1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1996.
| 1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| Location |  San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Start date | April 16, 1996 |
| End date | April 20, 1996 |
The team and all around events were not contested at the 1996 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The format was similar to that of the 1992 and 2002 Worlds, with medals being awarded for the individual WAG and MAG apparatus. There were three rounds of competition: the preliminary round open to everyone; the semi-finals open to the top sixteen qualifiers; and the finals for the top eight gymnasts. The 1996 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were also the last be held in the same year as a Summer Olympics.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Floor |
 Vitaly Scherbo |
 Alexei Voropaev |
 Grigory Misutin |
| Pommel horse |
 Pae Gil-Su |
 Donghua Li |
Alexei Nemov |
| Rings |
 Yuri Chechi |
 Yordan Yovchev Szilveszter Csollány |
none awarded |
| Vault |
Alexei Nemov |
 Yeo Hong-Chul Andrea Massucchi |
none awarded |
| Parallel Bars |
Rustam Sharipov |
Alexei Nemov Vitaly Scherbo |
none awarded |
| Horizontal bar |
 Jesús Carballo |
Krasimir Dunev |
Vitaly Scherbo |
| Women | |||
| Vault |
 Gina Gogean |
Simona Amânar |
 Annia Portuondo |
| Uneven bars |
Svetlana Khorkina Elena Piskun |
none awarded |  Isabelle Severino |
| Balance beam |
Dina Kochetkova |
Alexandra Marinescu |
 Dominique Dawes Liu Xuan |
| Floor |
Kui Yuanyuan Gina Gogean |
none awarded | Lavinia Miloșovici Liubov Sheremeta |
Medal table
Overall
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 nations) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 | |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |
Men
Floor Exercise
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
 |
Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) | 9.787 |
 |
Alexei Voropaev (RUS) | 9.700 |
 |
Grigory Misutin (UKR) | 9.625 |
| 4 |  Sergei Fedorchenko (KAZ) | 9.562 |
| 5 | Ivan Ivankov (BLR) | 9.550 |
| 5 | Thierry Aymes (FRA) | 9.525 |
| 7 | Ivan Ivanov (BUL) | 9.450 |
| 8 | Evgeni Podgorni (RUS) | 9.125 |
| 9 |  Freddy Behin (IRI) | 9.100 |
Pommel Horse
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Pae Gil Su (PRK) | 9.825 |
|
Donghua Li (SUI) | 9.812 |
|
Alexei Nemov (RUS) | 9.787 |
| 4 | Kim Hyon Il (PRK) | 9.762 |
| 5 | Patrice Casimir (FRA) | 9.725 |
| 6 | Eric Poujade (FRA) | 9.700 |
| 7 | Ivan Ivankov (BLR) | 9.625 |
| 8 | Grigory Misutin (UKR) | 8.200 |
Still Rings
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Yuri Chechi (ITA) | 9.825 |
|
Szilveszter Csollány (HUN) | 9.737 |
|
Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | 9.737 |
| 4 | Dan Burinca (ROU) | 9.712 |
| 5 | Ivan Ivankov (BLR) | 9.675 |
| 5 | Damian Merino (CUB) | 9.675 |
| 7 | Chris Lamorte (USA) | 9.637 |
| 7 | Alexei Voropaev (RUS) | 9.637 |
| 9 | Freddy Behin (IRI) | 9.575 |
Vault
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Alexei Nemov (RUS) | 9.756 |
|
Yeo Hong-Chul (KOR) | 9.743 |
|
Andrea Massucchi (ITA) | 9.743 |
| 4 | Sergei Fedorchenko (KAZ) | 9.643 |
| 4 | Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) | 9.643 |
| 6 | Dieter Rehm (SUI) | 9.556 |
| 7 |  Valeri Belenki (GER) | 9.437 |
| 8 | Alexei Voropaev (RUS) | 9.431 |
| 9 | Zoltán Supola (HUN) | 9.400 |
| 10 | Freddy Behin (IRI) | 9.343 |
Parallel Bars
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Rustam Sharipov (UKR) | 9.750 |
|
Alexei Nemov (RUS) | 9.737 |
|
Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) | 9.737 |
| 4 | Ivan Ivankov (BLR) | 9.725 |
| 4 | Jung Jin-Soo (KOR) | 9.725 |
| 6 | Ivan Ivanov (BUL) | 9.650 |
| 7 | Pae Gil Su (PRK) | 9.625 |
| 8 | Freddy Behin (IRI) | 9.556 |
Horizontal Bar
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Jesús Carballo (ESP) | 9.800 |
|
Krasimir Dunev (BUL) | 9.775 |
|
Vitaly Scherbo (BLR) | 9.762 |
| 4 |  Aljaz Pegan (SLO) | 9.750 |
| 5 | Chainey Umphrey (USA) | 9.712 |
| 6 | Sergei Fedorchenko (KAZ) | 9.475 |
| 7 | Zoltán Supola (HUN) | 9.375 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Richard Ikeda (CAN) | 8.075 |
Women
Vault
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Gina Gogean (ROU) | 9.800 |
|
Simona Amanar (ROU) | 9.787 |
|
Annia Portuondo (CUB) | 9.756 |
| 4 | Elisabeth Valle (ESP) | 9.668 |
| 5 | Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) | 9.637 |
| 6 | Joana Juárez (ESP) | 9.537 |
| 7 |  Vasiliki Tsavdaridou (GRE) | 9.518 |
| 8 | Leyva Bermudez (CUB) | 9.456 |
Uneven Bars
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) | 9.787 |
|
Elena Piskun (BLR) | 9.787 |
|
Isabelle Severino (FRA) | 9.775 |
| 4 | Elvire Teza (FRA) | 9.750 |
| 4 | Liubov Sheremeta (UKR) | 9.750 |
| 6 | Anna Mirgorodskaya (UKR) | 9.725 |
| 6 | Kathleen Stark (GER) | 9.725 |
| 8 | Jaycie Phelps (USA) | 9.712 |
| 9 | Liu Xuan (CHN) | 9.700 |
| 10 | Lavinia Miloșovici (ROU) | 9.687 |
| 11 | Dominique Dawes (USA) | 8.787 |
Balance Beam
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Dina Kochetkova (RUS) | 9.887 |
|
Alexandra Marinescu (ROU) | 9.812 |
|
Dominique Dawes (USA) | 9.800 |
|
Liu Xuan (CHN) | 9.800 |
| 5 | Vasiliki Tsavdaridou (GRE) | 9.675 |
| 6 | Mercedes Pacheco (ESP) | 9.637 |
| 7 | Jaycie Phelps (USA) | 9.187 |
| 8 | Gina Gogean (ROU) | 9.075 |
Floor Exercise
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Gina Gogean (ROU) | 9.850 |
|
Kui Yuanyuan (CHN) | 9.850 |
|
Lavinia Miloșovici (ROU) | 9.800 |
|
Liubov Sheremeta (UKR) | 9.800 |
| 5 | Gemma Paz (ESP) | 9.775 |
| 5 | Vasiliki Tsavdaridou (GRE) | 9.775 |
| 7 | Ludivine Furnon (FRA) | 9.712 |
| 8 | Roza Galieva (RUS) | 9.637 |
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