List of men's artistic gymnasts
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Men's Artistic Gymnasts are men who participate in the sport of gymnastics, specifically artistic gymnastics.[1] Men first competed in Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics in 1896.[2] 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.
A
 Armenia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Albert Azaryan[note 1] | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Ivan Ivankov | 10 April 1975 | Ivan Ivankov |
| Vitaly Scherbo | 13 January 1972 | Vitaly Scherbo |
| Ivan Pavlovsky[3] | 2 December 1976 | |
 Brazil | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Yordan Yovchev | 24 February 1973 | Yordan Yovchev |
C
 Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[citation needed] | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Mohamed Afify | 10 November 2001 | Mohamed Afify |
| Omar Mohamed | 10 February 1999 | Omar Mohamed |
| Mahmoud Safwat[note 2] | 16 November 1929 | [citation needed] |
F
 France | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Louis Ségura | 23 July 1889[note 3]–1963[note 4] | Louis Ségura |
| Marco Torrès | 22 January 1888 – 15 January 1963[note 5] | Marco Torrès |
 Finland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Paavo Aaltonen | 11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962[citation needed] | Paavo Aaltonen |
| Veikko Huhtanen | 5 June 1919 – 29 January 1976[citation needed] | Veikko Huhtanen |
| Heikki Savolainen | 1907[note 6] 7 September 1928[note 6]–29 November 1997[citation needed] |
Heikki Savolainen |
G
 Germany | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Valery Belenky[note 7] | 5 September 1969 | Valery Belenky |
| Philipp Boy | 23 July 1987 | Philipp Boy |
| Andreas Bretschneider | 4 August 1989 | Andreas Bretschneider |
| Roland Brückner[note 8] | 14 December 1955 | Roland Brückner |
| Lukas Dauser | 15 June 1993 | Lukas Dauser |
| Nils Dunkel | 20 February 1997 | Nils Dunkel |
| Konrad Frey[note 9] | 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[note 10] | 29 April 1965 | Sylvio Kroll |
| Marcel Nguyen | 8 September 1987 | Marcel Nguyen |
| Sven Tippelt[note 11] | 3 June 1965 | Sven Tippelt |
| Andreas Toba | 7 October 1990 | Andreas Toba |
| Andreas Wecker | 2 January 1970 | Andreas Wecker |
 Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Vlasios Maras | 31 March 1983 | Vlasios Maras |
H
 Hungary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Szilveszter Csollány | 13 April 1970 | Szilveszter Csollány |
| Zoltán Supola | 25 September 1970 | Zoltán Supola |
I
 Italy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Alberto Braglia | 1883[citation needed] | Alberto Braglia |
| Igor Cassina | 15 August 1977 | Igor Cassina |
| Yuri Chechi | 11 October 1969 | Yuri Chechi |
| Franco Menichelli | 1941[citation needed] | Franco Menichelli |
| Romeo Neri | 1903[citation needed] | Romeo Neri |
| Giorgio Zampori | 1887[citation needed] | Giorgio Zampori |
J
 Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[citation needed] | Akinori Nakayama |
| Takashi Ono | 1931[citation needed] | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.[4][5]
M
 Mexico | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Daniel Corral | 25 January 1990 | Daniel Corral |
N
 Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Yuri van Gelder | 20 April 1993 | Yuri van Gelder[note 12] |
| Jeffrey Wammes | 24 April 1987 | Jeffrey Wammes |
| Epke Zonderland | 16 April 1986 | Epke Zonderland |
 North Korea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Pae Gil-su | 4 March 1972 | Pae Gil-su |
| Ri Se-gwang | 21 January 1985 | Ri Se-gwang |
R
 Romania | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 USSR | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Nikolai Andrianov[note 13] | 14 October 1952 | Nikolai Andrianov |
| Albert Azaryan[note 1] | 30 November 1993 | Albert Azaryan |
| Valery Belenky[note 7] | 5 September 1969 | Valery Belenky |
| Dmitry Bilozerchev[note 14] | 22 December 1966 | Dmitry Bilozerchev |
| Viktor Chukarin | 9 November 1921 – 1984[citation needed] | Viktor Chukarin |
| Alexander Dityatin | 7 August 1957 | Alexander Dityatin |
| Yuri Korolev[note 15] | 28 August 1962 | Yuri Korolev |
| Valeri Liukin[note 16] | 5 September 1969 | Valeri Liukin |
| Boris Shakhlin[note 17] | 27 January 1932 – 27 May 2008[note 18] | Boris Chakhline[note 17] |
| Yuri Titov[note 19] | 27 November 1935 | Yuri Titov |
| Aleksandr Tkachyov[note 20] | 4 October 1957[note 21] | Alexander Tkachyov |
| Mikhail Voronin[note 22] | 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004[note 23] | Mikhail Voronin |
 Spain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Joaquín Blume | 21 June 1933 – 29 April 1959[note 24] | [citation needed] |
| Gervasio Deferr | 7 November 1980 | Gervasio Deferr |
| Rafael Martinez | 10 December 1983 | Rafael Martinez |
 Switzerland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Eugen Mack | 21 September 1907[note 25]–29 October 1978[citation needed] | Daniel Keatings |
U
 Ukraine | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gymnast | Dates | FIG listing |
| Alexander Beresch[note 26] | 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
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. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "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.