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Gymnastics At The 1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Georgia Dome from July 20–25 and July 28–29. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at Stegeman Coliseum in nearby Athens, on the campus of the University of Georgia from August 1–4. The women's rhythmic group all-around was contested for the first time at these Games. This marked the second time that a women's only sport was introduced to the Games. Artistic gymnastics Format of competition The gymnastics competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was carried out in three stages: *Competition I - The team competition/qualification round in which gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, performed both compulsory and optional exercises. Six of the seven team members performed on each apparatus, while only the five highest scores during each rotation were used to determine the overall t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome was a domed stadium in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west, it was owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, was built adjacent to the south and opened on August 26, 2017. The Georgia Dome was demolished on November 20, 2017. The Georgia Dome was the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and the Georgia State University Panthers football team. It hosted two Super Bowls ( XXVIII and XXXIV), 25 editions of the Peach Bowl (January 1993–December 2016) and 23 SEC Championship Games (1994−2016). In addition, the Georgia Dome also hosted several soccer matches since 2009 with attendances over 50,000. In its 25 years of operation, the Georgia Dome hosted over 1,400 events attended by over 37 million people. The Georgia Dome was the only stadium in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Voropaev
Alexei Nikolayevich Voropaev (russian: Алексей Николаевич Воропаев) (born 23 January 1973 - died 5 November 2006) was a gymnast who competed for Russia in the two Olympic Games. He won gold medals in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... See also * List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for Russia External links * 1973 births 2006 deaths Soviet male artistic gymnasts Russian male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of the Unified Team Olympic gymnasts of Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for Russia Gymnasts from Moscow World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Yermakov
Yuriy Yermakov (born 3 September 1970) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed in seven events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ..., winning a bronze medal in the men's artistic team all-around event. References 1970 births Living people Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Donetsk 20th-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olexander Svitlichni
Oleksandr Svitlychniy (born 23 August 1972) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from .... References External links * 1972 births Living people Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Kharkiv 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustam Sharipov
Rustam Sharipov (born June 2, 1971) is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, representing Ukraine,"1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Gymnastics" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 17, 2008) and also a gold medal for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada ...
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Vladimir Shamenko
Volodymyr Shamenko (born 8 August 1972) is a Ukrainian gymnast. He competed in seven events at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ..., winning a bronze medal in the men's artistic team all-around event. References 1972 births Living people Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Ukraine Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Taraz 20th-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grigory Misutin
Hryhoriy Misyutin (Ukrainian: Григорій Місютін ; born 29 December 1970) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ..., formerly representing the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. External links * 1970 births Living people People from Oleksandriia Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Soviet male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gymnasts of the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic gymnasts of Ukraine Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Kosyak
Oleg Yuriiovych Kosyak ( ua, Косяк Олег Юрійович; born 26 November 1975 in Kyiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian gymnast and sports coach. Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine (1996). Career In 1997 he graduated from National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine. Was representing Dynamo Sports Club (Kyiv) in athletic competitions. His coaches are Yuli Kuksenkov, V. Zhovnovatyi. Was training in California Golden Bears teams representing University of California, Berkeley. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Rustam Sharipov, Olexander Svitlichni, Yuri Yermakov, Vladimir Shamenko, Ihor Korobchynskyi and Hrihoriy Misyutin, Oleg Kosyak won bronze medal in the men's team all-around competition, one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics. Ukraine team followed Russia and China teams and less than 0.2 points passed ahead of Belarus team. Besides the sports achievements Oleg Kosyak also received a degree in mathemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Korobchynskyi
Igor Korobchinski ( uk, Коробчинський Ігор Олексійович, ''Ihor Korobchynskyi''; born 16 August 1969) is a former gymnast that represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Ukraine. In 2016, he was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of the world's greatest competitors, coaches and authorities in artistic gymnastics. The early IGHO .... External links * * * 1969 births Living people People from Antratsyt Ukrainian male artistic gymnasts Soviet male artistic gymnasts World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gymnasts of the Unified Team Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Jinjing
Zhang Jinjing (, born November 1, 1977), also known as "JJ", is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition, as well as placing fourth in parallel bars and individual all-around. At the World Gymnastics Championships he won gold medals in 1995 and 1997 in men's team competition, shared a bronze for the horizontal bar in 1995, and took the individual gold medal for parallel bars Parallel bars are floor apparatus consisting of two wooden bars slightly over long and positioned at roughly head height. Parallel bars are used in artistic gymnastics and also for physical therapy and home exercise. Gymnasts may optionally we ... in 1997. In 2011, JinJing moved to the United States and began coaching at Champions Academy in Morgan Hill, CA, giving instruction not only to local youth, but also to NCAA All-around Champion and Stanford University graduate, Sho Nakamori. References External links Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shen Jian
Shen Jian (; born 14 May 1975) is a Chinese gymnast. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ..., winning a silver medal in men's team competition. References 1975 births Living people Chinese male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of China Olympic silver medalists for China Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20th-century Chinese people {{PRChina-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Liping
Huang Liping (, born January 1972 in Wuhan, Hubei, China) is a gymnastics magistrate and former Chinese gymnast. Competitive career Huang started as an amateur in 1978, joining the Hubei team in 1985, and was selected to China's national gymnastics team the following year. He won gold medals in the team all-around, individual all-around, high bar and parallel bars at the 1993 National Gymnastics Games, and went on to win several medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won a silver medal with the Chinese team and finished sixth on the parallel bars. Retirement Retiring after the 1996 games, Huang became the youngest world-class gymnastics magistrate in China. In 1998, he was named the Chinese national gymnastics coach, replacing Li Ning in that position. Beijing 2008 At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Huang took the Olympic Oath for judges at the Beijing National Stadium The National Stadium (), also kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
