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The 2001 European Team Gymnastics Championships was the inaugural edition of the
European Team Gymnastics Championships The European Team Gymnastics Championships, initially held as the European Gymnastics Masters, was a competition organized by the European Union of Gymnastics combining men's and women's artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics events. Histor ...
. The competition formed teams of athletes representing different nations, combining events from men's and women's
artistic gymnastics 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 ...
, as well as
rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
. The event was held from May 19 to May 20 in
Riesa Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany. It is located on the river Elbe, approximately northwest of Dresden. History The name ''Riesa'' is derived from Slavic ''Riezowe''. This name, romanised as "Rezoa", appears first i ...
, Germany. The competition was organized by the
European Union of Gymnastics European Gymnastics is one of five continental unions that represents the interests of Europe in the International Gymnastics Federation (french: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or ''FIG''). It was formed on 27 March 1982 as the Europe ...
. The event should not be confused with the
European TeamGym Championships TeamGym is a form of competition created by the European Union of Gymnastics. The first official competition was held in Finland in 1996. Originally named EuroTeam, TeamGym received its current name in 2002. From 1996 to 2008, the European Cham ...
.


Medalists


See also

* 1997 European Gymnastics Masters *
1999 European Gymnastics Masters The 1999 European Gymnastics Masters was the second edition of the European Gymnastics Masters tournament, the last one before the event changed its name to European Team Gymnastics Championships. The competition formed teams of athletes representin ...
*
2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships The 2003 European Team Gymnastics Championships was the second edition of the European Team Gymnastics Championships. The competition formed teams of athletes representing different nations, combining events from men's and women's artistic gymnastic ...
*
European Gymnastics Championships The European Union of Gymnastics organises European Gymnastics Championships for each of the following gymnastics disciplines: Events Current Defunct All-time medal table ;Notes *Countries are ranked by number of gold, silver and bronze ...


References

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