Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnastics

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Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnastics
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Since the Olympics are held every four years, Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, which began more than a hundred years ago in 1896 and has only been cancelled three times during both World Wars.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in September 2017 that Paris would host the 2024 Olympics. A total of 32 sports will have 329 events scheduled for 16 different venues in France and French Polynesia between July 26 and August 11, 2024.

Who has the most Olympic gold medals in gymnastics?

Larisa Latynina of the Soviet era holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in gymnastics, man or woman, with nine gold medals out of her total of 18 medals between 1956 and 1964. The next is Sawao Kato of Japan, with eight gold medals.

The third on the list and the most decorated male gymnast is Nikolai Andrianov of the Soviet Union, who has seven gold medals. A notable mention should be of the American Simone Biles, who has won four Olympic gold medals out of seven and 23 golds out of 30 in the World Championships, which is a world record.

The sport of gymnastics, being one of the 28 core sports, has been held since the inaugural 1896 event; however, only men competed in gymnastics until 1928, when women were first allowed to compete. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles saw the addition of rhythmic gymnastics events, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney saw the addition of trampoline events.

There are 27 gold medalist gymnasts (men and women), ranging from Larisa Latynina with nine gold medals to Giorgio Zampori with four. For better presentation, the table is given below:

No.AthleteNationYearsGenderGoldTotal
1Larisa LatyninaSoviet Union1956–1964F918
2Sawao KatoJapan1968–1976M812
3Nikolai AndrianovSoviet Union1972–1980M715
4Boris ShakhlinSoviet Union1956–1964M713
5Věra ČáslavskáCzechoslovakia1960–1968F711
6Viktor ChukarinSoviet Union1952–1956M711
7Akinori NakayamaJapan1968–1972M610
8Vitaly ScherboUnified Team1992–1996M610
9Takashi OnoJapan1952–1964M513
10Ágnes KeletiHungary1952–1956F510
11Nadia ComăneciRomania1976–1980F59
12Polina AstakhovaSoviet Union1956–1964F510
13Yukio EndoJapan1960–1968M57
14Mitsuo TsukaharaJapan1968–1976M59
15Anton HeidaUnited States1904M56
16Ludmilla TourischevaSoviet Union1968–1976F49
17Georges MiezSwitzerland1924–1936M48
18Alexei NemovRussia1996–2000M412
19Olga KorbutSoviet Union1972–1976F46
20Simone BilesUnited States2016–2020F47
21Nellie KimSoviet Union1976–1980F46
22Zou KaiChina2008–2012M56
23Vladimir ArtemovSoviet Union1988M45
24Valentin MuratovSoviet Union1952–1956M45
25Ecaterina SzaboRomania1984F45
26Li XiaopengChina2000–2008M45
27Giorgio ZamporiItaly1912–1924M45

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FAQ's On Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnastics

A. The Russian Larisa Latynina is the most successful female Olympian, winning nine gold medals out of 18 in gymnastics.

A. Nikolai Andrianov is the most successful male gymnast, winning seven of the 15 Olympic gold medals.

A. The American Simone Biles is considered the greatest gymnast of all time since she has seven Olympics, 30 World Championships, and two Pacific Rim Championship medals, totaling 39.

A. Luigina Giavotti is the youngest Olympian to win a medal at the age of 11 at the 1928 Olympic Games. 

A. Simone Biles is the world champion in gymnastics. 

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