Men's Artistic Gymnasts are men who participate in the sport of gymnastics, specifically artistic gymnastics. Men first competed in Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics in 1896. 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.
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A Gymnast Dates FIG listing Albert AzaryanAlbert Azaryan has represented Armenia and the USSR 11 February 1929 Artur Davtyan 8 August 1992 Vahagn Davtyan 18 August 1988 Hamlet Manukyan 22 August 2007 Harutyun Merdinyan 16 August 1984
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Philippe Rizzo 9 February 1981 Joshua Jefferis 29 August 1985 Damian Istria 24 August 1982
B Gymnast Dates FIG listing Ivan Ivankov 10 April 1975 Vitaly Scherbo 13 January 1972 Ivan Pavlovsky 2 December 1976
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Diego Hypólito 19 June 1986 Arthur Mariano 18 September 1993 Arthur Zanetti 16 April 1990
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Yordan Yovchev 24 February 1973
C Gymnast Dates FIG listing Zachary Clay 5 July 1995 René Cournoyer 23 April 1997 Félix Dolci 5 May 2002 William Émard 17 March 2000 Jayson Rampersad 31 July 2003 Kyle Shewfelt 6 May 1982 Samuel Zakutney 6 October 1998
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Chen Yibing 19 December 1984 Li Ning 10 March 1963 Li Xiaopeng 27 Jul5 1981 Lou Yun 1964 Xiao Qin 1 January 19853 Yang Wei 8 February 1980 Zou Kai 25 February 1988
E Gymnast Dates FIG listing Mohamed Afify 10 November 2001 Omar Mohamed 10 February 1999 Mahmoud Safwat 16 November 1929
F Gymnast Dates FIG listing Louis Ségura 23 July 1889–1963 Marco Torrès 22 January 1888 – 15 January 1963
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Paavo Aaltonen 11 December 1919 – 9 September 1962 Veikko Huhtanen 5 June 1919 – 29 January 1976 Heikki Savolainen 1907Heikki Savolainen's date of birth in his FIG record conflicts with his stated age of 44 at the 1952 Olympics7 September 1928–29 November 1997
G Gymnast Dates FIG listing Valery BelenkyValery Belenky represented Germany and the USSR 5 September 1969 Philipp Boy 23 July 1987 Andreas Bretschneider 4 August 1989 Roland BrücknerRoland Brückner represented East Germany 14 December 1955 Lukas Dauser 15 June 1993 Nils Dunkel 20 February 1997 Konrad FreyKonrad Frey represented Germany before it was divided into East and West Germany after World War II 24 April 1909 Eberhard Gienger 21 July 1951 Fabian Hambüchen 25 October 1987 Philipp Herder 21 October 1992 Sylvio KrollSylvio Kroll represented East Germany 29 April 1965 Marcel Nguyen 8 September 1987 Sven TippeltSven Tippelt represented East Germany 3 June 1965 Andreas Toba 7 October 1990 Andreas Wecker 2 January 1970
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Brinn Bevan 16 June 1997 Daniel Keatings 4 January 1990 Sam Oldham 17 February 1993 Daniel Purvis 13 November 1990 Giarnni Regini-Moran 2 August 1998 Louis Smith 24 April 1989 Kristian Thomas 14 February 1989 Max Whitlock 13 January 1993 Nile Wilson 17 January 1996
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Vlasios Maras 31 March 1983
H Gymnast Dates FIG listing Szilveszter Csollány 13 April 1970 Zoltán Supola 25 September 1970
I Gymnast Dates FIG listing Alberto Braglia 1883 Igor Cassina 15 August 1977 Yuri Chechi 11 October 1969 Franco Menichelli 1941 Romeo Neri 1903 Giorgio Zampori 1887
J Gymnast Dates FIG listing Takehiro Kashima 6 July 1980 Sawao Kato 11 October 1946 Ryohei Kato 9 September 1993 Hisashi Mizutori 27 July 1980 Akinori Nakayama 1943 Takashi Ono 1931 Kenzo Shirai 24 August 1996 Masao Takemoto 29 September 1919 Yusuke Tanaka 29 November 1989 Mitsuo Tsukahara 22 December 1947 Naoya Tsukahara 25 June 1977 Hiroyuki Tomita 21 November 1980 Kōhei Uchimura 3 January 1989 Isao Yoneda 20 August 1977
L Gymnast Dates FIG listing Evgeni Sapronenko 11 November 1978 Igors Vihrovs 6 June 1978
Luxembourg Mathias Logelin, two-time Olympian (1928, 1936), and medalist at the 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
M Gymnast Dates FIG listing Daniel Corral 25 January 1990
N Gymnast Dates FIG listing Yuri van Gelder 20 April 1993 Yuri van Gelder's FIG revord is in his given name of Lambertus van Gelder Jeffrey Wammes 24 April 1987 Epke Zonderland 16 April 1986
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Pae Gil-su 4 March 1972 Ri Se-gwang 21 January 1985
R Gymnast Dates FIG listing Marian Drăgulescu 18 December 1980 Ioan Silviu Suciu 24 November 1977 Marius Urzică 30 September 1975
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Denis Ablyazin 3 August 1992 Nikolai AndrianovNikolai Andrianov has represented Russia and the USSR 14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011 Aleksandr Balandin 20 June 1989 David Belyavskiy 23 February 1992 Dmitry BilozerchevDmitry Bilozerchev has represented Russia and the USSR 22 December 1966 Alexei Bondarenko 23 August 1978 Yuri Busse 16 July 2001 Artur Dalaloyan 26 April 1996 Emin Garibov 9 August 1990 Anton Golotsutskov 28 July 1985 Nikita Ignatyev 21 June 1992 Yuri KorolevYuri Korolev has represented Russia and the USSR 28 August 1962 Nikolai Kryukov 11 November 1978 Nikolai Kuksenkov 2 June 1989 Valeri LiukinValeri Liukin has represented Russia and the USSR 5 September 1969 Andrey Makolov 12 June 1998 Nikita Nagornyy 12 February 1997 Sergei Naidin 11 July 2001 Alexei Nemov 28 April 1976 Yuri Ryazanov 21 March 1987 – 20 October 2009 Ivan Stretovich 6 October 1996 Boris Shakhlin appears to show Boris Shakhlin, but representing Ukraine 27 January 1932 – 27 May 2008 Yuri TitovYuri Titov has represented Russia and the USSR 27 November 1935 Aleksandr TkachyovAleksandr Tkachyov has represented Russia and the USSR. 4 October 1957 Mikhail VoroninMikhail Voronin has represented Russia and the USSR 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004
S Gymnast Dates FIG listing Mitja Petkovšek 16 February 1977 Miro Cerar 28 October 1939 Aljaž Pegan 2 June 1974 Leon Štukelj 12 November 1898
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Kim Dae-eun 17 September 1984 Yang Hak-seon 6 December 1992 Park Min-soo 21 November 1994 Yang Tae-young 8 July 1980
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Nikolai Andrianov 14 October 1952 Albert Azaryan 30 November 1993 Valery Belenky 5 September 1969 Dmitry Bilozerchev 22 December 1966 Viktor Chukarin 9 November 1921 – 1984 Alexander Dityatin 7 August 1957 Yuri Korolev 28 August 1962 Valeri Liukin 5 September 1969 Boris Shakhlin 27 January 1932 – 27 May 2008 Yuri Titov 27 November 1935 Aleksandr Tkachyov 4 October 1957 Mikhail Voronin 26 March 1945 – 22 May 2004
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Joaquín Blume 21 June 1933 – 29 April 1959 Gervasio Deferr 7 November 1980 Rafael Martinez 10 December 1983
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Eugen Mack 21 September 1907–29 October 1978
U Gymnast Dates FIG listing Alexander Beresch 12 October 1977 – 29 February 2004 Valeri Goncharov 19 September 1977 Illia Kovtun 10 August 2003 Igor Radivilov 19 October 1992 Oleg Stepko 15 March 1994 Oleg Verniaiev 29 September 1993
Gymnast Dates FIG listing Alexander Artemev 29 August 1985 Raj Bhavsar 7 September 1980 Brandon Briones 29 April 2001 Chris Brooks 19 December 1986 Bart Conner 3 March 1958 Tim Daggett 22 April 1965 Jacob Dalton 19 August 1991 George Eyser 31 August 1870, death unknown Mitch Gaylord 10 March 1961 Morgan Hamm 24 September 1982 Paul Hamm 24 September 1982 Anton Heida 1878 Jonathan Horton 31 December 1985 Danell Leyva 30 October 1991 Brody Malone 7 January 2000 Sam Mikulak 13 October 1992 Yul Moldauer 26 August 1996 Alexander Naddour 4 March 1991 Stephen Nedoroscik 28 October 1998 John Orozco 30 December 1992 Paul Ruggeri 12 November 1988 Justin Spring 11 March 1984 Kevin Tan 24 September 1981 Kurt Thomas 29 March 1956 Peter Vidmar 3 June 1961 Donnell Whittenburg 18 August 1994 Blaine Wilson 3 August 1974 Shane Wiskus 1 October 1998 Brandon Wynn 4 November 1988 Alec Yoder 21 January 1997
See also List of gymnasts International Gymnastics Hall of Fame List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (men)
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