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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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  1. ^ "Statutes: Edition 2022" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. January 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Official news: Summary of decisions from the FIG Executive Committee". International Gymnastics Federation. July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Official News: Summary of decisions from the Executive Committee meeting". International Gymnastics Federation. February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee - November 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. November 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Gymnast Reiss Beckford Seeking to Create History for Jamaica – Jamaica Information Service".
  6. ^ "Official news from the Executive Committee - May 2024". International Gymnastics Federation. June 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee - November 2023". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Ageless Wonder Oksana Chusovitina Competing in Eighth Olympics at 46". Sports Illustrated. June 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official news from the Executive Committee - February 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. February 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official news from the Executive Committee - February 2021". International Gymnastics Federation. February 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "Exclusive: Aleah Finnegan overwhelmed by "love and support" at SEA Games". International Olympic Committee. May 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Coventry-born gymnast Danusia Francis is heading to the 2020 Olympics". Coventry Telegraph. October 20, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Russian Gymnasts Who Broke Our Hearts". The Medal Count. November 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Alexa Grande". 18 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Biography: HATCH, Annia Portuondo". USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
  16. ^ "European championships beckon for Ipswich gymnast". 2 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Yulia Inshina announced her retirement". Gymnovosti. October 7, 2018.
  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.
  22. ^ a b "Official News from the Executive Committee – July 2022". International Gymnastics Federation. July 22, 2022.
  23. ^ "FIG Executive Committee announces news, nationality changes". International Gymnastics Federation. March 3, 2014.
  24. ^ "John Orozco, U.S. Olympic gymnast, switches to Puerto Rico". NBC Sports. 3 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee – March 2023". gymnastics.sport. March 3, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  26. ^ "Fil-Am Levi Jung-Ruivivar leaves US team to bolster PH gymnastics". ABS-CBN. September 8, 2023.
  27. ^ "Irina Sazonova FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation.
  28. ^ "Stepko: If I Stayed In Azerbaijan Or Went Back To Ukraine, I Would've Retired Already". Gymnovosti. May 7, 2018.
  29. ^ "Official News from the Executive Committee meeting in Lausanne". International Gymnastics Federation. July 11, 2019.
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