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Encyclopedia > Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics
Gymnastics

Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. For thirty years, only men were allowed to compete. Women's events were introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The competition was held in artistic gymnastics discipline until 1984, when rhythmic gymnastics discipline was added to the program of the Olympics. Since 2000, trampolining discipline has also been competed.
Image File history File links Olympic_pictogram_Gymnastics. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, aerials and tucks. ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ... The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - up to 2. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or groups of two or more manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Trampolining is a competitive sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. ...

Contents

Artistic gymnastics

Medal table

Women

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 33 29 26 88
2 Romania Romania (ROM) 22 15 20 57
3  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 9 6 1 16
4 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 7 6 10 23
5 United States United States (USA) 5 10 10 25
6  Russia (RUS) 4 5 4 13
7 East Germany East Germany (GDR) 3 10 7 20
8  China (CHN) 3 4 5 12
9  Unified Team (EUN) 3 1 2 6
10 Ukraine Ukraine (UKR) 2 1 0 3
11 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 1 1 1 3
12 France France (FRA) 1 0 0 1
Germany Germany (GER) 1 0 0 1
Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
15 United Team of Germany United Team of Germany (EUA) 0 1 0 1
Italy Italy (ITA) 0 1 0 1
17  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1 1
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1
 Japan (JPN) 0 0 1 1
 Poland (POL) 0 0 1 1
Spain Spain (ESP) 0 0 1 1

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Flag of East Germany East Germany competed at the Summer Olympic Games as a separate nation from West Germany for five Games between 1968 and 1988. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Olympic_Movement_(bordered). ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany-1960-Olympics. ... Athletes from the East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany (Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...

Men

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS) 39 38 17 94
2  Japan (JPN) 28 29 32 89
3 United States United States (USA) 23 19 18 60
4 Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 16 19 13 48
5 Italy Italy (ITA) 14 4 8 26
6 Germany Germany (GER) 11 7 11 29
7  China (CHN) 10 10 6 26
8  Finland (FIN) 8 5 12 25
9 Hungary Hungary (HUN) 7 5 4 16
10  Unified Team (EUN) 6 4 2 12
11 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG) 5 2 4 11
12  Russia (RUS) 4 3 6 13
13 Greece Greece (GRE) 4 3 2 9
14 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 4 1 0 5
15  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 3 7 9 19
16 East Germany East Germany (GDR) 3 3 10 16
17 France France (FRA) 2 9 7 18
18  Bulgaria (BUL) 2 2 5 9
19 Ukraine Ukraine (UKR) 2 1 2 5
20 Spain Spain (ESP) 2 0 0 2
21 Romania Romania (ROM) 1 4 4 9
22 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 1 2 1 4
Norway Norway (NOR) 1 2 1 4
23 Latvia Latvia (LAT) 1 1 0 2
24 United Team of Germany United Team of Germany (EUA) 1 0 1 2
25  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
North Korea North Korea (PRK) 1 0 0 1
28  South Korea (KOR) 0 3 4 7
29  Belgium (BEL) 0 1 1 2
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 0 1 1 2
 Poland (POL) 0 1 1 2
33 Belarus Belarus (BLR) 0 0 4 4
34 West Germany West Germany (FRG) 0 0 1 1

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Olympic_Movement_(bordered). ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Flag of East Germany East Germany competed at the Summer Olympic Games as a separate nation from West Germany for five Games between 1968 and 1988. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany-1960-Olympics. ... Athletes from the East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany (Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_North_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...

Events

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 X 19
All-around - - - - - - - - - - - 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
Uneven bars - - - - - - - - - - - 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
Team, portable apparatus - - - - - - - - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Events 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twelve gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. ... The results of Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm [edit] Mens Team 1. ... The competition of Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 29, 1920, featuring 239 athletes from 11 nations. ... At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. ... // Final standings: George Gulack 56. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLAs Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Gymnastics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24. ...

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
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
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
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
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 turnverein - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Gymnastic turnverein - - 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

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twelve gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. ... The results of Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm [edit] Mens Team 1. ... The competition of Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 29, 1920, featuring 239 athletes from 11 nations. ... At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. ... // Final standings: George Gulack 56. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLAs Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Gymnastics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24. ... The mens team was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ... The mens combined was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. ... Carl Schuhmann on the pommel horse The mens pommel horse was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens pommel horse was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... Weingärtner competing in the rings event The mens rings was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens rings was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens vault was one of the eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens vault was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... Alfred Flatow competing on the parallel bars The mens parallel bars was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens parallel bars was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens horizontal bar was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens horizontal bar was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens rope climbing was one of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens rope climbing was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens club swinging was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens team horizontal bar was the second of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens team parallel bars was the first of eight gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens all-around was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ... The mens triathlon was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. ...

Rhythmic gymnastics

Medal table

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

Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Olympic_Movement_(bordered). ... The Unified Team used the Olympic flag The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ...

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 team - - - X X X X 4

Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLAs Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Gymnastics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24. ...

Trampoline

Medal table

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

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Events

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

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Gymnastics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24. ...

Nations

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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 Years
Austria Austria (AUT) - - 1 - - -
 Belgium (BEL) - 2 2 - - 48
Bohemia Bohemia (BOH) - - 1 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
 Canada (CAN) - - - 2 - -
Denmark Denmark (DEN) - - - 24 49 45
Egypt Egypt (EGY) - - - - - 2
 Finland (FIN) - - - 31 24 -
France France (FRA) 1 108 - 59 6 29
Germany Germany (GER) 10 14 7 11 18 -
Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) - 5 - 65 23 27
Greece Greece (GRE) 48 - - - - -
Hungary Hungary (HUN) 2 2 - 6 17 -
Italy Italy (ITA) - 1 - 32 18 27
Luxembourg Luxembourg (LUX) - - - - 19 -
 Monaco (MON) - - - - - 2
Netherlands Netherlands (NED) - - - 23 - -
Norway Norway (NOR) - - - 30 46 26
 Russia (RUS) - - - - 4 -
Sweden Sweden (SWE) 1 - - 38 24 24
Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 2 2 1 - - -
United States United States (USA) - - 111 - - 4
Nations 8 8 3 13 12 11
Gymnasts 71 135 121 327 249 250
Year 96 00 04 08 12 20

At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twelve gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. ... The results of Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm [edit] Mens Team 1. ... The competition of Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 29, 1920, featuring 239 athletes from 11 nations. ... At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. ... // Final standings: George Gulack 56. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLAs Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bohemia. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia competed at some of the early modern Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Monaco_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ...

References

  • De Wael, Herman (2001). Fencing. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
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Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Olympic_pictogram_Gymnastics. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twelve gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. ... The results of Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm [edit] Mens Team 1. ... The competition of Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from August 22 to August 29, 1920, featuring 239 athletes from 11 nations. ... At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in gymnastics were contested, all for men only. ... At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eight events in gymnastics were contested. ... // Final standings: George Gulack 56. ... At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, nine events in gymnastics were contested. ... Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at UCLAs Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles from July 29 to August 11. ... Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 to September 30. ... Gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two different gymnastics disciplines: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Gymnastics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24. ... These are the Olympic medalists in mens Gymnastics. ... These are the Olympic medalists in womens gymnastics. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Archery at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 13 Olympiads. ... Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Badminton at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. ... Baseball at the Summer Olympics had its official debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. ... Basketball has been played consistently on the Summer Olympics since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. ... Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the programme at the 1904 Summer Olympics except 1912. ... Canoeing/kayaking has been featured as a sport in the Summer Olympic Games since the 1936 Games in Berlin. ... Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Diving has been competed at the Summer Olympic Games since the Games of the III Olympiad in 1904. ... Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. ... Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ... Team handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men in the 1936 Summer Olympics, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... The Olympic Games have always been a major event for Field hockey. ... The sport of Judo was first included in the Olympic Games in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. ... Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon pull for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ... Rowing has been contested since the 1900 Summer Olympics. ... Events Nations Category: ... Shooting sports have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1904 and 1928 editions. ... Softball was introduced as an Olympic sport for women (only) in the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Swimming has been a sport at every modern Olympic Games. ... Synchronized swimming has been contested at the Summer Olympics since the 1984 Games. ... Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. ... Taekwondo has been part of the Summer Olympic Games since the 2000 Games, after being a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. ... Tennis, in the form of lawn tennis, was a summer Olympic sport contested in every Games between 1896 and 1924 before disappearing from the Olympic scene until its revival as an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... The Triathlon at the Summer Olympics had its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 2 Olympiads. ... Indoor volleyball events have been contested at the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. ... Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. ... Weightlifting has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics, as well as twice before then. ... Wrestling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics except only the 1900 Summer Olympics. ...

Winter sports

Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1936 Winter Games in Garmisch and Partenkirchen, Germany. ... Biathlon debuted at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with the Mens 20km Individual event. ... Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. ... ... Curling has been an official Winter Olympic sport since the 1998 games in Nagano. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Olympic medalists in figure skating. ... Freestyle skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville. ... Ice hockey tournaments have been competed at the Olympic Games since the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Luge was introduced to the Winter Olympics program at the 1964 games, with both mens and womens events and a doubles event. ... The Nordic combined has been contested at the Winter Olympics since 1924. ... Short track speed skating has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. ... Skeleton was part of the Winter Olympics program when the games were held in St. ... Ski jumping has been included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games. ... Snowboarding has been contested at every Winter Olympics since the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. ... Speed skating has been featured as a sport in the Winter Olympics since 1924. ...

Past sports

Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a pelota tournament was contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a cricket tournament was contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. ... Golf was featured at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, one Jeu de paume event wes contested. ... Lacrosse has been contested at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games, 1904 and 1908. ... Polo at the Summer Olympics has been contested five times. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two rackets events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a roque individual tournament was contested. ... A postcard of the rugby event at the 1924 Olympics. ... The team competition tug of war was contested in the Summer Olympics every four years from 1900 to 1920, except for the 1916 Olympics, which were cancelled. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three water motorsports events were contested. ...


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Summer Olympics: Gymnastics (215 words)
Gymnastics is a sport where you do handstands, back handsprings, front handsprings, and more.
The gymnasts use ribbons, a rope, a hoop, a ball, or a club.
Olympic Gymnastics has changed over the years but Men’s Artistic Gymnastics first became an Olympic sport in 1896 and Women's Artistic Gymnastics became an Olympic sport in 1928.
1896 Summer Olympics at AllExperts (3508 words)
The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism.
However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
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