To qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics in gymnastics, competitors had to be born before December 31, 2000 and each country could qualify a maximum of two gymnasts for individual competition and one group for group competition. The main qualifying competitions were the 2015 Stuttgart World Championships, where individuals had to place in the top 15 and groups in the top 10, and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Test Event, where the top 6 individuals and top 3 groups qualified. A total of 26 individual gymnasts and 14 groups of 5 gymnasts were eligible to compete in gymnastics at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

1. How to qualify for the Olympics
Gymnastics

2. To qualify for the 2016 Rio
Olympics in gymnastics
All competitors had to be born
before December 31, 2000

3. Each country can qualify a maximum of two
gymnasts in Individual competition and one
group in Group competition

4. QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS
Rio 2016
STUTTGART WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Individuals
Place in the top 15
Groups
Place in the top 10*
*A minimum of three continents must be represented, The
9th and 10th qualifying spots will go to the highest placing
groups from other continents if the top 10 all hail from the
one continent.

5. RIO OLYMPIC GAMES TEST EVENT
Athletes who placed 15th-38th in the Stuttgart World
Championships have a second chance to qualify for the
Olympics.
The 23 athletes will include one gymnast from the
Olympic host country,

6. RIO OLYMPIC GAMES TEST EVENT
The top 6 individuals qualify for the Olympics

7. The top 3 groups qualify for the Olympics
RIO OLYMPIC GAMES TEST EVENT
Groups that finished 11th-17th in the Stuttgart World
Championships have a second chance to qualify for the
Olympics.

8. Five places are left over for individuals to assure gymnasts
from all continents and the host country will be represented
at the Olympic Games.
*Tripartite Invitation can only be offered to National Olympic
committees with an average of eight or fewer athletes at the
previous two Olympic Games
*

9. If the host country has already qualified the
last spot will go to the highest ranking group
from the Olympic Test Event that has not yet
qualified.
One place is let over in the group event(s) to
ensure the host country is represented.

10. 26 Individual gymnasts were
eligible to compete in the
2016 Rio Olympics.

11. 14 Groups of 5 gymnasts were
eligible to compete in the group
competitions

12. Total number of participants
eligible to compete
96