List of men's artistic gymnasts explained

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

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Albert Azaryan[3] 11 February 1929
Artur Davtyan8 August 1992
Vahagn Davtyan18 August 1988
Hamlet Manukyan22 August 2007
Harutyun Merdinyan16 August 1984
GymnastDatesFIG listing
Philippe Rizzo9 February 1981
Joshua Jefferis29 August 1985
Damian Istria24 August 1982

B

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Ivan Ivankov10 April 1975
Vitaly Scherbo13 January 1972
Ivan Pavlovsky[4] 2 December 1976
GymnastDatesFIG listing
Diego Hypólito19 June 1986
Arthur Mariano18 September 1993
Arthur Zanetti16 April 1990

C

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Félix Dolci5 May 2002
William Émard17 March 2000
Kyle Shewfelt6 May 1982
GymnastDatesFIG listing
Chen Yibing19 December 1984
Li Ning10 March 1963
Li Xiaopeng27 Jul5 1981
Lou Yun1964
Xiao Qin1 January 19853
Yang Wei8 February 1980
Zou Kai25 February 1988

F

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Louis Ségura23 July 1889[6] –1963[7]
Marco Torrès22 January 1888 – 15 January 1963[8]
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Paavo Aaltonen11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962
Veikko Huhtanen5 June 1919 – 29 January 1976
Heikki Savolainen1907[9]
7 September 1928–29 November 1997

G

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Valery Belenky[10] 5 September 1969
Philipp Boy23 July 1987
Andreas Bretschneider4 August 1989
Roland Brückner[11] 14 December 1955
Lukas Dauser15 June 1993
Nils Dunkel20 February 1997
Konrad Frey[12] 24 April 1909
Eberhard Gienger21 July 1951
Fabian Hambüchen25 October 1987
Philipp Herder21 October 1992
Sylvio Kroll[13] 29 April 1965
Marcel Nguyen8 September 1987
Sven Tippelt[14] 3 June 1965
Andreas Toba7 October 1990
Andreas Wecker2 January 1970
GymnastDatesFIG listing
Brinn Bevan16 June 1997
Daniel Keatings4 January 1990
Sam Oldham17 February 1993
Daniel Purvis13 November 1990
Giarnni Regini-Moran2 August 1998
Louis Smith24 April 1989
Kristian Thomas14 February 1989
Max Whitlock13 January 1993
Nile Wilson17 January 1996

H

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Szilveszter Csollány13 April 1970
Zoltán Supola25 September 1970

I

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Alberto Braglia1883
Igor Cassina15 August 1977
Yuri Chechi11 October 1969
Franco Menichelli1941
Romeo Neri1903
Giorgio Zampori1887

J

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Takehiro Kashima6 July 1980
Sawao Kato11 October 1946
Ryohei Kato9 September 1993
Hisashi Mizutori27 July 1980
Akinori Nakayama1943
Takashi Ono1931
Kenzo Shirai24 August 1996
Masao Takemoto29 September 1919
Yusuke Tanaka29 November 1989
Mitsuo Tsukahara22 December 1947
Naoya Tsukahara25 June 1977
Hiroyuki Tomita21 November 1980
Kōhei Uchimura3 January 1989
Isao Yoneda20 August 1977

L

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Evgeni Sapronenko11 November 1978
Igors Vihrovs6 June 1978

Luxembourg

N

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Yuri van Gelder20 April 1993[17]
Jeffrey Wammes24 April 1987
Epke Zonderland16 April 1986
GymnastDatesFIG listing
Pae Gil-su4 March 1972
Ri Se-gwang21 January 1985

R

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Marian Drăgulescu18 December 1980
Ioan Silviu Suciu24 November 1977
Marius Urzică30 September 1975
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Denis Ablyazin3 August 1992
Nikolai Andrianov[18] 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011
Aleksandr Balandin20 June 1989
David Belyavskiy23 February 1992
Dmitry Bilozerchev[19] 22 December 1966
Alexei Bondarenko23 August 1978
Yuri Busse16 July 2001
Artur Dalaloyan26 April 1996
Emin Garibov9 August 1990
Anton Golotsutskov28 July 1985
Nikita Ignatyev21 June 1992
Yuri Korolev[20] 28 August 1962
Nikolai Kryukov11 November 1978
Nikolai Kuksenkov2 June 1989
Valeri Liukin[21] 5 September 1969
Andrey Makolov12 June 1998
Nikita Nagornyy12 February 1997
Sergei Naidin11 July 2001
Alexei Nemov28 April 1976
Yuri Ryazanov21 March 1987 – 20 October 2009
Ivan Stretovich6 October 1996
Boris Shakhlin[22] 27 January 1932 – 27 May 2008[23]
Yuri Titov[24] 27 November 1935
Aleksandr Tkachyov[25] 4 October 1957[26]
Mikhail Voronin[27] 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004[28]

S

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Mitja Petkovšek16 February 1977
Miro Cerar28 October 1939
Aljaž Pegan2 June 1974
Leon Štukelj12 November 1898
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Kim Dae-eun17 September 1984
Yang Hak-seon6 December 1992
Park Min-soo21 November 1994
Yang Tae-young8 July 1980
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Nikolai Andrianov14 October 1952
Albert Azaryan30 November 1993
Valery Belenky5 September 1969
Dmitry Bilozerchev22 December 1966
Viktor Chukarin9 November 1921 – 1984
Alexander Dityatin7 August 1957
Yuri Korolev28 August 1962
Valeri Liukin5 September 1969
Boris Shakhlin27 January 1932 – 27 May 2008
Yuri Titov27 November 1935
Aleksandr Tkachyov4 October 1957
Mikhail Voronin26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004
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Joaquín Blume21 June 1933 – 29 April 1959[29]
Gervasio Deferr7 November 1980
Rafael Martinez10 December 1983

U

GymnastDatesFIG listing
Alexander Beresch[31] 12 October 1977 – 29 February 2004
Valeri Goncharov19 September 1977
Illia Kovtun10 August 2003
Igor Radivilov19 October 1992
Oleg Stepko15 March 1994
Oleg Verniaiev29 September 1993
GymnastDatesFIG listing
Alexander Artemev29 August 1985
Raj Bhavsar7 September 1980
Brandon Briones29 April 2001
Chris Brooks19 December 1986
Bart Conner3 March 1958
Tim Daggett22 April 1965
Jacob Dalton19 August 1991
George Eyser[32] 31 August 1870, death unknown
Mitch Gaylord10 March 1961
Morgan Hamm24 September 1982
Paul Hamm24 September 1982
Anton Heida[33] 1878
Jonathan Horton31 December 1985
Danell Leyva30 October 1991
Brody Malone7 January 2000
Sam Mikulak13 October 1992
Yul Moldauer26 August 1996
Alexander Naddour4 March 1991
Stephen Nedoroscik28 October 1998
John Orozco30 December 1992
Paul Ruggeri12 November 1988
Justin Spring11 March 1984
Kevin Tan24 September 1981
Kurt Thomas29 March 1956
Peter Vidmar3 June 1961
Donnell Whittenburg18 August 1994
Blaine Wilson3 August 1974
Shane Wiskus1 October 1998
Brandon Wynn4 November 1988
Alec Yoder21 January 1997

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Artistic Gymnastics - History. International Gymnastics Federation. September 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics: About this sport. International Olympic Committee. 2021-09-30. 2021-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704072113/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/artistic-gymnastics/. dead.
  3. Albert Azaryan has represented Armenia and the USSR
  4. Web site: Ivan Pavlovsky . Olympedia . 20 May 2022.
  5. Web site: OLYMPIC GAMES OF HELSINKI 1952 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009200909/http://www.uagym.org/francais/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=30 . dead . 9 October 2007 . 18 November 2012 .
  6. Web site: Louis Ségura Olympic medals and stats . https://archive.today/20130102112103/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=S%C9GURLOU01 . dead . 2 January 2013 . databaseOlympics.com . 19 November 2012 .
  7. Web site: Louis Ségura Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184310/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/louis-segura-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 19 November 2012.
  8. Web site: Marco Torrès Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184311/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/marco-torres-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 19 November 2012.
  9. Heikki Savolainen's date of birth in his FIG record conflicts with his stated age of 44 at the 1952 Olympics
  10. Valery Belenky represented Germany and the USSR
  11. Roland Brückner represented East Germany
  12. Konrad Frey represented Germany before it was divided into East and West Germany after World War II
  13. Sylvio Kroll represented East Germany
  14. Sven Tippelt represented East Germany
  15. Web site: Metty Logelin . Olympedia . 6 April 2022.
  16. Web site: Historique – l'Espérance Differdange .
  17. Yuri van Gelder's FIG revord is in his given name of Lambertus van Gelder
  18. Nikolai Andrianov has represented Russia and the USSR
  19. Dmitry Bilozerchev has represented Russia and the USSR
  20. Yuri Korolev has represented Russia and the USSR
  21. Valeri Liukin has represented Russia and the USSR
  22. appears to show Boris Shakhlin, but represemting the Ukraine
  23. Web site: Borys Shakhlin Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/borys-shakhlin-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 22 November 2012.
  24. Yuri Titov has represented Russia and the USSR
  25. Aleksandr Tkachyov has represented Russia and the USSR.
  26. Web site: Gymn Forum: Alexander Tkachev Biography. Gymn Forum. 22 November 2012.
  27. Mikhail Voronin has represented Russia and the USSR
  28. Web site: Mikhail Voronin Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090610/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/mikhail-voronin-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 22 November 2012.
  29. Web site: 50 años sin Joaquim Blume - Más Deporte - deportes - elmundo.es. 29 April 2009. El Mundo. es. 22 November 2012.
  30. Web site: Eugen Mack Olympic medals and stats . 19 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114140950/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MACKEUG01 . 14 November 2012 .
  31. Web site: GYMmedia.com - Tragic Accident: Alexander Beresch died! . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204185812/http://213.179.68.150/gymmedia/prioNOlang_en.asp?id=967&sp=1&rt=AG . 4 February 2012 .
  32. Web site: George Eyser Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ey/george-eyser-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 22 November 2012.
  33. Web site: Anton Heida Olympic medals and stats . databaseOlympics.com . 22 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114225932/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HEIDAANT01 . 14 November 2012 .

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