2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 36th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2002 at Főnix Hall.
| 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Főnix Hall |
| Location |  Debrecen, Hungary |
| Start date | November 20, 2002 |
| End date | November 24, 2002 |
The team and all-around events were not contested at the 2002 Worlds. The format was similar to that of the 1992 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.
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Floor |
 Marian Drăgulescu |
 Yordan Yovchev |
 Paul Hamm |
| Pommel horse |
Marius Urzică |
 Xiao Qin |
 Takehiro Kashima |
| Rings |
Szilveszter Csollány |
Yordan Yovchev |
 Matteo Morandi |
| Vault |
Li Xiaopeng |
 Leszek Blanik |
Yang Wei |
| Parallel Bars |
Li Xiaopeng |
 Mitja Petkovšek |
 Alexei Sinkevich |
| Horizontal bar |
 Vlasios Maras |
Ivan Ivankov Aljaž Pegan |
none awarded |
| Women | |||
| Vault |
 Elena Zamolodchikova |
Natalia Ziganshina |
 Oksana Chusovitina |
| Uneven bars |
Courtney Kupets |
Oana Petrovschi |
Ludmila Ezhova |
| Balance beam |
Ashley Postell |
Oana Ban |
 Irina Yarotska |
| Floor |
 Elena Gómez |
 Verona van de Leur |
Samantha Sheehan |
Men
Floor Exercise
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
 |
Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | 9.712 |
 |
Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | 9.675 |
 |
Paul Hamm (USA) | 9.625 |
| 4 |  Diego Hypólito (BRA) | 9.575 |
| 5 | Ioan Suciu (ROU) | 9.562 |
| 5 | Roman Zozulya (UKR) | 9.562 |
| 7 | Yang Wei (CHN) | 8.550 |
| DQ | Gervasio Deferr (ESP)* | 9.700 |
- In July 2003, Gervasio Deferr was stripped of his silver medal after testing positive for marijuana prior to the 2002 World Championships.[1]
Pommel Horse
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Marius Urzică (ROU) | 9.787 |
|
Xiao Qin (CHN) | 9.750 |
|
Takehiro Kashima (JPN) | 9.687 |
| 4 | Teng Haibin (CHN) | 9.662 |
| 5 |  Eric Casimir (FRA) | 9.650 |
| 6 | Nikolai Kryukov (RUS) | 9.625 |
| 6 | Ioan Suciu (ROU) | 9.625 |
| 8 | Paul Hamm (USA) | 9.050 |
Rings
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Szilveszter Csollány (HUN) | 9.725 |
|
Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | 9.675 |
|
Matteo Morandi (ITA) | 9.650 |
| 4 | Hiroyuki Tomita (JPN) | 9.637 |
| 5 | Ivan Ivankov (BLR) | 9.637 |
| 6 | Andrea Coppolino (ITA) | 9.625 |
| 7 |  Timur Kurbanbayev (KAZ) | 9.600 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Johnson (USA) | 9.550 |
Vault
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Li Xiaopeng (CHN) | 9.818 |
|
Leszek Blanik (POL) | 9.675 |
|
Yang Wei (CHN) | 9.631 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kyle Shewfelt (CAN) | 9.512 |
| 5 | Benoit Caranobe (FRA) | 9.474 |
| 6 | Yernar Yerimbetov (KAZ) | 9.400 |
| 7 | Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | 9.374 |
| 8 | Robert Gal (HUN) | 9.212 |
Parallel Bars
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Li Xiaopeng (CHN) | 9.812 |
|
Mitja Petkovšek (SLO) | 9.787 |
|
Alexei Sinkevich (BLR) | 9.712 |
| 4 | Huang Xu (CHN) | 9.612 |
| 5 | Brett McClure (USA) | 9.562 |
| 6 |  Ilia Giorgadze (GEO) | 9.550 |
| 7 | Andreu Vivo (ESP) | 9.487 |
| 8 |  Runar Alexandersson (ISL) | 7.500 |
Horizontal Bar
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Vlasios Maras (GRE) | 9.725 |
|
Ivan Ivankov (BLR) | 9.700 |
|
Aljaž Pegan (SLO) | 9.700 |
| 4 | Cédric Guille (FRA) | 9.675 |
| 5 | Isao Yoneda (JPN) | 9.662 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippe Rizzo (AUS) | 9.650 |
| 7 | Paul Hamm (USA) | 8.887 |
| 8 |  Yang Tae-Seok (KOR) | 5.900 |
Women
Vault
| Rank | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) | 9.450 | 9.437 | 9.443 |
|
Natalia Ziganshina (RUS) | 9.412 | 9.375 | 9.393 |
|
Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) | 9.462 | 9.312 | 9.387 |
| 4 | Oana Petrovschi (ROU) | 9.387 | 9.337 | 9.362 |
| 5 | Sabina Cojocar (ROU) | 9.287 | 9.387 | 9.337 |
| 6 | Ashley Postell (USA) | 9.337 | 9.125 | 9.231 |
| 7 | Verona van de Leur (NED) | 9.262 | 9.112 | 9.187 |
| 8 | Alona Kvasha (UKR) | 9.262 | 8.912 | 9.087 |
Uneven Bars
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Courtney Kupets (USA) | 9.550 |
|
Oana Petrovschi (ROU) | 9.525 |
|
Ludmila Ezhova (RUS) | 9.375 |
| 4 |  Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) | 9.312 |
| 5 | Laura van Leeuwen (NED) | 8.612 |
| 6 | Tatiana Zharganova (BLR) | 8.187 |
| 7 | Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) | 7.387 |
| 8 | Irina Yarotska (UKR) | 7.000 |
Balance Beam
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Ashley Postell (USA) | 9.537 |
|
Oana Ban (ROU) | 9.350 |
|
Irina Yarotska (UKR) | 9.212 |
| 4 | Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) | 9.125 |
| 5 | Evgeniya Kuznetsova (BUL) | 9.075 |
| 6 | Ludmila Ezhova (RUS) | 8.975 |
| 7 | Ilaria Colombo (ITA) | 8.750 |
| 8 | Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) | 8.312 |
Floor Exercise
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
|
Elena Gómez (ESP) | 9.487 |
|
Verona van de Leur (NED) | 9.350 |
|
Samantha Sheehan (USA) | 9.325 |
| 4 | Oana Ban (ROU) | 9.275 |
| 5 | Daniele Hypólito (BRA) | 9.237 |
| 6 | Oksana Chusovitina (UZB) | 9.137 |
| 7 | Natalia Ziganshina (RUS) | 8.862 |
| 8 |  Brenda Magana (MEX) | 8.462 |
Medal count
Overall
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
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