Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Gymnasts, including Jordyn Wieber, Mary Lou Retton, Nastia Liukin, Kyla Ross and Kerri Strug.

Famous 20th Century Gymnasts

Kerri StrugKerri Strug
19 November 1977, American
Gymnast
Olga KorbutOlga Korbut
16 May 1955, Belarusian
Gymnast

Aurelia DobreAurelia Dobre
16 November 1972, Romanian
Olympic Athlete

Svetlana BoginskayaSvetlana Boginskaya
09 February 1973, Belarusian
Olympic athlete

Shawn JohnsonShawn Johnson
19 January 1992, American
Gymnast

Beth TweddleBeth Tweddle
01 April 1985, British
Former British Gymnast
Daniela SilivasDaniela Silivaș
09 May 1972, Romanian
Gymnast

Anna BessonovaAnna Bessonova
29 July 1984, Ukrainian
Olympic athlete

Nadia ComaneciNadia Comaneci
12 November 1961, Romanian
Olympic Champion Gymnast
Hannah WhelanHannah Whelan
01 July 1992, British
Gymnast

Dayane SilvaDayane Silva
15 December 1977, Brazilian
Anderson Silva's Wife
Mary Lou RettonMary Lou Retton
24 January 1968, American
Artistic gymnast

Kyla RossKyla Ross
24 October 1996, American
Artistic gymnast

Alina KabaevaAlina Kabaeva
12 May 1983, Uzbekistan, Russian
Politician, Model, Artistic gymnast, Rhythmic

Jordyn WieberJordyn Wieber
12 July 1995, American
Artistic gymnast

Bart ConnerBart Conner
28 March 1958, American
Artistic gymnast
Shannon MillerShannon Miller
10 March 1977, American
Artistic gymnast, Lawyer

Alicia SacramoneAlicia Sacramone
03 December 1987, American
Artistic gymnast

Larisa LatyninaLarisa Latynina
27 December 1934, Ukrainian, Russian
Gymnast

Ludmilla TourischevaLudmilla Tourischeva
07 October 1952, Russian
Gymnast
Paul HammPaul Hamm
24 September 1982, American
Artistic gymnast

Valorie Kondos FieldValorie Kondos Field
20 August 1959, American
Gymnastics coach
Larisa IordacheLarisa Iordache
19 June 1996, Romanian
Artistic gymnast

Li NingLi Ning
10 March 1963, Chinese
Gymnast

Giulia SteingruberGiulia Steingruber
24 March 1994, Swiss
Artistic gymnast
Sawao KatoSawao Kato
11 October 1946, Japanese
Gymnast

Boris ShakhlinBoris Shakhlin
27 January 1932, Russian
Athlete
Dmitry BilozerchevDmitry Bilozerchev
22 December 1966, Russian
Olympic athlete

Viktor ChukarinViktor Chukarin
09 November 1921, Ukrainian
Athlete

Yukio EndoYukio Endo
18 January 1937, Japanese
Olympic athlete
Bela KarolyiBela Karolyi
13 September 1942, Romanian, American
Coach

Louis SmithLouis Smith
22 April 1989, British
artistic gymnast