Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held in three categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. All gymnastics events were staged at the Arena Olímpica do Rio from 6 to 21 August 2016.[1][2][3]
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,_Rio_2016.png) ,_Rio_2016.png) Pictograms for artistic gymnastics (left), rhythmic gymnastics (center), and trampolining (right) | |
| Venue | Arena Olímpica do Rio |
| Dates | 6–21 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 18 |
| Competitors | from 63 nations |
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Qualification
Qualification was based on the results of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 24 October to 1 November 2015; the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 to 13 September 2015; the 2015 Trampoline World Championships, held in Odense, Denmark, from 25 to 28 November 2015; and the Olympic Test Event, held on 16–22 April 2016 at Arena Olímpica do Rio.[4]
Schedule
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thur 11 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual all-around | Q | F | |||||||
| Men's team all-around | F | ||||||||
| Men's vault | F | ||||||||
| Men's floor | F | ||||||||
| Men's pommel horse | F | ||||||||
| Men's rings | F | ||||||||
| Men's parallel bars | F | ||||||||
| Men's horizontal bar | F | ||||||||
| Women's individual all-around | Q | F | |||||||
| Women's team all-around | F | ||||||||
| Women's vault | F | ||||||||
| Women's balance beam | F | ||||||||
| Women's uneven bars | F | ||||||||
| Women's floor | F |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sun 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Q | F | |
| Group all-around | Q | F |
Participation
Participating nations
Brazil, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods.
Algeria (2)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (3)
Australia (3)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belarus (12)
Belgium (6)
Brazil (17)
Bulgaria (6)
Canada (8)
Cape Verde (1)
Chile (2)
China (20)
Colombia (2)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (3)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Egypt (1)
Finland (2)
France (13)
Georgia (2)
Germany (17)
Great Britain (13)
Greece (9)
Guatemala (1)
Hungary (2)
Iceland (1)
India (1)
Ireland (2)
Israel (7)
Italy (12)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (19)
Kazakhstan (2)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (2)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (3)
North Korea (2)
Norway (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (3)
Romania (4)
Russia (20)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (7)
Spain (9)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (13)
United States (18)
Uzbekistan (9)
Venezuela (1)
Vietnam (2)
Participating gymnasts
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Russia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Brazil* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  China | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Events
Artistic gymnastics
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |
Japan (JPN) Kenzō Shirai Yusuke Tanaka Koji Yamamuro Kōhei Uchimura Ryōhei Katō |
Russia (RUS) Denis Ablyazin David Belyavskiy Ivan Stretovich Nikolai Kuksenkov Nikita Nagornyy |
China (CHN) Deng Shudi Lin Chaopan Liu Yang You Hao Zhang Chenglong | |||
| Individual all-around |
Kōhei Uchimura Japan |
Oleg Verniaiev Ukraine |
Max Whitlock Great Britain | |||
| Floor exercise |
Max Whitlock Great Britain |
Diego Hypólito Brazil |
Arthur Mariano Brazil | |||
| Pommel horse |
Max Whitlock Great Britain |
Louis Smith Great Britain |
Alexander Naddour United States | |||
| Rings |
Eleftherios Petrounias Greece |
Arthur Zanetti Brazil |
Denis Ablyazin Russia | |||
| Vault |
Ri Se-gwang North Korea |
Denis Ablyazin Russia |
Kenzō Shirai Japan | |||
| Parallel bars |
Oleg Verniaiev Ukraine |
Danell Leyva United States |
David Belyavskiy Russia | |||
| Horizontal bar |
Fabian Hambüchen Germany |
Danell Leyva United States |
Nile Wilson Great Britain | |||
Women's events
For the first time since the 1972 Olympics, Romania did not win a medal in the women's team event, due to Romania's failure to qualify a team for the first time since 1968, ending a 40-year medal run.[6][7][8]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |
United States (USA) Simone Biles Gabby Douglas Laurie Hernandez Madison Kocian Aly Raisman |
Russia (RUS) Angelina Melnikova Aliya Mustafina Maria Paseka Daria Spiridonova Seda Tutkhalyan |
China (CHN) Fan Yilin Mao Yi Shang Chunsong Tan Jiaxin Wang Yan | |||
| Individual all-around |
Simone Biles United States |
Aly Raisman United States |
Aliya Mustafina Russia | |||
| Vault |
Simone Biles United States |
Maria Paseka Russia |
Giulia Steingruber Switzerland | |||
| Uneven bars |
Aliya Mustafina Russia |
Madison Kocian United States |
Sophie Scheder Germany | |||
| Balance beam |
Sanne Wevers Netherlands |
Laurie Hernandez United States |
Simone Biles United States | |||
| Floor exercise |
Simone Biles United States |
Aly Raisman United States |
Amy Tinkler Great Britain | |||
Rhythmic gymnastics
Trampoline
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
Uladzislau Hancharou Belarus |
Dong Dong China |
Gao Lei China |
| Women's individual |
Rosie MacLennan Canada |
Bryony Page Great Britain |
Li Dan China |
