List of gymnastics competitions

This is a list of some of the notable international and national gymnastics competitions.

Artistic Gymnastics

Major competitions

Event Type Participation First held Current Frequency
Summer Olympic Games Multi-sport event Global 1896 Every four years
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships World Championships Global 1903 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held
Pan American Games Multi-sport event for North and South American nations Regional 1951 Every four years
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Championships for European nations Regional 1955 Annually
Summer Universiade Multi-sport event for university athletes Global 1961 Odd years
Asian Games Multi-sport event for Asian nations Regional 1974 Every four years
Commonwealth Games Multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations Regional 1978 Every four years
Pacific Rim Championships Championships for member nations of the Pacific Alliance Regional 1988 Even years
Summer Youth Olympic Games Multi-sport event for athletes aged 14 to 18 years old Global 2010 Every four years
European Games Multi-sport event for European nations Regional 2015 Every four years

International competitions

These events are open to teams or individual gymnasts from around the world. Some events are limited to special classes of competitors, as noted in parentheses.

Regional Competitions

These events are limited to teams or individual gymnasts from certain countries. Some of these events may not feature gymnastics competitions every time they are held.

Continental Championships

National competitions

These events are open to gymnasts within certain specific countries.

Canada
Romania
Russia
United States

Defunct events

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Major competitions

Event Type Participation First held Current Frequency
Summer Olympic Games Multi-sport event Global 1984 Every four years
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships World Championships Global 1963 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held
European Games Multi-sport event for European nations Regional 2015 Annually
Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Championships for European nations Regional 1978 Annually
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup World Cup ranking for athletes Global Annually
Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix Series Grand Prix ranking Global Annually
Summer Universiade Multi-sport event for university athletes Global Odd years
World Games Multi-sport event for non Olympic category Global 2001 Every four years
Asian Games Multi-sport event for Asian nations Regional 1994 Every four years
Pan American Games Multi-sport event for North and South American nations Regional 1987 Every four years
Summer Youth Olympic Games Multi-sport event for athletes aged 14 to 18 years old Global 2010 Every four years

Other competitions

Trampoline and Tumbling

Aerobic Gymnastics

Acrobatic Gymnastics

Aesthetic Group Gymnastics

TeamGym

See also

External links

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