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All Gymnastics and Strength Sports

Athletes who competed in gymnastics or weightlifting, individual sports judged on a single measured or scored physical performance rather than on defeating an opponent directly. Belongs here: gymnasts and weightlifters. Does not belong here: combat sport athletes who compete by defeating an opponent, grouped under Combat Sports.

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Gymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. 1
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Adam Ondra

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Ágnes Keleti

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Aleksandr Dityatin

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Alexander Huber

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Alfred Flatow

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Alfred Schwarzmann

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Alina Kabaeva

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Aly Raisman

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Andreas Münzer

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Aneta Florczyk

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Anna Dogonadze

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Braun Strowman

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Dennis Tinerino

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Dina Averina

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Eddie Hall

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Eugen Sandow

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Evgeniya Kanaeva

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Gabby Douglas

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Georges Miez

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Gerd Bonk

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Giorgi Asanidze

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Gustav Flatow

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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

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Hans Haas

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Helmut Bantz

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Hossein Rezazadeh

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Hsu Shu-ching

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Irina Deriugina

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Isaac Berger

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Janja Garnbret

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John Bolton (weightlifter)

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Johnny Perry

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Jon Pall Sigmarsson

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Karin Büttner-Janz

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Kerri Strug

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Kohei Uchimura

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Larisa Latynina

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Lasha Talakhadze

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Lennart Dahlgren

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Leon Štukelj

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Li Ning

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Lilia Podkopayeva

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Lu Xiaojun

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Magnus Ver Magnusson

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Maria Gigova

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Mariusz Pudzianowski

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Mary Lou Retton

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Mohamed Ehab

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Nadia Comăneci

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Naim Suleymanoglu

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Nikolai Andrianov

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Norair Nurikyan

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Olga Korbut

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Oscar Figueroa

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Ota Zaremba

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Pyrros Dimas

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Rim Jong-sim

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Ron Fawcett

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Sawao Katō

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Simone Biles

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Sunisa Lee

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Svetlana Khorkina

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Tamara Lazakovich

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Vasily Alexeyev

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Věra Čáslavská

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Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder)

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Vitaly Scherbo

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Waldemar Baszanowski

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Wolfgang Güllich

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Yana Kudryavtseva

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Yang Wei

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Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia

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Yoshinobu Miyake

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Yury Vlasov

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Zbigniew Kaczmarek (weightlifter)

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Ze'ev Friedman

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Zydrunas Savickas

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Why are gymnasts and weightlifters grouped in the same athlete category?

Both are judged on a single measured or scored performance rather than on defeating an opponent directly.

This subcategory groups athletes who competed in gymnastics or weightlifting, individual sports judged on a single measured or scored physical performance rather than on defeating an opponent directly. Combat sport athletes, who compete by defeating an opponent, are grouped separately under Combat Sports.
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1. Wikipedia: Gymnastics
WikipediaGymnastics, lead section
Quote, Gymnastics, lead section
Gymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance.
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