Floor at the Olympics
| Floor at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Floor at the 2012 Olympic Games | |
| Overview | |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1932–2020 Women: 1952–2020 |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) |
| Women |  Jade Carey (USA) |
The floor (or floor exercise) is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the 1932 Olympic Games.[1] For women it was first held in 1952.
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Los Angeles |
István Pelle Hungary
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Georges Miez Switzerland
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Mario Lertora Italy
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| 1936 Berlin |
Georges Miez Switzerland
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Josef Walter Switzerland
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Konrad Frey GermanyEugen Mack Switzerland
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| 1948 London |
Ferenc Pataki Hungary
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János Mogyorósi-Klencs Hungary
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Zdenek Ruzicka Czechoslovakia
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| 1952 Helsinki |
William Thoresson Sweden
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Jerzy Jokiel PolandTadao Uesako  Japan
|
none awarded |
| 1956 Melbourne |
Valentin Muratov Soviet Union
|
Nobuyuki Aihara Japan Viktor Chukarin Soviet UnionWilliam Thoresson Sweden
|
none awarded |
| 1960 Rome |
Nobuyuki Aihara Japan
|
Yuri Titov Soviet Union
|
Franco Menichelli Italy
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| 1964 Tokyo |
Franco Menichelli Italy
|
Yukio Endo Japan Viktor Lisitsky Soviet Union
|
none awarded |
| 1968 Mexico City |
Sawao Kato Japan
|
Akinori Nakayama Japan
|
Takeshi Katō Japan
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| 1972 Munich |
Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union
|
Akinori Nakayama Japan
|
Shigeru Kasamatsu Japan
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| 1976 Montreal |
Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union
|
Vladimir Marchenko Soviet Union
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Peter Kormann United States
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| 1980 Moscow |
Roland Brückner East Germany
|
Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union
|
Alexander Dityatin Soviet Union
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| 1984 Los Angeles |
Li Ning China
|
Lou Yun China
|
Koji Sotomura Japan
|
Philippe Vatuone France
| |||
| 1988 Seoul |
Sergei Kharkov Soviet Union
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Vladimir Artemov Soviet Union
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Yukio Iketani Japan
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| Lou Yun China
| |||
| 1992 Barcelona |
Li Xiaoshuang China
|
Yukio Iketani Japan Hrihoriy Misyutin  Unified Team
|
none awarded |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Ioannis Melissanidis Greece
|
Li Xiaoshuang China
|
Alexei Nemov Russia
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| 2000 Sydney |
Igors Vihrovs Latvia
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Alexei Nemov Russia
|
Yordan Yovchev Bulgaria
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| 2004 Athens |
Kyle Shewfelt Canada
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Marian Drăgulescu Romania
|
Yordan Yovchev Bulgaria
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| 2008 Beijing |
Zou Kai China
|
Gervasio Deferr Spain
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Anton Golotsutskov Russia
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| 2012 London |
Zou Kai China
|
Kōhei Uchimura Japan
|
Denis Ablyazin Russia
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Max Whitlock Great Britain
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Diego Hypólito Brazil
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Arthur Mariano Brazil
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| 2020 Tokyo [2] |
Artem Dolgopyat Israel
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Rayderley Zapata Spain
|
Xiao Ruoteng China
|
Multiple medalists[]
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolai Andrianov |  Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1980 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Zou Kai |  China (CHN) |
2008–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Georges Miez |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1932–1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| William Thoresson |  Sweden (SWE) |
1952–1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Li Xiaoshuang | China (CHN) |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Franco Menichelli |  Italy (ITA) |
1960–1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Akinori Nakayama |  Japan (JPN) |
1968–1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Yukio Iketani | Japan (JPN) |
1988–1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Yun | China (CHN) |
1984–1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alexei Nemov |  Russia (RUS) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Yordan Yovchev |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2000–2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medalists by country[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | China (CHN) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) |
2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany (GDR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Israel (ISR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Russia (RUS) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Poland (POL) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women[]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Helsinki |
Ágnes Keleti Hungary
|
Maria Gorokhovskaya Soviet Union
|
Margit Korondi Hungary
|
| 1956 Melbourne |
Ágnes Keleti Hungary Larisa Latynina Soviet Union
|
none awarded | Elena Leuşteanu Romania
|
| 1960 Rome |
Larisa Latynina Soviet Union
|
Polina Astakhova Soviet Union
|
Tamara Lyukhina Soviet Union
|
| 1964 Tokyo |
Larisa Latynina Soviet Union
|
Polina Astakhova Soviet Union
|
Anikó Ducza Hungary
|
| 1968 Mexico City |
Věra Čáslavská Czechoslovakia Larisa Petrik Soviet Union
|
none awarded | Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet Union
|
| 1972 Munich |
Olga Korbut Soviet Union
|
Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union
|
Tamara Lazakovich Soviet Union
|
| 1976 Montreal |
Nellie Kim Soviet Union
|
Ludmilla Tourischeva Soviet Union
|
Nadia Comăneci Romania
|
| 1980 Moscow |
Nadia Comăneci Romania
|
none awarded | Maxi Gnauck East Germany
|
| Nellie Kim Soviet Union
|
Natalia Shaposhnikova Soviet Union
| ||
| 1984 Los Angeles |
Ecaterina Szabo Romania
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Julianne McNamara United States
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Mary Lou Retton United States
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| 1988 Seoul |
Daniela Silivaș Romania
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Svetlana Boginskaya Soviet Union
|
Diana Dudeva Bulgaria
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| 1992 Barcelona |
Lavinia Miloșovici Romania
|
Henrietta Ónodi Hungary
|
Cristina Bontaș Romania Tatiana Gutsu Unified TeamShannon Miller United States
|
| 1996 Atlanta |
Lilia Podkopayeva Ukraine
|
Simona Amânar Romania
|
Dominique Dawes United States
|
| 2000 Sydney |
Elena Zamolodchikova Russia
|
Svetlana Khorkina Russia
|
Simona Amânar Romania
|
| 2004 Athens |
Cătălina Ponor Romania
|
Nicoleta Daniela Șofronie Romania
|
Patricia Moreno Spain
|
| 2008 Beijing |
Sandra Izbașa Romania
|
Shawn Johnson United States
|
Nastia Liukin United States
|
| 2012 London |
Aly Raisman United States
|
Cătălina Ponor Romania
|
Aliya Mustafina Russia
|
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Simone Biles United States
|
Aly Raisman United States
|
Amy Tinkler Great Britain
|
| 2020 Tokyo [3] |
Jade Carey United States
|
Vanessa Ferrari Italy
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Angelina Melnikova ROCMai Murakami Japan
|
Multiple medalists[]
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larisa Latynina | Soviet Union (URS) |
1956–1964 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ágnes Keleti | Hungary (HUN) |
1952–1956 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nellie Kim | Soviet Union (URS) |
1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cătălina Ponor | Romania (ROU) |
2004, 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aly Raisman | United States (USA) |
2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Nadia Comăneci | Romania (ROU) |
1976–1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Polina Astakhova | Soviet Union (URS) |
1960–1964 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ludmilla Tourischeva | Soviet Union (URS) |
1972–1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Simona Amânar | Romania (ROU) |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by country[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) |
7 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) |
6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | United States (USA) |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Germany (GDR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 ROC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unified Team (EUN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gallery[]
Men's Floor at the Olympics
Anikó Ducza, 1964
Nellie Kim, 1980
Shawn Johnson, 2008
Ksenia Afanasyeva, 2012
Sandra Izbașa, 2012
Aly Raisman, 2016
Women's Floor at the Olympics
References[]
- ^ "1932 Olympics Gymnastics Medalists".
- ^ "Israel's golden pair: Linoy Ashram and Artem Dolgopyat". The Jerusalem Post. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Carey golden on floor exercise at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games". USA Gymnastics. 2 August 2021.
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