| Men’s Events _____________________ |
| Team |
| 1896-1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | USA-Philadelphia |
| 1908 | Sweden |
| 1912 | Italy |
| 1920 | Italy |
| 1924 | Italy |
| 1928 | Switzerland |
| 1932 | Italy |
| 1936 | Germany |
| 1948 | Finland |
| 1952 | Soviet Union |
| 1956 | Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Japan |
| 1964 | Japan |
| 1968 | Japan |
| 1972 | Japan |
| 1976 | Japan |
| 1980 | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | USA |
| 1988 | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Unified Team (former Soviet republics) |
| 1996 | Russia |
| 2000 | China |
| 2004 | Japan |
2008 | China |
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| All-Around |
| 1896 | Event Not Held |
| 1900 | Gustave Sandras | FRA |
| 1904 | Julius Lenhart | AUT |
| 1908 | Alberto Braglia | ITA |
| 1912 | Alberto Braglia | ITA |
| 1920 | Giorgio Zampori | ITA |
| 1924 | Leon Stukelj | YUG |
| 1928 | Georges Miez | SUI |
| 1932 | Romeo Neri | ITA |
| 1936 | Alfred Schwarzmann | GER |
| 1948 | Veikko Huhtanen | FIN |
| 1952 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1956 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1964 | Yukio Endo | JPN |
| 1968 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1972 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Aleksandr Dityatin | URS |
| 1984 | Koji Gushiken | JPN |
| 1988 | Vladimir Artemev | URS |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Li Xiaoshuang | CHN |
| 2000 | Aleksei Nemov | RUS |
| 2004 | Paul Hamm | USA |
2008 | Yang Wei | CHN |
| |
| Floor Exercise |
| 1896-1928 | Event Not Held |
| 1932 | Istvan Pelle | HUN |
| 1936 | Georges Miez | SUI |
| 1948 | Ferenc Pataki | HUN |
| 1952 | K. William Thoresson | SWE |
| 1956 | Valentin Muratov | URS |
| 1960 | Nobuyuki Aihara | JPN |
| 1964 | Franco Menichelli | ITA |
| 1968 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1972 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Roland Brueckner | GDR |
| 1984 | Li Ning | CHN |
| 1988 | Sergei Kharkov | URS |
| 1992 | Li Xiaoshuang | CHN |
| 1996 | Ioannis Melissanidis | GRE |
| 2000 | Igors Vihrovs | LAT |
| 2004 | Kyle Shewfelt | CAN |
2008 | Zou Kai | CHN |
| |
| Pommel Horse |
| 1896 | Louis Zutter | SUI |
| 1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | Anton Heida | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held |
| 1924 | Josef Wilhelm | SUI |
| 1928 | Hermann Haenggi | SUI |
| 1932 | Istvan Pelle | HUN |
| 1936 | Konrad Frey | GER |
| 1948 | Veikko Huhtanen | FIN |
| | Paavo Aaltonen | FIN |
| | Heikki Savolainen | FIN |
| 1952 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1956 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| | Eugen Ekman | FIN |
| 1964 | Miroslav Cerar | YUG |
| 1968 | Miroslav Cerar | YUG |
| 1972 | Viktor Klimenko | URS |
| 1976 | Zoltan Magyar | HUN |
| 1980 | Zoltan Magyar | HUN |
| 1984 | Li Ning | CHN |
| | Peter Vidmar | USA |
| 1988 | Lubomir Geraskov | BUL |
| | Zsolt Borkai | HUN |
| | Dmitry Bilozerchev | URS |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| | Pae Gil-Su | PRK |
| 1996 | Li Donghua | SUI |
| 2000 | Marius Urzica | ROM |
| 2004 | Teng Haibin | CHN |
2008 | Xiao Qin | CHN |
| |
| Still Rings |
| 1896 | Ioannis Mitropoulos | GRE |
| 1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | Herman Glass | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held |
| 1924 | Francesco Martino | ITA |
| 1928 | Leon Stukelj | YUG |
| 1932 | George Gulack | USA |
| 1936 | Alois Hudec | TCH |
| 1948 | Karl Frei | SUI |
| 1952 | Grant Shaginyan | URS |
| 1956 | Albert Azaryan | URS |
| 1960 | Albert Azaryan | URS |
| 1964 | Takuji Hayata | JPN |
| 1968 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1972 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Aleksandr Dityatin | URS |
| 1984 | Koji Gushiken | JPN |
| | Li Ning | CHN |
| 1988 | Holger Behrendt | GDR |
| | Dmitry Bilozerchev | URS |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Yuri Chechi | ITA |
| 2000 | Szilveszter Csollany | HUN |
| 2004 | Dimosthenis Tampakos | GRE |
2008 | Chen Yibing | CHN |
| |
| Vault |
| 1896 | Carl Schuhmann | GER |
| 1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | Anton Heida | USA |
| | George Eyser | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held |
| 1924 | Frank Kriz | USA |
| 1928 | Eugen Mack | SUI |
| 1932 | Savino Guglielmetti | ITA |
| 1936 | Alfred Schwarzmann | GER |
| 1948 | Paavo Aaltonen | FIN |
| 1952 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1956 | Helmut Bantz | GER |
| | Valentin Muratov | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| | Takashi Ono | JPN |
| 1964 | Haruhiro Yamashita | JPN |
| 1968 | Mikhail Voronin | URS |
| 1972 | Klaus Koeste | GDR |
| 1976 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1980 | Nikolai Andrianov | URS |
| 1984 | Lou Yun | CHN |
| 1988 | Lou Yun | CHN |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Aleksei Nemov | RUS |
| 2000 | Gervasio Deferr | ESP |
| 2004 | Gervasio Deferr | ESP |
2008 | Leszek Blanik | POL |
| |
| Parallel Bars |
| 1896 | Alfred Flatow | GER |
| 1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | George Eyser | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held |
| 1924 | August Guettinger | SUI |
| 1928 | Ladislav Vacha | TCH |
| 1932 | Romeo Neri | ITA |
| 1936 | Konrad Frey | GER |
| 1948 | Michael Reusch | SUI |
| 1952 | Hans Eugster | SUI |
| 1956 | Viktor Chukarin | URS |
| 1960 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1964 | Yukio Endo | JPN |
| 1968 | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1972 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1976 | Sawao Kato | JPN |
| 1980 | Aleksandr Tkachev | URS |
| 1984 | Bart Conner | USA |
| 1988 | Vladimir Artemev | URS |
| 1992 | Vitaly Scherbo | EUN |
| 1996 | Rustam Sharipov | UKR |
| 2000 | Li Xiaopeng | CHN |
| 2004 | Valery Goncharov | UKR |
2008 | Li Xiaopeng | CHN |
| |
| Horizontal Bar |
| 1896 | Hermann Weingaertner | GER |
| 1900 | Event Not Held |
| 1904 | Anton Heida | USA |
| 1904 | Edward Hennig | USA |
| 1908-1920 | Event Not Held |
| 1924 | Leon Stukelj | YUG |
| 1928 | Georges Miez | SUI |
| 1932 | Dallas Bixler | USA |
| 1936 | Aleksanteri Saarvala | FIN |
| 1948 | Josef Stalder | SUI |
| 1952 | Jack Guenthard | SUI |
| 1956 | Takashi Ono | JPN |
| 1960 | Takashi Ono | JPN |
| 1964 | Boris Shakhlin | URS |
| 1968 | Mikhail Voronin | URS |
| | Akinori Nakayama | JPN |
| 1972 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | JPN |
| 1976 | Mitsuo Tsukahara | JPN |
| 1980 | Stoyan Delchev | BUL |
| 1984 | Shinji Morisue | JPN |
| 1988 | Vladimir Artemev | URS |
| | Valery Liukin | URS |
| 1992 | Trent Dimas | USA |
| 1996 | Andreas Wecker | GER |
| 2000 | Aleksei Nemov | RUS |
| 2004 | Igor Cassina | ITA |
2008 | Zou Kai | CHN |
| |
| Women’s Events __________________ |
Team |
| 1896-1924 | Event Not Held |
| 1928 | Netherlands |
| 1932 | Event Not Held |
| 1936 | Germany |
| 1948 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1952 | Soviet Union |
| 1956 | Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Soviet Union |
| 1964 | Soviet Union |
| 1968 | Soviet Union |
| 1972 | Soviet Union |
| 1976 | Soviet Union |
| 1980 | Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Romania |
| 1988 | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Unified Team (former Soviet republics) |
| 1996 | USA |
| 2000 | Romania |
| 2004 | Romania |
2008 | China |
| |
| All-Around |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held |
| 1952 | Maria Gorokhovskaya | URS |
| 1956 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1960 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1964 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1968 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Lyudmila Turischeva | URS |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1980 | Yelena Davydova | URS |
| 1984 | Mary Lou Retton | USA |
| 1988 | Yelena Shushunova | URS |
| 1992 | Tatyana Gutsu | EUN |
| 1996 | Lilia Podkopayeva | UKR |
| 2000 | Simona Amanar | ROM |
| 2004 | Carly Patterson | USA |
2008 | Nastia Liukin | USA |
| |
| Vault |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held |
| 1952 | Yekaterina Kalinschuk | URS |
| 1956 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1960 | Margarita Nikolayeva | URS |
| 1964 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1968 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Karin Janz | GDR |
| 1976 | Nelli Kim | URS |
| 1980 | Natalya Shaposhnikova | URS |
| 1984 | Ecaterina Szabo | ROM |
| 1988 | Svetlana Boginskaya | URS |
| 1992 | Henrietta Onodi | HUN |
| | Lavinia Milosovici | ROM |
| 1996 | Simona Amanar | ROM |
| 2000 | Yelena Zamolodchikova | RUS |
| 2004 | Monica Rosu | ROM |
2008 | Hong Un Jong | PRK |
| |
| Uneven Bars |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held |
| 1952 | Margit Korondi | HUN |
| 1956 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| 1960 | Polina Astakhova | URS |
| 1964 | Polina Astakhova | URS |
| 1968 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Karin Janz | GDR |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1980 | Maxi Gnauck | GDR |
| 1984 | Ma Yanhong | CHN |
| | Julianne McNamara | USA |
| 1988 | Daniela Silivas | ROM |
| 1992 | Lu Li | CHN |
| 1996 | Svetlana Khorkina | RUS |
| 2000 | Svetlana Khorkina | RUS |
| 2004 | Emilie Lepennec | FRA |
2008 | He Kexin | CHN |
| |
| Balance Beam |
| 1896-1948 | Event Not Held |
| 1952 | Nina Bocharova | URS |
| 1956 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| 1960 | Eva Vechtova Bosakova | TCH |
| 1964 | Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1968 | Natalya Kuchinskaya | URS |
| 1972 | Olga Korbut | URS |
| 1976 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1980 | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1984 | Simona Pauca | ROM |
| | Ecaterina Szabo | ROM |
| 1988 | Daniela Silivas | ROM |
| 1992 | Tatyana Lysenko | EUN |
| 1996 | Shannon Miller | USA |
| 2000 | Liu Xuan | CHN |
| 2004 | Catalina Ponor | ROM |
2008 | Shawn Johnson | USA |
| |
| Floor Exercise |
| 1896-48 | Event Not Held |
| 1952 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| 1956 | Agnes Keleti | HUN |
| | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1960 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1964 | Larisa Latynina | URS |
| 1968 | Larisa Petrik | URS |
| Vera Caslavska | TCH |
| 1972 | Olga Korbut | URS |
| 1976 | Nelli Kim | URS |
| 1980 | Nelli Kim | URS |
| | Nadia Comaneci | ROM |
| 1984 | Ecaterina Szabo | ROM |
| 1988 | Daniela Silivas | ROM |
| 1992 | Lavinia Milosovici | ROM |
| 1996 | Lilia Podkopayeva | UKR |
| 2000 | Yelena Zamolodchikova | RUS |
| 2004 | Catalina Ponor | ROM |
2008 | Sandra Izbasa | ROM |
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