Gymnastics at the 1983 Summer Universiade

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The Gymnastics competitions in the 1983 Summer Universiade were held in Edmonton, Canada.

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Competition format

The artistic gymnastics competition was carried out in three stages:

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

Men's Event

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-aroundFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Korolev  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Artemov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Pogorelov  (URS)
RingsFlag of Romania.svg  Levente Molnár  (ROM)Flag of the United States.svg  James Hartung  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Peter Vidmar  (USA)
Pommel horseFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Pogorelov  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Korolev  (URS)Flag of Japan.svg  Toshiya Muramatsu  (JPN)
VaultFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lou Yun  (CHN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Warren Long  (CAN)Flag of Romania.svg  Valentin Pintea  (ROM)
Floor exerciseFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Korolev  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Artemov  (URS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Wofu  (CHN)
Parallel barsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Wofu  (CHN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Artemov  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  James Hartung  (USA)
BarsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Philippe Chartrand  (CAN)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yuri Korolev  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  James Hartung  (USA)
Team all-aroundFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Women's Event

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-aroundFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Yurchenko  (URS)Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Riciu  (ROM)

Flag of Romania.svg  Emilia Eberle  (ROM)

Uneven BarsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Yurchenko  (URS)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Gajdošová  (TCH)Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Riciu  (ROM)
Balance BeamFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Yurchenko  (URS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wen Jia  (CHN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Anita Botnen  (CAN)
VaultFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Yurchenko  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Elena Veselova  (URS)Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Riciu  (ROM)
Floor ExerciseFlag of Romania.svg  Liliana Balan  (ROM)Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Riciu  (ROM)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Elena Veselova  (URS)
Team all-aroundFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)96217
2Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)2439
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)2215
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1124
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0145
6Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0101
7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)0011
Totals (7 entries)14151342

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