Women's artistic gymnastics
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Ji Liya |  China | 20 October 1981 (aged 14) |
| Oldest competitor | Eszter Óváry |  Hungary | 11 October 1972 (aged 23) |
| Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| List of gymnasts | ||
| Artistic | ||
| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
| Rhythmic | ||
| Group all-around | women | |
| Individual all-around | women | |
This is a list of the gymnasts who represented their country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta from 19 July to 4 August 1996. Gymnasts in two disciplines (artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics) participated in the Games. [1] [2]
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Ji Liya | China | 20 October 1981 (aged 14) |
| Oldest competitor | Eszter Óváry | Hungary | 11 October 1972 (aged 23) |
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitors | Nikolai Kryukov |  Russia | 11 November 1978 (aged 17) |
| Oldest competitor | Li Donghua |  Switzerland | 10 November 1966 (aged 29) |
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Almudena Cid |  Spain | 15 June 1980 (aged 16) |
| Oldest competitor | Lenka Oulehlová |  Czech Republic | 14 June 1973 (aged 23) |
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Anne Jung |  Germany | 21 August 1981 (aged 14) |
| Oldest competitor | Zheng Ni | China | 6 July 1976 (aged 20) |
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