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Men’s Pommel horse
Held at 26 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: Soviet Union (5). Most medals: Max Whitlock (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals78
Delegations22on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Rhys McClenaghan Ireland | Nariman Kurbanov Kazakhstan | Stephen Nedoroscik United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Max Whitlock Great Britain | Lee Chih-kai Chinese Taipei | Kazuma Kaya Japan |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Max Whitlock Great Britain | Louis Smith Great Britain | Alexander Naddour United States |
| 2012 London | Krisztián Berki Hungary | Louis Smith Great Britain | Max Whitlock Great Britain |
| 2008 Beijing | Xiao Qin China | Filip Ude Croatia | Louis Smith Great Britain |
| 2004 Athens | Teng Haibin China | Marius Urzică Romania | Takehiro Kashima Japan |
| 2000 Sydney | Marius Urzică Romania | Eric Poujade France | Alexei Nemov Russia |
| 1996 Atlanta | Li Donghua Switzerland | Marius Urzică Romania | Alexei Nemov Russia |
| 1992 Barcelona | Pae Gil-Su North Korea / Vitaly Scherbo Unified Team | — | Andreas Wecker Germany |
| 1988 Seoul | Lyubomir Gueraskov Bulgaria / Zsolt Borkai Hungary / Dmitri Bilozertchev Soviet Union | — | — |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Li Ning China / Peter Vidmar United States | — | Timothy Daggett United States |
| 1980 Moscow | Zoltán Magyar Hungary | Alexander Dityatin Soviet Union | Michael Nikolay East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Zoltán Magyar Hungary | Eizo Kenmotsu Japan | Michael Nikolay East Germany / Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Viktor Klimenko Soviet Union | Sawao Kato Japan | Eizo Kenmotsu Japan |
| 1968 Mexico City | Miroslav Cerar Yugoslavia | Olli Laiho Finland | Mikhail Voronin Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Miroslav Cerar Yugoslavia | Shuji Tsurumi Japan | Yuri Tsapenko Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Eugen Ekman Finland / Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union | — | Shuji Tsurumi Japan |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Boris Shakhlin Soviet Union | Takashi Ono Japan | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Viktor Chukarin Soviet Union | Hrant Shahinyan Soviet Union / Yevgeny Korolkov Soviet Union | — |
| 1948 London | Veikko Huhtanen Finland / Heikki Savolainen Finland / Paavo Aaltonen Finland | — | — |
| 1936 Berlin | Konrad Frey Germany | Eugen Mack Switzerland | Albert Bachmann Switzerland |
| 1932 Los Angeles | István Pelle Hungary | Omero Bonoli Italy | Frank Haubold United States |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Hermann Hänggi Switzerland | Georges Miez Switzerland | Heikki Savolainen Finland |
| 1924 Paris | Josef Wilhelm Switzerland | Jean Gutweninger Switzerland | Antoine Rebetez Switzerland |
| 1904 St. Louis | Anton Heida United States | George Eyser United States | William Merz United States |
| 1896 Athens | Louis Zutter Switzerland | Hermann Weingärtner Germany | — |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | United States | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Romania | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Max Whitlock | 2 | 3 |
| Boris Shakhlin | 2 | 2 |
| Miroslav Cerar | 2 | 2 |
| Zoltán Magyar | 2 | 2 |
| Marius Urzică | 1 | 3 |
| Viktor Chukarin | 1 | 2 |
| Louis Zutter | 1 | 1 |
| Anton Heida | 1 | 1 |
| Josef Wilhelm | 1 | 1 |
| Hermann Hänggi | 1 | 1 |
| István Pelle | 1 | 1 |
| Konrad Frey | 1 | 1 |