Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

, two different gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

and rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...

. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Georgia Dome

Georgia Dome

The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...

from July 20–25 and July 28–29. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Stegeman Coliseum

Stegeman Coliseum

Stegeman Coliseum is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams. It was also the venue of the rhythmic gymnastics and preliminary indoor volleyball matches during the...

in nearby Athens, on the campus of the University of Georgia from August 1–4. In artistic gymnastics, this was the last major competition to include compulsory exercises, which was then replaced by prelims.

Format of competition

The gymnastics competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

was carried out in three stages:

Competition I - The team competition/qualification round in which gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, performed both compulsory and optional exercises. Six of the seven team members performed on each apparatus, while only the five highest scores during each rotation were used to determined the overall team total. The thirty-six highest scoring gymnasts in the all-around qualified to the individual all-around competition. The six highest scoring gymnasts on each apparatus qualified to the final for that apparatus.

Competition II - The individual all-around competition, in which those who qualified from Competition I performed exercises on each apparatus. The final score of each gymnast was determined by adding the scores earned by him or her on each of the six apparatuses in the men's competition and each of the four apparatuses in the women's competition.

Competition III - The apparatus finals, in which those who qualified during Competition I performed an exercise on the individual apparatus on which he or she had qualified. The final score of each gymnast determined solely by the score earned by him or her on the apparatus during this competition.

Each country was limited to three gymnasts in the all-around final and two gymnasts in each apparatus final.

Men's events

Team all-around	Sergei Kharkov Sergei Kharkov Sergei Kharkov AKA Sergej Charkov is a Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion. He competed for the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation before immigrated to Germany where he won the national championship 8 times. After his retirement from competition he coaches the TG Saar... Nikolai Kryukov Nikolai Kryukov Nikolai Vyacheslavovich Kryukov is a Russian artistic gymnast. A three-time Olympian, he was also the World Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Champion at the 1999 World Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, China.-External links:... Alexei Nemov Alexei Nemov Alexei Yurievich Nemov is a gymnast from Russia and one of the most medaled gymnasts, male or female, of all time. He has won 12 Olympic medals, including more Olympic bronze medals than any other athlete. Nemov's sense of showmanship and his difficult routines have won him many fans... Yevgeni Podgorny Yevgeni Podgorny Yevgeni Anatolyevich Podgorny is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the two Olympic Games. He is won gold medal in the 1996 and bronze medal in the 2000 Olympic Games.-External links:... Dmitri Trush Dmitri Trush Dmitri Vladimirovich Trush is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 1996 Olympic Games. He won gold medal in the team competition-External links:... Dmitri Vasilenko Dmitri Vasilenko Dmitri Andreyevich Vasilenko is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 1996 Olympic Games. He won gold medal in the team competition-External links:... Alexei Voropaev Alexei Voropaev Alexei Nikolayevich Voropaev was a gymnast who competed for Russia in the two Olympic Games. He won gold medals in the 1992 1996 Olympic Games.-External links:...	Fan Bin Fan Bin Fan Bin is a retired Chinese Olympic gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, winning a silver medal in the team competition, and a bronze medal in horizontal bar.... Fan Hongbin Fan Hongbin Fan Hongbin is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition.-References:... Huang Huadong Huang Huadong Huang Huadong is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition.-References:... Huang Liping Huang Liping Huang Liping is a former Chinese Gymnast, and is now a gymnastics magistrate.-Career:Huang Liping started as an amateur in 1978, joining the Hubei team in 1985, and then selected to the China's national gymnastics team the following year... Li Xiaoshuang Li Xiaoshuang Li Xiaoshuang is a Chinese gymnast and Olympic champion. Li Xiaoshuang and his twin brother Li Dashuang's gymnastics talent was discovered at the age of six... Shen Jian Shen Jian Shen Jian is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition.-References:... Zhang Jinjing Zhang Jinjing Zhang Jinjing is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition, as well as placing fourth in parallel bars and individual all-around.-References:...	Igor Korobchinski Oleg Kosiak Grigory Misutin Grigory Misutin -External links:... Vladimir Shamenko Rustam Sharipov Rustam Sharipov Rustam Sharipov is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, representing Ukraine, and also a gold medal for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.... Oleksandr Svetlichny Yuri Yermakov
Individual all-around
Floor
Pommel horse
Rings			none awarded
Rings			none awarded
Vault
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar

Women's events

Team all-around	Amanda Borden Amanda Borden Amanda Kathleen Borden is a retired American gymnast, who was one of the members of the gold medalist United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent 7. Borden was the team captain of the Magnificent Seven, with all six other members submitting her name in the vote, including the... Amy Chow Amy Chow Amy Yuen Yee Chow is a retired American gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent 7, the first American team to win Olympic gymnastics gold... Dominique Dawes Dominique Dawes Dominique Margaux Dawes is a retired United States artistic gymnast. She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent... Shannon Miller Shannon Miller Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced... Dominique Moceanu Dominique Moceanu Dominique "Domi" Helena Moceanu is an American gymnast who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U.S... Jaycie Phelps Jaycie Phelps Jaycie Lynn Phelps is a United States Olympic gymnast and member of the 1996 Olympic Gold medal U.S. women's gymnastics team, Magnificent 7.-External links:*... Kerri Strug	Elena Dolgopolova Elena Dolgopolova Elena Vladimirovna Dolgopolova is a Russian gymnast, who competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and won a silver medal with her team. She was also in the running for the 2000 team, but was left out. A specialist on vaults, she posted the 1996 team's highest score on this apparatus... Rozalia Galiyeva Rozalia Galiyeva Rozaliya Ilfovna Galiyeva or Roza Galieva is a gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.... Elena Grosheva Elena Grosheva Yelena Nikolayevna Grosheva is a Russian gymnast.At the age of 5 she took up gymnastics and showed a natural talent for the sport. Then in 1992, she was sent to Round Lake to train as part of the National Team... Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist, who is now a deputy at the Russian State Duma. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has... Dina Kotchetkova Dina Kotchetkova Dina Anatolyevna Kochetkova is a Russian gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympics. Stylistically, Dina was considered by many to be the "last of the Soviets," performing difficult skills with elegant, clean technique... Yevgeniya Kuznetsova Yevgeniya Kuznetsova Yevgeniya Petrovna Kuznetsova is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 1996 Olympic Games. She won silver medal in the team competition. Also competed for Bulgaria in 2004 Olympic Games.... Oksana Liapina Oksana Liapina Oksana Lyapina was born, in Armavir, Russia on 28 April 1980 and shares her birthday with former team mate Rozalia Galiyeva.A talented gymnast, she competed in the 1995 Junior European Championships and helped her team win Gold....	Simona Amânar Simona Amânar Simona Amânar is a Romanian gymnast. She is a seven-time Olympic medalist and a ten-time world medalist. Amânar helped Romania to win four consecutive world team titles as well as the 2000 Olympic team title. She has a vault named after her, the Amanar... Gina Gogean Gina Gogean Gina Gogean is a retired gymnast from Romania who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. During her career she won an impressive number of 30 medals at Olympic Games, world championships or continental championships... Ionela Loaieş Ionela Loaies Ionela Loaieş is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a world gold medalist with the team.-External links:*... Alexandra Marinescu Alexandra Marinescu Alexandra Marinescu is a retired Romanian Olympic artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist with the team and a two-time world champion with the team. Individually, she is a world silver medalist on beam and a seven-time Junior European medalist. She currently works as a minimal electro... Lavinia Miloşovici Lavinia Milosovici Lavinia Corina Miloşovici is a Romanian Olympic gymnast. An exceptionally successful athlete on the international competition circuit, Miloşovici, also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, is considered to be one of Romania's top gymnasts of the 1990s and one of the most prolific female... Mirela Ţugurlan Mirela Tugurlan Mirela Ţugurlan is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a world gold medalist with the team. After being named to the 1996 Romanian Olympic Team, she made the trip to Atlanta, where she then needed knee surgery and was unable to compete in the rest of the...
Individual all-around
Individual all-around
Vault
Uneven bars			none awarded
Uneven bars			none awarded
Balance beam
Floor

Rhythmic gymnastics

Group all-around	Estela Giménez Cid Estela Giménez Estela Giménez Cid is a Spanish former rhythmic gymnast that won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the group all-around event. The team was formed by Estela, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.She was also in the cover of Your Shape game... Marta Baldó Marín Nuria Cabanillas Provencio Lorena Guréndez García Estíbaliz Martínez Yerro Tania Lamarca Celada	Ina Delcheva Valentina Kevlian Maria Koleva Maja Tabakova Ivelina Taleva Ivelina Taleva Ivelina Taleva is a Bulgarian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a silver medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:*... Viara Vatachka	Yevgeniya Bochkaryova Yevgeniya Bochkaryova Yevgeniya Aleksandrovna Bochkaryova is a Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a bronze medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:... Irina Dzyuba Irina Dzyuba Irina Yuryevna Dzyuba is a Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a bronze medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:... Yuliya Ivanova Yuliya Viktorovna Ivanova Yuliya Viktorovna Ivanova is a Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a bronze medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:* -External links:... Yelena Krivoshey Yelena Krivoshey Yelena Anatolyevna Krivoshey is a Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a bronze medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:... Olga Shtyrenko Olga Shtyrenko Olga Aleksandrovna Shtyrenko is a Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a bronze medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:... Angelina Yushkova Angelina Yushkova Angelina Nikolayevna Yushkova is a Russian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a bronze medal in the rhythmic group competition.-References:*...
Individual all-around

Medal table

1	4	1	2	7
2	3	3	3	9
3	2	2	1	5
4	1	4	5	10
5	1	4	1	6
6	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
11	0	2	0	2
12	0	1	1	2
13	0	1	0	1
14	0	0	4	4
Total	16	18	17	51

Format of competition

Men's events

Women's events

Rhythmic gymnastics

Medal table

See also