Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...
events have been contested at every
Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the
1896 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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. For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. Beginning at the
1928 Summer Olympics in
Amsterdam
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, women were allowed to compete in
artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
events as well.
Rhythmic gymnastics events were introduced at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...
in
Los Angeles
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, and
trampoline
A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched between a steel frame using many coiled springs. Not all trampolines have springs, as the Springfree Trampoline uses glass-reinforced plastic rods. People bounce o ...
events were added at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
in
Sydney.
Summary
Artistic gymnastics
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
''(1896–2020)''
Nations
Nations competing in artistic gymnastics, and the number of gymnasts (male and female) each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.
Rhythmic gymnastics
Events
Medal table
''(1984–2020)''
Nations
Nations competing in rhythmic gymnastics and the number of gymnasts each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.
Trampoline
Events
Medal table
''(2000–2020)''
Nations
Nations competing in trampoline gymnastics and the number of gymnasts each nation brought to each Olympics, are shown below.
Overall medal table
*Last updated after the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
See also
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Gymnastics at the Youth Olympic Games
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List of Olympic venues in gymnastics
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World Gymnastics Championships
Gymnastics World Championships refers to a number of different world championships for each of the disciplines in competitive gymnastics. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) organizes World Championships for six disciplines: acrobatic ...
*
Gymnastics at the Alternate Olympics
Notes
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References
Official Olympic Report
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