Gymnastics is a sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on 16–25 September and 22–23 September, respectively. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Pavilion 3 of the Sydney Olympic Park on 28 September – 1 October.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Olympic Indoor Hall and the rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.
Karen Cockburn is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the individual event. She won a gold medal at the 2003 Trampoline World Championships in Hannover, Germany in the same event and a bronze in the team event. At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the individual event.
These are the results for the men's individual trampoline competition, one of two events of the trampoline discipline contested in the gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 21 in the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.
These are the results for the women's individual trampoline competition, one of two events of the trampoline discipline contested in the gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The qualification and final rounds took place on August 20 at the Olympic Indoor Hall.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall in Seoul from September 18 through 25th. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the same venue from September 28 through 30th.
Men's trampoline competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium. The competition consisted of two rounds. In the first, each trampolinist performed two routines on the trampoline. One routine had to include required elements, while the other was a voluntary routine. Scores were given for both execution and difficulty in each routine, summed to give a routine score. The two routine scores in the first round determined qualification for the second; the eight top finishers moved on to the final. The final consisted entirely of a single voluntary routine, with no preliminary scores being carried over.
Women's trampoline competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on August 18 at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.
The men's vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the North Greenwich Arena 1 on 6 August. There were 17 competitors from 14 nations. The event was won by Yang Hak-Seon of South Korea, the nation's first victory in the men's vault and first medal since 1996. Denis Ablyazin of Russia took silver, while Igor Radivilov earned Ukraine's first medal in the event as an independent nation.
The men's pommel horse in artistic gymnastics at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 28 July and 5 August. There were 69 competitors from 32 nations. Krisztián Berki from Hungary won the gold medal. It was Hungary's first victory in the pommel horse since 1988 and fifth overall, tying the Soviet Union for most all-time. Great Britain's Louis Smith and Max Whitlock won silver and bronze respectively. Smith, who had won bronze in 2008, was the 10th man to win multiple medals in the event. It was the first time since 1984 that one nation earned multiple medals in the pommel horse.
The men's rings competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the North Greenwich Arena 1 on 28 July and 6 August. There were 68 competitors from 31 nations. The event was won by Arthur Zanetti of Brazil, the nation's first medal in the men's rings. 2008 winner Chen Yibing of China was not successful in repeating as Olympic champion, but earned silver to become the 12th man to win multiple medals in the event. Matteo Morandi of Italy took bronze.
The men's parallel bars competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the North Greenwich Arena 1 on 28 July and 7 August. There were 71 competitors from 33 nations. The event was won by Feng Zhe of China, the nation's second consecutive victory in the parallel bars and third overall. Marcel Nguyen's silver was the first medal for united Germany in the event since 1936 and the first for any German gymnast in the parallel bars since 1988. Hamilton Sabot earned France's first parallel bars medal with his bronze.
The men's horizontal bar competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the North Greenwich Arena 1]] on 28 July and 7 August. There were 70 competitors from 33 nations. The event was won by Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands, the nation's first victory in the horizontal bar. Fabian Hambüchen of Germany took silver, while Zou Kai of China earned bronze. Hambüchen and Zou, bronze and gold medalists respectively in 2008, were the 11th and 12th men to win multiple medals in the event.
The Women's rhythmic individual all-around competition contested at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The event was held at the Wembley Arena on 9–11 August.
The Women's trampoline competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held on 4 August, at the North Greenwich Arena, London, United Kingdom.
The Men's trampoline competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held at the HSBC Arena.
The Women's trampoline competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 12 August, at the Arena Olímpica do Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Charlotte Frances Drury is an American trampoline gymnast. At the 2014 Minsk World Cup, she finished at the top of the podium in the individual event, becoming the first American woman to win a gold medal in trampoline at a World Cup. That same year, she was crowned national champion at the USA Gymnastics Championships. She has been a member of the US Trampoline and Tumbling National Team since 2011, and was an alternate at the 2020 Summer Olympics games in Tokyo.
The women's trampoline competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
