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Nationality changes in gymnastics

Nationality changing in the sport of gymnastics is when a gymnast opts to represent a new country in international competitions. Gymnasts may request a nationality change through their federations, provided they have citizenship. The number of nationality changes a federation may request for athletes is limited to two per year per discipline and three over all disciplines. If the previous country gives consent for the gymnast to represent the new country, the gymnast may immediately begin representing the new country in competition. If consent is not granted, the gymnast will have to wait a year before they can represent the new country. If a gymnast has already been granted a nationality change, they must wait a minimum of three years before they can make a new request.[1]

This is a list of notable gymnasts who have represented multiple countries in gymnastics competitions and had a valid FIG license for each. This list does not include gymnasts who competed for a new nation after the dissolution of their former country (i.e.: Soviet gymnasts).

Artistic gymnastics

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Name of gymnast Original nation New nation Year Ref
Rustam Akhmad   Ukraine   Azerbaijan 2018 [2]
Adem Asil   Egypt   Turkey 2019 [3]
Sydney Barros   United States   Puerto Rico 2022 [4]
Reiss Beckford   Great Britain   Jamaica 2015 [5]
Charlotte Booth   United States   Great Britain 2024 [6]
Georgia-Rose Brown   Australia   New Zealand 2023 [7]
Oksana Chusovitina   Uzbekistan   Germany 2006 [8]
  Germany   Uzbekistan 2013
Dominick Cunningham   Great Britain   Ireland 2022 [9]
Tara Donnelly   Ireland   Great Britain 2021 [10]
Aleah Finnegan   United States   Philippines 2022 [11]
Danusia Francis   Great Britain   Jamaica 2018 [12]
Rozalia Galiyeva   Uzbekistan   Russia 1995 [13]
Alexa Grande   Guatemala   El Salvador 2019 [14]
Annia Hatch   Cuba   United States 2003 [15]
Halle Hilton   Great Britain   Ireland 2022 [16]
Yulia Inshina   Russia   Azerbaijan 2013 [17]
Viktoria Karpenko   Ukraine   Bulgaria 2003
Maria Kharenkova   Russia   Georgia 2019 [18]
Carina Kroell   Germany   Austria 2022
Nikolai Kuksenkov   Ukraine   Russia 2013
Evgeniya Kuznetsova   Russia   Bulgaria 2001
Li Donghua   China   Switzerland 1994
Emma Malabuyo   United States   Philippines 2023 [19]
Tyesha Mattis   Great Britain   Jamaica 2022 [20]
Dorien Motten   Belgium   Georgia 2023 [21]
Kaylia Nemour   France   Algeria 2023 [22]
Ellis O'Reilly   Great Britain   Ireland 2014 [23]
John Orozco   United States   Puerto Rico 2020 [24]
Petro Pakhniuk   Ukraine   Azerbaijan 2014
  Azerbaijan   Ukraine 2017
Anna Pavlova   Russia   Azerbaijan 2013
Eddie Penev   United States   Bulgaria 2023 [25]
Matvei Petrov   Russia   Albania 2018
Levi Ruivivar   United States   Philippines 2023 [26]
Irina Sazonova   Russia   Iceland 2015 [27]
Maria Smirnova   Russia   Azerbaijan 2013
Oleg Stepko   Ukraine   Azerbaijan 2014 [28]
  Azerbaijan   Russia 2018
Ayelén Tarabini   Argentina   Kyrgyzstan 2023
İvan Tixonov   Russia   Azerbaijan 2018 [2]
Marius Tobă   Romania   Germany 1991

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Name of gymnast Original nation New nation Year Ref
Elizaveta Lugovskikh   Russia   Montenegro 2022 [22]
Katerina Pisetsky   Ukraine   Israel 2002
Amina Zaripova   Uzbekistan   Russia 1990
Ekaterina Vedeneeva   Russia   Slovenia 2018 [2]
Carmel Kallemaa   Estonia   Canada 2019
Rachel Stoyanov   North Macedonia   Bulgaria 2022
Eleonora Romanova   Ukraine   Russia 2017
Elizaveta Nazarenkova   Russia   Uzbekistan 2014
Mary Sanders   Canada   United States 2002
Artemi Gavezou   Greece   Spain 2013
Yanika Vartlaan   Estonia   Ukraine 2018
Anastasia Simakova   Russia   Germany 2023
Alexandra Agiurgiuculese   Romania   Italy 2015
Vera Tugolukova   Russia   Cyprus 2022
Margarita Mamun   Bangladesh   Russia 2010
Elif Zeynep Celep   Turkey   Azerbaijan 2015
Daniela Mogurean   Moldova   Italy 2015
Tatyana Volozhanina   Russia   Bulgaria 2017
Ayshan Bayramova   Russia   Azerbaijan 2014
Aliya Garayeva   Russia   Azerbaijan 2005
Dinara Gimatova   Russia   Azerbaijan ???
Svetlana Rudalova   Ukraine   Belarus ???
Yelyzaveta Luzan   Ukraine   Azerbaijan 2015
Siyana Vasileva   Bulgaria   Azerbaijan 2013
Veronika Hudis   Ukraine   Azerbaijan 2015
Annaliese Dragan   United States   Romania 2019 [29]
Brigita Budginas   United States   Lithuania 2019
Narendra Sutjiati   United States   Indonesia 2019
Anna-Marie Ondaatje   Canada   Sri Lanka 2016
Elvira Krasnobaeva   Bulgaria   Armenia 2024

Trampoline gymnastics

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Name of gymnast Original nation New nation Year Ref
Anna Dogonadze   Georgia   Germany 1998

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c "Official news: Summary of decisions from the FIG Executive Committee". International Gymnastics Federation. July 27, 2018.
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  4. ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee - November 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. November 12, 2022.
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  8. ^ "Ageless Wonder Oksana Chusovitina Competing in Eighth Olympics at 46". Sports Illustrated. June 24, 2021.
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  18. ^ "Maria Kharenkova will compete for Georgia". Gymnovosti. August 24, 2019.
  19. ^ "Emma Malabuyo plans to compete balance beam, floor exercise for the Philippines at upcoming Asian Championships". International Olympic Committee. May 26, 2023.
  20. ^ "British sisters make the switch to Jamaica gymnastics". The Gleaner. June 15, 2022.
  21. ^ Hopkins, Lauren. "Around the Gymternet: Don't come here for daddy daughter meet discourse". The Gymternet. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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  24. ^ "John Orozco, U.S. Olympic gymnast, switches to Puerto Rico". NBC Sports. 3 March 2020.
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  26. ^ "Fil-Am Levi Jung-Ruivivar leaves US team to bolster PH gymnastics". ABS-CBN. September 8, 2023.
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  28. ^ "Stepko: If I Stayed In Azerbaijan Or Went Back To Ukraine, I Would've Retired Already". Gymnovosti. May 7, 2018.
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