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Olympic Gymnasts and Their Achievements
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Simone Biles
Most decorated American gymnast with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals
Nadia Comaneci
First gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games
Kohei Uchimura
Seven-time Olympic medalist, and a twenty-one-time World medalist
Shannon Miller
Most decorated U.S. gymnast at the Olympics, a total of 7 medals
Svetlana Khorkina
Seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals
Gabby Douglas
First African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion
Aly Raisman
Six-time Olympic medalist with three golds, two silvers, and a bronze
Viktor Chukarin
Won a total of 11 Olympic medals including 7 gold
Olga Korbut
Four-time Olympic gold medalist and a team competition icon
Larisa Latynina
Held the record for most Olympic medals (18) until surpassed by Michael Phelps
Sawao Kato
Eight-time Olympic gold medalist
Věra Čáslavská
Won 7 Olympic gold medals and is a public figure for advocating sportsmanship and democracy
Yang Wei
Two-time Olympic all-around champion
Li Ning
Six-time Olympic medalist and founder of a major sportswear company
Nikolai Andrianov
Holds the record for the most Olympic medals won by a male gymnast, with 15
Boris Shakhlin
Thirteen Olympic medals including seven gold
Mary Lou Retton
First American woman to win an all-around Olympic gold medal in gymnastics
Paul Hamm
First American man to win the Olympic all-around title
Nastia Liukin
2008 Olympic individual all-around champion
McKayla Maroney
Part of the gold-winning American team at the 2012 London Olympics, known for her vaulting prowess
Andreea Raducan
Won three medals, including team gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance
Dmitry Bilozerchev
Three-time Olympic champion despite a career-threatening injury
Catalina Ponor
Five-time Olympic medalist, specializing in balance beam and floor exercise
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Invented the 'Tsukahara' vault, and is a five-time Olympic gold medalist
Alexei Nemov
Twelve-time Olympic medalist with a total of four golds
Daniela Silivaș
Seven Olympic medals, including three golds
Max Whitlock
First British gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal
Yuri Korolev
Won numerous World Championships but missed out on Olympic glory
Shawn Johnson
2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team silver medalist
Kenzo Shirai
Known as the 'Twist Prince' for his innovative skills on floor exercise
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