Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Arena Olímpica do Rio |
| Dates | 6–21 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 18 |
| Competitors | from 63 nations |
| Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| List of gymnasts Qualification | ||
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| Qualification | men | women |
| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
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| Group all-around | women | |
| Individual all-around | women | |
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| Individual | men | women |
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.[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
Template:2016OlympicGymnasticsSchedule
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.
Algeria (2)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (3)
Australia (3)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belarus (12)
Belgium (6)
Brazil (17)
Bulgaria (6)
Canada (8)
Cape Verde (1)
Chile (2)
China (20)
Colombia (2)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (3)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Egypt (1)
Finland (2)
France (13)
Georgia (2)
Germany (17)
Great Britain (13)
Greece (9)
Guatemala (1)
Hungary (2)
Iceland (1)
India (1)
Ireland (2)
Israel (7)
Italy (12)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (19)
Kazakhstan (2)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (2)
Monaco (1)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (3)
North Korea (2)
Norway (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (3)
Romania (4)
Russia (20)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (7)
Spain (9)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Turkey (2)
Ukraine (13)
United States (18)
Uzbekistan (9)
Venezuela (1)
Vietnam (2)
Participating gymnasts
Medal table
- Key
* Host nation (Brazil)
| 1 |  United States |
4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Japan |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belarus |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Brazil* |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  China |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total 16 NOCs | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
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Events
Artistic gymnastics
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |
Japan (JPN) Kenzō Shirai Yusuke Tanaka Koji Yamamuro Kōhei Uchimura Ryōhei Katō |
Russia (RUS) Denis Ablyazin David Belyavskiy Ivan Stretovich Nikolai Kuksenkov Nikita Nagornyy |
China (CHN) Deng Shudi Lin Chaopan Liu Yang You Hao Zhang Chenglong | |||
| Individual all-around |
Kōhei Uchimura Japan
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Oleg Vernyayev Ukraine
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Max Whitlock Great Britain
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| Floor exercise |
Max Whitlock Great Britain
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Diego Hypólito Brazil
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Arthur Mariano Brazil
| |||
| Pommel horse |
Max Whitlock Great Britain
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Louis Smith Great Britain
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Alexander Naddour United States
| |||
| Rings |
Eleftherios Petrounias Greece
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Arthur Zanetti Brazil
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Denis Ablyazin Russia
| |||
| Vault |
Ri Se-gwang North Korea
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Denis Ablyazin Russia
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Kenzō Shirai Japan
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| Parallel bars |
Oleg Vernyayev Ukraine
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Danell Leyva United States
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David Belyavskiy Russia
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| Horizontal bar |
Fabian Hambüchen Germany
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Danell Leyva United States
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Nile Wilson Great Britain
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Women's events
For the first time since the 1976 Olympics, Romania did not medal in the women's team event, due to Romania not qualifying a team for the first time since 1968, ending a 40-year medal run.[5][6][7]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |
United States (USA) Simone Biles Gabby Douglas Laurie Hernandez Madison Kocian Aly Raisman |
Russia (RUS) Angelina Melnikova Aliya Mustafina Maria Paseka Daria Spiridonova Seda Tutkhalyan |
China (CHN) Fan Yilin Mao Yi Shang Chunsong Tan Jiaxin Wang Yan | |||
| Individual all-around |
Simone Biles United States
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Aly Raisman United States
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Aliya Mustafina Russia
| |||
| Vault |
Simone Biles United States
|
Maria Paseka Russia
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Giulia Steingruber Switzerland
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| Uneven bars |
Aliya Mustafina Russia
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Madison Kocian United States
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Sophie Scheder Germany
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| Balance beam |
Sanne Wevers Netherlands
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Laurie Hernandez United States
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Simone Biles United States
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| Floor exercise |
Simone Biles United States
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Aly Raisman United States
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Amy Tinkler Great Britain
| |||
Rhythmic gymnastics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around |
Margarita Mamun Russia
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Yana Kudryavtseva Russia
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Ganna Rizatdinova Ukraine
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| Group all-around |
Russia (RUS) Vera Biryukova Anastasia Bliznyuk Anastasia Maksimova Anastasiia Tatareva Maria Tolkacheva |
Spain (ESP) Sandra Aguilar Artemi Gavezou Elena López Lourdes Mohedano Alejandra Quereda |
Bulgaria (BUL) Reneta Kamberova Lyubomira Kazanova Mihaela Maevska-Velichkova Tsvetelina Naydenova Hristiana Todorova |
Trampoline
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
Uladzislau Hancharou Belarus
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Dong Dong China
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Gao Lei China
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| Women's individual |
Rosie MacLennan Canada
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Bryony Page Great Britain
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Li Dan China
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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 artistic performances by gymnasts who participated in Rio.[8][9]
See also
- Gymnastics at the 2014 Asian Games
- Gymnastics at the 2015 African Games
- Gymnastics at the 2015 European Games
- Gymnastics at the 2015 Pan American Games
References
- ^ "Rio 2016: Artistic Gymnastics". Rio 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Rhythmic Gymnastics". Rio 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Trampoline Gymnastics". Rio 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FIG Gymnastics Qualification System" (PDF). FIG. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Dvora Meyers (19 April 2016). "Romania's Olympic gymnastics failure: where did it all go wrong?". The Guardian (London).
- ^ Laura Wagner (18 April 2016). "Romanian Women's Gymnastics Team Fails To Qualify For Olympics, Ending Medal Streak". npr.
- ^ Erin Corbett (4 August 2016). "Why Isn't The Romania Gymnastics Team At Rio? The Women's Team Isn't Competing This Year". Bustle.com.
- ^ "Parallel Bars, Stripteases, Wigs: Rio's Hottest Club Is the Gymnastics Gala". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "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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