We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of gymnastics, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for gymnastics before the vote is started. See the current list below of top athletes, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback.

If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please let me know, including any relevant details about the person.

gymnastics Greatest

The athletes below are listed in no particular order - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all.

name notes
Nadia Comaneci Romania
Agnes Keleti Hungary
Alexander Dityatin  
Alexei Bondarenko  
Alexei Nemov  
Artur Akopyan  
Bart Conner  
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin  
Dmitry Vladimirovich Bilozerchev Russia
Gervasio Deferr  
Hiroyuki Tomita  
Ivan Ivankov  
Kohei Uchimura  
kurt thomas  
Larisa Latynina USSR
li ning  
li xiaoshuang  
Marian Dragulescu  
Marius Urzica  
Mary Lou Retton USA
Mikhail Voronin  
Mitsuo Tsukahara  
naoya tsukahara  
Nikolai Andrianov  
Olga Korbut  
Paul Hamm  
Polina Astakhova  
Sawao Kato  
Tim Dagget  
valeri liukin  
Vera Cáslavská Czechoslovakia
Vitali Scherbo  
Vladimir Artemev  
Yang Wei  
yuki endo  
Yuri Chechi  
Yuri Korolev  
Zoltan Magyar  
Zou Kai