Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Gymnastics
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Gymnastics (Artistic), Rio 2016.png Gymnastics (Rhythmic), Rio 2016.png Gymnastics (Trampoline), Rio 2016.png
Pictograms for artistic gymnastics (left), rhythmic gymnastics (center), and trampolining (right)
Venue Arena Olímpica do Rio
Dates6–21 August 2016
No. of events18
Competitors from 63 nations
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Arena Olimpica prior to the rhythmic gymnastics competition. Rhythmic Gymnastics - Rio 2016 (29004863522).jpg
Arena Olímpica prior to the rhythmic gymnastics competition.

Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held in three categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. All gymnastics events were staged at the Arena Olímpica do Rio from 6 to 21 August 2016. [1] [2] [3]

Qualification

Qualification was based on the results of the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 24 October to 1 November 2015; the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, held in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 to 13 September 2015; the 2015 Trampoline World Championships, held in Odense, Denmark, from 25 to 28 November 2015; and the Olympic Test Event, held on 16–22 April 2016 at Arena Olímpica do Rio. [4]

Schedule

QQualificationFFinal
Artistic (HSBC Arena) [5]
Event↓/Date →Sat 6Sun 7Mon 8Tue 9Wed 10Thur 11Sun 14Mon 15Tue 16
Men's individual all-around Q F
Men's team all-around F
Men's vault F
Men's floor F
Men's pommel horse F
Men's rings F
Men's parallel bars F
Men's horizontal bar F
Women's individual all-around Q F
Women's team all-around F
Women's vault F
Women's balance beam F
Women's uneven bars F
Women's floor F
Rhythmic (HSBC Arena) [5]
Event↓/Date →Fri 19Sat 20Sun 21
Individual all-around QF
Group all-around QF
Trampoline (HSBC Arena) [5]
Event↓/Date →Fri 12Sat 13
Men QF
Women QF

Participation

Participating nations

Brazil, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods.

Participating gymnasts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46212
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 35311
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2237
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2013
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1113
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1012
7Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1001
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1001
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1001
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1001
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1001
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil*0213
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0145
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0101
15Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0011
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 0011
Totals (16 entries)18181854

Events

Artistic gymnastics

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Team all-around
details 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (JPN)
Kenzō Shirai
Yusuke Tanaka
Koji Yamamuro
Kōhei Uchimura
Ryōhei Katō 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (RUS)
Denis Ablyazin
David Belyavskiy
Ivan Stretovich
Nikolai Kuksenkov
Nikita Nagornyy 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (CHN)
Deng Shudi
Lin Chaopan
Liu Yang
You Hao
Zhang Chenglong
Individual all-around
details 		Kōhei Uchimura
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 		Oleg Verniaiev
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 		Max Whitlock
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Floor exercise
details 		Max Whitlock
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 		Diego Hypólito
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Arthur Mariano
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pommel horse
details 		Max Whitlock
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 		Louis Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 		Alexander Naddour
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rings
details 		Eleftherios Petrounias
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 		Arthur Zanetti
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 		Denis Ablyazin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Vault
details 		Ri Se-gwang
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 		Denis Ablyazin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Kenzō Shirai
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Parallel bars
details 		Oleg Verniaiev
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 		Danell Leyva
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		David Belyavskiy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Horizontal bar
details 		Fabian Hambüchen
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 		Danell Leyva
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Nile Wilson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain

Women's events

For the first time since the 1972 Olympics, Romania did not win a medal in the women's team event, due to Romania's failure to qualify a team for the first time since 1968, ending a 40-year medal run. [6] [7] [8]

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Team all-around
details 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States (USA)
Simone Biles
Gabby Douglas
Laurie Hernandez
Madison Kocian
Aly Raisman 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (RUS)
Angelina Melnikova
Aliya Mustafina
Maria Paseka
Daria Spiridonova
Seda Tutkhalyan 		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (CHN)
Fan Yilin
Mao Yi
Shang Chunsong
Tan Jiaxin
Wang Yan
Individual all-around
details 		Simone Biles
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Aly Raisman
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Aliya Mustafina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Vault
details 		Simone Biles
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Maria Paseka
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Giulia Steingruber
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Uneven bars
details 		Aliya Mustafina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Madison Kocian
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Sophie Scheder
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Balance beam
details 		Sanne Wevers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		Laurie Hernandez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Simone Biles
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Floor exercise
details 		Simone Biles
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Aly Raisman
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		Amy Tinkler
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain

Rhythmic gymnastics

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Group all-around
details 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Vera Biryukova
Anastasia Bliznyuk
Anastasia Maksimova
Anastasia Tatareva
Maria Tolkacheva 		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Sandra Aguilar
Artemi Gavezou
Elena López
Lourdes Mohedano
Alejandra Quereda 		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)
Reneta Kamberova
Lyubomira Kazanova
Mihaela Maevska-Velichkova
Tsvetelina Naydenova
Hristiana Todorova
Individual all-around
details 		Margarita Mamun
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Yana Kudryavtseva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 		Ganna Rizatdinova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Trampoline

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual
details 		Uladzislau Hancharou
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 		Dong Dong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 		Gao Lei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's individual
details 		Rosie MacLennan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		Bryony Page
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 		Li Dan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Gala

For the first time since 2008, a gala was held in gymnastics; it was held on 17 August 2016, following the completion of competition in the artistic disciplines. The exhibition event featured performances by artistic gymnasts who participated in Rio. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Rio 2016: Artistic Gymnastics". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016: Rhythmic Gymnastics". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016: Gymnastics (Trampoline)". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FIG Gymnastics Qualification System" (PDF). FIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Rio 2016: Ticket Guide – Search for Sessions". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Dvora Meyers (19 April 2016). "Romania's Olympic gymnastics failure: where did it all go wrong?". The Guardian (London).
  7. ↑ Laura Wagner (18 April 2016). "Romanian Women's Gymnastics Team Fails To Qualify For Olympics, Ending Medal Streak". npr.
  8. ↑ Erin Corbett (4 August 2016). "Why Romania's Gymnastics Team Isn't At Rio". Bustle.com.
  9. ↑ Radnofsky, Louise (17 August 2016). "Parallel Bars, Stripteases, Wigs: Rio's Hottest Club Is the Gymnastics Gala". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : ACRO". Fig-gymnastics.com. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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