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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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Ágnes Keleti

Female

Alina Kabaeva

Female

Aly Raisman

Female

Aneta Florczyk

Female

Anna Dogonadze

Female

Dina Averina

Female

Evgeniya Kanaeva

Female

Gabby Douglas

Female

Hsu Shu-ching

Female

Janja Garnbret

Female

Karin Büttner-Janz

Female

Kerri Strug

Female

Larisa Latynina

Female

Lilia Podkopayeva

Female

Mary Lou Retton

Female

Nadia Comăneci

Female

Olga Korbut

Female

Rim Jong-sim

Female

Simone Biles

Female

Sunisa Lee

Female

Svetlana Khorkina

Female

Tamara Lazakovich

Female

Věra Čáslavská

Female

Yana Kudryavtseva

Female

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia

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