Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team

Soviet Union
Continental unionEuropean Union of Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Appearances9
Medals Gold: 1952, 1956, 1980, 1988
Silver: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976
World Championships
Appearances14
Medals Gold: 1954, 1958, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991
Silver: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1983

The Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in FIG international competitions. They, alongside Japan, were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse.[1] Nikolai Andrianov, who represented the Soviet Union at three Olympic Games, is the most decorated Olympic male gymnast, having won 15 medals.[2][3]

History

The Soviet Union won the team gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics – the first Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in.[4] Throughout their existence the Soviet Union won four Olympic team golds and five Olympic team silvers, only ever losing to Japan.[4] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, gymnasts from the former Soviet states competed at one last Olympic Games together as the Unified Team; they won team gold.[5]

At the World Championships the Soviet Union won either gold or silver in the team event at every iteration that they competed in (1954–1991).

Team competition results

Olympic Games

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World Championships

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Soviet male artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined. This list does include medals won as the Unified Team at the Olympics and the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1992 but does not includes medals won under the flag of an independent nation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Also not included are medals won at the 1984 Friendship Games (alternative Olympics).

Rank Gymnast Years Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB Olympic Total World Total Total
1 Nikolai Andrianov 1972–1980 1980
1972
1976
1979
1974
1978
1976
1980
1978
1974
1972
1976
1980
1976
1974
1976
1974
1978
1976
1980
1972
1974
1978
1979
1976
1974
1978
1980 15 13 28
2 Boris Shakhlin 1954–1966 1956
1960
1964
1954
1958
1962
1966
1960
1964
1958
1962
1956
1960
1958
1962
1960
1964
1962
1960
1962
1960
1958
1962
1964
1960
1958
1954
13 14 27
3 Alexander Dityatin 1976–1981 1980
1976
1979
1981
1978
1980
1979
1978
1980
1978
1980 1980
1976
1979
1981
1978
1980
1979
1980
1981
1980
1979
10 12 22
4 Yuri Titov 1956–1966 1956
1960
1964
1958
1962
1966
1956
1960
1962
1958
1960
1958
1962
1958
1956
1958
1956
1964
1958
9 10 19
5 Vladimir Artemov 1983–1989 1988
1985
1987
1989
1983
1988
1985
1987
1988
1987
1989
1989 1988
1983
1987
1989
1988
1989
5 13 18
6 Mikhail Voronin 1966–1972 1968
1972
1966
1970
1968
1966
1968
1966
1968
1972
1966
1970
1968 1968
1966
1970
1968 9 8 17
7 Dmitry Bilozerchev 1983–1988 1988
1987
1983
1988
1983
1987
1983 1988
1983
1987
1988
1983
1987
1987 1983
1987
4 12 16
8 Viktor Chukarin 1952–1956 1952
1956
1954
1952
1956
1954
1956 1952
1956
1954
1952 1952 1956
1952
1954
11 4 15
9 Vitaly Scherbo 1991–1992 1992
1991
1992
1991
1991
1992
1992
1992
1992
1992
1992
1991
1992 1991 6 8 14
10 Aleksandr Tkachyov 1978–1981 1980
1979
1981
1978
1979 1979 1980
1979
1980
1979
1981
1979
3 9 12
11 Valentin Muratov 1952–1958 1952
1956
1954
1958
1954 1956
1954
1956
1954
1956 1954 5 6 11
12 Ihor Korobchynskyi 1989–1992 1992
1989
1991
1989 1989
1991
1992
1992 1992
1991
1992 2 9 11
13 Hrihoriy Misyutin 1991–1992 1992
1991
1992
1991
1992 1991
1992
1992 1992
1992
5 5 10
14 Albert Azaryan 1954–1960 1956
1960
1954
1958
1956
1960
1954
1958
1958 4 5 9
15 Viktor Klimenko 1968–1974 1968
1972
1970
1974
1972
1970
1972
1970
1968 5 4 9
16 Valeri Liukin 1987–1991 1988
1987
1991
1988
1991
1988 1988 4 3 7
Hrant Shahinyan 1952–1954 1952
1954
1952 1954 1952
1954
1952 4 3 7
18 Viktor Lisitsky 1962–1970 1964
1968
1962
1970
1964 1964 1964 5 2 7
19 Valeri Belenki 1989–1992 1992
1989
1991
1992 1991 1992 2 4 6
20 Pavel Stolbov 1956–1962 1956
1958
1962
1958 1958 1962 1 5 6
21 Sergey Diomidov 1964–1970 1964
1968
1966
1970
1968 1966 3 3 6
22 Yevgeny Korolkov 1952–1954 1952
1954
1952 1954 2 2 4
23 Vladimir Marchenko 1974–1976 1976
1974
1976 1974 2 2 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Artistic Gymnastics History". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "Nikolay Andrianov". Olympedia.
  3. ^ "Nikolay ANDRIANOV Olympic profile". International Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ a b "Looking back on Gymnastics at the early modern Olympic Games, 1948-1960". International Gymnastics Federation. July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Olympic lookback: The winds of change, Barcelona 1992". International Gymnastics Federation. February 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Soviet Union in Artistic Gymnastics". Olympedia.