Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

, three 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...

, 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...

, and trampoline

Trampolining

Trampolining is a competitive Olympic sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. These can include simple jumps in the pike, tuck or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward or backward somersaults and twists....

. The artistic gymnastics and trampoline events were held at the Sydney SuperDome on September 16–25 and September 22–23, respectively. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Pavilion 3 of the Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....

on September 28-October 1.

Format of competition

No compulsory routines were performed in artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

. Instead, all participating gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, participated in a qualification round. The results of this competition determined which teams and individuals participated in the remaining competitions, which included:

The team competition, in which the six highest scoring teams from qualifications competed. Each team of six gymnasts could have up to five gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and only the four highest scores counted toward the team total.

The all-around competition, in which the thirty-six highest scoring individuals in the all-around competed. Each country was limited to three gymnasts in the all-around final.

The event finals, in which the eight highest scoring individuals on each apparatus competed. Each country was limited to two gymnasts in each apparatus final.

Men's events

Team all-around	Huang Xu Huang Xu Huang Xu is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He specializes on the pommel horse and the parallel bars and is also strong on still rings.-Background:Huang began gymnastics training when he was five and was a member of the Jiangxu provincial team in 1989... Li Xiaopeng Li Xiaopeng (gymnast) Li Xiaopeng is a male Chinese gymnast, who specializes in parallel bars and vault. He currently holds 16 world titles, more than any other gymnasts in China... Xiao Junfeng Xiao Junfeng Xiao Junfeng is a Male Chinese gymnast. Xiao was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Major performances:... Xing Aowei Xing Aowei Xing Aowei is a Male Chinese gymnast. Xing was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Major performances:1998 Asian Games - 1st team & pommel horse, 3rd horizontal bar... Yang Wei Yang Wei (gymnast) Yang Wei is a male gymnast from China.-Career:Yang Wei won the silver medal in the individual all-around competition and won the gold in the team event at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.... Zheng Lihui Zheng Lihui Zheng Lihui is a Male Chinese gymnast. Xiao was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Major performances:1996 National Championships - 1st team...	Oleksandr Beresh Valeri Goncharov Valeri Goncharov Valeri Goncharov , born 19 September 1977, is a gymnast from Ukraine. He won gold in the men's parallel bars apparatus at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:... Ruslan Mezentsev Valeri Pereshkura Oleksandr Svetlichny Roman Zozulia	Maxim Aleshin Maxim Aleshin Maxim Aleshin is a Russian acrobat and former gymnast who won a Bronze Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He toured with the Moscow State Circus in the United Kingdom in 2008.-References:... Alexei Bondarenko Alexei Bondarenko Alexei Bondarenko is a gymnast who competed for Russia from 1996 to 2004. His coach was Valery Alfosov and he trained at Dynamo Moscow... Dmitri Drevin Dmitri Drevin Dmitri Nikolayevich Drevin is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, winning bronze medal.-External links:... Nikolai Kryukov Nikolai Kryukov Nikolai Vyacheslavovich Kryukov is a Russian artistic gymnast. A three-time Olympian, he was also the World Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Champion at the 1999 World Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, China.-External links:... Alexei Nemov Alexei Nemov Alexei Yurievich Nemov is a gymnast from Russia and one of the most medaled gymnasts, male or female, of all time. He has won 12 Olympic medals, including more Olympic bronze medals than any other athlete. Nemov's sense of showmanship and his difficult routines have won him many fans... Yevgeni Podgorny Yevgeni Podgorny Yevgeni Anatolyevich Podgorny is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the two Olympic Games. He is won gold medal in the 1996 and bronze medal in the 2000 Olympic Games.-External links:...
Individual all-around
Floor
Pommel horse
Rings
Vault
Parallel bars
Horizontal bar

Women's events

Andreaa Raducan was the original winner of the Women's All-Around competition, but her gold medal was stripped when she tested positive for a banned substance contained in a cold medicine. The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique Executive Board announced on 27 February 2010 following an investigation into the Chinese team for violations of the minimum age for senior gymnastics competitions (must be 16). The FIG noted Dong Fangxiao

Dong Fangxiao

Dong Fangxiao is a retired Chinese gymnast. She now lives in New Zealand with her husband, and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She originally won a bronze medal with the Chinese team, however following an investigation, the International Gymnastics Federation ruled that she was under the...

was entered as 17 years old when she was actually 14. Her 1999 World Championships titles have been stripped. In April 2010, ten years after the results, the IOC officially stripped China of its women's team medal. The fourth place team from the United States was awarded the Bronze at the 2010 Visa Championships, held in Hartford, CT.

Team all-around	Simona Amânar Simona Amânar Simona Amânar is a Romanian gymnast. She is a seven-time Olympic medalist and a ten-time world medalist. Amânar helped Romania to win four consecutive world team titles as well as the 2000 Olympic team title. She has a vault named after her, the Amanar... Loredana Boboc Loredana Boboc Loredana Boboc is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She was a key member of the 1999-2001 Romanian team, contributing to four team medals: an Olympic gold , two world gold , and a European bronze .-External links:... Andreea Isărescu Andreea Isarescu Florenţa Andreea Isărescu is a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1997 and 2000. She is an Olympic gold medalist and a world gold medalist with the team.-External links:... Maria Olaru Maria Olaru Maria Ludovica Olaru is a retired Olympic artistic gymnast from Romania. She is an Olympic, world, and European gold medalist with the team. Individually, she is the 1999 all around world champion and the 2000 Olympic all around silver medalist. Her best event was the vault on which she medaled at... Claudia Presacan Andreea Răducan Andreea Raducan Andreea Mădălina Răducan is a retired gymnast from Bârlad, Romania.Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian junior national facility by the age of 12½. As one of the standout gymnasts of the Romanian team in the late 1990s, Răducan was known for both...	Anna Chepeleva Anna Chepeleva -External links:... Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist, who is now a deputy at the Russian State Duma. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has... Anastasiya Kolesnikova Anastasiya Kolesnikova Anastasiya Nikolayevna Kolesnikova is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, winning silver medal.-External links:... Ekaterina Lobazniouk Elena Produnova Elena Zamolodchikova Elena Zamolodchikova Elena Mikhailovna Zamolodchikova , nicknamed "Zamo", was a two-time Olympic gymnast. She began gymnastics at the age of six. In 1999 she participated in her first major senior competition, the World Gymnastics Championships, where she won the gold in vault, the bronze in the all-around...	Amy Chow Amy Chow Amy Yuen Yee Chow is a retired American gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent 7, the first American team to win Olympic gymnastics gold... Jamie Dantzscher Jamie Dantzscher Jamie Annette Dantzscher is a retired American gymnast. She was a member of the bronze medal winning US team at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney... Dominique Dawes Dominique Dawes Dominique Margaux Dawes is a retired United States artistic gymnast. She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent... Kristen Maloney Kristen Maloney Kristin Ann Maloney , also known as Kristen Maloney, is a retired gymnast from Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, United States, who was coached by Jack Carter in the 2000 Olympics and won bronze in the Team Event. Maloney was also the U.S... Elise Ray Elise Ray Mary Elise Ray is an American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 1999 World Championships.-Biography and early career:... Tasha Schwikert Tasha Schwikert Tasha Schwikert Warren is an American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, a World Gymnastics Championships team gold medalist, the 2001 and 2002 U.S...
Individual all-around
Vault
Uneven bars
Balance beam
Floor

Rhythmic gymnastics

Group all-around	Irina Belova Irina Olegovna Belova Irina Olegovna Belova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-External links:... Yelena Chalamova Natalia Lavrova Natalia Lavrova Natalia Lavrova was a dual Olympic gold medalist. Lavrova won a gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics group event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.She was born in Penza, Soviet Union... Mariya Netesova Mariya Netesova Mariya Vyacheslavovna Netesova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- External links :- References :... Vyera Shimanskaya Irina Zilber Irina Zilber Irina Zilber is a Russian rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- External links :*- References :...	Tatyana Ananko Tatyana Ananko Tatyana Ananko is a Belarus rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Tatyana Belan Tatyana Belan Tatyana Belan is a Belarus rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Anna Glazkova Anna Glazkova Anna Glazkova is a Belarus rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Irina Ilyenkova Irina Ilyenkova Irina Ilyenkova is a Belarus rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Maria Lazuk Maria Lazuk Maria Lazuk is a Belarus rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Olga Puzhevich Olga Puzhevich Olga Puzhevich is a Belarus rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :...	Eirini Aindili Eirini Aindili Eirini Aindili is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Evangelia Christodoulou Evangelia Christodoulou Evangelia Christodoulou is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-External links:**... Maria Georgatou Maria Georgatou Maria Georgatou is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Zacharoula Karyami Zacharoula Karyami Zacharoula Karyami is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Charikleia Pantazi Charikleia Pantazi Charikleia Pantazi is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :... Anna Pollatou Anna Pollatou Anna Pollatou is a Greek rhythmic gymnast. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :...
Individual all-around

Trampoline

Men's individual
Women's individual

Medal table

1	9	5	6	20
2	3	2	2	7
3	3	2	1	6
4	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
7	0	2	1	3
8	0	2	0	2
8	0	2	0	2
10	0	1	1	2
10	0	1	1	2
12	0	1	0	1
13	0	0	2	2
13	0	0	2	2
15	0	0	1	1
15	0	0	1	1
Total	18	18	18	54

Format of competition

Men's events

Women's events

Rhythmic gymnastics

Trampoline

Medal table

See also