Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around

Women's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Venue Sydney Superdome
Date September 21st, 2000
Competitors 36 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Simona Amanar  Romania
2nd, silver medalist(s) Maria Olaru  Romania
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Liu Xuan  China

These are the results of the women's individual all-around competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The qualification and final rounds took place on September 17 and 21 at the Sydney SuperDome.

The all-around competition in the discipline of women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) was marred by three separate scandals. The vault apparatus was set incorrectly for more than half of the meet; consequently many gymnasts fell or were injured on the event. The apparatus was adjusted during the third rotation and those gymnasts who had vaulted on the incorrectly set equipment were invited to re-do the event at the end of the competition.[1]

Notably, Svetlana Khorkina, who led champion Andreea Răducan by nearly 0.3 in qualifications, was thrown out of medal contention due to the wrongly measured vault. Additionally, world all-around silver medalist Viktoria Karpenko, who led the competition until the last rotation, was thrown from first place after she stubbed her toe, tripped, and fell out of bounds on floor exercise. These are testaments to the upset of the entire competition.[2][3][4][5]

Finally, though not necessarily a favorite for an all-around medal, Dong Fangxiao was found in 2010 to have been underaged at the Sydney Olympics. Consequently, all of her results from the competition - including her all-around results - were cancelled.[6]

Results

Qualification

Sixty-four gymnasts competed in the all-around during the qualification round on September 17. The thirty-six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 21. Each country was limited to three competitors in the final.

Final

Rank Gymnast Vault Uneven
Bars		 Balance
Beam		 Floor
Exercise		 Total
DSQ 2  Andreea Răducan (ROU) 9.7069.5759.7879.82538.893
 Simona Amanar (ROU) 9.6569.5129.6629.81238.642
 Maria Olaru (ROU) 9.6569.6009.7009.62538.581
 Liu Xuan (CHN) 9.3319.7259.7509.61238.418
4  Yekaterina Lobaznyuk (RUS) 9.6939.7009.4259.57538.393
5  Yang Yun (CHN) 9.5319.7879.2879.70038.305
6  Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) 9.7319.7259.7009.11238.268
7  Olga Roschupkina (UKR) 9.3689.7259.7509.36238.205
8  Lisa Skinner (AUS) 9.1689.6509.6259.75038.193
9  Esther Moya (ESP) 9.6319.5509.1879.71238.080
10  Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) 9.3439.0129.7629.81237.929
11  Viktoria Karpenko (UKR) 9.5749.8009.7758.72537.874
12  Laura Martinez (ESP) 9.5189.6129.0629.63737.829
13  Elise Ray (USA) 9.4879.7508.8879.53737.661
14  Amy Chow (USA) 9.4439.7379.2259.18737.592
15  Kate Richardson (CAN) 9.2819.6629.3379.25037.530
16  Allana Slater (AUS) 9.0259.7129.1129.66237.511
17  Martina Bremini (ITA) 9.3259.6009.3759.18737.487
18  Monica Bergamelli (ITA) 9.4499.5258.9759.50037.449
19  Kristen Maloney (USA) 9.5439.5878.8879.41237.429
20  Daniele Hypólito (BRA) 8.9629.6009.3259.45037.337
21  Sara Moro (ESP) 9.3189.6378.7259.65037.330
22  Halyna Tyryk (UKR) 9.1819.6509.5128.98737.330
23  Lisa Mason (GBR) 9.3569.2629.5379.01237.167
24  Delphine Regease (FRA) 9.0879.2259.5759.16237.049
DSQ 3  Dong Fangxiao (CHN) 9.2939.0259.2759.300 36.893
25  Adriana Crisci (ITA) 9.1879.0628.9629.67536.886
26  Marina Zarzhitskaya (BLR) 9.3879.6379.1508.70036.874
27  Kana Yamawaki (JPN) 9.2939.0129.0259.31236.642
28  Jana Komrsková (CZE) 9.5069.4878.6758.95036.618
29  Nelly Ramassamy (FRA) 9.2439.1379.1129.10036.592
30  Alexandra Soler (FRA) 9.2999.4878.3509.36236.498
31  Emma Williams (GBR) 9.1439.1259.0509.12536.443
32  Yvonne Tousek (CAN) 9.0819.1509.2258.82536.281
33  Alena Polozkova (BLR) 9.1008.2259.2759.56236.162
DNF  Annika Reeder (GBR) 7.274--9.26216.5361

1Annika Reeder was forced to withdraw after being injured on the faulty vaulting horse.

2 Răducan originally won the event, but was disqualified after testing positive for psuedoephidrine.

3 Dong Fongxiao originally finished 25th, but was disqualified in 2010 after the IGF discovered she was 14 (and thus under the minimum age to compete) during the Olympics.

References

  1. ↑ SYDNEY 2000: GYMNASTICS; Romania Sweeps as Controversy Swirls
  2. ↑ IG Online Interview: Viktoria Karpenko
  3. ↑ SYDNEY 2000: GYMNASTICS; A Champion Answers Disaster With Triumph
  4. ↑ Khorkina claims gold at last
  5. ↑ Svetlana Khorkina
  6. ↑ "Underage gymnast costs China Sydney Olympics bronze". BBC Sport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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