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Artistic gymnastics has been contested at the Summer Olympics since the first modern Olympic games in Athens. The Soviet Union leads the medal table.

Events

Men

Event Years Number of

Olympiads

included
18- 19- 20-
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 12 16 21
Team 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 X X 27
Individual 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 X X X 28
Floor exercise - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Horizontal bar 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
Parallel bars 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
Pommel horse 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
Rings 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
Vault (details) 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
Rope climbing X - X - - - X - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Club swinging - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Team horizontal bar X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Team parallel bars 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
Total # of 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 8 8 8

Women

Event Years Number of

Olympiads

included
18- 19- 20-
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 12 16 21
Team all-around - - - - - - - X - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
Individual all-around - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Vault (details) - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Uneven bars - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Balance beam - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Floor exercise - - - - - - - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Team, portable apparatus - - - - - - - - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Total # of 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 6 6 6

Medal table

Updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics Sources:

Men

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 39 38 17 94
2  Japan (JPN) 33 34 34 101
3  China (CHN) 22 14 10 46
4  United States (USA) 21 21 21 63
5  Switzerland (SUI) 16 19 13 48
6  Italy (ITA) 14 4 9 27
7  Germany (GER) 12 11 12 35
8  Finland (FIN) 8 5 12 25
9  Hungary (HUN) 8 5 4 17
10  Unified Team (EUN) 6 4 2 12
11  Greece (GRE) 5 3 3 11
12  Yugoslavia (YUG) 5 2 4 11
13  Russia (RUS) 4 6 11 21
14  Sweden (SWE) 4 1 0 5
15  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3 7 9 19
16  East Germany (GDR) 3 3 10 16
17  Great Britain (GBR) 3 3 6 12
18  Ukraine (UKR) 3 2 4 9
19  France (FRA) 2 10 9 21
20  South Korea (KOR) 2 4 4 10
21  Bulgaria (BUL) 2 2 5 9
22  Spain (ESP) 2 2 0 4
23  North Korea (PRK) 2 0 0 2
24  Romania (ROU) 1 4 4 9
25  Brazil (BRA) 1 2 1 4
 Denmark (DEN) 1 2 1 4
 Norway (NOR) 1 2 1 4
28  Republic of China (ROC) 1 1 2 4
29  Poland (POL) 1 1 1 3
30  Austria (AUT) 1 1 0 2
 Latvia (LAT) 1 1 0 2
32  United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 0 1 2
33  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
 Israel (ISR) 1 0 0 1
 Mixed team (ZZX) 1 0 0 1
 Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
37  Croatia (CRO) 0 2 0 2
38  Belgium (BEL) 0 1 1 2
39  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 0 1
40  Belarus (BLR) 0 0 4 4
41  Armenia (ARM) 0 0 1 1
 Turkey (TUR) 0 0 1 1
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 0 0 1 1
 West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 1
Totals (44 nations) 232 218 219 669

Women

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 33 29 26 88
2  Romania (ROU) 24 16 22 62
3  United States (USA) 16 22 16 54
4  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 9 6 1 16
5  China (CHN) 7 7 9 23
6  Hungary (HUN) 7 6 10 23
7  Russia (RUS) 6 9 8 23
8  East Germany (GDR) 3 10 7 20
9  Unified Team (EUN) 3 1 2 6
10  Ukraine (UKR) 2 1 0 3
11  Netherlands (NED) 2 0 0 2
12  Republic of China (ROC) 1 1 2 4
13  Germany (GER) 1 1 1 3
 Sweden (SWE) 1 1 1 3
15  Brazil (BRA) 1 1 0 2
16  Belgium (BEL) 1 0 0 1
 France (FRA) 1 0 0 1
 North Korea (PRK) 1 0 0 1
19  Italy (ITA) 0 2 0 2
20  United Team of Germany (EUA) 0 1 0 1
21  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 4 4
22  Japan (JPN) 0 0 2 2
23  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1 1
 Poland (POL) 0 0 1 1
 South Korea (KOR) 0 0 1 1
 Spain (ESP) 0 0 1 1
 Switzerland (SUI) 0 0 1 1
Totals (27 nations) 119 114 116 349

See also

  • Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
  • Gymnastics at the Youth Olympic Games
  • List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (men)
  • List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (women)
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