The individuals named within individual events are the individuals who garnered a top-three placement in the team competition on the respective apparatus (or all 3 combined, in the case of the all-around) and who would have been awarded a medal with the rules that commenced with the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympic Games and that would change periodically at future Olympic Games with respect to the debut of:  1)  the individual finals competitions at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and 2) the New Life rules that made their Olympic debut at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.
The individuals listed in individual events are those who achieved a top-three ranking in their respective apparatus (or all three combined) at team competitions, starting from the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics and subject to changes at future Olympic Games due to new rules introduced at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.