Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Gymnastics
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Georgia Dome (artistic)
Stegeman Coliseum (rhythmic)
Dates20 July – 4 August 1996
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Georgia Dome from July 20–25 and July 28–29. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Stegeman Coliseum in nearby Athens, on the campus of the University of Georgia from August 1–4. [1]

The women's rhythmic group all-around was contested for the first time at these Games. This marked the second time that a women's only sport was introduced to the Games. [2]

Georgia Dome Atlanta skyline with sports complexes.JPEG
Georgia Dome

Artistic gymnastics

Format of competition

The gymnastics competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics 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 events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Team all-around
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Sergei Kharkov
Nikolai Kryukov
Alexei Nemov
Yevgeni Podgorny
Dmitri Trush
Dmitri Vasilenko
Alexei Voropaev
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Fan Bin
Fan Hongbin
Huang Huadong
Huang Liping
Li Xiaoshuang
Shen Jian
Zhang Jinjing
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)
Ihor Korobchynskyi
Oleg Kosiak
Hrihoriy Misyutin
Vladimir Shamenko
Rustam Sharipov
Olexander Svitlichni
Yuri Yermakov
Individual all-around
details
Li Xiaoshuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Alexei Nemov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Vitaly Scherbo
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Floor exercise
details
Ioannis Melissanidis
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Li Xiaoshuang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Alexei Nemov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Pommel horse
details
Li Donghua
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Marius Urzică
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Alexei Nemov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Rings
details
Yuri Chechi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Szilveszter Csollány
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Dan Burincă
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
none awarded
Vault
details
Alexei Nemov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Yeo Hong-Chul
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Vitaly Scherbo
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Parallel bars
details
Rustam Sharipov
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Jair Lynch
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Vitaly Scherbo
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Horizontal bar
details
Andreas Wecker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Krasimir Dunev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Fan Bin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Alexei Nemov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Vitaly Scherbo
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Team all-around
details
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Amanda Borden
Amy Chow
Dominique Dawes
Shannon Miller
Dominique Moceanu
Jaycie Phelps
Kerri Strug
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Elena Dolgopolova
Rozalia Galiyeva
Elena Grosheva
Svetlana Khorkina
Dina Kochetkova
Yevgeniya Kuznetsova
Oksana Liapina
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)
Simona Amânar
Gina Gogean
Ionela Loaieș
Alexandra Marinescu
Lavinia Miloșovici
Mirela Țugurlan
Individual all-around
details
Lilia Podkopayeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Gina Gogean
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Simona Amânar
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Lavinia Miloșovici
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Vault
details
Simona Amânar
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Mo Huilan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Gina Gogean
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Uneven bars
details
Svetlana Khorkina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Amy Chow
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bi Wenjing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
none awarded
Balance beam
details
Shannon Miller
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lilia Podkopayeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Gina Gogean
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Floor exercise
details
Lilia Podkopayeva
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Simona Amânar
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Dominique Dawes
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Rhythmic gymnastics

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual all-around
details
Ekaterina Serebrianskaya
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Yanina Batyrchina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Elena Vitrichenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Group all-around
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Estela Giménez Cid
Marta Baldó Marín
Nuria Cabanillas Provencio
Lorena Guréndez García
Estíbaliz Martínez Yerro
Tania Lamarca Celada
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Ina Delcheva
Valentina Kevlian
Maria Koleva
Maja Tabakova
Ivelina Taleva
Vjara Vatachka
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Yevgeniya Bochkaryova
Irina Dzyuba
Yuliya Ivanova
Yelena Krivoshey
Olga Shtyrenko
Angelina Yushkova

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)4127
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)33410
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)2215
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)14510
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1416
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1001
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1001
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1001
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1001
11Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0202
12Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0101
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)0101
14Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)0044
Totals (14 entries)16181751

See also

References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. Womens Group at Sports Reference