04 · MODERN ERA ARCHIVE

OLYMPIC HISTORY

Six Olympic cycles, two scoring eras, and the routines that reshaped Men's Artistic Gymnastics — from Paul Hamm and Kohei Uchimura to Daiki Hashimoto and Shinnosuke Oka.

2024PARIS

Oka's Triple Gold & Team USA's 16-Year Drought Broken

Shinnosuke Oka won team, all-around and high bar gold for Japan, Carlos Yulo captured historic double gold for the Philippines, and Team USA went 30-for-30 to claim team bronze.

2020TOKYO (2021)

Daiki Hashimoto Ushers In a New Era

At 19, Daiki Hashimoto became the youngest Olympic men's all-around champion since Kohei Uchimura and added high bar gold on home soil, while ROC edged Japan by 0.103 in a thriller team final.

2016RIO DE JANEIRO

King Kohei's Back-to-Back Crown

Kohei Uchimura rallied on high bar to edge Oleg Verniaiev by 0.099 for his second consecutive Olympic all-around gold after leading Japan back to the team title.

2012LONDON

China Repeats as Team Champion; Berki & Zonderland Shine

China delivered a zero-fall team final, Epke Zonderland electrified London with triple-release high bar gold, and Krisztián Berki won pommel horse on execution tiebreak.

2008BEIJING

Yang Wei & China Dominate Under the Open-Ended Code

In the first Olympic Games under the open-ended Code of Points, China swept team gold and Yang Wei won AA gold by 2.6 points while Jonathan Horton led Team USA to team bronze and HB silver.

2004ATHENS

Paul Hamm's Historic Comeback

Paul Hamm became the first American man to win Olympic all-around gold after vaulting from 12th place in the final two rotations, alongside Japan's return to the top of the team podium.

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