Rings at the Olympics

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Rings
at the Olympic Games
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Rings competition at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Overview
SportArtistic gymnastics
GenderMen
Years heldMen: 1896, 1904, 19242024
Reigning champion
MenFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Yang  (CHN)

The rings is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. [1] It was held again in 1904, but not in 1900, 1908, 1912, or 1920 when no apparatus events were awarded medals. However, the rings was one of the components of the men's artistic individual all-around in 1900, 1908, and 1912. The men's rings returned as a medal event in 1924 and has been held every Games since. Rings scores were included in the individual all-around for 1924 and 1928, with no separate apparatus final. In 1932, the rings was entirely separate from the all-around. From 1936 to 1956, there were again no separate apparatus finals with the rings scores used in the all-around. Beginning in 1960, there were separate apparatus finals.

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Medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1896 Athens
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Ioannis Mitropoulos
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
Hermann Weingärtner
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
Petros Persakis
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
1900 ParisNot held
1904 St. Louis
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Herman Glass
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
William Merz
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Emil Voigt
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1908 LondonNot held
1912 StockholmNot held
1920 AntwerpNot held
1924 Paris
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Francesco Martino
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Robert Pražák
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Vácha
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1928 Amsterdam
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Leon Štukelj
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Ladislav Vácha
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Emanuel Löffler
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1932 Los Angeles
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George Gulack
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bill Denton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Giovanni Lattuada
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
1936 Berlin
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Alois Hudec
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Leon Štukelj
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Matthias Volz
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
1948 London
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Karl Frei
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Michael Reusch
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Zdeněk Růžička
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1952 Helsinki
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Hrant Shahinyan
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Hans Eugster
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Dmytro Leonkin
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne
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Albert Azaryan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Valentin Muratov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Masumi Kubota
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Masao Takemoto
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1960 Rome
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Albert Azaryan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Boris Shakhlin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Velik Kapsazov
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria
Takashi Ono
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1964 Tokyo
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Takuji Hayata
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Franco Menichelli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Boris Shakhlin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
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Akinori Nakayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mikhail Voronin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Sawao Kato
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1972 Munich
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Akinori Nakayama
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Mikhail Voronin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1976 Montreal
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Nikolai Andrianov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Alexander Dityatin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Danuţ Grecu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
1980 Moscow
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Alexander Dityatin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Aleksandr Tkachyov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Jiří Tabák
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1984 Los Angeles
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Li Ning
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Koji Gushiken
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Not awarded Mitchell Gaylord
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1988 Seoul
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Holger Behrendt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Dmitri Bilozertchev
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Not awarded Sven Tippelt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1992 Barcelona
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Vitaly Scherbo
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Li Jing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Andreas Wecker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Li Xiaoshuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1996 Atlanta
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Jury Chechi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Szilveszter Csollány
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Dan Burincă
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2000 Sydney
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Szilveszter Csollány
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Dimosthenis Tampakos
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Yordan Yovchev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
2004 Athens
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Dimosthenis Tampakos
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Yordan Yovchev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Jury Chechi
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
2008 Beijing
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Chen Yibing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Oleksandr Vorobiov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2012 London
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Arthur Zanetti
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Chen Yibing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Matteo Morandi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Eleftherios Petrounias
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Arthur Zanetti
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Denis Ablyazin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2020 Tokyo
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Liu Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
You Hao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Eleftherios Petrounias
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2024 Paris
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Liu Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Zou Jingyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Eleftherios Petrounias
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Multiple medalists

RankGymnastNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Albert Azaryan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1956–19602002
Liu Yang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2020–20242002
Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)1968–19722002
4 Leon Štukelj Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)1928–19361102
Alexander Dityatin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1976–19801102
Szilveszter Csollány Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1996–20001102
Dimosthenis Tampakos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)2000–20041102
Chen Yibing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2008–20121102
Arthur Zanetti Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)2012–20161102
10 Eleftherios Petrounias Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)2016–20241023
11 Jury Chechi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1996–20041012
12 Mikhail Voronin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1968–19720202
13 Ladislav Vácha Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1924–19280112
Boris Shakhlin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1960–19640112
Yordan Yovchev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)2000–20040112

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)67217
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)45110
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)4059
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)3137
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2226
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2136
7Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1247
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1102
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1102
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)1102
11Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1012
12Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)1001
13Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0123
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0123
15Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0022
16Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0011
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0011
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References

  1. "Rings | Gymnastics, Olympics, Skills, Technique, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 August 2024.