1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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The 25th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Stuttgart
, West Germany
, in 1989 from October 14 to October 22.
The scoring rule New Life was introduced for the first time ever. This meant, that gymnast's scores were not carried over to the all-around and the event finals from the team competition.
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, in 1989 from October 14 to October 22.
The scoring rule New Life was introduced for the first time ever. This meant, that gymnast's scores were not carried over to the all-around and the event finals from the team competition.
Medals
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |  Romania |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Mainland China |
3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 |  German Democratic Republic |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  West Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6= |  Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6= |  Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6= |  United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
All-around
| 1st | Soviet Union Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine.-External links:... (URS) |
59.250 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Valentin Mogilny Valentin Mogilny Valentin Mogilny is an artistic gymnast who competed for the USSR during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. His teammates were Yuri Korolev, Dmitri Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, and Vladimir Artemov. He trained at the Army Club in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, then moved to Moscow to work with... (URS) |
59.150 |
| 3rd | Mainland China Li Jing Li Jing (gymnast) Li Jing is a Chinese gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he received silver medals in rings, in parallel bars, and in team combined exercises.-World championships:Li Jing became world champion in parallel bars in 1989, and again in... (CHN) |
58.800 |
Floor exercise
| 1st | Soviet Union Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine.-External links:... (URS) |
9.937 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Vladimir.... (URS) |
9.875 |
| 3rd | Mainland China Li Chunyang (CHN) |
9.850 |
Pommel horse
| 1st | Soviet Union Valentin Mogilny Valentin Mogilny Valentin Mogilny is an artistic gymnast who competed for the USSR during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. His teammates were Yuri Korolev, Dmitri Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, and Vladimir Artemov. He trained at the Army Club in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, then moved to Moscow to work with... (URS) |
8.999 |
| 2nd | German Democratic Republic Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov... (GDR) |
9.962 |
| 3rd | Mainland China Li Jing Li Jing (gymnast) Li Jing is a Chinese gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he received silver medals in rings, in parallel bars, and in team combined exercises.-World championships:Li Jing became world champion in parallel bars in 1989, and again in... (CHN) |
9.937 |
Rings
| 1st | West Germany Andreas Aguilar (FRG) |
9.875 |
| 2nd | German Democratic Republic Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov... (GDR) |
9.862 |
| 3rd | Italy Yuri Chechi (ITA) |
7.812 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Vitaly Marinich (URS) |
9.812 |
Vault
| 1st | German Democratic Republic Jorg Behrend (GDR) |
9.881 |
| 2nd | German Democratic Republic Sylvio Kroll (GDR) |
9.874 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Vladimir.... (URS) |
9.868 |
Parallel bars
| 1st | Mainland China Li Jing Li Jing (gymnast) Li Jing is a Chinese gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he received silver medals in rings, in parallel bars, and in team combined exercises.-World championships:Li Jing became world champion in parallel bars in 1989, and again in... (CHN) |
9.900 |
| 1st | Soviet Union Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Vladimir.... (URS) |
9.900 |
| 3rd | German Democratic Republic Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov... (GDR) |
9.887 |
Horizontal bar
| 1st | Mainland China Li Chunyang (CHN) |
9.950 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Vladimir.... (URS) |
9.900 |
| 3rd | Japan Yukio Iketani Yukio Iketani is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist.-Olympics:Iketani received a bronze medal in floor exercise and in team all-around 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.... (JPN) |
9.875 |
Team final
| 1st | Soviet Union |
Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine.-External links:... |
587.250 |
| Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Vladimir.... |
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| Valentin Mogilny Valentin Mogilny Valentin Mogilny is an artistic gymnast who competed for the USSR during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. His teammates were Yuri Korolev, Dmitri Bilozerchev, Valeri Liukin, and Vladimir Artemov. He trained at the Army Club in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, then moved to Moscow to work with... |
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| Vitaly Marinich | |||
| Valery Belenky Valery Belenky Valery Vladimirovich Belenky is a retired Soviet/Azerbaijani/German artistic gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He is Jewish, and was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.... |
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| Vladimir Novikov Vladimir Novikov Vladimir Dmitriyevich Novikov was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Moscow.... |
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| 2nd | German Democratic Republic |
Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov... |
580.850 |
| Sven Tippelt | |||
| Sylvio Kroll | |||
| Jorg Behrend | |||
| Jens Milbradt | |||
| Enrico Ambros | |||
| 3rd | Mainland China |
Li Chunyang | 579.300 |
| Li Jing Li Jing (gymnast) Li Jing is a Chinese gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he received silver medals in rings, in parallel bars, and in team combined exercises.-World championships:Li Jing became world champion in parallel bars in 1989, and again in... |
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| Ma Zheng | |||
| Li Ge | |||
| Guo Linxiang | |||
| Wang Chongsheng |
All-around
| 1st | Soviet Union Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya , is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" because of her height, balletic grace, and long lines. She is especially renowned for the drama and artistry she displayed on floor exercise... (URS) |
39.900 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Natalia Laschenova (URS) |
39.862 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Olga Strazheva (URS) |
39.774 |
Vault
| 1st | Soviet Union Olesya Dudnik Olesya Dudnik Olesya [alternate spelling Olessia] Vitalyevna Dudnik is a gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast who competed internationally for the Soviet Union between 1988 and 1990... (URS) |
9.987 |
| 2nd | Romania Cristina Bontaş Cristina Bontas Cristina Bontaş is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993. Her best events were the floor exercise, the vault and the all around. She is a world champion on floor, a double olympic medalist and a six-time world medalist... (ROU) |
9.950 |
| 2nd | United States Brandy Johnson Brandy Johnson Brandy Johnson, also known as Brandy Johnson-Scharpf is a retired American gymnast, gymnastics judge and stuntwoman.... (USA) |
9.950 |
Uneven bars
| 1st | Romania Daniela Silivaş Daniela Silivas Viorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper , best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea... (ROU) |
10.000 |
| 1st | Mainland China Fan Di (CHN) |
10.000 |
| 3rd | Soviet Union Olga Strazheva (URS) |
9.975 |
Balance beam
| 1st | Romania Daniela Silivaş Daniela Silivas Viorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper , best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea... (ROU) |
9.950 |
| 2nd | Soviet Union Olesya Dudnik Olesya Dudnik Olesya [alternate spelling Olessia] Vitalyevna Dudnik is a gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast who competed internationally for the Soviet Union between 1988 and 1990... (URS) |
9.937 |
| 3rd | Romania Gabriela Potorac Gabriela Potorac Gabriela Potorac is a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1988 Olympic Games.She is a three-time Olympic medalist a two-time world medalist and a European champion. Her best event was the balance beam on which she is an Olympic and a world bronze medalist and a European... (ROU) |
9.887 |
Floor exercise
| 1st | Romania Daniela Silivaş Daniela Silivas Viorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper , best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea... (ROU) |
10.000 |
| 1st | Soviet Union Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya , is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" because of her height, balletic grace, and long lines. She is especially renowned for the drama and artistry she displayed on floor exercise... (URS) |
10.000 |
| 3rd | Romania Cristina Bontaş Cristina Bontas Cristina Bontaş is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993. Her best events were the floor exercise, the vault and the all around. She is a world champion on floor, a double olympic medalist and a six-time world medalist... (ROU) |
9.962 |
Team final
| 1st | Soviet Union |
Svetlana Baitova | 396.793 |
| Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya , is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" because of her height, balletic grace, and long lines. She is especially renowned for the drama and artistry she displayed on floor exercise... |
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| Olesya Dudnik Olesya Dudnik Olesya [alternate spelling Olessia] Vitalyevna Dudnik is a gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast who competed internationally for the Soviet Union between 1988 and 1990... |
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| Natalia Laschenova | |||
| Elena Sazonenkova | |||
| Olga Strazheva | |||
| 2nd | Romania |
Cristina Bontaş Cristina Bontas Cristina Bontaş is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993. Her best events were the floor exercise, the vault and the all around. She is a world champion on floor, a double olympic medalist and a six-time world medalist... |
394.931 |
| Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre is a former artistic gymnast from Romania, who was the 1987 World Champion. She is still held in high esteem by many gymnastics fans today for her clean technique as well as balletic and artistic flair... |
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| Lăcrămioara Filip Lăcrămioara Filip Lăcrămioara Filip is a retired Romanian artistic and aerobic gymnast. She is a world silver medalist with the team and a European gold medalist on the group event . She is also known to be the first gymnast to perform a tucked double front dismount from the uneven bars... |
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| Eugenia Popa Eugenia Popa Eugenia Popa is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She won two world championships medals with the team: a silver medal in 1989 and a bronze medal in 1991. She was an alternate to the 1992 silver winning Romanian Olympic team. After retirement she became a coach of artistic gymnastics... |
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| Gabriela Potorac Gabriela Potorac Gabriela Potorac is a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1988 Olympic Games.She is a three-time Olympic medalist a two-time world medalist and a European champion. Her best event was the balance beam on which she is an Olympic and a world bronze medalist and a European... |
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| Daniela Silivaş Daniela Silivas Viorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper , best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea... |
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| 3rd | Mainland China |
Chen Cuiting | 392.116 |
| Fan Di | |||
| Li Yan | |||
| Ma Ying | |||
| Wang Wenjing | |||
| Yang Bo |