All gymnastics events were staged at the Arena Olímpica do Rio from 6 to 21 August 2016.

[1][2][3] Qualification was based on the results of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 24 October to 1 November 2015; the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 to 13 September 2015; the 2015 Trampoline World Championships, held in Odense, Denmark, from 25 to 28 November 2015; and the Olympic Test Event, held on 16–22 April 2016 at Arena Olímpica do Rio.

[4] Brazil, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods.

*   Host nation (Brazil)For the first time since the 1972 Olympics, Romania did not win a medal in the women's team event, due to Romania's failure to qualify a team for the first time since 1968, ending a 40-year medal run.

The exhibition event featured performances by artistic gymnasts who participated in Rio.