Uneven bars at the Olympics

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Uneven bars
at the Olympic Games
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Karin Janz competing on the uneven bars at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Overview
SportArtistic gymnastics
GenderWomen
Years held 19522024
Reigning champion
WomenFlag of Algeria.svg  Kaylia Nemour  (ALG)

The uneven bars is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics on which only women compete. Women started competing in and earning medals at apparatus finals in 1952. [1]

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Medalists

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1952 Helsinki
details
Margit Korondi
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Flag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
1956 Melbourne
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Ágnes Keleti
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Sofia Muratova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1960 Rome
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Polina Astakhova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tamara Lyukhina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
details
Polina Astakhova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Katalin Makray
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Larisa Latynina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
details
Věra Čáslavská
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Karin Janz
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Zinaida Voronina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1972 Munich
details
Karin Janz
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olga Korbut
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Erika Zuchold
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
none awarded
1976 Montreal
details
Nadia Comăneci
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Teodora Ungureanu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Marta Egervari
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
1980 Moscow
details
Maxi Gnauck
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Emilia Eberle
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Maria Filatova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Steffi Kräker
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Melita Ruhn
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
1984 Los Angeles
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Ma Yanhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Julianne McNamara
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
none awarded Mary Lou Retton
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1988 Seoul
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Daniela Silivaș
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Dagmar Kersten
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Yelena Shushunova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona
details
Lu Li
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tatiana Gutsu
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Shannon Miller
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Atlanta
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Svetlana Khorkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Amy Chow
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bi Wenjing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
none awarded
2000 Sydney
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Svetlana Khorkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ling Jie
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yang Yun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2004 Athens
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Émilie Le Pennec
Flag of France.svg  France
Terin Humphrey
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Courtney Kupets
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2008 Beijing
details
He Kexin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Nastia Liukin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yang Yilin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2012 London
details
Aliya Mustafina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
He Kexin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Beth Tweddle
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Aliya Mustafina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Madison Kocian
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Sophie Scheder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2020 Tokyo
details [2]
Nina Derwael
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Anastasia Ilyankova
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
Sunisa Lee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 Paris
details
Kaylia Nemour
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Qiu Qiyuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Sunisa Lee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Multiple medalists

RankGymnastNationOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Polina Astakhova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1960–19642002
Svetlana Khorkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1996–20002002
Aliya Mustafina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2012–20162002
4 He Kexin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2008–20121102
Karin Janz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1968–19721102
6 Ágnes Keleti Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1952–19561012
7 Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1956–19640213
8 Sunisa Lee Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2020–20240022

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)4004
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)3429
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)24612
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)2316
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)2215
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)2125
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)14510
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1001
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1001
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1001
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1001
12Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 0101
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN)0101
14Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
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References

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  2. "Nina Derwael of Belgium Beats Sunisa Lee on Uneven Bars". The New York Times . 1 August 2021.