List Updated after the 2024 Olympics

Although the 20 most decorated male gymnasts at the Olympics have retired for several years, the Top 50 list includes 6 gymnasts who participated in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and significantly enhanced their rankings. Here is an overview of these accomplished gymnasts.

The compilation of the Top 50 most decorated male gymnasts at the Olympics encompasses the most recent 20 Olympic Games. It is noteworthy that the gymnastics format differed significantly prior to World War II, particularly in terms of scoring system, team size, and requirements. Please check the detailed methodology below.

Most decorated male gymnasts at the Olympics since 1948

1. Nikolai Andrianov – URS – 1971-1980 | 78 points (deceased)
^{7 Oly Gold / 5 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
2. Boris Shaklin – URS – 1956- 1964 | 69 points (deceased)
^{7 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze}
3. Sawao Kato – JPN – 1968-1977 | 67 points
^{8 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
4. Takashi Ono – JPN – 1956-194 | 65 points
^{5 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver / 4 Oly Bronze}
5. Viktor Chukarin – URS – 1952-1956 | 61 points (deceased)
^{7 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
6. Alexey Nemov – RUS – 1993-2004 | 58 points
^{4 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 6 Oly Bronze}
7. Akinori Nakayama – JPN – 1965 – 1972 | 54 points
^{6 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze}
8. Vitaly Scherbo – URS |  CIS | BLR – 1989-1997 | 53 points
^{6 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Bronze}
9. Alexander Dityatin – URS – 1976-1980 | 51 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 6 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
10. Mikhail Voronin – URS – 1966-1972 | 45 points (deceased)
^{2 Oly Gold / 6 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
10. Mitsuo Tsukahara – JPN – 1968-1978 | 45 points
^{5 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
12. Eizo Kenmotsu – JPN – 1968-1979 | 43 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
13. Yuri Titov -URS – 1958-1964 | 42 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 5 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
14. Kōhei Uchimura – JPN – 2007-2021 | 38 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver}
14. Yukio Endō – JPN – 1960-1968 | 38 points (deceased)
^{5 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver}
16. Heiki Savolainen – FIN – 1928-1956 | 37 points (deceased)
^{2 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver}
17. Li Ning – CHN – 1983-1989 | 32 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
17. Zou Kai – CHN – 2006-2014 | 32 points
^{5 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Bronze}
17. Josef Stalder – SUI – 1948-1952 | 32 points (deceased)
^{1 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
17. Denis Ablyazin – RUS – 2011-? | 32 points *
^{1 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze}
21. Masao Takemoto – JPN – 1952-1960 | 31 points (deceased)
^{1 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
22. Max Whitlock, OBE – GBR – 2010-? | 30 points *
^{3 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Bronze}
22. Li Xiaoshuang – CHN – 1992-1997 | 30 points
^{2 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
22. Shurji Tsurumi – JPN – 1960-1966 | 30 points
^{2 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
25. Vladimir Artemov – URS – 1983-1989 | 29 points
^{4 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver}
25. Grigory Misutin – URS | CIS | UKR – 1991-1996 | 29 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
27. Yang Wei – CHN – 1999-2008 | 28 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver}
28. Valentin Muratov – URS – 1952-1958 | 27 points (deceased)
^{4 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver}
29. Li Xiaopeng – CHN – 1997-2009 | 26 points
^{4 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Bronze}
30. Kōji Gushiken – JPN – 1979-1985 | 25 points
^{2 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze}
30. Lou Yun – CHN – 1983-1988 | 25 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
30. Paavo Altonen – FIN – 1948-1952 | 25 points (deceased)
^{3 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Bronze}
30. Roland Brückner – GDR – 1976-1984 | 25 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
30. Viktor Lisitsky – URS – 1964-1970 | 25 points (deceased)
^{5 Oly Silver}
30. Michael Reusch – SUI – 1938-1948 | 25 points (deceased)
^{1 Oly Gold / 4 Oly Silver}
36. Zou Jingyuan – JPN – 2017 – ? | 24 Points *
^{2 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
37. Andreas Wecker – GDR | GER – 1988-2000 | 23 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 2 Oly Bronze}
37. Viktor Klimenko – URS -1968-1974 | 23 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 3 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}
39. Daiki Hashimoto – JPN – 2019-? | 22 points * 
^{2 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver}
39. Xiao Ruoteng – CHN – 2015-? | 22 points *
^{2 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
39. Oka Shinnosuke – JPN – 2021-? | 22 points *
^{3 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Bronze}
39. Dmitry Bilozerchev – URS – 1983-1988 | 22 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Bronze}
39. Hrant Shanhinyan – URS – 1952-1954 | 22 points (deceased)
^{2 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver}
39. Valeri Liukin – URS | KAZ -1987-1994 | 22 points
^{2 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver}
39. Franco Menichelli – ITA – 1960-1968 | 22 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 3 Oly Bronze}
46. Chen Yibing – CHN – 2006-2012 | 21 points
^{3 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver}
46. Albert Azaryan – URS | ARM – 1953-1960 | 21 points (deceased)
^{3 Oly Gold / 1 Oly Silver}
48. Nobuyuki Aihara – JPN – 1956-1962 | 20 points (deceased)
^{2 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver}
49. Liu Yang – CHN – 2013-? | 19 points *
^{2 Oly Gold / 1 Oly SIlver / 1 Oly Bronze}
49. Marius Urzica – ROU – 1996-2004 | 19 points
^{1 Oly Gold / 2 Oly Silver / 1 Oly Bronze}

* gymnasts still competing

Most decorated male gymnasts at the Olympics and at Worlds

Check the ranking: 50 most decorated athletes

In order to properly assess the significance of each medal, a bonus system has been instituted. A bronze medal is not equivalent to a gold medal, and the Olympic Games are revered as a paramount event for any gymnast, embodying prestige, tradition, global significance, frequency, and competition.

The ultimate outcomes are unquestionably influenced by factors not directly associated with artistic gymnastics. The boycott of the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, along with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, significantly contributed to the potential number of medals that gymnasts could have achieved.

More info: Artistic Gymnastics at the 2024 Olympics in Paris