Olympic Gymnastics

Olympic Gymnastics

The gymnastics competition at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24.


Gymnastics is competed in by both women and men in the Olympics. There are three categories that competitors participate in. Artistic includes events such as floor and pommel horse, rhythmic includes events such as ribbon dancing and is competed in by only women and trampoline is the last group, competed in by individuals only.

Artistic
14 sets of medals are awarded, events are scored individually, but tehre is a team all-around. A country may enter up to 6 men and 6 women athletes, qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Men's Events:
Team All-Around
Individual All-Around
Floor
Pommel Horse
Rings
Vault
Parallel Bars
Horizontal Bar

Women's Events:
Team All-Around
Individual All-Around
Vault
Unevent Bars
Balance Bean
Floor


Rhythmic
Two sets of medals are awarded in the individual and group categories. A country may enter up to two individuals and up to one group of six athletes. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Championships.

Events:
Individual
Group



Trampoline
Two sets of medas are awarded to individual women and men. A country may enter up to two men and two women athletes. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Championships.

Events:
Individual Men
Individual Women
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Shawn Johnson




Age: 16
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa

Shawn Johnson is an American gymnast, and a 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics hopeful. She was the 2007 World All-Around Champion, and the 2007 U.S. National All-Around Champion.

At 16-years-old she stands to win gold in the women's all-around. Keep track of Johnson as she makes her way to the Olympic games.


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