List of gymnastics competitions

This is a list of some of the notable international and national gymnastics competitions.

Artistic Gymnastics

Major competitions

Event	Type	Participation	First held	Current Frequency
Summer Olympic Games	Multi-sport event	Global	1896	Every four years
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships	World Championships	Global	1903	Annually Except when the Summer Olympics are held
Pan American Games	Multi-sport event for North and South American nations	Regional	1951	Every four years
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Championships for European nations	Regional	1955	Annually
Summer Universiade	Multi-sport event for university athletes	Global	1961	Odd years
Asian Games	Multi-sport event for Asian nations	Regional	1974	Every four years
Commonwealth Games	Multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations	Regional	1978	Every four years
Pacific Rim Championships	Championships for member nations of the Pacific Alliance	Regional	1988	Even years
Summer Youth Olympic Games	Multi-sport event for athletes aged 14 to 18 years old	Global	2010	Every four years
European Games	Multi-sport event for European nations	Regional	2015	Every four years

International competitions

These events are open to teams or individual gymnasts from around the world. Some events are limited to special classes of competitors, as noted in parentheses.

Artistic Gymnastics World Cup and Challenge Cup Series (divided in stages throughout the year)
- American Cup
City of Jesolo Trophy
Gymnasiade (children 13–17)
Maccabiah Games
Special Olympics World Games (intellectually disabled athletes)
WOGA Classic

Regional Competitions

These events are limited to teams or individual gymnasts from certain countries. Some of these events may not feature gymnastics competitions every time they are held.

All-Africa Games (1991-2007, 2015-Present)
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Bolivarian Games (1965-Present)
Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American Games
East Asian Games
European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Games of the Small States of Europe
Island Games
Mediterranean Games (1951-Present)
Northern European Gymnastics Championships
Pan Arab Games
South American Games (1978-Present)
Southeast Asian Games (1979–1981, 1985–1997, 2001–2007, 2011, 2015-Present)
Youth Commonwealth Games

Continental Championships

Asian Gymnastics Championships (1996-Present)
Pan American Gymnastics Championships
South American Gymnastics Championships

National competitions

These events are open to gymnasts within certain specific countries.

Canada

Canadian Gymnastics Championships

Romania

Romanian Gymnastics National Championships

Russia

Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships

United States

Nastia Liukin Cup
NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships (college gymnastics)
NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships (college gymnastics)
U.S. Classic
USA Gymnastics National Championships

Defunct events

Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final (held 1975–2008)
Goodwill Games (held 1986–2001)
ALBA Games (held 2005-2011)

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Major competitions

Event	Type	Participation	First held	Current Frequency
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	World Championships	Global	1963	Annually Except when the Summer Olympics are held
Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Championships for European nations	Regional	1978	Annually
Summer Olympic Games	Multi-sport event	Global	1984	Every four years
Pan American Games	Multi-sport event for North and South American nations	Regional	1987	Every four years
Summer Universiade	Multi-sport event for university athletes	Global	1991	Odd years
Asian Games	Multi-sport event for Asian nations	Regional	1994	Every four years
Grand Prix Final	Final stage of a year-long multi-stage event	Global	1994	Annually
World Games	Multi-sport event for non Olympic category	Global	2001	Every four years
Summer Youth Olympic Games	Multi-sport event for athletes aged 14 to 18 years old	Global	2010	Every four years
European Games	Multi-sport event for European nations	Regional	2015	Every four years