| 1896-1924 | Event Not Held |
| 1928 | Netherlands |
| 1932 | Event Not Held |
| 1936 | Germany |
| 1948 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1952 | Soviet Union |
| 1956 | Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Soviet Union |
| 1964 | Soviet Union |
| 1968 | Soviet Union |
| 1972 | Soviet Union |
| 1976 | Soviet Union |
| 1980 | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Romania |
| 1988 | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Unified Team (former Soviet republics) |
| 1996 | USA |
| 2000 | Romania |
| 2004 | Romania |
| 2008 | China |
| 2012 | USA |
| 2016 | USA |
| 2020 | Russian Olympic Committee |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held | |
| 1952 | Maria Gorokhovskaya | URS |
| 1956 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1960 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1964 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1968 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Lyudmila Turischeva | URS |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1980 | Yelena Davydova | URS |
| 1984 | Mary Lou Retton | USA |
| 1988 | Yelena Shushunova | URS |
| 1992 | Tatyana Gutsu | EUN |
| 1996 | Lilia Podkopayeva | UKR |
| 2000 | Simona Amanar Romania’s Andreea Raducan was stripped of her medal due to a positive drug test. |
ROM |
| 2004 | Carly Patterson | USA |
| 2008 | Nastia Liukin | USA |
| 2012 | Gabby Douglas | USA |
| 2016 | Simone Biles | USA |
| 2020 | Suni Lee | USA |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held | |
| 1952 | Yekaterina Kalinschuk | URS |
| 1956 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1960 | Margarita Nikolayeva | URS |
| 1964 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1968 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Karin Janz | GDR |
| 1976 | Nelli Kim | URS |
| 1980 | Natalya Shaposhnikova | URS |
| 1984 | Ecaterina Szabo | ROM |
| 1988 | Svetlana Boginskaya | URS |
| 1992 | Henrietta Onodi | HUN |
| Lavinia Milosovici | ROM | |
| 1996 | Simona Amanar | ROM |
| 2000 | Yelena Zamolodchikova | RUS |
| 2004 | Monica Rosu | ROM |
| 2008 | Hong Un Jong | PRK |
| 2012 | Sandra Izbasa | ROU |
| 2016 | Simone Biles | USA |
| 2020 | Rebeca Andrade | BRA |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held | |
| 1952 | Margit Korondi | HUN |
| 1956 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| 1960 | Polina Astakhova | URS |
| 1964 | Polina Astakhova | URS |
| 1968 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Karin Janz | GDR |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1980 | Maxi Gnauck | GDR |
| 1984 | Ma Yanhong | CHN |
| Julianne McNamara | USA | |
| 1988 | Daniela Silivas | ROM |
| 1992 | Lu Li | CHN |
| 1996 | Svetlana Khorkina | RUS |
| 2000 | Svetlana Khorkina | RUS |
| 2004 | Emilie Lepennec | FRA |
| 2008 | He Kexin | CHN |
| 2012 | Aliya Mustafina | RUS |
| 2016 | Aliya Mustafina | RUS |
| 2020 | Nina Derwael | BEL |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held | |
| 1952 | Nina Bocharova | URS |
| 1956 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| 1960 | Eva Vechtova Bosakova | TCH |
| 1964 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1968 | Natalya Kuchinskaya | URS |
| 1972 | Olga Korbut | URS |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1980 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1984 | Simona Pauca | ROM |
| Ecaterina Szabo | ROM | |
| 1988 | Daniela Silivas | ROM |
| 1992 | Tatyana Lysenko | EUN |
| 1996 | Shannon Miller | USA |
| 2000 | Liu Xuan | CHN |
| 2004 | Catalina Ponor | ROM |
| 2008 | Shawn Johnson | USA |
| 2012 | Deng Linlin | CHN |
| 2016 | Sanne Wevers | NED |
| 2020 | Guan Chenchen | CHN |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held | |
| 1952 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| 1956 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| Larisa Latynina | URS | |
| 1960 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1964 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1968 | Larisa Petrik | URS |
| Vera Caslavska | TCH | |
| 1972 | Olga Korbut | URS |
| 1976 | Nelli Kim | URS |
| 1980 | Nelli Kim | URS |
| Nadia Comaneci | ROM | |
| 1984 | Ecaterina Szabo | ROM |
| 1988 | Daniela Silivas | ROM |
| 1992 | Lavinia Milosovici | ROM |
| 1996 | Lilia Podkopayeva | UKR |
| 2000 | Yelena Zamolodchikova | RUS |
| 2004 | Catalina Ponor | ROM |
| 2008 | Sandra Izbasa | ROU |
| 2012 | Aly Raisman | USA |
| 2016 | Simone Biles | USA |
| 2020 | Jade Carey | USA |
