USGF International Invitational 1980
The USGF International Invitational was a gymnastics tournament organized by the U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF) in Hartford, Connecticut as part of the U.S.-led 1980 Olympic boycott. Competitors were invited from nations not competing in the 1980 Olympic tournament in Moscow. Participants came from Japan, China, the USA, Switzerland, West Germany, Italy, Norway, Korea, Canada, New Zealand and Israel. Similar events in other Olympic sports included the Liberty Bell Classic in athletics.
Results
Men's Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around |  Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 58.30 |  Li Yuejiu (CHN) Tong Fei (CHN) | 58.20 | none awarded | – |
| Floor | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 19.800 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.550 |  Ron Galimore (USA) | 19.500 |
| Pommel horse | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.450 | Huang Yubin (CHN) | 19.350 |  Kyoji Yamawaki (URS) | 19.300 |
| Vault | Ron Galimore (USA) | 19.800 | Kyoji Yamawaki (JPN) | 19.550 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.475 |
| Rings | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 19.600 | Kyoji Yamawaki (JPN) | 19.550 | Ron Galimore (USA) | 19.500 |
| Parallel bars | Cai Huanzong (CHN) | 19.750 | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 19.650 | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 19.450 |
| Horizontal bar | Junichi Kitagawa (JPN) | 19.600 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.550 | Mitch Gaylord (USA) | 19.500 |
Women's events
US women's team posing with Nancy Reagan in 1981
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 38.800 | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 38.600 | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 38.350 |
| Vault | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 19.175 | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 19.025 | Lisa Zeis (USA) | 19.000 |
| Uneven bars | Zhu Zheng (CHN) | 19.600 | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 19.500 | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 18.950 |
| Balance beam | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 19.700 | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 19.300 | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 18.950 |
| Floor | Wen Jia (CHN) | 19.750 | Lynne Lederer (USA) | 19.650 | Kelly Garrison (USA) | 19.450 |
See also
- Gymnastics at the Friendship Games, similar event as part of the 1984 Soviet-led Olympic boycott
References
- "1980 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team will be recognized at 2010 Visa Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 10, 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Alternate Games". gymn-forum.net. December 5, 1998. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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