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The most decorated female US Olympians of all time
It’s been just over 100 years since women were allowed to compete
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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.
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