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.

Rings
at the Olympic Games
Rings competition at the 1896 Summer Olympics
Overview
SportArtistic gymnastics
GenderMen
Years heldMen: 1896, 1904, 19242024
Reigning champion
Men Liu Yang (CHN)

Medalists

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

Multiple medalists

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Rank Gymnast Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Albert Azaryan   Soviet Union (URS) 1956–1960 2 0 0 2
Liu Yang   China (CHN) 2020–2024 2 0 0 2
Akinori Nakayama   Japan (JPN) 1968–1972 2 0 0 2
4 Leon Štukelj   Yugoslavia (YUG) 1928–1936 1 1 0 2
Alexander Dityatin   Soviet Union (URS) 1976–1980 1 1 0 2
Szilveszter Csollány   Hungary (HUN) 1996–2000 1 1 0 2
Dimosthenis Tampakos   Greece (GRE) 2000–2004 1 1 0 2
Chen Yibing   China (CHN) 2008–2012 1 1 0 2
Arthur Zanetti   Brazil (BRA) 2012–2016 1 1 0 2
10 Eleftherios Petrounias   Greece (GRE) 2016–2024 1 0 2 3
11 Jury Chechi   Italy (ITA) 1996–2004 1 0 1 2
12 Mikhail Voronin   Soviet Union (URS) 1968–1972 0 2 0 2
13 Ladislav Vácha   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1924–1928 0 1 1 2
Boris Shakhlin   Soviet Union (URS) 1960–1964 0 1 1 2
Yordan Yovchev   Bulgaria (BUL) 2000–2004 0 1 1 2

Medalists by country

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Soviet Union (URS) 6 7 2 17
2   China (CHN) 4 5 1 10
3   Japan (JPN) 4 0 5 9
4   Greece (GRE) 3 1 3 7
5   United States (USA) 2 2 2 6
6   Italy (ITA) 2 1 3 6
7   Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1 2 4 7
8   Brazil (BRA) 1 1 0 2
  Hungary (HUN) 1 1 0 2
  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1 1 0 2
11   East Germany (GDR) 1 0 1 2
12   Unified Team (EUN) 1 0 0 1
13   Bulgaria (BUL) 0 1 2 3
  Germany (GER) 0 1 2 3
15   Romania (ROU) 0 0 2 2
16   Russia (RUS) 0 0 1 1
  Ukraine (UKR) 0 0 1 1
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References

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