Men's Artistic Gymnasts are men who participate in the sport of gymnastics, specifically artistic gymnastics. Men first competed in Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics in 1896. This list is of those who are considered to be notable in men's artistic gymnastics. See gymnasium (ancient Greece) for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.
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A
 Armenia
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Albert Azaryan | 11 February 1929 | Albert Azaryan |
| Artur Davtyan | 8 August 1992 | Artur Davtyan |
| Vahagn Davtyan | 18 August 1988 | Vahagn Davtyan |
| Hamlet Manukyan | 22 August 2007 | Hamlet Manukyan |
| Harutyun Merdinyan | 16 August 1984 | Harutyun Merdinyan |
 Australia
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Philippe Rizzo | 9 February 1981 | Philippe Rizzo |
| Joshua Jefferis | 29 August 1985 | Joshua Jefferis |
| Damian Istria | 24 August 1982 | Damian Istria |
B
 Belarus
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Ivan Ivankov | 10 April 1975 | Ivan Ivankov |
| Vitaly Scherbo | 13 January 1972 | Vitaly Scherbo |
| Ivan Pavlovsky | 2 December 1976 | |
 Brazil
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Diego Hypólito | 19 June 1986 | Diego Hypólito |
| Arthur Mariano | 18 September 1993 | Arthur Mariano |
| Arthur Zanetti | 16 April 1990 | Arthur Zanetti |
 Bulgaria
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Yordan Yovchev | 24 February 1973 | Yordan Yovchev |
C
 Canada
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Zachary Clay | 5 July 1995 | Zachary Clay |
| René Cournoyer | 23 April 1997 | René Cournoyer |
| Félix Dolci | 5 May 2002 | Félix Dolci |
| William Émard | 17 March 2000 | William Émard |
| Jayson Rampersad | 31 July 2003 | Jayson Rampersad |
| Kyle Shewfelt | 6 May 1982 | Kyle Shewfelt |
| Samuel Zakutney | 6 October 1998 | Samuel Zakutney |
 China
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Chen Yibing | 19 December 1984 | Chen Yibing |
| Li Ning | 10 March 1963 | Li Ning |
| Li Xiaopeng | 27 Jul5 1981 | Li Xiaopeng |
| Lou Yun | 1964 | Lou Yun |
| Xiao Qin | 1 January 19853 | Xiao Qin |
| Yang Wei | 8 February 1980 | Yang Wei |
| Zou Kai | 25 February 1988 | Zou Kai |
E
 Egypt
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Mohamed Afify | 10 November 2001 | Mohamed Afify |
| Omar Mohamed | 10 February 1999 | Omar Mohamed |
| Mahmoud Safwat | 16 November 1929 | |
F
 France
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Louis Ségura | 23 July 1889–1963 | Louis Ségura |
| Marco Torrès | 22 January 1888 – 15 January 1963 | Marco Torrès |
 Finland
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Paavo Aaltonen | 11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962 | Paavo Aaltonen |
| Veikko Huhtanen | 5 June 1919 – 29 January 1976 | Veikko Huhtanen |
| Heikki Savolainen | 1907 7 September 1928–29 November 1997 |
Heikki Savolainen |
G
 Germany
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Valery Belenky | 5 September 1969 | Valery Belenky |
| Philipp Boy | 23 July 1987 | Philipp Boy |
| Andreas Bretschneider | 4 August 1989 | Andreas Bretschneider |
| Roland Brückner | 14 December 1955 | Roland Brückner |
| Lukas Dauser | 15 June 1993 | Lukas Dauser |
| Nils Dunkel | 20 February 1997 | Nils Dunkel |
| Konrad Frey | 24 April 1909 | Konrad Frey |
| Eberhard Gienger | 21 July 1951 | Eberhard Gienger |
| Fabian Hambüchen | 25 October 1987 | Fabian Hambüchen |
| Philipp Herder | 21 October 1992 | Philipp Herder |
| Sylvio Kroll | 29 April 1965 | Sylvio Kroll |
| Marcel Nguyen | 8 September 1987 | Marcel Nguyen |
| Sven Tippelt | 3 June 1965 | Sven Tippelt |
| Andreas Toba | 7 October 1990 | Andreas Toba |
| Andreas Wecker | 2 January 1970 | Andreas Wecker |
 Great Britain
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Brinn Bevan | 16 June 1997 | Brinn Bevan |
| Daniel Keatings | 4 January 1990 | Daniel Keatings |
| Sam Oldham | 17 February 1993 | Sam Oldham |
| Daniel Purvis | 13 November 1990 | Daniel Purvis |
| Giarnni Regini-Moran | 2 August 1998 | Giarnni Regini-Moran |
| Louis Smith | 24 April 1989 | Louis Smith |
| Kristian Thomas | 14 February 1989 | Kristian Thomas |
| Max Whitlock | 13 January 1993 | Max Whitlock |
| Nile Wilson | 17 January 1996 | Nile Wilson |
 Greece
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Vlasios Maras | 31 March 1983 | Vlasios Maras |
H
 Hungary
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Szilveszter Csollány | 13 April 1970 | Szilveszter Csollány |
| Zoltán Supola | 25 September 1970 | Zoltán Supola |
I
 Italy
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Alberto Braglia | 1883 | Alberto Braglia |
| Igor Cassina | 15 August 1977 | Igor Cassina |
| Yuri Chechi | 11 October 1969 | Yuri Chechi |
| Franco Menichelli | 1941 | Franco Menichelli |
| Romeo Neri | 1903 | Romeo Neri |
| Giorgio Zampori | 1887 | Giorgio Zampori |
J
 Japan
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Takehiro Kashima | 6 July 1980 | Takehiro Kashima |
| Sawao Kato | 11 October 1946 | Sawao Kato |
| Ryohei Kato | 9 September 1993 | Ryohei Kato |
| Hisashi Mizutori | 27 July 1980 | Hisashi Mizutori |
| Akinori Nakayama | 1943 | Akinori Nakayama |
| Takashi Ono | 1931 | Takashi Ono |
| Kenzo Shirai | 24 August 1996 | Kenzo Shirai |
| Masao Takemoto | 29 September 1919 | Masao Takemoto |
| Yusuke Tanaka | 29 November 1989 | Yusuke Tanaka |
| Mitsuo Tsukahara | 22 December 1947 | Mitsuo Tsukahara |
| Naoya Tsukahara | 25 June 1977 | Naoya Tsukahara |
| Hiroyuki Tomita | 21 November 1980 | Hiroyuki Tomita |
| Kōhei Uchimura | 3 January 1989 | Kōhei Uchimura |
| Isao Yoneda | 20 August 1977 | Isao Yoneda |
L
 Latvia
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Evgeni Sapronenko | 11 November 1978 | Evgeni Sapronenko |
| Igors Vihrovs | 6 June 1978 | Igors Vihrovs |
Luxembourg
- Mathias Logelin, two-time Olympian (1928, 1936), and medalist at the 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
M
 Mexico
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Daniel Corral | 25 January 1990 | Daniel Corral |
N
 Netherlands
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Yuri van Gelder | 20 April 1993 | Yuri van Gelder |
| Jeffrey Wammes | 24 April 1987 | Jeffrey Wammes |
| Epke Zonderland | 16 April 1986 | Epke Zonderland |
 North Korea
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Pae Gil-su | 4 March 1972 | Pae Gil-su |
| Ri Se-gwang | 21 January 1985 | Ri Se-gwang |
R
 Romania
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Marian Drăgulescu | 18 December 1980 | Marian Drăgulescu |
| Ioan Silviu Suciu | 24 November 1977 | Ioan Silviu Suciu |
| Marius Urzică | 30 September 1975 | Marius Urzică |
S
 Slovenia
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Mitja Petkovšek | 16 February 1977 | Mitja Petkovšek |
| Miro Cerar | 28 October 1939 | Miro Cerar |
| Aljaž Pegan | 2 June 1974 | Aljaž Pegan |
| Leon Štukelj | 12 November 1898 | Leon Štukelj |
 South Korea
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Kim Dae-eun | 17 September 1984 | Kim Dae-eun |
| Yang Hak-seon | 6 December 1992 | Yang Hak-seon |
| Park Min-soo | 21 November 1994 | Park Min-soo |
| Yang Tae-young | 8 July 1980 | Yang Tae-young |
 Soviet Union
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Nikolai Andrianov | 14 October 1952 | Nikolai Andrianov |
| Albert Azaryan | 30 November 1993 | Albert Azaryan |
| Valery Belenky | 5 September 1969 | Valery Belenky |
| Dmitry Bilozerchev | 22 December 1966 | Dmitry Bilozerchev |
| Viktor Chukarin | 9 November 1921 – 1984 | Viktor Chukarin |
| Alexander Dityatin | 7 August 1957 | Alexander Dityatin |
| Yuri Korolev | 28 August 1962 | Yuri Korolev |
| Valeri Liukin | 5 September 1969 | Valeri Liukin |
| Boris Shakhlin | 27 January 1932 – 27 May 2008 | Boris Chakhline |
| Yuri Titov | 27 November 1935 | Yuri Titov |
| Aleksandr Tkachyov | 4 October 1957 | Alexander Tkachyov |
| Mikhail Voronin | 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004 | Mikhail Voronin |
 Spain
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Joaquín Blume | 21 June 1933 – 29 April 1959 | |
| Gervasio Deferr | 7 November 1980 | Gervasio Deferr |
| Rafael Martinez | 10 December 1983 | Rafael Martinez |
 Switzerland
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Eugen Mack | 21 September 1907–29 October 1978 | Daniel Keatings |
U
 Ukraine
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|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Alexander Beresch | 12 October 1977 – 29 February 2004 | Alexander Beresch |
| Valeri Goncharov | 19 September 1977 | Valeri Goncharov |
| Illia Kovtun | 10 August 2003 | Illia Kovtun |
| Igor Radivilov | 19 October 1992 | Igor Radivilov |
| Oleg Stepko | 15 March 1994 | Oleg Stepko |
| Oleg Verniaiev | 29 September 1993 | Oleg Verniaiev |
See also
- List of gymnasts
- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (men)
Notes
- ^ Albert Azaryan has represented Armenia and the USSR
- "OLYMPIC GAMES OF HELSINKI 1952". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- "Louis Ségura Olympic medals and stats". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- "Louis Ségura Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- "Marco Torrès Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ Heikki Savolainen's date of birth in his FIG record conflicts with his stated age of 44 at the 1952 Olympics
- ^ Valery Belenky represented Germany and the USSR
- Roland Brückner represented East Germany
- Konrad Frey represented Germany before it was divided into East and West Germany after World War II
- Sylvio Kroll represented East Germany
- Sven Tippelt represented East Germany
- Yuri van Gelder's FIG revord is in his given name of Lambertus van Gelder
- ^ Nikolai Andrianov has represented Russia and the USSR
- ^ Dmitry Bilozerchev has represented Russia and the USSR
- ^ Yuri Korolev has represented Russia and the USSR
- ^ Valeri Liukin has represented Russia and the USSR
- ^ Boris Chakhline appears to show Boris Shakhlin, but representing Ukraine
- ^ "Borys Shakhlin Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ Yuri Titov has represented Russia and the USSR
- ^ Aleksandr Tkachyov has represented Russia and the USSR.
- ^ "Gymn Forum: Alexander Tkachev Biography". Gymn Forum. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ Mikhail Voronin has represented Russia and the USSR
- ^ "Mikhail Voronin Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "50 años sin Joaquim Blume - Más Deporte - deportes - elmundo.es". El Mundo (in Spanish). 29 April 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Eugen Mack Olympic medals and stats". Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- "GYMmedia.com - Tragic Accident: Alexander Beresch died!". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
The day after the spring Ukrainian Cup finished, a tragic automobile accident has taken the life of Olympian and European Champion 2000, Alexander Beresch at Sunday evening.
- "George Eyser Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- "Anton Heida Olympic medals and stats". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
References
- "Men's Artistic Gymnastics - History". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- "Artistic Gymnastics: About this sport". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- "Ivan Pavlovsky". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Metty Logelin". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- "Historique – l'Espérance Differdange".
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