| 2024 Paris | Simone Biles United States | Rebeca Andrade Brazil | Sunisa Lee United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Sunisa Lee United States | Rebeca Andrade Brazil | Angelina Melnikova ROC |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Simone Biles United States | Aly Raisman United States | Aliya Mustafina Russia |
| 2012 London | Gabby Douglas United States | Viktoria Komova Russia | Aliya Mustafina Russia |
| 2008 Beijing | Nastia Liukin United States | Shawn Johnson United States | Yang Yilin China |
| 2004 Athens | Carly Patterson United States | Svetlana Khorkina Russia | Zhang Nan China |
| 2000 Sydney | Simona Amânar Romania | Maria Olaru Romania | Liu Xuan China |
| 1996 Atlanta | Lilia Podkopayeva Ukraine | Gina Gogean Romania | Simona Amânar Romania / Lavinia Miloşovici Romania |
| 1992 Barcelona | Tatiana Gutsu Unified Team | Shannon Miller United States | Lavinia Miloşovici Romania |
| 1988 Seoul | Elena Shushunova Soviet Union | Daniela Silivaş Romania | Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Mary Lou Retton United States | Ecaterina Szabo Romania | Simona Păucă Romania |
| 1980 Moscow | Elena Davydova Soviet Union | Maxi Gnauck East Germany / Nadia Comăneci Romania | — |
| 1976 Montreal | Nadia Comăneci Romania | Nellie Kim Soviet Union | Ludmila Tourischeva Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Ludmila Tourischeva Soviet Union | Karin Janz East Germany | Tamara Lazakovich Soviet Union |
| 1968 Mexico City | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Zinaida Voronina Soviet Union | Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union | Polina Astakhova Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union | Sofia Muratova Soviet Union | Polina Astakhova Soviet Union |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Larisa Latynina Soviet Union | Ágnes Keleti Hungary | Sofia Muratova Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union | Nina Bocharova Soviet Union | Margit Korondi Hungary |