Occupation
GYMNASTS
With 370 biographies, Gymnasts are the 44th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Handball Players, Economists, and Engineers.
People
Pantheon has 540 people classified as gymnasts born between 1864 and 2007. Of these 540, 410 (75.93%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living gymnasts include Nadia Comăneci, Larisa Latynina, and Olga Korbut. The most famous deceased gymnasts include Věra Čáslavská, Carl Schuhmann, and Margit Korondi. As of April 2024, 248 new gymnasts have been added to Pantheon including Margit Korondi, Marie Kovářová, and Margarita Nikolaeva.
Living Gymnasts
Go to all RankingsNadia Comăneci
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Larisa Latynina
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Olga Korbut
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.69
Ágnes Keleti
1921 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Sawao Kato
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Nellie Kim
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Takashi Ono
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Mitsuo Tsukahara
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Akinori Nakayama
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Alina Kabaeva
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Miroslav Cerar
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Shuji Tsurumi
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Deceased Gymnasts
Go to all RankingsVěra Čáslavská
1942 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Carl Schuhmann
1869 - 1946
HPI: 60.26
Margit Korondi
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Hermann Weingärtner
1864 - 1919
HPI: 57.33
Alfred Flatow
1869 - 1942
HPI: 56.45
Boris Shakhlin
1932 - 2008
HPI: 55.73
Nikolai Andrianov
1952 - 2011
HPI: 55.15
Leon Štukelj
1898 - 1999
HPI: 55.04
Axel Ljung
1884 - 1938
HPI: 54.61
Louis Zutter
1865 - 1946
HPI: 54.39
Paavo Aaltonen
1919 - 1962
HPI: 53.95
Alfred Schwarzmann
1912 - 2000
HPI: 52.82
Newly Added Gymnasts (2024)
Go to all RankingsMargit Korondi
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Marie Kovářová
1927 - 2023
HPI: 48.63
Margarita Nikolaeva
1935 - 1993
HPI: 46.45
Josip Primožič
1900 - 1985
HPI: 46.19
Vanja Blomberg
1929 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Vlasta Děkanová
1909 - 1974
HPI: 45.61
Umberto Zanolini
1887 - 1973
HPI: 45.58
Carl Hårleman
1886 - 1948
HPI: 45.32
Louis Ségura
1889 - 1963
HPI: 45.19
Luciano Savorini
1885 - 1964
HPI: 45.04
Hjördis Nordin
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Ingrid Sandahl
1924 - 2011
HPI: 44.65
Places
Most gymnasts were born in Russia (60), United States (52), and China (39). By city, the most common birth places were Stockholm (14), Moscow (11), and Bergen (10).The most common death places of gymnasts were Sweden (28), Norway (18), and Italy (11). By city, these were Stockholm (14), Bergen (7), and Oslo (5).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as gymnasts in Pantheon are Louis Zutter, Charles Champaud, and Hermann Weingärtner. The concentration of gymnasts was largest during the Personal Computer Era, which lasted from 1990 to 2016. Some birth or death locations for earlier gymnasts are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Gymnasts were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Gymnasts since 1700.