Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896, with women competing for the time at the 1928 Olympic Games.Gutman, Dan (1996). Gymnastics. Puffin Books. p. 8. German female gymnasts participated in the 1936 and 1952 Olympics prior to the separation of East and West Germany. At the 1960 and 1964 Olympics they competed as a United Team of Germany. Between 1968–1988 East Germany and West Germany competed separately. Since 1992 a unified Germany has sent at least one female gymnast to compete the Olympic Games with the exception of 2000. Kim Bui, Elisabeth Seitz, and Pauline Schäfer have represented Germany at the most Olympic Games with three. Ute Starke also competed at three Olympics but represented the United Team of Germany twice and East Germany once.

Gymnasts

Gymnast YearsRef. 2008 2016 1936 2008 2008 1960 2008 2004 2012, 2016, 2020 1936 2008, 2012 1964 1960, 1964 1936 1952 1992 2008 1936 2012 2024 1952 1952 1964 1936 2008 2004 1952 1996 1936 1992 1964 2016, 2020, 2024 2016 1960 1936 1960 1992 1992 1952 2012, 2016, 2020 1936 1960 1992, 1996 1960, 1964 1964 2020, 2024 1952 1952 1992 1952

Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Bärwirth, Bürger, Frölian, Iby, Meyer, Pöhlsen, Schmitt, Sohnemann 1936 Berlin Women's team Birgit Radochla 1964 Tokyo Women's vault Oksana Chusovitina 2008 Beijing Women's vault Sophie Scheder 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's uneven bars

See also List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Germany

References