The 8th Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 8 - 10 May 2016.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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All-around Finals | |||
Individual [1] | Son Yeon-Jae South Korea | Elizaveta Nazarenkova Uzbekistan | Sabina Ashirbayeva Kazakhstan |
Apparatus Finals | |||
Hoop [2] | Son Yeon-Jae South Korea | Sabina Ashirbayeva Kazakhstan | Elizaveta Nazarenkova Uzbekistan |
Ball [3] | Son Yeon-Jae South Korea | Kaho Minagawa Japan | Elizaveta Nazarenkova Uzbekistan |
Clubs [4] | Son Yeon-Jae South Korea | Elizaveta Nazarenkova Uzbekistan | Sabina Ashirbayeva Kazakhstan |
Ribbon [5] | Son Yeon-Jae South Korea | Sabina Ashirbayeva Kazakhstan | Elizaveta Nazarenkova Uzbekistan |
Group Finals | |||
Group All-around [6] | Japan | China | Kazakhstan |
5 Ribbons [7] | China | Japan | Kazakhstan |
6 Clubs + 2 Hoops [8] | Japan | China | North Korea |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea (KOR) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
6 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
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