The women's artistic team all-around competition at the

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was held on 9 August 2016 at the

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. The United States finished first in qualifications and then won the event final by over eight points. It was the USA's second consecutive Olympic team gold. The 2016 team, known as the Final Five, was led by

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, who performed on all four events in the final. Russia won their second consecutive Olympic team silver.

Competition format

The top 8 teams in

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, based on combined scores of each apparatus, advanced to the final. In the final, each team selected three gymnasts to compete on each apparatus. All scores on each apparatus were summed to give a final team score. The scores in qualification did not count in the final.

Qualification

Final

The medals were presented by Denis Oswald, Switzerland; Syed Shahid Ali, Pakistan; and Anant Singh, South Africa; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by

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, President of the

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, Mireille Ganzin, President of the FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Technical Committee and Rosi Taeymans, President of the FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics Technnical Committee.

References

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