Gymnastics At The 2015 Pan American Games
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Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...
competitions at the
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were held from 11 to 20 July at the
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; due to naming rights the venue was known as the Toronto Coliseum for the duration of the games. The competition was split into three disciplines,
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. Women competed in all three disciplines whereas the men only took part in the artistic and trampoline competitions.


Competition venue

The competitions took place at the
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(Toronto Coliseum) located about in CIBC Pan Am Park, about 7 kilometres from the
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. The arena had a capacity of about 7,200 people per session.


Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the gymnastics competitions:


Medal table


Medalists


Artistic gymnastics


Men's events


Women's events


Rhythmic gymnastics


Individual


Group


Trampoline


Participating nations

A total of 24 countries entered athletes in at least one discipline. ;Artistic The following nations participated in
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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 ...
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trampolining Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more com ...
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Qualification

A total of 176 gymnasts are allowed to compete (114 in artistic, 46 in rhythmic and 16 in trampoline). A nation may enter a maximum of 22 athletes across all disciplines (five in each gender for artistic, six athletes in rhythmic group, two in individual and two in each trampoline event).


See also

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Pan American Gymnastics Championships The Pan American Gymnastics Union organizes Pan American Gymnastics Championships in different disciplines of gymnastics: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as aerobic ...
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South American Gymnastics Championships The South American Gymnastics Confederation (CONSUGI) organizes South American Gymnastics Championships in different disciplines of gymnastics: men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, as well as aerobi ...
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Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held in three categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. All gymnastics events were staged at the Arena Olímpica do Rio from 6 to 21 August 2016. Qualifi ...


References

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Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
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International gymnastics competitions hosted by Canada