Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
At the 2000 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on 16–25 September and 22–23 September, respectively. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Pavilion 3 of the Sydney Olympic Park on 28 September – 1 October.[1]
| Gymnastics at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sydney Super Dome (artistic and trampoline) Sydney Showground (rhythmic) |
| Dates | 16 September – 1 October 2000 |
Artistic gymnastics
Format of competition
No compulsory routines were performed in artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Instead, all participating gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, participated in a qualification round. The results of this competition determined which teams and individuals participated in the remaining competitions, which included:
- The team competition, in which the six highest scoring teams from qualifications competed. Each team of six gymnasts could have up to five gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and only the four highest scores counted toward the team total.
- The all-around competition, in which the thirty-six highest scoring individuals in the all-around competed. Each country was limited to three gymnasts in the all-around final.
- The event finals, in which the eight highest scoring individuals on each apparatus competed. Each country was limited to two gymnasts in each apparatus final.
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Alexei Nemov Russia | Yang Wei China | Oleksandr Beresh Ukraine |
| Team all-around | China (CHN) Huang Xu Li Xiaopeng Xiao Junfeng Xing Aowei Yang Wei Zheng Lihui | Ukraine (UKR) Oleksandr Beresh Valeri Goncharov Ruslan Mezentsev Valeri Pereshkura Olexander Svitlichni Roman Zozulya | Russia (RUS) Maxim Aleshin Alexei Bondarenko Dmitri Drevin Nikolai Kryukov Alexei Nemov Yevgeni Podgorny |
| Floor exercise | Igors Vihrovs Latvia | Alexei Nemov Russia | Yordan Yovchev Bulgaria |
| Horizontal bar | Alexei Nemov Russia | Benjamin Varonian France | Lee Joo-Hyung South Korea |
| Parallel bars | Li Xiaopeng China | Lee Joo-Hyung South Korea | Alexei Nemov Russia |
| Pommel horse | Marius Urzică Romania | Eric Poujade France | Alexei Nemov Russia |
| Rings | Szilveszter Csollány Hungary | Dimosthenis Tampakos Greece | Yordan Yovchev Bulgaria |
| Vault | Gervasio Deferr Spain | Alexei Bondarenko Russia | Leszek Blanik Poland |
Women's events
Andreea Răducan originally won the gold medal in the women's all-around competition, but she was disqualified after she tested positive for pseudoephedrine.[2]
The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique Executive Board announced on 27 February 2010 after an investigation into the Chinese team for violations of age rules for senior gymnastics competitions that team member Dong Fangxiao, who had been entered as 17 years old, was actually 14 at the time of the Olympics (two years below the minimum age). Her 1999 World Championships and 2000 Olympic results were struck from the records, and in April 2010, nearly ten years after the event, the IOC officially disqualified China, who had originally won the bronze medal in the women's team event.
The now-third place team from the United States was awarded the bronze at the 2010 national championships, held at the XL Center in Hartford, CT.[3]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Simona Amânar Romania | Maria Olaru Romania | Liu Xuan China |
| Team all-around | Romania (ROU) Simona Amânar Loredana Boboc Andreea Isărescu Maria Olaru Claudia Presăcan Andreea Răducan | Russia (RUS) Anna Chepeleva Svetlana Khorkina Anastasiya Kolesnikova Yekaterina Lobaznyuk Elena Produnova Elena Zamolodchikova | United States (USA) Amy Chow Jamie Dantzscher Dominique Dawes Kristen Maloney Elise Ray Tasha Schwikert |
| Balance beam | Liu Xuan China | Yekaterina Lobaznyuk Russia | Elena Produnova Russia |
| Floor exercise | Elena Zamolodchikova Russia | Svetlana Khorkina Russia | Simona Amânar Romania |
| Uneven bars | Svetlana Khorkina Russia | Ling Jie China | Yang Yun China |
| Vault | Elena Zamolodchikova Russia | Andreea Răducan Romania | Yekaterina Lobaznyuk Russia |
Rhythmic gymnastics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Yulia Barsukova Russia | Yulia Raskina Belarus | Alina Kabaeva Russia |
| Group all-around | Russia (RUS) Irina Belova Yelena Chalamova Natalia Lavrova Mariya Netesova Vyera Shimanskaya Irina Zilber | Belarus (BLR) Tatyana Ananko Tatyana Belan Anna Glazkova Irina Ilyenkova Maria Lazuk Olga Puzhevich | Greece (GRE) Eirini Aindili Evangelia Christodoulou Maria Georgatou Zacharoula Karyami Charikleia Pantazi Anna Pollatou |
Trampoline
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Alexander Moskalenko Russia | Ji Wallace Australia | Mathieu Turgeon Canada |
| Women's individual | Irina Karavaeva Russia | Oxana Tsyhuleva Ukraine | Karen Cockburn Canada |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
See also
References
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Selena (26 September 2000). "SYDNEY 2000: DRUG TESTING; Gymnast Tests Positive and Loses Gold". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ IOC strips 2000 Games bronze medal from China 28 April 2010, FIG
External links
- gymn-forum.net
- at SR/Olympics (archived)
- at SR/Olympics (archived)
- at SR/Olympics (archived)