Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team

Continental unionEuropean Union of Gymnastics

Appearances9

Medals

Gold: 1952, 1956, 1980, 1988

Silver: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976

Appearances14

Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Continental union	European Union of Gymnastics
Appearances	9
Medals	Gold: 1952, 1956, 1980, 1988 Silver: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
World Championships
Appearances	14
Medals	Gold: 1954, 1958, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991 Silver: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1983

The Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in FIG international competitions. They, alongside Japan, were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse.^[1] Nikolai Andrianov, who represented the Soviet Union at three Olympic Games, is the most decorated Olympic male gymnast, having won 15 medals.^[2]^[3]

The Soviet Union won the team gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics – the first Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in.^[4] Throughout their existence the Soviet Union won four Olympic team golds and five Olympic team silvers, only ever losing to Japan.^[4] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, gymnasts from the former Soviet states competed at one last Olympic Games together as the Unified Team; they won team gold.^[5]

At the World Championships the Soviet Union won either gold or silver in the team event at every iteration that they competed in (1954–1991).

Team competition results

Olympic Games

1952 — gold medal
Vladimir Belyakov, Iosif Berdiev, Viktor Chukarin, Yevgeny Korolkov, Dmytro Leonkin, Valentin Muratov, Mikhail Perelman, Hrant Shahinyan
1956 — gold medal
Albert Azaryan, Viktor Chukarin, Valentin Muratov, Boris Shakhlin, Pavel Stolbov, Yuri Titov
1960 — silver medal
Albert Azaryan, Valery Kerdemilidi, Nikolai Miligulo, Vladimir Portnoi, Boris Shakhlin, Yuri Titov
1964 — silver medal
Sergey Diomidov, Viktor Leontev, Viktor Lisitsky, Boris Shakhlin, Yuri Titov, Yuri Tsapenko
1968 — silver medal
Sergei Diomidov, Valery Iljinykh, Valery Karasev, Viktor Klimenko, Victor Lisitsky, Mikhail Voronin
1972 — silver medal
Nikolai Andrianov, Viktor Klimenko, Alexander Maleev, Edvard Mikaelian, Vladimir Schukin, Mikhail Voronin
1976 — silver medal
Nikolai Andrianov, Alexander Dityatin, Gennady Krysin, Vladimir Marchenko, Vladimir Markelov, Vladimir Tikhonov
1980 — gold medal
Nikolay Andrianov, Eduard Azaryan, Aleksandr Dityatin, Bogdan Makuts, Vladimir Markelov, Aleksandr Tkachyov
1984 — did not participate due to boycott
1988 — gold medal
Vladimir Artemov, Dmitri Bilozertchev, Vladimir Gogoladze, Sergei Kharkov, Valeri Liukin, Vladimir Novikov
1992 — gold medal – participated as the Unified Team
Valery Belenky, Igor Korobchinski, Grigory Misutin, Vitaly Scherbo, Rustam Sharipov, Alexei Voropaev

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World Championships

1954 — gold medal
Albert Azaryan, Viktor Chukarin, Sergei Dzhayani, Yevgeny Korolkov, Valentin Muratov, Hrant Shahinyan, Boris Shakhlin, Ivan Vostrikov
1958 — gold medal
Albert Azaryan, Valentin Lipatov, Valentin Muratov, Boris Shakhlin, Pavel Stolbov, Yuri Titov
1962 — silver medal
Valery Kerdemelidi, Viktor Leontyev, Viktor Lisitsky, Boris Shakhlin, Pavel Stolbov, Yuri Titov
1966 — silver medal
Mikhail Voronin, Sergei Diomidov, Valery Kerdemelidi, Yuri Titov, Valery Karasev, Boris Shakhlin
1970 — silver medal
Mikhail Voronin, Viktor Klimenko, Sergei Diomidov, Viktor Lisitsky, German Bogdanov, Valery Karasyov
1974 — silver medal
Nikolai Andrianov, Edvard Mikaelian, Vladimir Marchenko, Paata Shamugiya, Vladimir Safronov, Viktor Klimenko
1978 — silver medal
Nikolai Andrianov, Eduard Azarian, Alexander Dityatin, Gennady Krysin, Vladimir Markelov, Aleksandr Tkachyov
1979 — gold medal
Alexander Dityatin, Aleksandr Tkachyov, Vladimir Markelov, Nikolai Andrianov, Bogdan Makuts, Artur Akopyan
1981 — gold medal
Yuri Korolev, Bogdan Makuts, Alexander Dityatin, Aleksandr Tkachyov, Artur Akopyan, Pavel Sut
1983 — silver medal
Dmitry Bilozerchev, Artur Akopyan, Alexander Pogorelov, Vladimir Artemov, Yury Korolev, Bogdan Makuts
1985 — gold medal
Vladimir Artemov, Yuri Korolev, Valentin Mogilny, Yury Balabanov, Aleksei Tikhokikh, Aleksandr Tumilovich
1987 — gold medal
Dmitry Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, Vladimir Artemov, Yuri Korolyov, Vladimir Novikov, Aleksei Tikhonkikh
1989 — gold medal
Igor Korobchinsky, Vladimir Artemov, Valentin Mogilny, Vitaly Marinich, Valery Belenky, Vladimir Novikov
1991 — gold medal
Vitaly Scherbo, Grigory Misutin, Valeri Liukin, Igor Korobchinsky, Valery Belenky, Alexei Voropaev

Rank	Gymnast	Years	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Olympic Total	World Total	Total
1	Nikolai Andrianov	1972–1980	1980 1972 1976 1979 1974 1978	1976 1980 1978 1974	1972 1976 1980	1976 1974	1976 1974 1978	1976 1980 1972 1974 1978 1979	1976 1974 1978	1980	15	13	28
2	Boris Shakhlin	1954–1966	1956 1960 1964 1954 1958 1962 1966	1960 1964 1958 1962		1956 1960 1958 1962	1960 1964 1962	1960 1962	1960 1958 1962	1964 1960 1958 1954	13	14	27
3	Alexander Dityatin	1976–1981	1980 1976 1979 1981 1978	1980 1979 1978	1980 1978	1980	1980 1976 1979 1981 1978	1980 1979	1980 1981	1980 1979	10	12	22
4	Yuri Titov	1956–1966	1956 1960 1964 1958 1962 1966	1956 1960 1962 1958	1960 1958		1962 1958	1956 1958		1956 1964 1958	9	10	19
5	Vladimir Artemov	1983–1989	1988 1985 1987 1989 1983	1988 1985 1987	1988 1987 1989			1989	1988 1983 1987 1989	1988 1989	5	13	18
6	Mikhail Voronin	1966–1972	1968 1972 1966 1970	1968 1966		1968 1966	1968 1972 1966 1970	1968	1968 1966 1970	1968	9	8	17
7	Dmitry Bilozerchev	1983–1988	1988 1987 1983	1988 1983 1987	1983	1988 1983 1987	1988 1983 1987		1987	1983 1987	4	12	16
8	Viktor Chukarin	1952–1956	1952 1956 1954	1952 1956 1954	1956	1952 1956 1954	1952	1952	1956 1952 1954		11	4	15
9	Vitaly Scherbo	1991–1992	1992 1991	1992 1991	1991 1992	1992 1992	1992 1992	1992 1991	1992	1991	6	8	14
10	Aleksandr Tkachyov	1978–1981	1980 1979 1981 1978	1979	1979		1980 1979		1980 1979	1981 1979	3	9	12
11	Valentin Muratov	1952–1958	1952 1956 1954 1958	1954	1956 1954		1956 1954	1956		1954	5	6	11
12	Ihor Korobchynskyi	1989–1992	1992 1989 1991	1989	1989 1991 1992			1992	1992 1991	1992	2	9	11
13	Hrihoriy Misyutin	1991–1992	1992 1991	1992 1991	1992		1991 1992	1992		1992 1992	5	5	10
14	Albert Azaryan	1954–1960	1956 1960 1954 1958				1956 1960 1954 1958			1958	4	5	9
15	Viktor Klimenko	1968–1974	1968 1972 1970 1974			1972 1970		1972 1970	1968		5	4	9
16	Valeri Liukin	1987–1991	1988 1987 1991	1988 1991					1988	1988	4	3	7
16	Hrant Shahinyan	1952–1954	1952 1954	1952	1954	1952 1954	1952				4	3	7
18	Viktor Lisitsky	1962–1970	1964 1968 1962 1970	1964	1964			1964			5	2	7
19	Valeri Belenki	1989–1992	1992 1989 1991	1992		1991			1992		2	4	6
20	Pavel Stolbov	1956–1962	1956 1958 1962			1958			1958	1962	1	5	6
21	Sergey Diomidov	1964–1970	1964 1968 1966 1970					1968	1966		3	3	6
22	Yevgeny Korolkov	1952–1954	1952 1954			1952	1954				2	2	4
23	Vladimir Marchenko	1974–1976	1976 1974		1976				1974		2	2	4

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