Gymnastics events are being conducted 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.
Summary
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| 1896 || 8 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1900 || 1 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1904 || 11 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1908 || 2 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1912 || 4 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 1920 || 4 || <small>(3)</small>
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| 1924 || 9 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1928 || 8 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 1932 || 11 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 1936 || 9 + 4 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 1948 || 9 + 4 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1952 || 15 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1956 || 15 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 1960 || 14 || <small>(3)</small>
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| 1964 || 14 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1968 || 14 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 1972 || 14 || <small>(4)</small>
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| 1976 || 14 || <small>(5)</small>
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| 1980 || 14 || <small>(6)</small>
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| 1984 || 15 || <small>(3)</small>
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| 1988 || 15 || <small>(7)</small>
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| 1992 || 15 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 1996 || 16 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 2000 || 18 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 2004 || 18 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 2008 || 18 || <small>(1)</small>
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| 2012 || 18 || <small>(2)</small>
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| 2016 || 18 || <small>(4)</small>
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| 2020 || 18 || <small>(3)</small>
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| 2024 || 18 || <small>(4)</small>
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Artistic gymnastics
Men's events
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! scope="row"| Floor exercise ()
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! scope="row"| Horizontal bar ()
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! scope="row"| Parallel bars ()
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! scope="row"| Pommel horse ()
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! scope="row"| Vault ()
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Past events
- Rope climbing: 1896, 1904, 1924, 1932
- Free system, Team: 1912, 1920
- Swedish system, Team: 1912, 1920
- Sidehorse vault: 1924
Only at the 1896 Summer Olympics:
- Horizontal bar, Team
- Parallel bars, Team
Only at the 1904 Summer Olympics:
- Club swinging
- Combined
- Triathlon
Only at the 1932 Summer Olympics:
- Indian clubs
- Tumbling
Women's events
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! scope="col"| Event !! scope="col"| 96 !! scope="col"| 00 !! scope="col"| 04 !! scope="col"| 08 !! scope="col"| 12 !! scope="col"| 20 !! scope="col"| 24 !! scope="col"| 28 !! scope="col"| 32 !! scope="col"| 36 !! scope="col"| 48 !! scope="col"| 52 !! scope="col"| 56 !! scope="col"| 60 !! scope="col"| 64 !! scope="col"| 68 !! scope="col"| 72 !! scope="col"| 76 !! scope="col"| 80 !! scope="col"| 84 !! scope="col"| 88 !! scope="col"| 92 !! scope="col"| 96 !! scope="col"| 00 !! scope="col"| 04 !! scope="col"| 08 !! scope="col"| 12 !! scope="col"| 16 !! scope="col"| 20 !! scope="col"| 24 !! scope="col"| Years
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! scope="row"| All-around, Team
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! scope="row"| All-around, Individual ()
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! scope="row"| Uneven bars ()
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Past events
- Team, portable apparatus: 1952, 1956
Medal table
(1896–2024)
Nations
Nations competing in artistic gymnastics, and the number of gymnasts (male and female) each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.
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| 71 || 135 || 119 || 327 || 249 || 250 || 72 || 148 || 39 || 175 || 211 || 319 || 128 || 254 || 215 || 218 || 237 || 178 || 130 || 136 || 179 || 185 || 215 || 195 || 195 || 196 || 196 || 196 || 196 || 191 ||
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Rhythmic gymnastics
Events
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Medal table
(1984–2024)
Nations
Nations competing in rhythmic gymnastics and the number of gymnasts each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.
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Trampoline
Events
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Medal table
(2000–2024)
Nations
Nations competing in trampoline gymnastics and the number of gymnasts each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.
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Overall medal table
- Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympic Games
See also
- Gymnastics at the Youth Olympic Games
- List of Olympic venues in gymnastics
- World Gymnastics Championships
- Gymnastics at the Alternate Olympics
Notes
:A.As .
References
External links
- Official Olympic Report (archived)
- gymnasticsresults.com (archived)
- gymn-forum.net