1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 26th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Indianapolis

Indianapolis

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, USA, in the Hoosier Dome

RCA Dome

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, September 6 to 15, 1991.

Medals

1	Soviet Union	8	8	2	18
2	Mainland China	2	2	2	6
3	Kingdom of Romania	2	0	3	5
4	United States	1	2	2	5
5	Germany	1	1	1	3
6=	North Korea	1	0	0	1
6=	South Korea	1	0	0	1
8	Hungary	0	1	0	1
9	Japan	0	0	2	2
10	Italy	0	0	1	1

All-round

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	59.050	58.950	58.500
Team	Soviet Union Vitaly Scherbo Vitaly Scherbo Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo , born 13 January 1972 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, is a Belarusian and former Soviet artistic gymnast... Grigory Misutin Grigory Misutin -External links:... Valeri Liukin Valeri Liukin Valeri Viktorovich Liukin is a retired competitive artistic gymnast who competed for the former Soviet Union. Liukin is the 1988 Olympic Champion in the team competition and individually on the horizontal bar and Olympic silver medalist in the all-around and the parallel bars... Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky Igor Korobchinsky is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine.-External links:... Valery Belenky Valery Belenky Valery Vladimirovich Belenky is a retired Soviet/Azerbaijani/German artistic gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.He is Jewish, and was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.... Alexei Voropaev Alexei Voropaev Alexei Nikolayevich Voropaev was a gymnast who competed for Russia in the two Olympic Games. He won gold medals in the 1992 1996 Olympic Games.-External links:*... 587.500	People's Republic of China Li Jing Li Jing (gymnast) Li Jing is a Chinese gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he received silver medals in rings, in parallel bars, and in team combined exercises.-World championships:Li Jing became world champion in parallel bars in 1989, and again in... Li Chunyang Huang Huadong Huang Huadong Huang Huadong is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition.-References:... Guo Linyao Li Xiaoshuang Li Xiaoshuang Li Xiaoshuang is a Chinese gymnast and Olympic champion. Li Xiaoshuang and his twin brother Li Dashuang's gymnastics talent was discovered at the age of six... Li Ge 583.700	Germany Sylvio Kroll Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker Andreas Wecker is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career. His greatest achievement was the gold medal on high bar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he beat gymnasts of such quality as Vitaly Scherbo and Alexei Nemov... Ralf Buchner Mario Franke Jan-Peter Nikiferow Andre Hempel 581.150

Apparatus

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Floor exercise	9.875	9.800	9.787
Horizontal bar	9.787	—	9.775
Horizontal bar	9.787	—	9.775
Parallel bars	9.862	9.825	9.812
Pommel horse	9.912	9.887	9.875
Rings	9.875	9.862	9.837
Vault	9.700	9.699	9.631

All-round

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual	39.848	39.736	39.711
Team	Soviet Union Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Boginskaya Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya , is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" because of her height, balletic grace, and long lines. She is especially renowned for the drama and artistry she displayed on floor exercise... Tatiana Gutsu Tatiana Gutsu Tatiana Konstantinivna Gutsu is a Ukrainian gymnast, winner of the 1992 Olympic all-around title. Renowned as a trickster, the routines she competed were some of the most difficult ever in the sport... Tatiana Lysenko Tatiana Lysenko Tatiana Felixivna Lysenko is a Soviet and Ukrainian gymnast, who had her senior competitive career from 1990 to 1994.She is Jewish. Tatiana was known for her exceptional difficulty level and haughty style on the floor... Oksana Chusovitina Oksana Chusovitina Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina is an Olympic medalist and World Champion gymnast who has competed for Germany since 2006. She was formerly a citizen of, and a competitor for, the Soviet Union and Uzbekistan .... Rozalia Galiyeva Rozalia Galiyeva Rozaliya Ilfovna Galiyeva or Roza Galieva is a gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.... Natalia Kalinina 396.055	United States Shannon Miller Shannon Miller Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She is the most decorated gymnast in U.S. History, and considered one of the greatest gymnasts the United States has ever produced... Kim Zmeskal Kim Zmeskal Kimberly Lynn "Kim" Zmeskal Burdette is a retired American gymnast and a former national and world gymnastics champion in the early 1990s.-Early life and training:... Betty Okino Betty Okino Elizabeth Anne Okino is an American actress, and former gymnast and Olympic medalist.Born in Africa, Okino moved to the United States with her family and began gymnastics at the relatively late age of 9. By 1988, only four years later, she had progressed to the elite level, placing 17th at that... Kerri Strug Michelle Campi Hilary Grivich Hilary Grivich Hilary Coplin Grivich was a world-class American gymnast and diver. She was a member of the silver medal-winning American team at the 1991 World Championships and the 1990 junior all-around U.S. National Champion in gymnastics.... 394.116	Romania Cristina Bontaş Cristina Bontas Cristina Bontaş is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1987 and 1993. Her best events were the floor exercise, the vault and the all around. She is a world champion on floor, a double olympic medalist and a six-time world medalist... Mirela Paşca Mirela Pasca Mirela Ana Paşca is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1990 and 1992. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team. Individually, she is a world bronze medalist and a European champion on uneven bars... Lavinia Miloşovici Lavinia Milosovici Lavinia Corina Miloşovici is a Romanian Olympic gymnast. An exceptionally successful athlete on the international competition circuit, Miloşovici, also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, is considered to be one of Romania's top gymnasts of the 1990s and one of the most prolific female... Vanda Hădărean Vanda Hadarean Vanda Maria Hădărean is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team and a European all around bronze medalist. She is also a successful fitness model and she has won... Maria Neculiţă Maria Neculita Maria Neculiţă is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1988 and 1992. Her best events were the floor and the beam. She won the team silver medal at the 1992 Olympics and team bronze at the 1991 World Championships... Eugenia Popa Eugenia Popa Eugenia Popa is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She won two world championships medals with the team: a silver medal in 1989 and a bronze medal in 1991. She was an alternate to the 1992 silver winning Romanian Olympic team. After retirement she became a coach of artistic gymnastics... 393.841

Apparatus

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Balance beam	9.962	9.950	9.900
Balance beam	9.962	9.950	9.900
Floor exercise	9.962	9.962	9.950
Uneven bars	10.00	9.950	9.950
Vault	9.949	9.918	—
Vault	9.949	9.918	—

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