Sawao Kato is considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time from Japan, having won 12 medals including 8 gold medals and being inducted into the hall of fame. Nikolai Andrianov from Russia was a natural genius who won 15 medals and was trained by the famous coach Nikolai Tolkachev. Dmitry Vladimirovich from Russia was the youngest male world champion in history, having won 4 medals despite not being inducted into the hall of fame.