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At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... The 5 apparatus: Clubs, Rope, Ball, Hoop, Ribbon Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or five-person teams manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ...

1 ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
- 1.1 Men's Events
- 1.2 Women's Events
2 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
3 See also

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Men's Events

Event	Gold:	Score	Silver:	Score	Bronze:	Score
All-Around	Li Xiaoshuang	58.423	Alexei Nemov	58.374	Vitaly Scherbo	58.197
Horizontal Bar	Andreas Wecker	9.850	Krasimir Dounev	9.825	Vitaly Scherbo Alexei Nemov Fan Bin	9.800
Parallel Bars	Rustam Sharipov	9.837	Jair Lynch	9.825	Vitaly Scherbo	9.800
Long Horse Vault	Alexei Nemov	9.787	Yeo Hong-chul	9.756	Vitaly Scherbo	9.724
Pommel Horse	Li Donghua	9.875	Marius Urzica	9.825	Alexei Nemov	9.787
Rings	Yuri Chechi	9.887	Dan Burinca Szilveszter Csollany	9.812
Floor Exercise	Ioannis Melissanidis	9.850	Li Xiaoshuang	9.837	Alexei Nemov	9.750
Team Competition	RUSSIA Alexei Nemov Alexei Voropayev Sergei Sharkov Nikolai Kryukov Yevgeny Podgorny Dmitri Trush Dmitri Vasilenko	576.778	CHINA Li Xiaoshuang Zhang Jingin Shen Jian Fan Bin Huang Liping Huang Huadong Fan Hongbin	575.539	UKRAINE Rustam Sharipov Alexandre Svetlichnyi Vladimir Shamenko Igor Korobchinsky Yuri Yermakov Oleg Kosiak Hryhoriy Misyutin	571.541

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Aleksei Yurievich Nemov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born May 28, 1976) is a gymnast from Barashevo, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Vitaly Scherbo (born January 13, 1972 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian gymnast and is the most successful male gymnast of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Andreas Wecker is a German gymnast with a long and successful career. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Vitaly Scherbo (born January 13, 1972 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian gymnast and is the most successful male gymnast of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Aleksei Yurievich Nemov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born May 28, 1976) is a gymnast from Barashevo, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Vitaly Scherbo (born January 13, 1972 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian gymnast and is the most successful male gymnast of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Aleksei Yurievich Nemov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born May 28, 1976) is a gymnast from Barashevo, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Vitaly Scherbo (born January 13, 1972 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian gymnast and is the most successful male gymnast of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Marius Urzica (born September 30, 1975) is a Romanian gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Aleksei Yurievich Nemov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born May 28, 1976) is a gymnast from Barashevo, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Jury Chechi (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Aleksei Yurievich Nemov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born May 28, 1976) is a gymnast from Barashevo, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Aleksei Yurievich Nemov (Russian: Алексей Юрьевич Немов; born May 28, 1976) is a gymnast from Barashevo, Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ...

Women's Events

Event	Gold:	Score	Silver:	Score	Bronze:	Score
All-Around	Lilia Podkopayeva	39.255	Gina Gogean	39.075	Simona Amânar Lavinia Milosovici	39.067
Horse Vault	Simona Amânar	9.825	Mo Huilan	9.768	Gina Gogean	9.750
Uneven Bars	Svetlana Khorkina	9.850	Amy Chow Bi Wenjing	9.837
Balance Beam	Shannon Miller	9.862	Lilia Podkopayeva	9.825	Gina Gogean	9.787
Floor Exercise	Lilia Podkopayeva	9.887	Simona Amânar	9.850	Dominique Dawes	9.837
Team Competition	USA Shannon Miller Dominique Dawes Kerri Strug Dominique Moceanu Jaycie Phelps Amy Chow Amanda Borden	389.225	RUSSIA Dina Kochetkova Rozalia Galiyeva Svetlana Khorkina Elena Grosheva Eugenia Kuznetsova Oksana Liapina Elena Dolgopolova	388.404	ROMANIA Lavinia Milosovici Gina Gogean Alexandra Marinescu Simona Amânar Mirela Tugurlan Ionela Loaies	388.246

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Gina Gogean was a Romanian gymnast who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Simona AmÃ¢nar (born October 7, 1979 in ConstanÅ£a) is a Romanian gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Lavinia Milosovici (born October 21, 1977 in Lugoj, Romania) was one of the most successful female gymnasts of the 1990s, but is currently barred from the sport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Simona AmÃ¢nar (born October 7, 1979 in ConstanÅ£a) is a Romanian gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Mo Huilan (born 1979) is a Chinese gymnast who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Gina Gogean was a Romanian gymnast who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Ð¡Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ð»Ð°Ð½Ð° Ð’Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° Ð¥Ð¾Ñ€ÐºÐ¸Ð½Ð°, born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is Russias most successful female gymnast to date; winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Amy Chow (å‘¨å©‰å„€; pinyin: ZhÅu WÇŽnyÃ; born May 15, 1978 in San Jose, California) is an American gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Shannon Lee Miller (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Gina Gogean was a Romanian gymnast who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Simona AmÃ¢nar (born October 7, 1979 in ConstanÅ£a) is a Romanian gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976, in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a United States gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Shannon Lee Miller (b. ... Dominique Margaux Dawes (born November 20, 1976, in Silver Spring, Maryland) is a United States gymnast. ... Kerri Strug (born November 19, 1977) is an American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. ... Dominique Helena Moceanu (born September 30, 1981 in Hollywood, California) is an American gymnast of Romanian descent who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U.S. Womens Gymnastics team in Atlanta (the Magnificent 7). The hallmarks of Moceanus gymnastics, in the early stage of... Jaycie Lynn Phelps (b. ... Amy Chow (å‘¨å©‰å„€; pinyin: ZhÅu WÇŽnyÃ; born May 15, 1978 in San Jose, California) is an American gymnast. ... Amanda Kathleen Borden (b. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Rozalia Galieva is a Russian gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Ð¡Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ð»Ð°Ð½Ð° Ð’Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð½Ð° Ð¥Ð¾Ñ€ÐºÐ¸Ð½Ð°, born January 19, 1979 in Belgorod, Russia) is Russias most successful female gymnast to date; winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ... Elena Dolgopolova, a Russian gymnast, competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and won a silver medal with her team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Lavinia Milosovici (born October 21, 1977 in Lugoj, Romania) was one of the most successful female gymnasts of the 1990s, but is currently barred from the sport. ... Gina Gogean was a Romanian gymnast who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. ... Alexandra Marinescu is a Romanian Olympic gymnast, currently a trance DJ based in Bucharest. ... Simona AmÃ¢nar (born October 7, 1979 in ConstanÅ£a) is a Romanian gymnast. ...

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Event	Gold:	Score	Silver:	Score	Bronze:	Score
All-Around	Yekaterina Serebryanskaya	39.683	Ianina Batyrchina	39.382	Elena Vitrichenko	39.331
Team Competition	Spain Marta Baldó Marín Nuria Cabanillas Provencio Estela Giménez Cid Lorena Guréndez García Tania Lamarca Celada Estíbaliz Martínez Yerro	38.933	Bulgaria Ina Delcheva Valentina Kevlian Maria Koleva Maja Tabakova Ivelina Taleva Viara Vatachka	38.866	Russia Yevgeniya Bochkaryeva Olga Shtyrenko Irina Dzhuba Angelin Yushkova Yuliya Ivanova Yelena Krivoshey	38.365

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Elena Vitrichenko cyrillic: Ð•Ð»ÐµÐ½Ð° Ð’Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ñ‡ÐµÐ½ÐºÐ¾ (born 25 November, 1976 in Odessa, Ukraine) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ...

Archery | Athletics (track and field) | Badminton | Baseball | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Handball | Hockey | Judo | Modern Pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Softball | Swimming | Synchronized Swimming | Table Tennis | Tennis | Volleyball | Water Polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling These are the Olympic medalists in mens Artistic Gymnastics. ... These are the Olympic medalists in womens Artistic Gymnastics. ... Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1896 Summer Olympics, eight gymnastics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, one gymnastics event was contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twelve gymnastics events were contested. ... 4 gymnastics events took place in these games, alle men only. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics events were contested. ... Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events: 6 for women and 8 for men. ... At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different gymnastics disciplines were contested: Artistic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, and Trampolining. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... There were 4 Archery contests held at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics See also Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games (mens and womens singles, mens and womens doubles) as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. ... The United States Olympics in Atlanta baseball team won a bronze medal. ... Final results for the Basketball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Results Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics events | Basketball at the Olympics ... Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics // Medals Results Light Flyweight (-48kg) First Round Beibis Mendoza, Colombia def. ... Final results for the Canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Diving competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Medals Medallists Category: ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Results Categories: Olympic football competitions | 1996 Summer Olympics events | Football at the Olympics ... Final results for the Handball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Mens Tournament Womens Tournament Categories: Field hockey | 1996 Summer Olympics ... Final results of Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Modern Pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Rowing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, Georgia. ... We dont have an article called Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Start this article Search for Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics in. ... MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS Category: ... Final results for the Synchronized Swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Table Tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Medal Table Medal summary Categories: | ... At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals offered. ... At the 1996 Summer Olympics, four volleyball events were contested. ... Final results for the Water Polo competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Medal Summary Category: ... Final results for the Wrestling competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...

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Men's Events

Women's Events

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

See also

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS