Gymnastics at the 24th Summer Olympics
Medalists
Women
Daniela Silivash from Romania won three gold, two silver and bronze in Seoul
Elena Shushunova from the USSR won two gold, silver and bronze in Seoul
GDR 17-year-old Dagmar Kersten wins 2 medals in Seoul
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Team championship | Svetlana Baitova Svetlana Boginskaya Natalya Laschenova Elena Shevchenko Elena Shushunova Olga Strazheva | Aurelia Dobre Eugene Gol Celestina Popa Gabriela Potorak Daniela Silivash Camellia War | Ulrike Klotz Bettina Slatederkker Dörte Tyummler Gabriele Fenrich Martina Jench Dagmar Kersten |
| Absolute superiority | the USSR | Romania | the USSR |
| Vault | the USSR | Romania | Romania |
| Bars | Romania | GDR | the USSR |
| Log | Romania | the USSR | Romania USA |
| Floor exercise | Daniela Silivash Romania | Svetlana Boginskaya the USSR | Diana Dudeva Bulgaria |
Men
Dmitry Bilozerchev from the USSR won 3 gold and bronze in Seoul
Sven Tippelt of the GDR won 3 medals in Seoul
Silvio Kroll of the GDR won 2 silver
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Team championship | the USSR Vladimir Artyomov Valery Lyukin Dmitry Bilozerchev Sergey Kharkov Vladimir Gogoladze Vladimir Novikov | GDR Ralph Buchner Holger Berendt Ulf Hoffman Silvio Kroll Sven Tippelt Andreas Wecker | Japan Yukio Ikatani Koichi Mizushima Daisuke nishikawa Toshiharu Sato Hiroyuki Konishi Takahiro Yamada |
| Absolute superiority | Vladimir Artyomov the USSR | Valery Lyukin the USSR | Dmitry Bilozerchev the USSR |
| Floor exercise | Sergey Kharkov the USSR | Vladimir Artyomov the USSR | Low yun China Yukio Ikatani Japan |
| Horse | Lubomir Geraskov Bulgaria Zsolt Borkai Hungary Dmitry Bilozerchev the USSR | not awarded | not awarded |
| Rings | Holger Berendt GDR Dmitry Bilozerchev the USSR | not awarded | Sven Tippelt GDR |
| Vault | Low yun China | Silvio Kroll GDR | Park John Hung South Korea |
| Bars | Vladimir Artyomov the USSR | Valery Lyukin the USSR | Sven Tippelt GDR |
| Crossbar | Vladimir Artyomov the USSR Valery Lyukin the USSR | not awarded | Holger Berendt GDR Marius German Romania |
Countries
| No. | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place | Conditional points | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | eleven | five | 3 | one | four | one | 120.83 | nineteen |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 3 | one | 2 | one | 55 | 9 |
| 3 | GDR | one | 3 | four | 2 | one | one | 45.5 | eight |
| four | Bulgaria | one | 0 | one | five | 2 | 2 | 29.33 | 2 |
| five | China | one | 0 | one | one | 2 | four | 20.5 | 2 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | one | 0 | one | 11.5 | 2 |
| 7 | USA | 0 | 0 | one | one | one | one | 9.5 | one |
| eight | Hungary | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | 8.33 | one |
| 9 | The Republic of Korea | 0 | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | four | one |
| ten | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,5 | 0 |
| eleven | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | 0 |
| eleven | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | one | one | 0 |
Results
Women
Team Championship
| one | the USSR | S. Baitova, E. Shevchenko, O. Strazheva, N. Laschenova, S. Boginskaya, E. Shushunova | 395,475 |
| 2 | Romania | C. Popa, K. War, E. Gol, G. Potorak, A. Dobre, D. Silivash | 394,125 |
| 3 | GDR | M. Jench, G. Fenrich, W. Klotz, B. Schieferdecker, D. Tyummler, D. Kersten | 390.875 |
| four | USA | 390.575 | |
| five | Bulgaria | 390,550 | |
| 6 | China | 388,400 | |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 386,150 | |
| eight | Hungary | 385,625 |
Absolute Championship
| one | E. Shushunova | the USSR | 79,662 |
| 2 | D. Silivash | Romania | 79,637 |
| 3 | S. Boginskaya | the USSR | 79,400 |
| four | G. Potorak | Romania | 79,037 |
| five | N. Laschenova | the USSR | 78,875 |
| 6 | A. Dobre | Romania | 78,812 |
| 7 | D. Timmler | GDR | 78,800 |
| eight | D. Kersten | GDR | 78,775 |
Floor Exercises
| one | D. Silivash | Romania | 19,937 |
| 2 | S. Boginskaya | the USSR | 19,887 |
| 3 | D. Dudeva | Bulgaria | 19,850 |
| four | D. Vodenicharova | Bulgaria | 19,837 |
| five | B. Storzer | Hungary | 19,675 |
| 6 | F. Mills | USA | 19,662 |
| 7 | E. Shushunova | the USSR | 19,575 |
| eight | D. Timmler | GDR | 19,525 |
Log
| one | D. Silivash | Romania | 19,924 |
| 2 | E. Shushunova | the USSR | 19,875 |
| 3-4 | G. Potorak | Romania | 19,837 |
| 3-4 | F. Mills | USA | 19,837 |
| five | S. Boginskaya | the USSR | 19,787 |
| 6 | D. Dudeva | Bulgaria | 19,724 |
| 7 | C. Harrison-Steves | USA | 19,649 |
| eight | W. Klotz | GDR | 18,125 |
Bars
| one | D. Silivash | Romania | 20,000 |
| 2 | D. Kersten | GDR | 19,987 |
| 3 | E. Shushunova | the USSR | 19,962 |
| four | D. Timmler | GDR | 19,900 |
| five | S. Boginskaya | the USSR | 19,899 |
| 6 | I. Polokova | Czechoslovakia | 19,837 |
| 7 | A. Dobre | Romania | 19,824 |
| eight | F. Mills | USA | 19,787 |
Vault
| one | S. Boginskaya | the USSR | 19,905 |
| 2 | G. Potorak | Romania | 19,830 |
| 3 | D. Silivash | Romania | 19,818 |
| four | B. Stoyanova | Bulgaria | 19,780 |
| five | B. Johnson | USA | 19,774 |
| 6 | D. Kersten | GDR | 19,756 |
| 7 | Wang Xiaoyan | China | 19,730 |
| eight | E. Shushunova | the USSR | 19,712 |
Men
Team Championship
| one | the USSR | V. Novikov, V. Gogoladze, D. Bilozerchev, V. Lyukin, V. Artyomov, S. Kharkov | 593,350 |
| 2 | GDR | W. Hoffmann, A. Wecker, S. Tippelt, R. Buchner, H. Berendt, S. Kroll | 588,450 |
| 3 | Japan | T. Yamada, H. Konishi, T. Sato, D. Nishikawa, K. Mizushima, Yu. Iketani | 585,600 |
| four | China | 585,250 | |
| five | Bulgaria | 585,100 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 582,300 | |
| 7 | Romania | 581,700 | |
| eight | Italy | 579,000 |
Absolute Championship
| one | V. Artyomov | the USSR | 119,125 |
| 2 | V. Lyukin | the USSR | 119,025 |
| 3 | D. Bilozerchev | the USSR | 118,975 |
| four | S. Tippelt | GDR | 118,000 |
| five | M. German | Romania | 117,825 |
| 6-7 | K. Khristozov | Bulgaria | 117,750 |
| 6-7 | Wang Chunsheng | China | 117,750 |
| 8-9 | D. Gucci | Hungary | 117,675 |
| 8-9 | Y. Iketani | Japan | 117,675 |
Rings
| 1-2 | H. Berendt | GDR | 19,925 |
| 1-2 | D. Bilozerchev | the USSR | 19,925 |
| 3 | S. Tippelt | GDR | 19,875 |
| 4-5 | K. Khristozov | Bulgaria | 19,825 |
| 4-5 | V. Lyukin | the USSR | 19,825 |
| 6-7 | Low yun | China | 19,800 |
| 6-7 | Y. Keki | Italy | 19,800 |
| eight | D. Gucci | Hungary | 19,700 |
Horse
| 1-3 | L. Geraskov | Bulgaria | 19,950 |
| 1-3 | J. Borkai | Hungary | 19,950 |
| 1-3 | D. Bilozerchev | the USSR | 19,950 |
| four | K. Mitsushima | Japan | 19,900 |
| five | V. Lyukin | the USSR | 19,875 |
| 6 | D. Nishikawa | Japan | 19,850 |
| 7 | S. Tippelt | GDR | 19,800 |
| eight | S. Croll | GDR | 19,775 |
Floor Exercises
| one | S. Kharkov | the USSR | 19,925 |
| 2 | V. Artyomov | the USSR | 19,900 |
| 3-4 | Low yun | China | 19,850 |
| 3-4 | Y. Iketani | Japan | 19,850 |
| five | Li Ning | China | 19,800 |
| 6 | B. Preti | Italy | 19,775 |
| 7 | K. Khristozov | Bulgaria | 19,750 |
| eight | C. Hibbert | Canada | 19,525 |
Crossbar
| 1-2 | V. Artyomov | the USSR | 19,900 |
| 1-2 | V. Lyukin | the USSR | 19,900 |
| 3-4 | H. Berendt | GDR | 19,800 |
| 3-4 | M. German | Romania | 19,800 |
| five | Wang Chongsheng | China | 19,775 |
| 6 | Xu Zhiqiang | China | 19,700 |
| 7 | C. Hibbert | Canada | 19,675 |
| eight | A. Wecker | GDR | 19,500 |
Bars
| one | V. Artyomov | the USSR | 19,925 |
| 2 | V. Lyukin | the USSR | 19,900 |
| 3 | S. Tippelt | GDR | 19,750 |
| four | K. Khristozov | Bulgaria | 19,725 |
| five | M. German | Romania | 19,700 |
| 6 | C. Hibbert | Canada | 19,675 |
| 7 | S. Croll | GDR | 19,625 |
| eight | B. Preti | Italy | 19,600 |
Vault
| one | Low yun | China | 19,875 |
| 2 | S. Croll | GDR | 19,862 |
| 3 | Pak Jonghun | South Korea | 19,775 |
| four | D. Kolev | Bulgaria | 19,737 |
| five | H. Berendt | GDR | 19,650 |
| 6 | S. Kharkov | the USSR | 19,600 |
| 7 | Y. Iketani | Japan | 19,525 |
| eight | V. Gogoladze | the USSR | 19,512 |