Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
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Qualification Summary

* Artistic Gymnastics, NOCs with 6 entered athletes may also enter the team competition.
Nation | Artistic | Rhythmic | Trampoline | Total
Men Women Individual Group Men Women
1 6 1 1 9
1 1
2 6 8
6 1 2 6 1 1 17
1 1 2
1 6 6 13
1 1 2 6 10
6 2 1 1 2 12
1 1
6 6 1 6 2 2 23
1 1 2
1 1 2
1 1 1 3
1 1
1 1 2
1 1
1 1
6 6 1 13
1 1 2
6 6 1 1 14
2 6 1 9
1 1 1 6 9
1 1 2
1 2 6 9
6 6 6 1 19
6 6 6 2 1 21
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1 2
2 2
1 1 1 3
1 1 2
1 1
6 6 12
6 6 2 6 2 2 24
1 1
1 1 2
1 1
6 1 1 8
6 2 1 6 15
2 1 3
2 6 2 6 1 1 18
6 6 1 1 14
1 1 2
1 1 2
1 1
1 1
Total: 49 NOCs989824721616324

Qualification timeline

Event Date Venue
2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 40th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1 to 9 September 2007.Oldest and youngest competitors- Men :- Women :- Finals :- Qualifications :- Floor :...

 
September 1–9, 2007   Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The XXVIII World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Patras, Greece, September 19 - 23 2007 at the National Sports Centre.- Medals table :-Team:-Individual:-All-Around:-Rope:-Hoop:-Clubs:-Ribbon:-All-Around:-5 Ropes Final:...

 
September 19–21, 2007   Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

2007 World Trampoline Championships Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2007   Quebec
Quebec
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Tripartite Invitation March 17, 2008 -

Artistic

An NOC may enter up to 6 men and 6 women athletes. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Men

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
World Championship Teams places 1-12










6
Teams places 13-15

2
Teams places 16-18

1
Top 7 athletes from NOCs not already qualified   Yordan Yovchev 
  Anton Fokin
Anton Fokin
Anton Viktorovich Fokin is an Uzbek artistic gymnast. He won the bronze medal on the Parallel Bars at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal in the parallel bars event.-External links:*...

 
  Filip Ude
Filip Ude
Filip Ude is a Croatian gymnast.On 9 August 2008 he qualified in 3rd place for the Olympic final of the men's pommel horse at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and on 17 August he won a silver medal in the finals....

 
  José Luis Fuentes 
  Epke Zonderland
Epke Zonderland
Epke Jan Zonderland is a Dutch gymnast. He started exercising gymnastics at the age of four. He has two brothers and one sister who are also international gymnasts....

 
  Martin Konecny 
  Ilia Giorgadze
Ilia Giorgadze
Ilia Giorgadze is a Georgian artistic gymnast that has represented Georgia at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:...

Individual Apparatus Gold medal winners   Leszek Blanik
Leszek Blanik
Leszek Blanik is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.-Olympics:...


  Mitja Petkovšek
Mitja Petkovšek
Mitja Petkovšek is a Slovenian gymnast. Petkovšek competes on the parallel bars, where he is World Champion , World Cup Finals Champion , and European Champion...

FIG Executive Board Invitations*   Samuel Simpson
  Mohamed Serour
Additional athletes from NOCs not already qualified   Róbert Gál
Róbert Gál
Róbert Gál is a Hungarian artistic gymnast. He is the 2005 World bronze medalist on the floor exercise. He represented Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he placed 6th in the vault event final....


  Koen Van Damme
  Sascha Palgen
  Alexander Shatilov
Alexander Shatilov
Alexander Shatilov is an Israeli artistic gymnast. He specializes in the floor exercise, in which he won several medals at world and European championships, and reached the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...


  Jorge Hugo Giraldo
Tripartite Invitation   Nashwan Al-Harazi
Nashwan Al-Harazi
Nashwan Al-Harazi is a Yemeni gymnast. Nashwan was born on November 29, 1986, in Sana'a, the capital city of Yemen. He is one of the best gymnasts in Yemen and has got many silver and golden international medals. Also, Nashwan al-Harazi became the first Yemeni gymnast to compete in the Olympics...

TOTAL 98


* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Women

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
World Championship Teams places 1-12










6
Teams places 13-15

2
Teams places 16-18

1
Top 9 athletes from NOCs not already qualified   Stefani Bismpikou
Stefani Bismpikou
Stefani Bismpikou is a Greek artistic gymnast who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She is the first Greek female gymnast ever to win a medal at the European Championships, and has also won several medals on the World Cup circuit...

 
  Nastassia Marachkouskaya 
  Dorina Boczogo
Dorina Böczögõ
Dorina Böczögő is a Hungarian artistic gymnast who was a member of the 2008 Hungarian Olympic Team....

 
  Natalia Sanchez
Natalia Sánchez (artistic gymnast)
Natalia Sánchez is a Colombian artistic gymnast who represented Colombia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.-Achieements:*2 place on bars – world cup Glassgow 2008*3 place on beam – world cup Maribor – Slovenia 2008...

 
  Marisela Cantu 
  Jo Hyun-Joo 
  Marta Pihan 
  Gaelle Mys
Gaelle Mys
Gaelle Mys is a Belgian artistic gymnast. The 2007 and 2008 senior all-around Belgian National Champion and the 2006 junior European bronze medalist on the floor exercise, Mys qualified as an individual to represent Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the Olympics, Mys qualified for...

 
  Adela Šajn
Individual Apparatus Gold medal winners -
FIG Executive Board Invitations*   Sherine El Zeiny
Additional athletes from NOCs not already qualified   Tina Erceg
Tina Erceg
Tina Erceg is a Croatian international gymnast. The senior all-around National Champion in 2004 and 2005 and the winner of several medals on the World Cup circuit, Erceg is considered to be the Croatia's most successful international gymnast...


  Annamari Maaranen
Annamari Maaranen
Annamari Maaranen is an artistic gymnast from Finland. Maaranen was the national all around champion for Finland in 2005 and 2006. She represented Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an individual. She is the first woman in 44 years to compete for Finland in gymnastics during the...


  Jessica Lopez
Jessica Lopez
Jessica Brizeida López Arocha is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast. She competes both for the Venezuelan national team and in NCAA gymnastics for the University of Denver, and qualified to compete as an individual at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.In 2009 she competed at 2009 World Gymnastics...


  Nikolina Tankoucheva
  Ivana Kovacova
  Jelena Zanevskaya
Jelena Zanevskaya
Jelena Zanevskaya is a Lithuanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Tripartite Invitation   Do Thi Ngan Thuong
Do Thi Ngan Thuong
Đỗ Thị Ngân Thương is a Vietnamese artistic gymnast. Thương is the 2005 Southeast Asian Games and 2007 Southeast Asian Games champion on the balance beam and 2007 bronze medalist on the floor exercise...

TOTAL 98


* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Rhythmic

An NOC may enter up to 1 Group and 2 athletes for individual competition. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.

Individual

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 20


















FIG Executive Board*   Li Hongyang
Li Hongyang
Li Hongyang is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She won the 2007 National Championships in the individual/group, and placed 8th in the team competition at the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships....

 
  Odette Richard 
  Naazmi Johnston
Naazmi Johnston
'Naazmi Johnston is an Australian rhythmic gymnast that represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics as well as the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-Career:...

Tripartite Invitation   Wania Monteiro
Wania Monteiro
Wania Monteiro is a Cape Verdean rhythmic gymnast.-Biography:Born in Santa Catarina, Santiago, she lived in Praia for a while. She is trained by Elena Atmacheva...

TOTAL 24


* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Group

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 10








FIG Executive Board*
TOTAL 12


* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Trampoline

An NOC may enter up to 2 men and 2 women athletes. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Championships.

Men

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 14













**
FIG Executive Board*   Ben Wilden
Ben Wilden
Ben Wilden is an Australian trampolinist. He is a former national champion in trampoline sports and represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as the country's sole representative in trampolining.-Personal life :Wilden completed his schooling at Murray Bridge High School and...

Tripartite Invitation** -
TOTAL 16


* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

** The tripartite commission invitation was returned to the FIG since no NOC met both the requirements of the commission and the FIG and was awarded to the next eligible federation from the world championships.

Women

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 15














**
FIG Executive Board* -
Tripartite Invitation** -
TOTAL 16


* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

** The tripartite commission invitation was returned to the FIG since no NOC met both the requirements of the commission and the FIG and was awarded to the next eligible federation from the world championships.
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