Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics — gymnastics events held in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics encompassed artistic, rhythmic, and trampolining events at a venue later converted into a permanent convention centre.
Key Facts
- Disciplines contested
- Artistic, rhythmic, and trampolining
- Venue
- Olympic Gymnastic Centre, Tokyo
- Year held
- 2021 (postponed from 2020)
- Programme change from 2016
- None; parkour event application rejected
- Notable tie
- Bronze tie in women's floor final (artistic)
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 2020 Summer Olympics, originally scheduled for 2020, were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The gymnastics programme remained unchanged from 2016 after the FIG's application to introduce a parkour-based event was rejected, partly due to opposition from specialist parkour and freerunning organisations seeking recognition as a separate sport.
Gymnastics events at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were held in 2021 at the Olympic Gymnastic Centre across three disciplines: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. A notable unbroken tie occurred in the women's artistic floor final, where two athletes shared the bronze medal.
The Olympic Gymnastic Centre, originally conceived as a temporary venue, was confirmed as a permanent facility after the Games, repurposed as a convention centre. The rejected parkour application highlighted ongoing debate about the sport's independence from gymnastics and its potential future inclusion in the Olympic programme.
Result
at Olympic Gymnastic Centre, Tokyo