Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics

Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
Governing body FIG
Events 18 (men: 9; women: 9)
Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000
2004 • 2008 • 2012
Medalists (men • women)

Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, women were allowed to compete in artistic gymnastics events as well. Rhythmic gymnastics events were introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and trampoline events were added at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Contents

Artistic gymnastics

Main article: Artistic gymnastics at the Summer Olympics

Events

Men

Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Team competition - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
All-around - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 25
Floor exercise - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Horizontal bar X - X - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Parallel bars X - X - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Pommel horse X - X - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Rings X - X - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Vault X - X - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Rope climbing X - X - - - X - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Club swinging - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Horizontal bar, Team X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Parallel bars, Team X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Team, free system - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Team, Swedish system - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Combined - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Triathlon - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Indian clubs - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Sidehorse vault - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Tumbling - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Events 8 1 11 2 4 4 9 7 11 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Women

Event 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Team competition - - - - - - - X - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
All-around - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Balance beam - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Floor exercise - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Uneven bars - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Vault - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Team, portable apparatus - - - - - - - - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Events 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 72 67 43 182
2  United States (USA) 30 35 30 95
3  Japan (JPN) 28 31 33 92
4  Romania (ROM) 24 19 25 68
5  China (CHN) 24 16 16 56
6  Switzerland (SUI) 16 19 13 48
7  Hungary (HUN) 14 11 14 39
8  Italy (ITA) 14 5 8 27
9  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 12 13 10 35
10  Germany (GER) 12 8 12 33
11  Unified Team (EUN) 9 5 4 18
12  Russia (RUS) 8 8 12 28
13  Finland (FIN) 8 5 12 25
14  East Germany (GDR) 6 13 17 36
15  Yugoslavia (YUG) 5 2 4 11
16  Sweden (SWE) 5 2 1 8
17  Greece (GRE) 4 3 2 9
18  Ukraine (UKR) 4 2 3 9
19  France (FRA) 3 10 8 21
20  Bulgaria (BUL) 2 2 6 10
21  Spain (ESP) 2 1 1 4
22  North Korea (PRK) 2 0 0 2
23  Denmark (DEN) 1 2 1 4
23  Norway (NOR) 1 2 1 4
25  Poland (POL) 1 1 2 4
26  Germany (EUA) 1 1 1 3
27  Latvia (LAT) 1 1 0 2
28  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
28  Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
30  South Korea (KOR) 0 4 4 8
31  Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 3 4
32  Belgium (BEL) 0 1 1 2
33  Croatia (CRO) 0 1 0 1
34  Belarus (BLR) 0 0 4 4
35  West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 1
35  Uzbekistan (UZB) 0 0 1 1

Rhythmic gymnastics

Events

Event 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
Women's individual all-round X X X X X X X 7
Women's group - - - X X X X 4

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia (RUS) 6 2 2 10
2  Spain (ESP) 1 1 0 2
3  Ukraine (UKR) 1 0 3 4
4  Unified Team (EUN) 1 0 1 2
 Soviet Union (URS) 1 0 1 2
6  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
7  Belarus (BLR) 0 3 1 4
8  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 2 1 3
9  Romania (ROM) 0 1 0 1
 Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
 China (CHN) 0 1 0 1
12  West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 1
 Greece (GRE) 0 0 1 1

Trampoline

Events

Event 00 04 08 Years
Women's individual X X X 3
Men's individual X X X 3

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia (RUS) 2 1 0 3
2  China (CHN) 2 0 2 4
3  Ukraine (UKR) 1 1 0 2
4  Germany (GER) 1 0 1 2
5  Canada (CAN) 0 3 2 5
6  Australia (AUS) 0 1 0 1
7  Uzbekistan (UZB) 0 0 1 1

Nations

Nations competing in gymnastics, and the number of gymnasts each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 Years
 Argentina (ARG) 2 1 1 4
 Armenia (ARM) 1 1
 Australia (AUS) 3 3 3 4 3 7 8 8 7 7 10
 Barbados (BAR) 1 1
 Belarus (BLR) 14 12 3 7 4
 Belgium (BEL) 2 2 48 2 1 1 1 1 2 6
 Bohemia (BOH) 1 2 1 3
 Bolivia (BOL) 1 1
 Brazil (BRA) 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7
 Bulgaria (BUL) 1 12 12 12 12 12 8 6 2 2 9
 Canada (CAN) 2 9 9 12 12 9 6 8 12 8 9
 China (CHN) 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 7
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 1 2
 Colombia (COL) 1 2 2
 Croatia (CRO) 1 2 2
 Cuba (CUB) 6 3 6 2 3 5
 Czech Republic (CZE) 2 2 1 2 4
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 16 8 12 12 12 6 5 5
 Denmark (DEN) 1 24 49 45 1 1 2
 East Germany (GDR) 12 12 12 12 4
 Egypt (EGY) 2 1 2 2
 Estonia (EST) 1 1
 Finland (FIN) 31 24 8 1 1
 France (FRA) 1 108 60 6 29 8 12 9 6 8 9 9 14 12 12 12 10
 Georgia (GEO) 1 1 1 1 4
 Germany (GER) 11 14 7 11 18 12 9 6 8 12
 Great Britain (GBR) 1 5 65 23 27 8 9 12 6 12 4 8 4 7 6 8 10
 Greece (GRE) 52 1 8 4 4 2 5
 Guatemala (GUA) 1 1 2
 Hungary (HUN) 2 2 6 17 12 12 12 12 12 10 3 2 2 9
 Iceland (ISL) 1 1 1 3
 Ireland (IRL) 1 1
 Israel (ISR) 1 4 1 1 1 5
 Italy (ITA) 1 32 18 27 8 12 9 4 9 8 9 8 8 12 9
 Japan (JPN) 12 12 12 12 9 13 8 8 12 9
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 3 2 1 3
 Latvia (LAT) 1 1 2 3
 Lebanon (LIB) 2 1
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 1 1
 Lithuania (LTU) 1 1 1 3
 Luxembourg (LUX) 19 8 1 1
 Malaysia (MAS) 1 1 1 3
 Mexico (MEX) 7 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9
 Monaco (MON) 2
 Mongolia (MGL) 2 1
 Namibia (NAM) 1 1
 Netherlands (NED) 23 12 6 1 2 2 5
 New Zealand (NZL) 2 2 2
 North Korea (PRK) 6 12 9 1 3 8 2 7
 Norway (NOR) 30 46 26 7 1 1 1 1 5
 Poland (POL) 12 6 9 1 2 2 6
 Portugal (POR) 1 2 1 3
 Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 2 1 1 1 5
 Romania (ROM) 12 12 12 8 12 12 13 12 12 12 10
 Russia (RUS) 4 14 12 12 12 4
 San Marino (SMR) 1 1 2
 Slovakia (SVK) 1 1 1 1 4
 Slovenia (SLO) 1 2 2 3
 South Africa (RSA) 1 1
 South Korea (KOR) 8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7
 Soviet Union (URS) 12 12 12 12 12 5
 Spain (ESP) 4 6 6 9 9 8 8 12 12 8 10
 Sweden (SWE) 1 38 24 24 1 1 2 1 1 1 6
 Switzerland (SUI) 1 2 1 8 12 6 12 2 6 4 1 3 3 9
 Tunisia (TUN) 1 1
 Turkey (TUR) 1
 Ukraine (UKR) 14 12 12 8 4
 United States (USA) 111 4 8 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 9
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 2 1 1 2 4
 Venezuela (VEN) 1 2 2
 Vietnam (VIE) 1 1
 West Germany (FRG) 12 6 12 8 4
 Yemen (YEM) 1 1
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 8 12 1 2
No. of nations 9 8 3 14 12 11 9 28 23 20 19 28 28 36 43 42 38
No. of gymnasts 71 135 119 327 249 250 72 237 178 130 136 179 185 215 195 195 196

See also

References

Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
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