Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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At the 1988 Summer Olympics
, two different gymnastics
disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics
and rhythmic gymnastics
. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall
in Seoul
from September 18 through 25th. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the same venue from September 28 through 30th.
For the first time in Olympic competition, each routine in women's artistic gymnastics events was judged by six judges, with the final score composed of the average of the judges' scores, after the highest and lowest marks were dropped. Men's routines continued to be judged by four judges, as at previous 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.
. The ball
apparatus was replaced by the rope
. Thirty-five gymnasts competed in the preliminary round, the format for which was similar to the finals. The twenty best gymnasts competed in the finals. Each competitor's score in the preliminary round, divided by two (the "prelim" score) was added to gymnast's score in the finals (the "final" score).
Each of the routines in was judged by six judges, highest and lowest marks were dropped, and an average of four remaining ones was gymnast's score for the routine.
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, two different gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
and rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Olympic Gymnastics Hall
Olympic Gymnastics Arena
The Olympic Gymnastics Arena is an indoor sports arena, located at the Olympic Park, in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 14,730 and was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
from September 18 through 25th. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the same venue from September 28 through 30th.
For the first time in Olympic competition, each routine in women's artistic gymnastics events was judged by six judges, with the final score composed of the average of the judges' scores, after the highest and lowest marks were dropped. Men's routines continued to be judged by four judges, as at previous Olympics.
Format of competition
The gymnastics competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
was carried out in three stages:
- Competition I - The team competition/qualification round in which all gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, performed both compulsory and optional exercises. The combined scores of all team members determined the final score of the team. The thirty-six highest scoring gymnasts in the all-around qualified to the individual all-around competition. The six highest scoring gymnasts on each apparatus qualified to the final for that apparatus.
- Competition II - The individual all-around competition, in which those who qualified from Competition I performed exercises on each apparatus. The final score of each gymnast was composed of half the points earned by that gymnast during Competition I and all of the points earned by him or her in Competition II.
- Competition III - The apparatus finals, in which those who qualified during Competition I performed an exercise on the individual apparatus on which he or she had qualified. The final score of each gymnast was composed of half the points earned by that gymnast on that particular apparatus during Competition I and all of the points earned by him or her on that particular apparatus in Competition III.
Each country was limited to three gymnasts in the all-around final and two gymnasts in each apparatus final.
Men's events
| Team all-around |
Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Artemov Vladimir Nikolaevich Artemov is a former Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion who competed for the Soviet Union.He was born in Vladimir.... Dmitri Bilozertchev Vladimir Gogoladze Sergei Kharkov Sergei Kharkov Sergei Kharkov AKA Sergej Charkov is a Russian gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion. He competed for the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation before immigrated to Germany where he won the national championship 8 times. After his retirement from competition he coaches the TG Saar... 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... Vladimir Nouvikov |
Holger Behrendt Holger Behrendt Holger Behrendt is a German gymnast and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Holger Behrendt competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he received a gold medal in rings, a silver medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in horizontal bar.-World championships:Behrend... Ralf Buechner Ulf Hoffmann Ulf Hoffmann Ulf Hoffmann is a German/East German gymnast who won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.... Sylvio Kroll Sven Tippelt 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... |
Yukio Iketani Yukio Iketani is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic medalist.-Olympics:Iketani received a bronze medal in floor exercise and in team all-around 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.... Hiroyuki Konishi Koichi Mizushima Daisuke Nishikawa Toshiharu Sato Takahiro Yameda |
| Individual all-around |
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| Floor |
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| Pommel horse |
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| Rings |
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| Vault |
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| Parallel bars |
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| Horizontal bar |
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Women's events
| Team all-around |
Svetlana Baitova 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... Natalia Laschenova Elena Shevchenko Elena Shushunova Olga Strageva |
Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre Aurelia Dobre is a former artistic gymnast from Romania, who was the 1987 World Champion. She is still held in high esteem by many gymnastics fans today for her clean technique as well as balletic and artistic flair... Eugenia Golea Eugenia Golea Eugenia Golea is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1984 and 1988. She is known for scoring a perfect 10 for the vault optional in the team competition of the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and for being the first gymnast to compete... Celestina Popa Celestina Popa Celestina Popa-Toma is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1985 and 1988. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world gold and silver medalist with the team... Gabriela Potorac Gabriela Potorac Gabriela Potorac is a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1988 Olympic Games.She is a three-time Olympic medalist a two-time world medalist and a European champion. Her best event was the balance beam on which she is an Olympic and a world bronze medalist and a European... Daniela Silivaş Daniela Silivas Viorica Daniela Silivaş-Harper , best known as Daniela Silivaş, is a Romanian gymnast who is most famous for winning six medals in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea... Camelia Voinea Camelia Voinea Camelia Voinea is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed in international events between 1984 and 1988. She was best known for her powerful tumbling, her innovative 1986-87 floor exercise that featured breakdancing elements, and for being the first gymnast to tumble a double layout to... |
Gabriele Faehnrich Gabriele Faehnrich Gabriele Faehnrich is a German former gymnast. She competed for the Berlin club Sportvereinigung Dynamo and for the German Democratic Republic... Martina Jentsch Dagmar Kersten Dagmar Kersten Dagmar Kersten is a former East German gymnast and competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. She is an Olympic medalist and has won many international competitions... Ulrike Klotz Ulrike Klotz Ulrike Klotz is a former gymnast who competed for East Germany. She won a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Montreal 1985 Worlds and also won team bronze, a feat the GDR team repeated at the World Championships in 1987 and at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in 1988... Betti Schieferdecker Dörte Thümmler Dörte Thümmler Dörte Thümmler is a German gymnast and competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo, and competed for East Germany. She won many international competitions.-External links:******... |
| Individual all-around |
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| Vault |
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| Uneven bars |
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| Balance beam |
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| Floor |
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Rhythmic gymnastics
Rules for the rhythmic gymnastics competition also changed since the previous OlympicsGymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested. In addition to the fourteen artistic gymnastics events contested–eight for men and six for women, for the first time at the Olympics, a rhythmic gymnastics event was contested–the women's individual all-around...
. The ball
Ball (rhythmic gymnastics)
The Ball is a piece of apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is made of either rubber or synthetic material provided it possesses the same elasticity as rubber. It is from 18 to 20 cm in diameter and must have a minimum weight of 400g. The ball can be of any colour...
apparatus was replaced by the rope
Rope (rhythmic gymnastics)
Rope may be made of hemp or a synthetic material which retains the qualities of lightness and suppleness. Its length is in proportion to the size of the gymnast. The rope should, when held down by the feet, reach both of the gymnasts' armpits. One or two knots at each end are for keeping hold of...
. Thirty-five gymnasts competed in the preliminary round, the format for which was similar to the finals. The twenty best gymnasts competed in the finals. Each competitor's score in the preliminary round, divided by two (the "prelim" score) was added to gymnast's score in the finals (the "final" score).
Each of the routines in was judged by six judges, highest and lowest marks were dropped, and an average of four remaining ones was gymnast's score for the routine.
| Individual all-around |
Medal summary
| 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 12 | 16 | 49 | |
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