Paris 2024
Notable Achievements During the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Exciting New Milestones in Men’s Gymnastics
August 13, 2024
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games showcased remarkable performances across various disciplines, including gymnastics. From historic victories to first-time accomplishments, athletes from around the world made their mark on the Olympic stage. This year's Games were not only a testament to individual excellence but also a celebration of the growing global reach of the sport.
Medalists
This is the second Olympics in a row where the all-around winner also secured victory on the high bar.
Japan continues to dominate in the all-around competition, having won the title at the last four Olympics.
Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias won an individual medal (on still rings) for the third consecutive Games. Liu Yang was the only other athlete in Paris who also earned medals at Rio, Tokyo and Paris.
Two athletes successfully defended their Olympic titles from Tokyo: Zou Jingyuan on parallel bars and Liu Yang on still rings.
Notable Firsts
Four different nations—Philippines, Colombia, Kazakhstan, and Ireland—won their first-ever medals in gymnastics.
Carlos Yulo became the second athlete, and the first male athlete from the Philippines (in any sport), to win gold at the Olympic Games.
Canada qualified for the team final in gymnastics for the first time.
Jordan (Ahmad Abu Al-Soud) and Syria (Lais Najjar) participated in Olympic gymnastics for the very first time, marking a historic moment for these countries.
It’s hard to measure the impact that these historic moments and victories will have on the sport. However, it marks an exciting time in men’s gymnastics as we look forward the next quad. We can only hope that the firsts are just that—the beginning of something more.
Follow Neutral Deductions on Instagram, listen to our podcasts , and check back on the website for the latest Olympic gymnastics news, results, and analysis.
Article by: Gabe Sanchez
Help Support Men's Gymnastics Coverage
This coverage is not possible without your help! Please support men's gymnastics coverage with a donation via Paypal or Stripe. (NOTE: Stripe will show up at Musicians' Health Lab Inc. Neutral Deductions is a DBA of that entity).
Your financial contributions are necessary to help cover website maintenance and hosting, operational costs, travel cost for live reporting of meets. The anticipated cost of our expenses is $4,000 for the season. We have received $3,109 dollars in donations to date (7/07/2024). If you have any questions about your donations, please feel free to email us a neutraldeductions@gmail.com.