The 17 Greatest Male Gymnasts of All Time

Soviet-era pioneers stand beside modern all-around machines and specialists who owned a single apparatus for a decade.

1. 1
   Kohei Uchimura

   Japanese all-around king with two Olympic and six straight world all-around titles.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Boris Shakhlin

   Soviet iron man who won seven Olympic golds between 1956 and 1964.
   777pts
3. 3
   Sawao Kato

   Japanese gymnast with eight Olympic golds, including two all-around titles in 1968 and 1972.
   678pts
4. 4
   Zou Kai

   Chinese gymnast with five Olympic golds on floor, high bar and team.
   678pts
5. 5
   Dmitry Bilozerchev

   Soviet prodigy who won world all-around titles in 1983 and 1987.
   555pts
6. 6
   Daiki Hashimoto

   Japanese all-around champion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
   555pts
7. 7
   Arthur Zanetti

   Brazilian who won Olympic rings gold in London 2012.
   555pts
8. 8
   Oleg Verniaiev

   Ukrainian parallel bars champion at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
   555pts
9. 9
   Epke Zonderland

   Dutch high-bar flyer who won Olympic gold in 2012.
   555pts
10. 10
    Nikolai Andrianov

    Soviet star who won 15 Olympic medals across three Games.
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11. 11
    Alexei Nemov

    Russian showman with 12 Olympic medals and the 2000 all-around gold.
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12. 12
    Yukio Endo

    Japanese gymnast who won the 1964 Olympic all-around in Tokyo.
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13. 13
    Mitsuo Tsukahara

    Japanese innovator whose vault and dismount still carry his name.
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14. 14
    Max Whitlock

    British pommel horse great with three Olympic golds.
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15. 15
    Marian Drăgulescu

    Romanian vault and floor master with eight world titles.
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16. 16
    Paul Hamm

    American who won the 2004 Olympic all-around title in Athens.
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17. 17
    Louis Smith

    British pommel horse specialist with four Olympic medals.
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