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.
| Floor at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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) |
Medalists edit
Men edit
Multiple medalists edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Multiple medalists edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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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 edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2021.