Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896 [1] with Russian female gymnasts having participated in every Olympic Games since 1996. A total of 32 female artistic gymnasts have represented Russia or the Russian Olympic Committee and they have won 27 medals, [2] including a team gold in 2020. [3] As a team Russia has won one gold, three silvers, and one bronze. [4]
The most decorated Russian females artistic gymnasts are Svetlana Khorkina (1996, 2000, 2004) [5] and Aliya Mustafina (2012, 2016) with seven Olympic medals each. Mustafina was the first Russian gymnast to defend two medals at consecutive games: she won bronze in all-around and gold on uneven bars in 2012 as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]
The following only counts medals won by gymnasts when they represented Russia or the Russian Olympic Committee (Not the Unified Team or the Soviet Union). Example: Rozalia Galiyeva won a gold medal with the Unified Team in 1992, but only the silver medal she won in 1996 appears here.
Gymnast | Years | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total medals | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viktoria Komova | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [35] |
Seda Tutkhalyan | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [36] |
Ksenia Klimenko | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [37] |
Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896 [1] with Russian female gymnasts having participated in every Olympic Games since 1996. A total of 32 female artistic gymnasts have represented Russia or the Russian Olympic Committee and they have won 27 medals, [2] including a team gold in 2020. [3] As a team Russia has won one gold, three silvers, and one bronze. [4]
The most decorated Russian females artistic gymnasts are Svetlana Khorkina (1996, 2000, 2004) [5] and Aliya Mustafina (2012, 2016) with seven Olympic medals each. Mustafina was the first Russian gymnast to defend two medals at consecutive games: she won bronze in all-around and gold on uneven bars in 2012 as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics. [6]
The following only counts medals won by gymnasts when they represented Russia or the Russian Olympic Committee (Not the Unified Team or the Soviet Union). Example: Rozalia Galiyeva won a gold medal with the Unified Team in 1992, but only the silver medal she won in 1996 appears here.
Gymnast | Years | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total medals | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viktoria Komova | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | [35] |
Seda Tutkhalyan | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [36] |
Ksenia Klimenko | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [37] |