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Fabian Hambuechen – Olympic Champion

Bursting onto the international scene in 2004 as the youngest German Olympic athlete, Hambuechen now owns 9 World and 11 European medals, plus titles at the 2015 European Games and the Universiade. The German sportsman of the year 2007 … has had a rich and fulfilling gymnastics career. But there was this one medal that alluded him … Olympic gold. …

Going into the final as top qualifier …

When Zonderland came off the high bar, Hambuechen’s biggest rival –and good friend took himself out of the medal race. And none of the other gymnast could match Hambuechen’s score. After 12 years at the top, he was finally the Olympic Champion!

UEG – Fabian Hambuechen, a dream comes true in Rio

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Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen wins horizontal bar gold

Shannon Miller & Simone Biles

USA’s two most decorated gymnasts in one photo.

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Andreea Răducan’s wedding

Octavian Bellu, Daniela Șofronie, Monica Roşu, Cătălina Ponor, Daniela Silivaș, Claudia Presăcan, Răducan herself, Corina Ungureanu, Loredana Boboc, Gina Gogean, Diana Bulimar, Nadia Comăneci, Sandra Izbaşa and Mariana Bitang.

WOGymnastika

Women’s Gymnastics 1928

Lauren Hopkins believes this is the oldest footage online of any female doing Gymnastics. Leave a comment if you know of anything older.

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most decorated Chinese individual gymnasts

The great Cheng Fei is #1.

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most decorated Russian individual gymnasts

Excluding the former Soviet Union. Aliya is only #2.

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Nikolai Andrianov remembered

Nikolai Andrianov (14 October 1952 – 21 March 2011) was a Soviet/Russian gymnast. He held the record for men for the most Olympic medals at 15 (7 gold medals, 5 silver medals, 3 bronze medals) until Michael Phelps surpassed him at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Andrianov is the third athlete (male or female) in cumulative Olympic medals after Phelps’s 28 and Larisa Latynina, who earned 18. …

In his final years, Andrianov developed the degenerative neurological disorder multiple system atrophy and in his final months was unable to move his arms or legs or talk. Andrianov died on 21 March 2011 at the age of 58 in his hometown of Vladimir. …

The city of Vladimir has just erected a statue to honour his memory.