Gymnastics | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Nastia Liukin

Daughter of two acclaimed gymnasts forged her own career, winning the women's individual all-around gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where her five medals equaled the most ever in a single Olympics by an American female gymnast.

1996 Women’s Gymnastics Team

Led by Kerri Strug and Shannon Miller, the Magnificent Seven became the first U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team to win the team all-around gold medal in the Olympic Games.

1984 Men’s Gymnastics Team

With a stellar lineup, the 1984 U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team became the first American squad to win an Olympic gold medal in 80 years.

Abie Grossfeld

Abie Grossfeld was a two-time Olympian, but his biggest impact was as a coach, including guiding the 1984 U.S. men's gymnastics team to the team all-around title.

Peter Vidmar

Peter Vidmar led the U.S. to the team all-around gold medal and scored a perfect 10 to win gold on the pommel horse in the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games; he won silver in the individual all-around.

Mary Lou Retton

Mary Lou Retton scored perfect 10s on the floor exercise and vault to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.

Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller won five medals in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games and returned four years later to lead the United States to the team all-around gold medal at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.

Bart Conner

The most accomplished American male gymnast, Bart Conner starred at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games as he led the U.S. to the team all-around gold medal and won a gold on the parallel bars.

Sport: Gymnastics