Nationality changing in the sport of gymnastics is when a gymnast opts to represent a new country in international competitions. Gymnasts may request a nationality change through their federations, provided they have citizenship. The number of nationality changes a federation may request for athletes is limited to two per year per discipline and three over all disciplines. If the previous country gives consent for the gymnast to represent the new country, the gymnast may immediately begin representing the new country in competition. If consent is not granted, the gymnast will have to wait a year before they can represent the new country. If a gymnast has already been granted a nationality change, they must wait a minimum of three years before they can make a new request.
This is a list of notable gymnasts who have represented multiple countries in gymnastics competitions and had a valid FIG license for each. This list does not include gymnasts who competed for a new nation after the dissolution of their former country (i.e.: Soviet gymnasts).
Artistic gymnastics Name of gymnastOriginal nationNew nationYearRef Rustam Akhmad 2018 Adem Asil 2019 Sydney Barros 2022 Reiss Beckford 2015 Charlotte Booth 2024 Georgia-Rose Brown 2023 Oksana Chusovitina 2006 2013 Adam Cogat 2024 Ioannis Chronopoulos 2026 Dominick Cunningham 2022 Tara Donnelly 2021 Aleah Finnegan 2022 Danusia Francis 2018 Rozalia Galiyeva 1995 Alexa Grande 2019 Vitaliy Guimaraes 2025 Annia Hatch 2003 Halle Hilton 2022 Yulia Inshina 2013 David Jessen 2015 Viktoria Karpenko 2003 Maria Kharenkova 2019 Illia Kovtun 2025 Carina Kroell 2022 Nikolai Kuksenkov 2013 Evgeniya Kuznetsova 2001 Adam Lakomy 2026 Djenna Laroui 2026 Li Donghua 1994 Emma Malabuyo 2023 Tyesha Mattis 2022 Dorien Motten 2023 Kaylia Nemour 2023 Ellis O'Reilly 2014 John Orozco 2020 Petro Pakhniuk 2014 2017 Tonya Paulsson 2025 Anna Pavlova 2013 Eddie Penev 2011 2023 Matvei Petrov 2018 Levi Ruivivar 2023 Irina Sazonova 2015 Maria Smirnova 2013 Radomyr Stelmakh 2026 Oleg Stepko 2014 2018 Tiana Sumanasekera 2026 Ayelén Tarabini 2023 İvan Tixonov 2018 Marius Tobă 1991 Ignacio Yockers 2025
Rhythmic gymnastics Name of gymnastOriginal nationNew nationYearRef Elizaveta Lugovskikh 2022 Katerina Pisetsky 2002 Amina Zaripova 1990 Ekaterina Vedeneeva 2018 Carmel Kallemaa 2019 Rachel Stoyanov 2022 Eleonora Romanova 2017 Elizaveta Nazarenkova 2014 Mary Sanders 2002 Artemi Gavezou 2013 Yanika Vartlaan 2018 Anastasia Simakova 2022 Alexandra Agiurgiuculese 2015 Vera Tugolukova 2022 Margarita Mamun 2010 Elif Zeynep Celep 2015 Daniela Mogurean 2015 Tatyana Volozhanina 2017 Ayshan Bayramova 2014 Aliya Garayeva 2005 Dinara Gimatova ??? Svetlana Rudalova ??? Yelyzaveta Luzan 2015 Siyana Vasileva 2013 Veronika Hudis 2015 Annaliese Dragan 2019 Brigita Budginas 2019 Narendra Sutjiati 2019 Emily Beznos 2023 Anna Khutsishvili 2025Judith Hauser2012Kizzy Rivas2022Melaniia Tur2024Nika Zajc2024Fernanda Heinemann2024Oriana Viñas2017Eva Blanka Gyulai2025Olivia Fischer Martinez Suchkova2025Lisa Garac2026
Trampoline gymnastics Name of gymnastOriginal nationNew nationYearRef Anna Dogonadze 1998 Ángel Hernández 2013 Iana Lebedeva 2025
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