Gymnastics events have been held at every Summer Olympics since the founding of the modern Olympic Games in 1896.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Artistic Gymnastics History Men and women compete for medal sets in 14 artistic and two trampoline events.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic GymnasticsOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Gymnastics Trampoline Women also compete in individual and team rhythmic events.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Rhythmic Gymnastics

Gymnastics events at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 24, 2008. Rhythmic events were held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium. Artistic and trampoline events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Time and Venues

Artistic events ended on August 19, 2008, with China winning both of the team competitions and gold medals in nine of 14 events. The host nation also swept both trampoline competitions, winning the men's and women's individual events and three of the six total medals.NBC Olympics: Gymnastics - Medal Standings

The United States took home a total of 10 artistic gymnastics medals, including two gold medals, one each by female gymnasts Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson. Liukin and Johnson also led all other athletes in total medals, winning five and four respectively.NBC Olympics: Gymnastics - Medal Standings

While men's gymnastics events have been held since 1896, women's gymnastics events were not introduced until 1928.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Artistic Gymnastics History Rhythmic gymnastics events were added to the program at the 1984 Summer Games.International Olympic Committee: Rhythmic Gymnastics History The newest events, trampoline, became full medal competitions in 2000.International Olympic Committee: Trampoline Gymnastics History

• Artistic team competition men & womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Balance beam womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Floor exercises men & womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Horizontal bar menOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Individual all-round men & womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Parallel bars menOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Pommel horse menOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Rhythmic group competition womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Rhythmic individual competition womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Rings menOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Trampoline individual men & womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Gymnastics Trampoline
• Uneven bars womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics
• Vault men & womenOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Artistic Gymnastics