The list of 324 athletes from 57 nations includes 196 artistic gymnasts, 96 rhythmic gymnasts and 32 trampolinists entered for the quadrennial competition, which kicks off July 27. For artistic gymnastics, both the men's and women's side includes 12 five-gymnast teams (down from six in 2008) plus 46 individuals.
Russia will be the most represented nation in London, qualifying full teams in men's and women's artistic gymnastics, two individuals and a group in rhythmic gymnastics, and individuals in men's (two) and women's trampoline (one). Belarus, Germany and Ukraine also have at least one entrant in every discipline.
One of the most popular Olympic sports, artistic gymnastics will see new champions crowned in several events. Absent from the competition in London are Americans Nastia Liukin, the 2008 all-around champion, and Shawn Johnson, the balance beam champion. Vault champion Hong Un Jong is also absent, as are all gymnasts from North Korea; the FIG handed North Korea a two-year ban in 2010 for falsifying Hong Su Jong's age at several world championships. China's He Kexin (uneven bars) and Romanian Sandra Izbasa (floor exercise) will attempt to defend their respective titles.
On the men's side, the 2008 Olympic champions in four events are absent this year: China's Yang Wei (all-around), Xiao Qin (pommel horse) and Li Xiaopeng (parallel bars), and Poland's Leszek Blanik (vault). Zou Kai (defending floor exercise and high bar champion) and Chen Yibing (defending still rings titlist) are both on China's roster.
Notable among the participants are artistic veterans Oksana Chusovitina (Germany) and Jordan Jovtchev (Bulgaria), both headed to a record sixth Olympic Games.
2012 Olympic Games Roster July 27-Aug. 12, London
Artistic - Women |
Valeria Pereyra |  | Feb. 12, 1996 |
Georgia Bonora |  | May. 19, 1990 |
Ashleigh Brennan |  | Jan. 18, 1991 |
Emily Little |  | March 29, 1994 |
Larrissa Miller |  | July 12, 1992 |
Lauren Mitchell |  | July 23, 1991 |
Barbara Gasser |  | Aug. 30, 1989 |
Gaelle Mys |  | Nov. 16, 1991 |
Anastasia Marachkovskaya |  | Sep. 19, 1990 |
Lais Souza |  | Dec. 13, 1988 |
Daiane dos Santos |  | Feb. 10, 1983 |
Bruna Leal |  | April 24, 1993 |
Daniele Hypolito |  | Sep. 8, 1984 |
Adrian Gomes |  | April 5, 1990 |
Ralitsa Mileva |  | Dec. 22, 1993 |
Ellie Black |  | Sep. 8, 1995 |
Victoria Moors |  | Nov. 5, 1996 |
Dominique Pegg |  | Jan. 8, 1994 |
Brittany Rogers |  | June 8, 1993 |
Kristina Vaculik |  | July 9, 1992 |
Simona Castro |  | Jan. 11, 1989 |
Deng Linlin |  | April 21, 1992 |
He Kexin |  | Jan. 1, 1992 |
Huang Qiushuang |  | May. 28, 1992 |
Sui Lu |  | April 1, 1992 |
Yao Jinnan |  | Feb. 8, 1995 |
Jessica Gil |  | Dec. 7, 1990 |
Tina Erceg |  | May. 3, 1988 |
Kristyna Palesova |  | Feb. 22, 1991 |
Yamilet Peña |  | Dec. 4, 1992 |
Sherine El Zeiny |  | Feb. 23, 1991 |
Salma Mahmoud El Said Mohamed |  | Oct. 1, 1991 |
Maria Paula Vargas |  | Oct. 13, 1995 |
Annika Urvikko |  | Nov. 17, 1990 |
Mira Boumejmajen |  | June 6, 1995 |
Youna Dufournet |  | Oct. 19, 1993 |
Anne Kuhm |  | Dec. 17, 1996 |
Aurelie Malaussena |  | Oct. 17, 1993 |
Sophia Serseri |  | Dec. 1, 1995 |
Imogen Cairns |  | Jan. 26, 1989 |
Jennifer Pinches |  | May. 25, 1994 |
Rebecca Tunney |  | Oct. 26, 1996 |
Beth Tweddle |  | April 1, 1985 |
Hannah Whelan |  | July 1, 1992 |
Janine Berger |  | April 21, 1996 |
Kim Bui |  | Jan. 20, 1989 |
Oksana Chusovitina |  | June 19, 1975 |
Nadine Jarosch |  | April 28, 1995 |
Elisabeth Seitz |  | Nov. 4, 1993 |
Vasiliki Millousi |  | May. 4, 1984 |
Ana Sofia Gomez |  | Nov. 24, 1995 |
Hiu Ying Angel Wong |  | May. 11, 1987 |
Dorina Boczogo |  | Feb. 15, 1992 |
Valeria Maksyuta |  | Sep. 27, 1987 |
Francesca Deagostini |  | Aug. 5, 1996 |
Erika Fasana |  | Feb. 17, 1996 |
Carlotta Ferlito |  | Feb. 15, 1995 |
Vanessa Ferrari |  | Nov. 10, 1990 |
Elisabetta Preziosa |  | Sep. 21, 1993 |
Yu Minobe |  | Feb. 23, 1990 |
Yuko Shintake |  | April 20, 1991 |
Rie Tanaka |  | June 11, 1987 |
Asuka Teramoto |  | Nov. 19, 1995 |
Koko Tsurumi |  | Sep. 28, 1992 |
Moldir Azimbay |  | Dec. 2, 1995 |
Heo Seonmi |  | Jan. 15, 1995 |
Laura Svilpaite |  | Jan. 7, 1994 |
Elsa Garcia |  | Feb. 8, 1990 |
Celine van Gerner |  | Dec. 1, 1994 |
Marta Pihan-Kulesza |  | July 23, 1987 |
Zoi Lima |  | Oct. 7, 1991 |
Lorena Quinones |  | July 29, 1996 |
Diana Bulimar |  | Aug. 22, 1995 |
Diana Chelaru |  | Aug. 15, 1993 |
Larisa Iordache |  | June 19, 1996 |
Sandra Izbasa |  | June 18, 1990 |
Catalina Ponor |  | Aug. 20, 1987 |
Ksenia Afanasyeva |  | Sep. 13, 1991 |
Anastasia Grishina |  | Jan. 16, 1996 |
Viktoria Komova |  | Jan. 30, 1995 |
Aliya Mustafina |  | Sep. 30, 1994 |
Maria Paseka |  | July 19, 1995 |
Heem Wei Lim |  | April 12, 1989 |
Sasa Golob |  | Aug. 17, 1991 |
Giulia Steingruber |  | March 24, 1994 |
Maria Homolova |  | Sep. 29, 1987 |
Jonna Adlerteg |  | June 6, 1995 |
Goksu Uctas |  | Aug. 30, 1990 |
Natalia Kononenko |  | Aug. 25, 1994 |
Gabrielle Douglas |  | Dec. 31, 1995 |
McKayla Maroney |  | Dec. 9, 1995 |
Alexandra Raisman |  | May. 25, 1994 |
Kyla Ross |  | Oct. 24, 1996 |
Jordyn Wieber |  | July 12, 1995 |
Luiza Galiulina |  | June 23, 1992 |
Jessica Lopez |  | Jan. 22, 1986 |
Do Thi Ngan Thuong |  | March 10, 1989 |
Phan Thi Ha Thanh |  | Oct. 16, 1991 |
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Artistic - Men |
Federico Molinari |  | Jan. 11, 1984 |
Artur Davtyan |  | Aug. 8, 1992 |
Joshua Jefferis |  | Aug. 29, 1985 |
Fabian Leimlehner |  | Sep. 17, 1987 |
Shakir Shikhaliyev |  | Nov. 19, 1990 |
Quazi Syque Caesar |  | Aug. 22, 1990 |
Jimmy Verbaeys |  | Aug. 26, 1993 |
Dmitry Kasperovich |  | Oct. 15, 1977 |
Diego Hypolito |  | June 19, 1986 |
Arthur Zanetti |  | April 16, 1990 |
Sergio Sasaki |  | March 31, 1992 |
Jordan Jovtchev |  | Feb. 24, 1973 |
Nathan Gafuik |  | June 12, 1985 |
Tomas Gonzalez |  | Nov. 22, 1985 |
Chen Yibing |  | Dec. 19, 1984 |
Feng Zhe |  | Nov. 19, 1987 |
Teng Haibin |  | Jan. 2, 1985 |
Zhang Chenglong |  | May. 12, 1989 |
Zou Kai |  | Feb. 25, 1988 |
Jorge Hugo Giraldo |  | Sep. 5, 1979 |
Ude Filip |  | June 3, 1986 |
Martin Konecny |  | Aug. 6, 1984 |
Mohamed Sherif Elsaharty |  | July 26, 1990 |
Isaac Botella |  | June 12, 1984 |
Javier Gomez |  | Dec. 5, 1986 |
Fabian Gonzalez |  | May. 8, 1992 |
Ruben Lopez |  | Nov. 28, 1990 |
Sergio Muñoz |  | Aug. 30, 1989 |
Pierre-Yves Beny |  | Feb. 12, 1983 |
Yann Cucherat |  | Oct. 2, 1979 |
Gael da Silva |  | Dec. 30, 1984 |
Hamilton Sabot |  | May. 31, 1987 |
Cyril Tommasone |  | July 4, 1987 |
Sam Oldham |  | Feb. 17, 1993 |
Daniel Purvis |  | Nov. 13, 1990 |
Louis Smith |  | April 22, 1989 |
Kristian Thomas |  | Feb. 14, 1989 |
Max Whitlock |  | Jan. 13, 1993 |
Philipp Boy |  | July 23, 1987 |
Fabian Hambüchen |  | Oct. 25, 1987 |
Sebastian Krimmer |  | June 21, 1990 |
Marcel Nguyen |  | Sep. 8, 1987 |
Andreas Toba |  | Oct. 7, 1990 |
Vlasios Maras |  | March 31, 1983 |
Vasileios Tsolakidis |  | Sep. 9, 1979 |
Wai Hung Shek |  | Oct. 10, 1991 |
Krisztian Berki |  | March 18, 1985 |
Vid Hidvegi |  | Aug. 23, 1986 |
Kieran Behan |  | April 19, 1989 |
Felix Aronovich |  | July 18, 1988 |
Alexander Shatilov |  | March 22, 1987 |
Matteo Angioletti |  | Nov. 8, 1980 |
Alberto Busnari |  | Oct. 4, 1978 |
Matteo Morandi |  | Oct. 8, 1981 |
Paolo Ottavi |  | Jan. 7, 1986 |
Enrico Pozzo |  | Feb. 12, 1981 |
Ryohei Kato |  | Sep. 9, 1993 |
Kazuhito Tanaka |  | May. 16, 1985 |
Yusuke Tanaka |  | Nov. 29, 1989 |
Kohei Uchimura |  | Jan. 3, 1989 |
Koji Yamamuro |  | Jan. 17, 1989 |
Stepan Gorbachyov |  | Oct. 2, 1983 |
Kim Jihoon |  | Aug. 9, 1984 |
Kim Seungil |  | May. 9, 1985 |
Kim Soo Myun |  | Nov. 4, 1986 |
Kim Hee Hoon |  | Nov. 22, 1991 |
Yang Hak Seon |  | Dec. 6, 1992 |
Dmitrijs Trefilovs |  | May. 13, 1987 |
Rokas Guscinas |  | Jan. 6, 1991 |
Daniel Corral |  | Jan. 25, 1990 |
Epke Zonderland |  | April 16, 1986 |
Roman Kulesza |  | March 2, 1983 |
Manuel Campos |  | July 12, 1981 |
Tommy Ramos |  | April 29, 1986 |
Cristian Bataga |  | April 10, 1988 |
Marius Berbecar |  | May. 15, 1985 |
Ovidiu Buidoso |  | July 13, 1987 |
Vlad Cotuna |  | Nov. 4, 1990 |
Flavius Koczi |  | Aug. 26, 1987 |
Denis Ablyazin |  | Aug. 3, 1992 |
Alexander Balandin |  | June 20, 1989 |
David Belyavsky |  | Feb. 23, 1992 |
Emin Garibov |  | Sep. 8, 1990 |
Igor Pakhomenko |  | June 10, 1992 |
Claudio Capelli |  | Nov. 16, 1986 |
Samuel Piasecky |  | Oct. 31, 1984 |
Wajdi Bouallegue |  | Feb. 9, 1982 |
Nikolai Kuksenkov |  | June 2, 1989 |
Vitaly Nakonechny |  | Aug. 2, 1986 |
Igor Radivilov |  | Oct. 19, 1992 |
Oleg Stepko |  | March 25, 1994 |
Oleg Vernyayev |  | Sep. 29, 1993 |
Jake Dalton |  | Aug. 19, 1991 |
Jonathan Horton |  | Dec. 31, 1985 |
Danell Leyva |  | Oct. 30, 1991 |
Sam Mikulak |  | Oct. 13, 1992 |
John Orozco |  | Dec. 30, 1992 |
Phuoc Hung Pham |  | June 10, 1988 |
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Rhythmic - Individual |
Janine Murray |  | March 10, 1990 |
Caroline Weber |  | May. 31, 1986 |
Aliya Garayeva |  | Jan. 1, 1988 |
Lyubov Charkashyna |  | Dec. 23, 1987 |
Melitina Stanyuta |  | Nov. 15, 1993 |
Silvia Miteva |  | June 24, 1986 |
Deng Senyue |  | Feb. 5, 1992 |
Chrystalleni Trikomiti |  | Nov. 30, 1993 |
Yasmine Mohmed Rostom |  | July 25, 1993 |
Carolina Rodriguez |  | May. 24, 1986 |
Delphine Ledoux |  | May. 15, 1985 |
Francesca Jones |  | Nov. 9, 1990 |
Jana Berezko-Marggrander |  | Oct. 17, 1995 |
Neta Rivkin |  | June 19, 1991 |
Julieta Cantaluppi |  | Jan. 24, 1985 |
Anna Alyabyeva |  | Nov. 13, 1993 |
Yeon Jae Son |  | May. 28, 1994 |
Joanna Mitrosz |  | Aug. 21, 1988 |
Yevgenia Kanayeva |  | April 2, 1990 |
Alexandra Merkulova |  | Nov. 25, 1995 |
Alina Maksymenko |  | July 10, 1991 |
Ganna Rizatdinova |  | July 16, 1993 |
Julie Zetlin |  | June 30, 1990 |
Ulyana Trofimova |  | Feb. 28, 1990 |
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Rhythmic - Group |
Maryna Hancharova |  | Feb. 27, 1990 |
Anastasia Ivankova |  | Nov. 22, 1991 |
Natalia Leshchyk |  | July 25, 1995 |
Aliaksandra Narkevich |  | Dec. 22, 1994 |
Ksenia Sankovich |  | Feb. 27, 1990 |
Alina Tumilovich |  | April 21, 1990 |
Reneta Kamberova |  | Sep. 12, 1990 |
Mihaela Mayevska |  | Oct. 4, 1990 |
Tsvetelina Naydenova |  | April 28, 1994 |
Yelena Todorova |  | July 1, 1994 |
Khristiana Todorova |  | Nov. 28, 1994 |
Katrin Velkova |  | Aug. 16, 1991 |
Katrina Cameron |  | May. 9, 1995 |
Rose Cossar |  | July 4, 1991 |
Alexandra Landry |  | Feb. 10, 1994 |
Anastasia Muntyanu |  | Oct. 13, 1994 |
Anjelika Reznik |  | June 25, 1995 |
Kelsey Titmarsh |  | Dec. 27, 1993 |
Loreto Achaerandio |  | Sep. 13, 1991 |
Sandra Aguilar |  | Aug. 9, 1992 |
Elena Lopez |  | Oct. 4, 1994 |
Lourdes Mohedano |  | June 17, 1995 |
Alejandra Quereda |  | July 24, 1992 |
Lidia Redondo |  | March 7, 1992 |
Georgina Cassar |  | Sep. 9, 1993 |
Jade Faulkner |  | Dec. 21, 1993 |
Francesca Fox |  | June 13, 1992 |
Lynne Hutchison |  | Nov. 10, 1994 |
Louisa Pouli |  | Jan. 29, 1993 |
Rachel Smith |  | Jan. 3, 1993 |
Mira Bimperling |  | March 31, 1994 |
Nicole Muller |  | Nov. 14, 1994 |
Camilla Pfeffer |  | Jan. 24, 1993 |
Cathrin Puhl |  | April 4, 1994 |
Sara Radman |  | July 20, 1993 |
Regina Sergeeva |  | July 2, 1994 |
Eleni Doika |  | Nov. 15, 1995 |
Alexia Kyriazi |  | Dec. 15, 1995 |
Evdokia Loukagkou |  | Sep. 26, 1995 |
Stavroula Samara |  | July 8, 1994 |
Vasileia Zachou |  | April 24, 1994 |
Marianthi Zafeiriou |  | Jan. 29, 1994 |
Moran Buzovski |  | March 23, 1992 |
Viktoria Koshel |  | April 14, 1991 |
Noa Palatchy |  | May. 24, 1994 |
Marina Shults |  | Dec. 18, 1994 |
Polina Zakaluzny |  | Feb. 21, 1992 |
Eliora Zholkovski |  | March 5, 1993 |
Elisa Blanchi |  | Oct. 13, 1987 |
Romina Laurito |  | May. 4, 1987 |
Marta Pagnini |  | Jan. 21, 1991 |
Elisa Santoni |  | Dec. 10, 1987 |
Anzhelika Savrayuk |  | Aug. 23, 1989 |
Andreea Stefanescu |  | Dec. 13, 1993 |
Natsuki Fukase |  | April 10, 1994 |
Airi Hatakeyama |  | Aug. 16, 1994 |
Rie Matsubara |  | Oct. 21, 1993 |
Rina Miura |  | May. 9, 1994 |
Nina Saeedyokota |  | March 2, 1994 |
Kotono Tanaka |  | Aug. 18, 1991 |
Anastasia Bliznyuk |  | June 28, 1994 |
Uliana Donskova |  | Aug. 24, 1992 |
Ksenia Dudkina |  | Feb. 25, 1995 |
Alina Makarenko |  | Jan. 14, 1995 |
Anastasia Nazarenko |  | Jan. 17, 1993 |
Karolina Sevastyanova |  | April 25, 1995 |
Olena Dmytrash |  | Dec. 1, 1991 |
Yevgeniya Gomon |  | March 25, 1995 |
Valeriia Gudym |  | March 1, 1995 |
Viktoriia Lenyshyn |  | May. 25, 1991 |
Viktoriia Mazur |  | Oct. 15, 1994 |
Svitlana Prokopova |  | Jan. 3, 1993 |
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Trampoline - Women |
Tatsiana Piatrenia |  | Oct. 18, 1981 |
Karen Cockburn |  | Oct. 2, 1980 |
Rosannagh Maclennan |  | Aug. 28, 1988 |
He Wenna |  | Jan. 19, 1989 |
Huang Shanshan |  | Jan. 18, 1986 |
Zita Frydrychova |  | Dec. 3, 1991 |
Katherine Driscoll |  | March 13, 1986 |
Luba Golovina |  | April 20, 1990 |
Anna Dogonadze |  | Feb. 15, 1973 |
Ayano Kishi |  | Oct. 29, 1992 |
Andrea Lenders |  | Dec. 29, 1980 |
Ana Rente |  | April 27, 1988 |
Viktoria Voronina |  | Feb. 24, 1988 |
Maryna Kyiko |  | Jan. 7, 1987 |
Savannah Vinsant |  | June 25, 1993 |
Ekaterina Khilko |  | March 25, 1982 |
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Trampoline - Men |
Blake Gaudry |  | Nov. 29, 1991 |
Viachaslau Modzel |  | May. 25, 1987 |
Jason Burnett |  | Dec. 16, 1986 |
Dong Dong |  | April 13, 1989 |
Lu Chunlong |  | April 8, 1989 |
Peter Jensen |  | March 5, 1980 |
Gregoire Pennes |  | Jan. 7, 1984 |
Henrik Stehlik |  | Dec. 29, 1980 |
Flavio Cannone |  | Nov. 5, 1981 |
Masaki Ito |  | Nov. 2, 1988 |
Yasuhiro Ueyama |  | Oct. 16, 1984 |
Diogo Ganchinho |  | Sep. 12, 1987 |
Nikita Fedorenko |  | Sep. 6, 1991 |
Dmitry Ushakov |  | Aug. 15, 1988 |
Yuri Nikitin |  | July 15, 1978 |
Steven Gluckstein |  | June 24, 1990 |
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