track and Field: 5 medals - For nearly a decade, Richards-Ross was the best 400m runner in the world.

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Simone Biles, Gymnastics: 5 medals - Biles set a US women's gymnastics record for the most gold medals won at a single Olympics.

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Florence Griffith-Joyner, Track and Field: 5 medals - Known as the fastest woman of all time, "Flo-Jo" has set world records and high standards for on-track style.

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Mary T. Meagher, Swimming: 5 medals - "Madame Butterfly" is considered the greatest butterfly swimmer of all time. 

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Gwen Torrence, Track and Field: 5 medals - Torrence is one of the most versatile female sprinters in the history of the Olympics. 

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Nastia Liukin, Gymnastics: 5 medals - 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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Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics: 5 medals -

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.

See also: Athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics

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