Which Countries Have Produced the Most Medalists?

Data Crunch #5.10

This is not a list of how many medals a country has, but how many different gymnasts have won a medal for each country. Only individual medals won at the World Championships and Olympics are counted. In 2020 I wrote up some thoughts on the data that are (LINKED HERE), however since then I’ve updated the data to include 2021 results.

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CountryNumber of Gymnasts
United States48
Soviet Union42
China40
Romania35
Russia20
East Germany14
Czechoslovakia8
Hungary8
France7
Japan7
Ukraine7
Great Britain6
Italy6
Brazil5
Germany5
Canada4
Netherlands4
North Korea4
Bulgaria3
Poland3
Australia2
Spain2
Sweden2
Switzerland2
Algeria1
Austria1
Belarus1
Belgium1
Cuba1
Mexico1
South Korea1
Uzbekistan1
Vietnam1
Yugoslavia1

Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 2010s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 2000s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1990s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1980s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1970s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1960s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1950s
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of the 1930s

Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnasts of All Time
Link to: Which Countries Have Produced the Most Medalists?
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Gymnastics Programs

Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant American Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Russian Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Romanian Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Chinese Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Soviet Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Ukrainian Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Japanese Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Hungarian Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant East German Gymnasts
Link to: Ranking the Most Dominant Czechoslovakian Gymnasts

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