Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.Gutman, Dan (1996). Gymnastics. Puffin Books. p. 8. German male gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics except 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932. Additionally Germany was banned from participating in the 1948 Summer Olympics. At the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympic Games athletes from East and West Germany competed as the United Team of Germany. From 1968 through 1988 East Germany and West Germany competed separately. Athletes representing East Germany and West Germany are not included on this list.
Fabian Hambüchen and Andreas Toba have represented Germany at the Olympics the most with four appearances; Andreas Wecker also competed in four Olympics although he represented East Germany in 1988 and Germany at his three subsequent Olympic Games. Marcel Nguyen and Lukas Dauser have each represented Germany at three Olympic Games.
Gymnasts
Gymnast YearsRef. 1900 2004, 2008 1952, 1956 1936 1996 2000 1896 1908 2008, 2012 2024 2016 1912 1992 1912 1904 1900 2016, 2020, 2024 1952 2020, 2024 2024 1908 1912 2004 1908 1896 1896, 1900 1992 1936 1960 1960, 1964 1960, 1964 1900 1900 1912 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 2020 1896 1896 1912 1912 2004, 2008 1908 1908 1952, 1956 1956 1960, 1964 1912 1908 1964 1908 2012 1992 1900 2004 1904 1960, 1964 1896, 1900 1900 1904 1960 1900 1896 2008, 2012, 2016 1996, 2000 2000 1900 1996 1952 1912 1900, 1904 1952, 1956 2000, 2004 1912 1912 1912 1896 1912 1900 1900 1896 1896 1936, 1952 1912 1908 1912 1912 2008 1912 1936 1936 1936 1908 1900 1992 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 1996, 2000 2000 1936 1992, 1996 1904 1964 1904, 1908 1992, 1996, 2000 1896 1912 1952, 1956 1952, 1956 1900 1904 1936 1908 1912
Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Böcker, A. Flatow, G. Flatow, Hilmar, Hofmann, Manteuffel, Neukirch, Röstel, Schuft, Schuhmann, Weingärtner 1896 Athens Men's team parallel bars Böcker, A. Flatow, G. Flatow, Hilmar, Hofmann, Manteuffel, Neukirch, Röstel, Schuft, Schuhmann, Weingärtner Men's team horizontal bar Carl Schuhmann Men's vault Hermann Weingärtner Men's vault Hermann Weingärtner Men's pommel horse Hermann Weingärtner Men's rings Hermann Weingärtner Men's horizontal bar Alfred Flatow Men's horizontal bar Alfred Flatow Men's parallel bars Fritz Hofmann Men's rope climbing Wilhelm Weber 1904 St. Louis Men's all-around Beckert, Frey, Schwarzmann, Stadel, Stangl, Steffens, Volz, Winter 1936 Berlin Men's team Alfred Schwarzmann Men's all-around Konrad Frey Men's all-around Alfred Schwarzmann Men's floor exercise Konrad Frey Men's pommel horse Matthias Volz Men's rings Alfred Schwarzmann Men's vault Matthias Volz Men's vault Konrad Frey Men's parallel bars Alfred Schwarzmann Men's parallel bars Konrad Frey Men's horizontal bar Alfred Schwarzmann Men's horizontal bar Alfred Schwarzmann 1952 Helsinki Men's horizontal bar Helmut Bantz 1956 Melbourne Men's vault Fülle, Fürst, Koppe, Köste, Lyhs, Weber 1964 Tokyo Men's team Andreas Wecker 1992 Barcelona Men's pommel horse Andreas Wecker Men's rings Andreas Wecker Men's horizontal bar Andreas Wecker 1996 Atlanta Men's horizontal bar Fabian Hambüchen 2008 Beijing Men's horizontal bar Marcel Nguyen 2012 London Men's all-around Marcel Nguyen Men's parallel bars Fabian Hambüchen Men's horizontal bar Fabian Hambüchen 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's horizontal bar Lukas Dauser 2020 Tokyo Men's parallel bars
See also
List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Germany
References