Medalists by Event: Gymnastics

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

Men's Olympic Gymnastics

At least 4 gold medals (including team events): Sawao Kato (8); Nikolai Andrianov, Viktor Chukarin and Boris Shakhlin (7); Akinori Nakayama and Vitaly Scherbo (6); Yukio Endo, Anton Heida, Mitsuo Tsukahara and Takashi Ono (5); Vladimir Artemov, Georges Miez, Valentin Muratov and Alexei Nemov (4).

All-Around

Year  Points
1900 Gustave Sandras, FRA 302
1904 Julius Lenhart, AUT 69.80
1906 Pierre Payssé, FRA 97.0
1908 Alberto Braglia, ITA 317.0
1912 Alberto Braglia, ITA 135.0
1920 Giorgio Zampori, ITA 88.35
1924 Leon Stukelj, YUG 110.340
1928 Georges Miez, SWI 247.500
1932 Romeo Neri, ITA 140.625
1936 Alfred Schwarzmann, GER 113.100
1948 Veikko Huhtanen, FIN 229.7
1952 Viktor Chukarin, USSR 115.7
1956 Viktor Chukarin, USSR 114.25
1960 Boris Shakhlin, USSR 115.95
1964 Yukio Endo, JPN 115.95
1968 Sawao Kato, JPN 115.9
1972 Sawao Kato, JPN 114.650
1976 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 116.65
1980 Aleksandr Dityatin, USSR 118.65
1984 Koji Gushiken, JPN 118.7
1988 Vladimir Artemov, USSR 119.125
1992 Vitaly Scherbo, UT 59.025
1996Li Xiaosahuang, CHN58.423
2000Alexei Nemov, RUS58.474
2004 Paul Hamm, USA57.823

Horizontal Bar

Year  Points
1896 Hermann Weingärtner, GER
1904 (TIE) Anton Heida, USA 40
   & Edward Hennig, USA 40
1924 Leon Stukelj, YUG 19.73
1928 Georges Miez, SWI 19.17
1932 Dallas Bixler, USA 18.33
1936 Aleksanteri Saarvala, FIN 19.367
1948 Josef Stalder, SWI 19.85
1952 Jack Günthard, SWI 19.55
1956 Takashi Ono, JPN 19.60
1960 Takashi Ono, JPN 19.60
1964 Boris Shakhlin, USSR 19.625
1968 (TIE) Akinori Nakayama, JPN 19.55
   & Mikhail Voronin, USSR 19.55
1972 Mitsuo Tsukahara, JPN 19.725
1976 Mitsuo Tsukahara, JPN 19.675
1980 Stoyan Deltchev, BUL 19.825
1984 Shinji Morisue, JPN 20.00
1988 (TIE) Vladimir Artemov, USSR 19.900
   & Valeri Lyukin, USSR 19.900
1992 Trent Dimas, USA  9.875
1996Andreas Wecker, GER 9.850
2000Alexei Nemov, RUS 9.787
2004 Igor Cassina, ITA9.812

Parallel Bars

Year  Points
1896 Alfred Flatow, GER
1904 George Eyser, USA 44
1924 August Güttinger, SWI 21.63
1928 Ladislav Vácha, CZE 18.83
1932 Romeo Neri, ITA 18.97
1936 Konrad Frey, GER 19.067
1948 Michael Reusch, SWI 19.75
1952 Hans Eugster, SWI 19.65
1956 Viktor Chukarin, USSR 19.20
1960 Boris Shakhlin, USSR 19.40
1964 Yukio Endo, JPN 19.675
1968 Akinori Nakayama, JPN 19.475
1972 Sawao Kato, JPN 19.475
1976 Sawao Kato, JPN 19.675
1980 Aleksandr Tkachyov, USSR 19.775
1984 Bart Conner, USA 19.95
1988 Vladimir Artemov, USSR 19.925
1992 Vitaly Scherbo, UT 9.900
1996Rustam Sharipov, UKR9.837
2000Li Xiaopeng, CHN9.825
2004 Valeri Goncharov, UKR9.787

Vault

Year  Points
1896 Karl Schumann, GER
1904 (TIE) George Eyser, USA 36
   & Anton Heida, USA 36
1924 Frank Kriz, USA 9.98
1928 Eugen Mack, SWI 9.58
1932 Savino Guglielmetti, ITA 18.03
1936 Alfred Schwarzmann, GER 19.20
1948 Paavo Aaltonen, FIN 19.55
1952 Viktor Chukarin, USSR 19.20
1956 (TIE) Helmut Bantz, GER 18.85
   & Valentin Muratov, USSR 18.85
1960 (TIE) Takashi Ono, JPN 19.35
   & Boris Shakhlin, USSR 19.35
1964 Haruhiro Yamashita, JPN 19.60
1968 Mikhail Voronin, USSR 19.00
1972 Klaus Köste, E. Ger 18.85
1976 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 19.45
1980 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 19.825
1984 Lou Yun, CHN 19.95
1988 Lou Yun, CHN 19.875
1992 Vitaly Scherbo, UT  9.856
1996Alexei Nemov, RUS 9.787
2000Gervasio Deferr, SPA 9.712
2004 Gervasio Deferr, SPA9.737

Pommel Horse

Year  Points
1896 Louis Zutter, SWI
1904 Anton Heida, USA 42
1924 Josef Wilhelm, SWI 21.23
1928 Hermann Hänggi, SWI 19.75
1932 Istvän Pelle, HUN 19.07
1936 Konrad Frey, GER 19.333
1948 (TIE) Paavo Aaltonen, FIN 19.35
 Veikko Huhtanen, FIN 19.35
   & Heikki Savolainen, FIN 19.35
1952 Viktor Chukarin, USSR 19.50
1956 Boris Shakhlin, USSR 19.25
1960 (TIE) Eugen Ekman, FIN 19.375
   & Boris Shakhlin, USSR 19.375
1964 Miroslav Cerar, YUG 19.525
1968 Miroslav Cerar, YUG 19.325
1972 Viktor Klimenko, SOV 19.125
1976 Zoltán Magyar, HUN 19.70
1980 Zoltán Magyar, HUN 19.925
1984 (TIE) Li Ning, CHN 19.95
  & Peter Vidmar, USA 19.95
1988 (TIE) Dmitri Bilozerchev, USSR,19.95
  Zsolt Borkai, HUN 19.95
  & Lyubomir Geraskov, BUL 19.95
1992 (TIE) Pae Gil-Su, N. Kor 9.925
   & Vitaly Scherbo, UT 9.925
1996Li Donghua, SWI9.875
2000Marius Urzica, ROM9.862
2004 Teng Haibin, CHN9.837

Rings

Year  Points
1896 Ioannis Mitropoulos, GRE
1904 Hermann Glass, USA 45
1924 Francesco Martino, ITA 21.553
1928 Leon Stukelj, YUG 19.25
1932 George Gulack, USA 18.97
1936 Alois Hudec, CZE 19.433
1948 Karl Frei, SWI 19.80
1952 Grant Shaginyan, USSR 19.75
1956 Albert Azaryan, USSR 19.35
1960 Albert Azaryan, USSR 19.725
1964 Takuji Haytta, JPN 19.475
1968 Akinori Nakayama, JPN 19.45
1972 Akinori Nakayama, JPN 19.35
1976 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 19.65
1980 Aleksandr Dityatin, USSR 19.875
1984 (TIE) Koji Gushiken, JPN 19.85
   & Li Ning, CHN 19.85
1988 (TIE) Holger Behrendt, E. Ger 19.925
   & Dmitri Bilozerchev, USSR 19.925
1992 Vitaly Scherbo, UT 9.937
1996Yuri Chechi, ITA9.887
2000Szilveszter Csollany, HUN9.850
2004 Dimonsthenis Tampakos, GRE9.862

Floor Exercise

Year  Points
1932 Istvan Pelle, HUN 9.60
1936 Georges Miez, SWI 18.666
1948 Ferenc Pataki, HUN 19.35
1952 William Thoresson, SWE 19.25
1956 Valentin Muratov, USSR 19.20
1960 Nobuyuki Aihara, JPN 19.45
1964 Franco Menichelli, ITA 19.45
1968 Sawao Kato, JPN 19.475
1972 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 19.175
1976 Nikolai Andrianov, USSR 19.45
1980 Roland Brückner, E. Ger 19.75
1984 Li Ning, CHN 19.925
1988 Sergei Kharkov, USSR 19.925
1992 Li Xiaosahuang, CHN 9.925
1996Ioannis Melissanidis, GRE9.850
2000Igors Vihrovs, LAT9.812
2004 Kyle Shewfelt, CAN9.787

Team Combined Exercises

Year  Points
1904 United States 374.43
1906 Norway 19.00
1908 Sweden 438
1912 Italy 265.75
1920 Italy 359.855
1924 Italy 839.058
1928 Switzerland 1718.625
1932 Italy 541.850
1936 Germany 657.430
1948 Finland 1358.30
1952 Soviet Union 574.40
1956 Soviet Union 568.25
1960 Japan 575.20
1964 Japan 577.95
1968 Japan 575.90
1972 Japan 571.25
1976 Japan 576.85
1980 Soviet Union 598.60
1984 United States 591.40
1988 Soviet Union 593.35
1992 Unified Team 585.45
1996Russia576.778
2000China231.919
2004 Japan173.821

Women's Olympic Gymnastics

At least 4 gold medals (including team events): Larissa Latynina (9); Vera Cáslavská (7); Polina Astakhova, Nadia Comaneci, Agnes Keleti and Nelli Kim (5); Olga Korbut, Ecaterina Szabó and Lyudmila Tourischeva (4).

All-Around

Year  Points
1952 Maria Gorokhovskaya, USSR 76.78
1956 Larissa Latynina, USSR 74.933
1960 Larissa Latynina, USSR 77.031
1964 Vera Cáslavská, CZE 77.564
1968 Vera Cáslavská, CZE 78.25
1972 Lyudmila Tourischeva, USSR 77.025
1976 Nadia Comaneci, ROM 79.275
1980 Yelena Davydova, USSR 79.15
1984 Mary Lou Retton, USA 79.175
1988 Yelena Shushunova, USSR 79.662
1992 Tatiana Gutsu, UT 39.737
1996Lilia Podkopayeva, UKR39.255
2000Simona Amanar, ROM*38.642
2004 Carly Patterson, USA38.387
*Amanar finished second to Andreea Raducan, Romania, who was disqualified for testing positive for pseudo-ephedrine, a drug banned by the IOC and found in Nurofen—an over-the-counter medicine she purportedly took to treat a cold.

Vault

Year  Points
1952 Yekaterina Kalinchuk, USSR 19.20
1956 Larissa Latynina, USSR 18.833
1960 Margarita Nikolayeva, USSR 19.316
1964 Vera Cáslavská, CZE 19.483
1968 Vera Cáslavská, CZE 19.775
1972 Karin Janz, E. Ger 19.525
1976 Nelli Kim, USSR 19.80
1980 Natalia Shaposhnikova, USSR 19.725
1984 Ecaterina Szabó, ROM 19.875
1988 Svetlana Boginskaya, USSR 19.905
1992 (TIE) Henrietta Onodi, HUN 9.925
  & Lavinia Milosovici, ROM 9.925
1996Simona Amanar, ROM9.775
2000Elena Zamolodtchikova, RUS9.731
2004 Monica Rosu, ROM9.656

Uneven Bars

Year  Points
1952 Margit Korondi, HUN 19.40
1956 Agnes Keleti, HUN 18.966
1960 Polina Astakhova, USSR 19.616
1964 Polina Astakhova, USSR 19.332
1968 Vera Cáslavská, CZE 19.65
1972 Karin Janz, E. Ger 19.675
1976 Nadia Comaneci, ROM 20.00
1980 Maxi Gnauck, E. Ger 19.875
1984 (TIE) Julianne McNamora, USA 19.95
   & Ma Yanhong, CHN 19.95
1988 Daniela Silivas, ROM 20.00
1992 Lu Li, CHN 10.00
1996Svetlana Khorkina, RUS9.850
2000Svetlana Khorkina, RUS9.862
2004 Emilie Lepennec, FRA9.687

Balance Beam

Year  Points
1952 Nina Bocharova, USSR 19.22
1956 Agnes Keleti, HUN 18.80
1960 Eva Bosakova, CZE 19.283
1964 Vera Cáslavská, CZE 19.449
1968 Natalya Kuchinskaya, USSR 19.65
1972 Olga Korbut, USSR 19.40
1976 Nadia Comaneci, ROM 19.95
1980 Nadia Comaneci, ROM 19.80
1984 (TIE) Simona Pauca, ROM 19.80
   & Ecaterina Szabó, ROM 19.80
1988 Daniela Silivas, ROM 19.924
1992 Tatiana Lyssenko, UT 9.975
1996Shannon Miller, USA9.862
2000Liu Xuan, CHN9.825
2004 Catalina Ponor, ROM9.787

Floor Exercise

Year  Points
1952 Agnes Keleti, HUN 19.36
1956 (TIE) Agnes Keleti, HUN 18.733
   & Larissa Latynina, USSR 18.733
1960 Larissa Latynina, USSR 19.583
1964 Larissa Latynina, USSR 19.599
1968 (TIE) Vera Cáslavská, CZE 19.675
  & Larissa Petrik, USSR 19.675
1972 Olga Korbut, USSR 19.575
1976 Nelli Kim, USSR 19.85
1980 (TIE) Nadia Comaneci, ROM 19.875
   & Nelli Kim, USSR 19.875
1984 Ecaterina Szabó, ROM 19.975
1988 Daniela Silivas, ROM 19.937
1992 Lavinia Milosovici, ROM 10.000
1996Lilia Podkopayeva, UKR9.887
2000Elena Zamolodtchikova, RUS9.850
2004 Catalina Ponor, ROM9.750

Team Combined Exercises

Year  Points
1928 Netherlands316.75
1936 Germany 506.50
1948 Czechoslovakia 445.45
1952 Soviet Union 527.03
1956 Soviet Union 444.800
1960 Soviet Union 382.320
1964 Soviet Union 280.890
1968 Soviet Union 382.85
1972 Soviet Union 380.50
1976 Soviet Union 466.00
1980 Soviet Union 394.90
1984 Romania 392.02
1988 Soviet Union 395.475
1992 Unified Team 395.666
1996United States389.225
2000Romania154.608
2004 Romania114.283
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