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Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team

The Soviet Union men's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in FIG international competitions. They, alongside Japan, were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse. Nikolai Andrianov, who represented the Soviet Union at three Olympic Games, is the most decorated Olympic male gymnast, having won 15 medals.

History

The Soviet Union won the team gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics – the first Olympics that the Soviet Union participated in. Throughout their existence the Soviet Union won four Olympic team golds and five Olympic team silvers, only ever losing to Japan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, gymnasts from the former Soviet states competed at one last Olympic Games together as the Unified Team; they won team gold.

At the World Championships the Soviet Union won either gold or silver in the team event at every iteration that they competed in (1954–1991).

Team competition results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Soviet male artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games and the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships combined. This list does include medals won as the Unified Team at the Olympics and the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1992 but does not includes medals won under the flag of an independent nation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Also not included are medals won at the 1984 Friendship Games (alternative Olympics).

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