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| 3rd Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Milan, Italy |
| Dates | 29 March to 5 April 2009 |
| Nations | Members of the European Union of Gymnastics |
The 3rd Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for both men and women were held in Milan, Italy, on 29 March to 5 April 2009.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| All-around |  Fabian Hambuechen (GER) |  Daniel Keatings (GBR) |  Yuri Ryazanov (RUS) |
| Floor | Fabian Hambuechen (GER) | Matthias Fahrig (GER) |  Eleftherios Kosmidis (GRE) Alexander Shatilov (ISR) |
| Pommel horse |  Krisztián Berki (HUN) | Louis Smith (GBR) | Daniel Keatings (GBR) |
| Rings |  Yuri van Gelder (NED) |  Olexandr Vorobiov (UKR) |  Yordan Yovchev (BUL) |
| Vault |  Thomas Bouhail (FRA) |  Flavius Koczi (ROU) | Matthias Fahrig (GER) |
| Parallel bars | Yann Cucherat (FRA) |  Mitja Petkovšek (SLO) | Fabian Hambuechen (GER) |
| Horizontal bar | Vlasios Maras (GRE) | Yann Cucherat (FRA) | Mykola Kuksenkov (UKR) |
| Women | |||
| All-around | Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) |  Ariella Käslin (SUI) |
| Vault | Ariella Käslin (SUI) | Yulia Berger (RUS) | Anna Kalashnyk (UKR) |
| Uneven bars | Beth Tweddle (GBR) | Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | Anja Brinker (GER) |
| Balance beam | Yana Demyanchuk (UKR) | Anamaria Tămârjan (ROU) | Gabriela Drăgoi (ROU) |
| Floor | Beth Tweddle (GBR) |  Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | Ksenia Semenova (RUS) |
| Position | Gymnast |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fabian Hambüchen (GER) | 15.500 | 13.850 | 14.750 | 16.025 | 14.225 | 14.825 | 89.175 |
 | Daniel Keatings (GBR) | 14.475 | 15.475 | 13.425 | 15.550 | 15.000 | 14.350 | 88.275 |
 | Yuri Ryazanov (RUS) | 14.375 | 14.575 | 14.625 | 15.000 | 14.775 | 14.850 | 88.200 |
| 4 | Philipp Boy (GER) | 14.600 | 13.875 | 13.825 | 14.975 | 14.350 | 15.200 | 86.825 |
| 5 | Flavius Koczi (ROU) | 14.300 | 13.575 | 13.225 | 16.475 | 14.625 | 14.575 | 86.775 |
| 6 | Enrico Pozzo (ITA) | 14.800 | 13.575 | 13.400 | 15.600 | 14.125 | 14.900 | 86.400 |
| 7 | Daniel Purvis (GBR) | 14.850 | 13.825 | 13.575 | 15.650 | 14.600 | 13.575 | 86.075 |
| 8 | Alexander Shatilov (ISR) [1] | 14.475 | 13.675 | 13.625 | 15.675 | 14.350 | 14.150 | 85.950 |
| 9 | Niki Böschenstein (SUI) | 13.975 | 13.250 | 14.125 | 15.775 | 14.825 | 13.800 | 85.750 |
| 10 | Hamilton Sabot (FRA) | 14.025 | 13.200 | 14.175 | 14.650 | 14.625 | 14.450 | 85.125 |
| 11 |  Vahagn Stepanyan (ARM) | 14.100 | 13.950 | 14.225 | 14.850 | 14.375 | 13.100 | 84.600 |
| 12 |  Manuel Campos (POR) | 14.300 | 13.850 | 13.775 | 15.150 | 14.550 | 12.950 | 84.575 |
| 13 |  Samuel Piasecký (SVK) | 13.700 | 13.700 | 12.775 | 15.425 | 14.850 | 13.950 | 84.400 |
| 14 |  Sami Aalto (FIN) | 13.850 | 13.550 | 13.900 | 15.550 | 13.550 | 13.600 | 84.000 |
| 15 | Dimitrios Markousis (GRE) | 15.050 | 11.600 | 13.950 | 15.550 | 13.925 | 13.475 | 83.550 |
| 16 |  Artsiom Bykau (BLR) | 13.875 | 13.225 | 13.725 | 15.450 | 13.525 | 13.725 | 83.525 |
| 17 | Benoît Caranobe (FRA) | 14.300 | 10.900 | 14.125 | 15.075 | 14.575 | 14.175 | 83.150 |
| 18 | Christos Lympanovnos (GRE) | 13.250 | 13.025 | 13.550 | 15.475 | 13.775 | 13.750 | 82.825 |
| 19 |  Helge Vammen (DEN) | 13.775 | 13.175 | 13.100 | 15.075 | 13.675 | 13.650 | 82.450 |
| 20 | Dzmitry Savitski (BLR) | 13.475 | 12.825 | 12.500 | 14.875 | 15.025 | 13.600 | 82.300 |
| 21 | Jeffrey Wammes (NED) | 14.400 | 11.250 | 12.700 | 16.150 | 12.975 | 14.600 | 82.075 |
| 22 | Marius Berbecar (ROU) | 13.550 | 13.150 | 13.575 | 15.200 | 13.250 | 13.025 | 81.750 |
| 23 | Gustavo Simoes (POR) | 14.175 | 12.975 | 13.750 | 15.125 | 12.325 | 12.250 | 80.600 |
| 24 |  Sergio Muñoz (ESP) | 14.025 | 10.575 | 13.675 | 15.950 | 13.675 | 11.375 | 79.275 |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Hambüchen (GER) | 6.3 | 9.150 | 15.450 | |
| Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 6.4 | 9.000 | 15.400 | |
| Elefterios Kosmidis (GRE) | 6.5 | 8.850 | 15.350 | |
| Alexander Shatilov (ISR) | 6.3 | 9.050 | 15.350 | |
| 5 | Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) | 6.2 | 9.000 | 15.200 | |
| 6 | Oleksandr Yakubovsky (UKR) | 6.2 | 8.875 | 15.075 | |
| 7 | Enrico Pozzo (ITA) | 6.1 | 8.925 | 0.1 | 14.925 |
| 8 | Eddie Penev (BUL) | 5.9 | 8.525 | 14.425 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krisztián Berki (HUN) | 6.7 | 8.900 | 15.600 | |
| Louis Smith (GBR) | 6.5 | 9.050 | 15.550 | |
| Daniel Keatings (GBR) | 6.5 | 9.000 | 15.500 | |
| 4 | Andrey Perevoznikov (RUS) | 6.6 | 8.600 | 15.200 | |
| 5 | Alberto Busnari (ITA) | 6.4 | 8.775 | 15.175 | |
| 6 |  Donna-Donny Truyens (BEL) | 6.7 | 7.850 | 14.550 | |
| 7 | Ilie Daniel Popescu (ROU) | 6.4 | 7.125 | 13.525 | |
| 8 | Sašo Bertoncelj (SLO) | 6.0 | 7.150 | 13.150 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri van Gelder (NED) | 6.6 | 9.150 | 15.750 | |
| Oleksandr Vorobiov (UKR) | 6.8 | 8.800 | 15.600 | |
| Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | 6.7 | 8.850 | 15.550 | |
| 4 | Matteo Morandi (ITA) | 6.7 | 8.825 | 15.525 | |
| 5 | Daniel Pinheiro (FRA) | 7.0 | 8.425 | 15.425 | |
| 6 | Konstantin Pluzhnikov (RUS) | 6.6 | 8.725 | 15.325 | |
| 7 | Matteo Angioletti (ITA) | 6.6 | 8.675 | 15.275 | |
| 8 | Dimosthenis Tampakos (GRE) | 6.7 | 8.275 | 14.975 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vault 1 | Vault 2 | |||||||||
| Thomas Bouhail (FRA) | 7.0 | 9.275 | 16.275 | 7.0 | 9.375 | 16.375 | 16.325 | ||
| Flavius Koczi (ROU) | 7.0 | 9.300 | 16.300 | 7.0 | 9.325 | 16.325 | 16.312 | ||
| Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 7.0 | 9.400 | 16.400 | 6.6 | 9.450 | 16.050 | 16.225 | ||
| 4 |  Marek Lyszczarz (POL) | 6.6 | 9.375 | 15.975 | 6.6 | 9.300 | 15.900 | 15.937 | ||
| 5 | Ilie Daniel Popescu (ROU) | 7.0 | 9.325 | 0.1 | 16.225 | 7.0 | 8.900 | 0.3 | 15.600 | 15.912 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Wammes (NED) | 6.6 | 9.325 | 0.1 | 15.825 | 6.6 | 9.275 | 15.875 | 15.850 | |
| 7 | Fabian Hambüchen (GER) | 6.6 | 9.300 | 0.1 | 15.800 | 6.2 | 9.325 | 15.525 | 15.662 | |
| 8 | Dimitri Kaspiarovich (BLR) | 6.6 | 8.225 | 14.825 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7.412 | ||
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yann Cucherat (FRA) | 6.5 | 9.325 | 15.825 | |
| Mitja Petkovšek (SLO) | 6.5 | 9.300 | 15.800 | |
| Fabian Hambüchen (GER) | 6.5 | 8.875 | 15.375 | |
| 4 | Adam Kierzkowski (POL) | 6.0 | 9.100 | 15.100 | |
| 5 | Samuel Piasecký (SVK) | 6.2 | 8.875 | 15.075 | |
| 5 | Cosmin Popescu (ROU) | 6.2 | 8.875 | 15.075 | |
| 7 | Daniel Keatings (GBR) | 6.0 | 9.000 | 15.000 | |
| 8 | Niki Böschenstein (SUI) | 6.0 | 8.175 | 14.175 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlasios Maras (GRE) | 6.700 | 8.675 | 15.375 | |
| Yann Cucherat (FRA) | 6.700 | 8.550 | 15.250 | |
| Mykola Kuksenkov (UKR) | 6.400 | 8.525 | 14.925 | |
| 4 | Aliaksandr Tsarevich (BLR) | 6.400 | 8.425 | 14.825 | |
| 5 | Epke Zonderland (NED) | 7.000 | 7.575 | 14.575 | |
| 6 |  Martin Konečný (CZE) | 6.700 | 7.800 | 14.500 | |
| 7 | Jeffrey Wammes (NED) | 6.000 | 8.025 | 14.025 | |
| 8 | Igor Cassina (ITA) | 3.600 | 7.275 | 10.875 | |
| Position | Gymnast | |  |  | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | 14.225 | 14.925 | 14.800 | 14.225 | 58.175 |
| Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) | 14.525 | 14.925 | 13.575 | 14.575 | 57.600 |
| Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 15.300 | 13.975 | 14.300 | 13.700 | 57.275 |
| 4 | Ana María Izurieta (ESP) | 14.850 | 13.175 | 14.300 | 14.000 | 56.325 |
| 5 | Anamaria Tămârjan (ROM) | 14.650 | 13.975 | 14.600 | 12.700 | 55.925 |
| 6 | Aagje Vanwalleghem (BEL) | 14.200 | 14.125 | 13.675 | 13.900 | 55.900 |
| 7 | Marine Petit (FRA) | 14.150 | 13.650 | 13.800 | 14.000 | 55.600 |
| 8 | Anja Brinker (GER) | 13.650 | 15.000 | 13.250 | 13.525 | 55.425 |
| 9 | Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | 12.700 | 13.875 | 14.075 | 14.525 | 55.175 |
| 10 | Marta Pihan-Kulesza (POL) | 13.600 | 14.200 | 13.650 | 13.700 | 55.150 |
| 11 | Becky Downie (GBR) | 14.325 | 15.000 | 11.700 | 14.050 | 55.075 |
| 12 | Yana Demyanchuk (UKR) | 13.625 | 13.700 | 14.500 | 13.175 | 55.000 |
| 13 | Yasmin Zimmermann (SUI) | 14.100 | 12.925 | 13.500 | 14.000 | 54.525 |
| 14 | Diana Chelaru (ROM) | 14.675 | 13.525 | 11.900 | 14.400 | 54.500 |
| 15 | Mayra Kroonen (NED) | 13.975 | 13.500 | 13.325 | 13.675 | 54.475 |
| 16 | Kim Bùi (GER) | 14.150 | 14.400 | 11.575 | 14.250 | 54.375 |
| 17 | Hannah Whelan (GBR) | 13.550 | 13.925 | 13.750 | 13.100 | 54.325 |
| 18 | Valentyna Holenkova (UKR) | 13.600 | 14.400 | 13.325 | 12.825 | 54.150 |
| 19 | Youna Dufournet (FRA) | 13.700 | 13.700 | 13.875 | 11.750 | 53.025 |
| 20 | Valeriia Maksiuta (ISR) | 14.025 | 11.800 | 13.725 | 13.275 | 52.825 |
| 21 | Wyomi Masela (NED) | 14.050 | 12.525 | 12.450 | 13.000 | 52.675 |
| 22 | Naomi Ruíz (ESP) | 14.250 | 10.650 | 13.050 | 13.650 | 51.600 |
| 23 | Laura Gombás (HUN) | 13.400 | 10.050 | 11.175 | 13.075 | 47.700 |
| 24 | Emily Armi (ITA) | 13.625 | 2.000 | 12.925 | 13.825 | 42.375 |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vault 1 | Vault 2 | |||||||||
| Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 6.3 | 8.825 | 15.125 | 5.3 | 8.925 | 0.1 | 14.125 | 14.625 | |
| Yulia Berger (RUS) | 5.5 | 8.925 | 14.425 | 5.7 | 8.525 | 14.225 | 14.325 | ||
| Anna Kalashnyk (UKR) | 5.8 | 8.875 | 14.675 | 5.0 | 8.875 | 13.875 | 14.275 | ||
| 4 | Aagje Vanwalleghem (BEL) | 5.3 | 9.200 | 0.1 | 14.400 | 5.2 | 8.800 | 14.000 | 14.200 | |
| 5 | Kim Bùi (GER) | 5.4 | 8.700 | 14.100 | 5.3 | 8.900 | 14.200 | 14.150 | ||
| 6 | Becky Downie (GBR) | 5.8 | 8.625 | 14.425 | 4.8 | 8.825 | 13.625 | 14.025 | ||
| 7 | Wyomi Masela (NED) | 5.3 | 8.800 | 14.100 | 5.0 | 8.800 | 13.800 | 13.950 | ||
| 8 | Jana Komrsková (CZE) | 5.2 | 9.125 | 14.325 | 5.0 | 8.525 | 0.1 | 13.425 | 13.875 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Tweddle (GBR) | 6.7 | 8.875 | 15.575 | |
| Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | 6.5 | 9.000 | 15.500 | |
| Anja Brinker (GER) | 6.0 | 8.800 | 14.800 | |
| 4 | Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) | 6.1 | 8.550 | 14.650 | |
| 4 | Youna Dufournet (FRA) | 6.1 | 8.550 | 14.650 | |
| 6 | Becky Downie (GBR) | 6.1 | 8.425 | 14.525 | |
| 7 | Anastasia Koval (UKR) | 6.0 | 8.350 | 14.350 | |
| 8 | Valentyna Holenkova (UKR) | 5.2 | 7.500 | 12.700 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yana Demyanchuk (UKR) | 5.9 | 8.875 | 14.775 | |
| Anamaria Tămârjan (ROU) | 6.0 | 8.750 | 14.750 | |
| Gabriela Drăgoi (ROU) | 5.9 | 8.750 | 14.650 | |
| 4 | Marine Petit (FRA) | 5.5 | 8.650 | 14.150 | |
| 5 | Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | 5.7 | 8.425 | 14.125 | |
| 6 | Valeriia Maksiuta (ISR) | 5.7 | 8.075 | 13.725 | |
| 7 | Vasiliki Millousi (GRE) | 5.9 | 7.550 | 13.450 | |
| 8 | Yasmin Zimmermann (SUI) | 5.5 | 7.350 | 12.850 | |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Tweddle (GBR) | 6.0 | 9.150 | 15.150 | |
| Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | 5.4 | 9.275 | 14.675 | |
| Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | 5.4 | 9.225 | 14.625 | |
| 4 | Ana María Izurieta (ESP) | 5.4 | 8.675 | 14.075 | |
| 4 | Anamaria Tămârjan (ROU) | 5.5 | 8.675 | 0.1 | 14.075 |
| 6 | Valentyna Holenkova (UKR) | 5.1 | 8.825 | 13.925 | |
| 7 | Sandra Izbașa (ROM) | 4.9 | 9.000 | 13.900 | |
| 8 | Lia Parolari (ITA) | 4.8 | 8.725 | 13.525 | |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | |
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