Major achievements in gymnastics by nation

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These are four lists of achievements in major international gymnastics events according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by gymnasts representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by gymnasts in major international competitions, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by gymnasts of these nations. All seven competitive disciplines currently recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) are covered: 1) acrobatic gymnastics, 2) aerobic gymnastics, 3) men's artistic gymnastics, 4) women's artistic gymnastics, 5) women's rhythmic gymnastics, 6) trampoline and tumbling, and 7) parkour.[1][2]

Results[edit]

From major senior events[edit]

For the making of the list, results from four major senior-level international competitions were consulted, as follows: 1) the Olympic Games; 2) the different editions of the World Gymnastics Championships, organized by FIG for each of the gymnastics disciplines; 3) the different stages of the FIG World Cup, as well as the events that preceded it – the IFSA World Cup and the FIT World Cup; and 4) the World Games, in which gymnastics disciplines that are not yet part of the Olympic Games are contested.[3][4][5] According to the 2018 Technical Regulations established by the FIG, as well as the statutes of the organization, these are all considered official FIG competitions.[6][7] FIG also considers the defunct Four Continents Championships as an official competition, but since the tournament excluded nations from Europe, results have not been included. The Olympic Games, the World Championships, the FIG World Cup and the World Games are the only senior international competitions currently listed on individual profiles at the official FIG database, what indicates their high level of importance.[8][9][10][11][12] Competitions that are not official FIG events, such as the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix, or the gymnastics events at the Universiade and Goodwill Games, were not considered for the creation of this list.

The conventions used on this table are AC for Acrobatic Gymnastics, AE for Aerobic Gymnastics, MA for Men's Artistic Gymnastics, WA for Women's Artistic Gymnastics, PK for Parkour, RG for Rhythmic Gymnastics, TT for Trampoline and Tumbling.

The table is pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Best international results by nation (1896 – March 2024)
Olympic Games World Championships World Cup / World Challenge Cup World Games Number of
Rk. Nation MA WA RG TT AC AE MA WA PK RG TT AC AE MA WA PK RG TT AC AE PK RG TT 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Ukraine Ukraine 22 0 0 22
2 Russia Russia 21 0 0 21
3 China China 19 1 1 21
4 Bulgaria Bulgaria 17 1 1 19
5 France France 15 1 3 19
6 Spain Spain 15 1 2 18
7 Japan Japan 14 1 2 17
8 Italy Italy 13 4 0 17
9 Germany Germany[a] 13 3 1 17
10 United Kingdom Great Britain[b] 12 2 3 17
11 Belarus Belarus 14 1 1 16
12 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 7 4 4 15
13 Poland Poland 13 0 1 14
14 United States United States 12 2 0 14
15 Hungary Hungary 9 3 2 14
16 Netherlands Netherlands 9 2 3 14
17 Sweden Sweden 9 1 4 14
18 Belgium Belgium 8 4 2 14
19 Australia Australia 7 5 2 14
20 Brazil Brazil 13 0 0 13
21 Greece Greece 10 1 1 12
22 Romania Romania 9 2 1 12
23 Israel Israel 10 0 1 11
24 Canada Canada 8 2 1 11
25 Switzerland Switzerland 7 2 2 11
26 South Korea South Korea 8 0 2 10
27 Mexico Mexico 7 1 2 10
27 North Korea North Korea 7 1 2 10
29 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 6 0 4 10
30 Portugal Portugal 6 3 0 9
31 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 6 1 2 9
32 Austria Austria 5 0 3 8
33 New Zealand New Zealand 4 2 2 8
34 Turkey Turkey 6 0 1 7
35 Finland Finland 4 2 1 7
36 Latvia Latvia 3 2 2 7
37 Vietnam Vietnam 5 0 1 6
38 Slovenia Slovenia 4 0 2 6
39 Argentina Argentina 3 1 2 6
40 Denmark Denmark 2 4 0 6
41 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2 3 1 6
42 Georgia (country) Georgia 1 1 4 6
43 South Africa South Africa 3 2 0 5
44 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 2 3 0 5
45 Slovakia Slovakia 2 0 3 5
46 Croatia Croatia 3 1 0 4
47 Chile Chile 3 0 1 4
48 Cuba Cuba 2 1 1 4
48 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 2 1 1 4
50 Lithuania Lithuania 1 2 1 4
51 Republic of Ireland Ireland 2 1 0 3
51 Philippines Philippines 2 1 0 3
53 Armenia Armenia 2 0 1 3
53 Norway Norway 2 0 1 3
55 Algeria Algeria 1 2 0 3
56 Iceland Iceland 1 1 1 3
57 Colombia Colombia 2 0 0 2
57 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 2 0 0 2
57 Venezuela Venezuela 2 0 0 2
60 Egypt Egypt 1 1 0 2
60 Jordan Jordan 1 1 0 2
62 Cyprus Cyprus 1 0 1 2
62 Hong Kong Hong Kong 1 0 1 2
62 India India 1 0 1 2
65 Indonesia Indonesia 0 1 1 2
66 Albania Albania 1 0 0 1
66 Guatemala Guatemala 1 0 0 1
66 Iran Iran 1 0 0 1
66 Luxembourg Luxembourg 1 0 0 1
66 Malaysia Malaysia 1 0 0 1
66 Panama Panama 1 0 0 1
66 Peru Peru 1 0 0 1
66 Syria Syria 1 0 0 1
66 Tunisia Tunisia 1 0 0 1
75 Scotland Scotland[c] 0 1 0 1
75 Thailand Thailand 0 1 0 1
77 Estonia Estonia 0 0 1 1
77 Mongolia Mongolia 0 0 1 1
77 Morocco Morocco 0 0 1 1
77 Serbia Serbia 0 0 1 1
  1. ^ Following official records, medals earned by West Germany (FRG), East Germany (GDR), the United Team of Germany (EUA) at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games, and Germany (GER) are counted separately.[13][14]
  2. ^ The official report of the 1965 Trampoline World Championships lists bronze medalist in men's tumbling Peter Davies as an athlete representing Wales (WAL).[15] However, the official records from the International Gymnastics Federation state that Davies represented Great Britain (GBR).[16] Similarly, official results at the time suggest that some athletes represented England, while official records from the International Gymnastics Federation indicate that these athletes represented Great Britain.[16]
  3. ^ Official documents from the International Gymnastics Federation credit a silver medal earned at the 1982 Trampoline World Championships as a medal for Scotland (SCO), instead of Great Britain (GBR).[14][13]

From major junior events[edit]

For the making of this list, results from major junior-level international competitions were consulted, as follows: 1) Youth Olympic Games, and 2) Junior World Gymnastics Championships in acrobatic gymnastics (formerly known as sports acrobatics), artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics.[17] Before merging with the FIG in 1999, the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA) organized and promoted World Junior Championships in acrobatic gymnastics from 1989 to 1999.[18]

Currently, FIG organizes periodical World Age Group competitions in aerobic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, and trampoline. The former governing body for the trampoline, the International Trampoline Federation (FIT), incorporated into the FIG in 1998, also organized World Age Groups competitions from 1973 to 1996.[19] World Age Group competitions were not considered for the making of this list because these events are not officially titled World Championships. In 2019, Junior World Championships were staged for the first time in artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics.[20]

The conventions used on this table are AC for Acrobatic Gymnastics, MA for Men's Artistic Gymnastics, WA for Women's Artistic Gymnastics, RG for Rhythmic Gymnastics, TT for Trampoline. Aerobic gymnastics and parkour have neither been competed at the Youth Olympics, nor Junior World Championships have been organized for these disciplines.

The table is pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Youth Olympics Junior Worlds Number of
Rk. Nation AC MA WA RG TT AC MA WA RG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Russia Russia 6 1 1 8
2 Ukraine Ukraine 4 2 2 8
3 China China 6 0 0 6
4 Italy Italy 3 1 2 6
4 Japan Japan 3 1 2 6
6 United Kingdom Great Britain 2 3 1 6
7 United States United States 3 0 2 5
8 Romania Romania 2 3 0 5
9 Canada Canada 1 1 3 5
10 Germany Germany 0 4 1 5
11 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 1 0 4
12 Belarus Belarus 1 3 0 4
13 Hungary Hungary 0 3 1 4
14 Brazil Brazil 1 2 0 3
15 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 1 0 2 3
16 Spain Spain 0 2 1 3
17 Australia Australia 0 1 2 3
18 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 1 1 0 2
18 Israel Israel 1 1 0 2
20 France France 1 0 1 2
20 South Korea South Korea 1 0 1 2
22 Belgium Belgium 0 2 0 2
23 Egypt Egypt 0 1 1 2
24 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0 0 2 2
25 Argentina Argentina 1 0 0 1
25 Armenia Armenia 1 0 0 1
25 Colombia Colombia 1 0 0 1
25 Cuba Cuba 1 0 0 1
25 Mongolia Mongolia 1 0 0 1
25 New Zealand New Zealand 1 0 0 1
25 Poland Poland 1 0 0 1
32 Lithuania Lithuania 0 1 0 1
32 North Korea North Korea 0 1 0 1
32 Turkey Turkey 0 1 0 1
35 Austria Austria 0 0 1 1
35 Iran Iran 0 0 1 1
35 Latvia Latvia 0 0 1 1
35 Norway Norway 0 0 1 1
35 Portugal Portugal 0 0 1 1
35 Sweden Sweden 0 0 1 1

Historical teams[edit]

These are lists of results achieved by gymnasts from defunct nations, historical teams or teams composed of gymnasts representing different National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

The conventions used on the tables are AC for Acrobatic Gymnastics, AE for Aerobic Gymnastics, MA for Men's Artistic Gymnastics, WA for Women's Artistic Gymnastics, PK for Parkour, RG for Rhythmic Gymnastics, TT for Trampoline and Tumbling.

Senior[edit]

Olympic Games World Championships World Cup / World Challenge Cup World Games Number of
Nation MA WA RG TT AC AE MA WA PK RG TT AC AE MA WA PK RG TT AC AE RG TT 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Authorised Neutral Athletes Authorized Neutral Athletes 2 2 0 4
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia[a] 7 1 0 8
East Germany East Germany 6 1 0 7
RGF[b] 5 0 1 6
RGF ROC[c] 2 1 0 3
Soviet Union Soviet Union 13 0 0 13
International Olympic Committee Unified Team[d] 4 1 0 5
Germany United Team 1 1 0 2
West Germany West Germany 7 1 2 10
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia[e] 2 2 0 4
  1. ^ Medals earned by athletes from Bohemia (BOH) are officially considered to be medals earned by Czechoslovakia (TCH).[14]
  2. ^ Russian Gymnastics Federation.
  3. ^ Russian Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ According to official results, medals earned by the Unified Team (EUN) at the 1992 Olympic Games are separated from medals earned by the Soviet Union (URS). Medals earned at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are listed in official FIG documents as medals for the Unified Team (EUN) instead of medals for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).[13]
  5. ^ Results achieved by an athlete from Austria-Hungary in 1911 are officially credited by the International Gymnastics Federation to Yugoslavia (YUG), even though the nation did not exist at the time.[14]

Junior[edit]

Youth Olympics Junior World Championships Number of
Nation AC MA WA RG TT AC MA WA RG 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs[a] 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1 0 0 1
  1. ^ At the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, gymnasts from different nations competed in mixed multi-discipline teams. Points were awarded during qualifications and the teams with the most points were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals.

Further reading[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Gymnastics". Canadiansportforlife.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  3. ^ "Sports 123: Gymnastics". October 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
  4. ^ "The-Sports.org - all sports results, sport statistics and sport betting information". The-sports.org.
  5. ^ "MenuHistoricalMedallists | Medals | Sports". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. ^ "Technical Regulations 2018" (PDF).
  7. ^ "FIG Statutes 2017" (PDF).
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  9. ^ "KHILKO Ekaterina". Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  10. ^ "TUTKHALIAN Seda". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  11. ^ "STANIOUTA Melitina". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
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  13. ^ a b c "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique". live.fig-gymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  14. ^ a b c d Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG.
  15. ^ "1965 - Trampoline UK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  16. ^ a b "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique". live.fig-gymnastics.com.
  17. ^ "Sportsacrobatics.info". Sportsacrobatics.info.
  18. ^ "The history of the FIT/IFSA merger within the FIG". Sportsacrobatics.info.
  19. ^ "Trampoline Results | Gymnastics Canada". Gymcan.org.
  20. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique". Gymnastics.sport.
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