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2016 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event
The 2016 Olympic Gymnastics Test Event, known officially as Aquece Rio 2016, served as the final qualifier to the gymnastics events at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Concerns and criticisms During the test event the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) raised "serious concerns" regarding the state of preparations for the Summer Olympics. There were power outages while the athletes were performing. Furthermore, the concerns include problems with the timing system and insufficient lighting in competition and training halls. Artistic gymnastics Competition schedule Medal summary Medalists Medal table Results Men's results =Team competition= =Individual all-around= = Apparatus finals qualifiers = = Floor = = Pommel horse = = Rings = = Vault = = Parallel bars = = Horizontal bar = Men's qualification =Floor= =Pommel horse= =Rings= =Vault= =Parallel bars= =Horizontal bar= Women's results = Team competition = =In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Olimpica Do Rio
Jeunesse Arena is an indoor multi-purpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is named for the American cosmetics company Jeunesse Global through a naming rights deal closed in 2017. Before, the sponsor name was HSBC Arena. The arena was completed in July 2007 and was first known as Arena Olímpica do Rio ''(Rio Olympic Arena)'', which it was known as during the 2016 Summer Olympics. From December 2007 to March 2008, it was known as RioArena. The arena has a capacity of 15,430 people for sports and up to 18,768 for concerts. Sports The arena hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games. In December 2007, it started being operated by GL events, who also operates the nearby Riocentro Convention Center and the Riocentro Sports Complex, and started hosting many concerts from a variety of artists. It has also hosted the telethon show, ''Criança Esperança'', after 2008, replacing Ginásio Ibirapuera as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bletterman
Michel Bletterman (born 14 February 1992) is a former Dutch male artistic gymnast, representing the Netherlands at international competitions. He competed at world championships, including the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He was reserve for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... Daniël Knibbeler is his personal coach and Mitch Fenner is Bletterman's national team coach. Bletterman announced his retirement on 23 March 2020. References External links Profileat ''KNGU.nl'' FIG Gymnastics Database 1992 births Living people Dutch male artistic gymnasts Place of birth missing (living people) {{Netherlands-artistic-gymnast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Aït Saïd
Samir Aït Saïd (born 1 November 1989) is a French male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. He has won a total of three medals, in each color, in the rings apparatus at the European Championships (2013 to 2015), and was also selected to compete for the French men's artistic gymnastics squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was a French flag bearer in the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and performed a backflip while he was there. In the qualification phase of the men's artistic gymnastics, Aït Saïd suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg while landing badly on the vault exercise, forcing him to be pulled out of the competition. He has qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleftherios Petrounias
Eleftherios "Lefteris" Petrounias ( gr, Ελευθέριος "Λευτέρης" Πετρούνιας; born 30 November 1990, Athens) is a Greek artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic champion, 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World champion (2015, 2017, 2018) and a six-time (2011, 2015–18, 2021, 2022) European medalist on the still rings (six gold and one bronze). He was named the Greek Male Athlete of the Year, for the years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Early life and education Petrounias grew up as a hyperactive child, and at the age of five, his mother brought him to the Panionios Gymnastics Club so that he could release his energy. He later injured his finger and has two screws inserted in it; he also had two hernia surgeries. At the age of 14, he took a three-year break from gymnastics due to physical and emotional fatigue. Petrounias has a degree in communications and marketing from the Athens University of Economics and Business. Besides gymnastics, he prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Zanetti
Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (born April 16, 1990) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. He won the gold medal in the rings exercise at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the first Brazilian and Latin American gymnast to win an Olympic medal in history. He also won the gold medal at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp. Career Zanetti is a rings exercise specialist. He occasionally competes in floor and vault exercises. He originated one skill, which is named after him in the Code of Points since 2013. 2009 Zanetti competed in 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London. He qualified in 8th for Rings Final and placed 4th during Event Finals, scoring 15.325. This was his best result that year. 2011 Zanetti won the gold medal on Rings at the 2011 Summer Universiade, in Shenzhen, China, with a score of 15.600. It was the first medal for a Brazilian male artistic gymnast in this competition. In Tokyo, Japan, he won the silver medal on ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vid Hidvégi
Vid Hidvégi (; born 23 August 1986) is a Hungarian artistic gymnast and pommel horse specialist. A student of the Eszterházy Károly College, he finished runner-up at the 2007 Summer Universiade. Hidvégi finished fifth at the 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... held in London. At the Olympics he went to the pommel horse final with the third best result. In the final, however, Hidvégi made a mistake and fell off the horse, thus got only 14.300 points and finished eighth. Awards *Junior Prima Award (2012) References 1986 births Living people Hungarian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Budapest Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Orozco
John Orozco (born December 30, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast who competed in the 2012 Olympics and is the 2012 U.S national champion. He was selected to the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympic Games, but withdrew on July 15, 2016 due to an ACL injury. After graduating High School at 17, John trained for 7 years at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2020, he switched his affiliation to Puerto Rico for international competitions. Early years Orozco was born in the Bronx, New York, and is the son of Puerto Rican parents. His mother drove him to and from practices 30 miles away from his childhood home in the Bronx to his gym, World Cup Gymnastics, in Chappaqua, New York, while he was growing up. At the age of 8 years old John was enrolled into free gymnastics lessons at a gym in Manhattan called Sutton Gymnastics. The gym allowed him to be part of a program for children who were socioeconomically disadvantaged. He tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Wei (gymnast)
Sun Wei (; born 12 August 1995, in Nantong, Jiangsu) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He is a 2018 world champion in the team competition and a member of the 2020 Olympic team. Personal life Sun was born 12 August 1995 in Nantong, China. He started gymnastics at age three; he was a weak child, and his parents wanted his strength to improve. He studied at the Nanjing Sport Institute. Career 2017 In May 2017, Sun competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold. 2018 In August, Sun competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first. Sun placed second on high bar and third on pommel horse. In October, he was part of the Chinese team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar, and helped his country to gold medal in the team event. He also qualified for the all-around final where he placed fourth. 2019 Sun competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second. 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Abad
Néstor Abad Sanjuan (born 29 March 1993) is a Spanish male artistic gymnast and part of the national team. He participated in every edition of the World Championships since his debut in 2013, and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * * 1993 births Living people Spanish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts from Madrid Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Spain Gymnasts at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Spain Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran Behan
Kieran Behan OLY (born 19 April 1989) is an Irish artistic gymnast, who represents Ireland internationally. He is the first ever Irish gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games competing at both London 2012 and Rio 2016 (the first Irish Olympic gymnast, Barry McDonald, was awarded an invitational place in 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996). Early life Behan was born in Hertfordshire, London to Irish parents Phil and Bernie.Gymnast finances leap to Olympics with cake sales and car washes Independent.ie, 13 January 2012; Retrieved 13 January 2012 At the age of 10, a benign tumour was found in Behan's leg and complications from the surgical operation to remove the tumour left him reliant on a wheelchair for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epke Zonderland
Epke Jan Zonderland (born 16 April 1986) is a Dutch artistic gymnast and the 2012 Olympic gold medallist on high bar. He is a 4-time Olympian (2008–20) and has also taken 3 World Championships golds on high bar at the 2013, 2014 and 2018 World Championships, the first man to secure this feat on that apparatus. He is nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman.” Early life Zonderland was born on 16 April 1986 in Lemmer, Netherlands. He started gymnastics at the age of four. He has two brothers (Herre and Johan) and one sister (Geeske) who are also international gymnasts. Zonderland enrolled to study medicine at the University of Groningen in 2006. He took 12 years to complete his degree in medicine as he was pursuing his career in gymnastics at the same time, and qualified as a medical doctor in 2018. Gymnastics career 2004 Zonderland reached his first international success as a junior in 2004. At the European Junior Championships in Ljubljana he was fourth in the all-around event and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Wammes
Jeffrey Wammes (born 24 April 1987) is a former internationally competitive Dutch gymnast. Specializing in the floor exercise and vault, Wammes began competing on the elite level in 2005. Wammes trained alongside Yuri van Gelder at the Flik-Flak club in 's-Hertogenbosch. Biography In February 2004, the 17-year-old Wammes first competed internationally. At the 2005 American Cup in Uniondale, New York (part of the World Cup circuit that year). Wammes won gold on floor and vault. Then at the European Championships in Debrecen, he won the bronze medal for vault. At the 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Wammes and Epke Zonderland became the first Dutch men to qualify for the all-around finals; Wammes finished fifteenth. He also qualified for the floor and vault finals, finishing fifth and eighth, respectively. In March 2006 Wammes broke both his ankles during his floor routine at the World Cup in Lyon. His recovery lasted over six months and created a major setback in his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
