Home›Gymnastics and Strength Sports›Gender›MaleBrowse ByMaleFactsMaleFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedGymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. 1MaleFilter Results43 entriesSportAllBodybuilding (3)Gymnastics (12)Powerlifting (3)Rock Climbing (2)Strongman (3)Weightlifting (20)NationalityAllAustria (1)Belarus (1)Bulgaria (1)China (3)Colombia (1)Czechia (1)Czechoslovakia (1)Dominican Republic (1)Egypt (1)Georgia (2)Germany (8)Greece (1)Iceland (2)Iran (1)Israel (1)Japan (3)Lithuania (1)New Zealand (1)Poland (3)Russia (2)Slovenia (1)Soviet Union (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Turkey (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (3)Active EraAll1867 (1)1869 (1)1875 (1)1898 (1)1904 (1)1906 (1)1912 (1)1921 (1)1935 (2)1936 (1)1939 (1)1944 (1)1945 (2)1946 (2)1948 (1)1951 (1)1952 (2)1957 (1)1960 (2)1963 (2)1967 (1)1968 (1)1971 (1)1972 (1)1973 (1)1975 (2)1977 (1)1978 (1)1980 (1)1983 (2)1984 (1)1988 (1)1989 (2)1993 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (30)CompetitionAll1896 Summer Olympics (1)1900 Summer Olympics (1)1924 Summer Olympics (2)1928 Summer Olympics (3)1932 Summer Olympics (2)1936 Summer Olympics (2)1952 Summer Olympics (1)1956 Summer Olympics (2)1960 Summer Olympics (1)1964 Summer Olympics (2)1968 Summer Olympics (1)1972 Summer Olympics (4)1976 Summer Olympics (5)1980 Summer Olympics (2)1984 Summer Olympics (1)1988 Summer Olympics (1)1992 Summer Olympics (1)2000 Summer Olympics (2)2004 Summer Olympics (1)2008 Summer Olympics (1)2012 Summer Olympics (1)2016 Summer Olympics (4)2020 Summer Olympics (1)Asian Games (1)Mr. America (1)Mr. Olympia (1)Mr. Universe (1)Olympic Games (5)Pan American Games (1)World's Strongest Man (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 43Alexander HuberMaleAlfred FlatowMaleAlfred SchwarzmannMaleBraun StrowmanMaleDennis TinerinoMaleEddie HallMaleEugen SandowMaleGeorges MiezMaleGerd BonkMaleGiorgi AsanidzeMaleGustav FlatowMaleHans HaasMaleHelmut BantzMaleHossein RezazadehMaleIsaac BergerMaleJohn Bolton (weightlifter)MaleJon Pall SigmarssonMaleKohei UchimuraMaleLasha TalakhadzeMaleLennart DahlgrenMaleLeon ŠtukeljMaleLi NingMaleLu XiaojunMaleMagnus Ver MagnussonMaleMariusz PudzianowskiMaleMohamed EhabMaleNaim SuleymanogluMaleNikolai AndrianovMaleNorair NurikyanMaleOscar FigueroaMaleOta ZarembaMalePyrros DimasMaleSawao KatōMaleVíctor Martínez (bodybuilder)MaleVitaly ScherboMaleWaldemar BaszanowskiMaleWolfgang GüllichMaleYang WeiMaleYoshinobu MiyakeMaleYury VlasovMaleZbigniew Kaczmarek (weightlifter)MaleZe'ev FriedmanMaleZydrunas SavickasMaleFAQsWhy 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.Sources1. Wikipedia: Gymnasticstier 2WikipediaGymnastics, lead sectionQuote, Gymnastics, lead sectionGymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.