Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around

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Women's artistic individual all-around
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueAriake Gymnastics Centre
Date29 July
Competitors24 from 16 nations
Winning total57.433 points
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sunisa Lee  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rebeca Andrade  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Angelina Melnikova  ROC
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The women's artistic individual all-around event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was held at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on 29 July.[1] Approximately 80 gymnasts from 49 nations (of the 98 total gymnasts) competed in the all-around in the qualifying round.[2]

Sunisa Lee won the competition, continuing the winning streak of the United States since 2004 in the women's individual all-around. All five events were won by different athletes. Lee is the first women's individual all-around champion of Asian descent, the first Asian-American individual Olympic champion in women's artistic gymnastics, and the first Hmong-American Olympic champion in any sport.[3] Brazil's Rebeca Andrade earned the silver medal for her first Olympic medal, as well as the first medal in women's artistic gymnastics for her country. Andrade is also the first all-around medalist from a country which did not qualify a full team to the Olympics.[4] Angelina Melnikova of ROC rounded off the podium in bronze, adding an individual medal to her two Olympic team medals. Melnikova earned a third consecutive bronze medal for Russian gymnasts in the women's individual all-around, following two from Aliya Mustafina.

The medals for the competition were presented by Anant Singh, South Africa; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Donatella Sacchi, Italy; FIG Delegate.

Background[]

This was the 18th appearance of the women's individual all-around. The first individual all-around competition was held at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and has been held at every edition since. Defending champion Simone Biles of the United States was aiming to become the first woman to defend their Olympic title since Věra Čáslavská did so in 1964 and 1968. However, she withdrew after the first rotation of the women's team final on 26 July after an issue on vault. During the post-meet press conference, Biles cited mental health reasons as the reason she did not continue the competition. The following day, USA Gymnastics confirmed that following "further medical evaluation," Biles also would not be competing in the women's individual all-around final.[5] Ellie Black of Canada re-injured her ankle during training the day before the individual women's all around final, and subsequently announced her withdrawal.[6] They were replaced by Jade Carey[7] and Lieke Wevers[8] in the final.

Qualification[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 6 qualified gymnasts: a team of 4 and up to 2 specialists. A total of 98 quota places are allocated to women's gymnastics.

The 12 teams that qualify will be able to send 4 gymnasts in the team competition, for a total of 48 of the 98 quota places. The top three teams at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (the United States, Russia, and China) and the top nine teams (excluding those already qualified) at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (France, Canada, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Japan, and Spain) earned team qualification places.

The remaining 50 quota places are awarded individually. Each gymnast can only earn one place, except that gymnasts that competed with a team that qualified are eligible to earn a second place through the 2020 All Around World Cup Series. Some of the individual events are open to gymnasts from NOCs with qualified teams, while others are not. These places are filled through various criteria based on the 2019 World Championships, the 2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series, continental championships, a host guarantee, and a Tripartite Commission invitation.

Each of the 98 qualified gymnasts are eligible for the individual all-around competition, but many gymnasts do not compete in each of the apparatus events.

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed many of the events for qualifying for gymnastics. The 2018 and 2019 World Championships were completed on time, but many of the World Cup series events were delayed into 2021.

Competition format[]

The top 24 qualifiers in the qualification phase (limit two per NOC) advance to the all-around final. The finalists perform an additional exercise on each apparatus. Qualification scores are then ignored, with only final round scores counting. Scoring is according to the FIG Code of Points.

Schedule[]

The competition was held over two days, Sunday, 25 July and Thursday, 29 July. The qualifying round (for all women's gymnastics events) was the first day; the all-around final was on the second day.[1]

Date Time Round Subdivision
25 July 10:00 Qualification Subdivision 1
11:50 Subdivision 2
15:10 Subdivision 3
17:05 Subdivision 4
20:20 Subdivision 5
29 July 19:50 Final –
All times are local time (UTC+09:00).

Results[]

Qualifying[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic qualification

The gymnasts who ranked in the top twenty-four qualified for the final round. In cases where more than two gymnasts from the same NOC were in the top twenty-four, only the top two ranked among them would qualify to the final round, while the others would be excluded; the next-best ranked gymnast would qualify instead.

Rank Gymnast Saut de cheval.svg Barres asymétriques.svg Poutre.svg Gymnastique au sol.svg Total Results
1  Simone Biles (USA) 14.966 14.566 14.066 14.133 57.731 Q W[5]
2  Rebeca Andrade (BRA) 15.400 14.200 13.733 14.066 57.399 Q
3  Sunisa Lee (USA) 14.333 15.200 14.200 13.433 57.166 Q
4  Angelina Melnikova (ROC) 14.466 14.933 13.733 14.000 57.132 Q
5  Vladislava Urazova (ROC) 14.600 14.866 14.000 13.633 57.099 Q
6  Viktoria Listunova (ROC) 14.300 14.766 13.866 14.000 56.932 –
7  Nina Derwael (BEL) 13.900 15.366 13.766 13.566 56.598 Q
8  Tang Xijing (CHN) 14.300 14.433 14.333 13.366 56.432 Q
9  Jade Carey (USA) 15.166 14.133 12.866 14.100 56.265 – S
10  Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) 14.466 14.566 13.233 13.166 55.431 Q
11  MyKayla Skinner (USA) 14.933 13.666 13.233 13.566 55.398 –
12  Jessica Gadirova (GBR) 14.500 13.800 12.866 14.033 55.199 Q
13  Grace McCallum (USA) 14.533 14.100 13.066 13.466 55.165 –
14  Lu Yufei (CHN) 13.600 14.700 14.100 12.666 55.066 Q
15  Zhang Jin (CHN) 14.433 13.100 13.966 13.433 54.932 –
16  Zsófia Kovács (HUN) 14.500 14.433 13.133 12.666 54.732 Q
17  Jennifer Gadirova (GBR) 14.533 13.066 13.300 13.800 54.699 Q
18  Carolann Héduit (FRA) 14.233 13.966 13.200 12.900 54.299 Q
19  Elisabeth Seitz (GER) 14.266 14.700 12.333 12.933 54.232 Q
20  Alice D'Amato (ITA) 14.333 14.233 12.600 13.033 54.199 Q
21  Roxana Popa (ESP) 14.300 14.400 12.866 12.533 54.099 Q
22  Brooklyn Moors (CAN) 14.133 13.000 13.300 13.533 53.966 Q
23  Mai Murakami (JPN) 14.433 12.133 13.466 13.933 53.965 Q
24  Ellie Black (CAN) 14.533 12.800 14.100 12.266 53.699 Q W[6]
25  Aline Friess (FRA) 14.966 13.666 12.500 12.500 53.632 –
26  Jutta Verkest (BEL) 13.400 13.633 13.666 12.933 53.632 Q
27  Martina Maggio (ITA) 14.100 13.700 13.066 12.700 53.566 Q
28  Lilia Akhaimova (ROC) 14.766 12.900 12.266 13.633 53.565 –
29  Lee Yun-seo (KOR) 13.400 14.333 12.841 12.966 53.540 Q
30  Giulia Steingruber (SUI) 14.833 12.800 12.600 13.300 53.533 Q
31  Kim Bui (GER) 13.466 14.066 12.666 13.200 53.398 Q
32  Lieke Wevers (NED) 13.600 13.533 13.366 12.866 53.365 R1 S
33  Amelie Morgan (GBR) 13.858 13.833 13.033 12.466 53.190 –
34  Asia D'Amato (ITA) 14.233 13.933 13.133 11.833 53.132 –
35  Maellyse Brassart (BEL) 13.766 13.366 13.033 12.766 52.931 –
36  Eythora Thorsdottir (NED) 14.433 13.000 12.333 13.133 52.899 R2
37  Georgia Godwin (AUS) 13.766 13.033 12.900 13.166 52.865 R3
38  Elena Gerasimova (ROC) 13.466 13.233 13.766 12.333 52.798 –
39  Hitomi Hatakeda (JPN) 12.266 14.133 13.000 13.333 52.732 R4
Reserves

The reserves for the individual all-around event final were:

  1.  Lieke Wevers (NED) – called up after Ellie Black's withdrawal [9]
  2.  Eythora Thorsdottir (NED)
  3.  Georgia Godwin (AUS)
  4.  Hitomi Hatakeda (JPN)

Only two gymnasts from each country may advance to the all-around final. Gymnasts who did not qualify for the final because of the quota, but had high enough scores to do so were:

Final[]

Oldest and youngest competitors

Name Country Date of birth Age
Youngest Jutta Verkest  Belgium 11 October 2005 15 years, 9 months and 18 days
Oldest Kim Bui  Germany 20 January 1989 32 years, 6 months and 9 days
Rank Gymnast Saut de cheval.svg Barres asymétriques.svg Poutre.svg Gymnastique au sol.svg Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sunisa Lee (USA) 14.600
(=5) 		15.300
(1) 		13.833
(2) 		13.700
(=5) 		57.433
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Rebeca Andrade (BRA) 15.300
(1) 		14.666
(5) 		13.666
(5) 		13.666
(7) 		57.298
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Angelina Melnikova (ROC) 14.633
(4) 		14.900
(3) 		13.700
(4) 		13.966
(=2) 		57.199
4  Vladislava Urazova (ROC) 14.500
(=9) 		14.866
(4) 		14.200
(1) 		13.400
(10) 		56.966
5  Mai Murakami (JPN) 14.533
(8) 		13.733
(12) 		13.766
(3) 		14.000
(1) 		56.032
6  Nina Derwael (BEL) 13.900
(18) 		15.266
(2) 		13.366
(6) 		13.433
(9) 		55.965
7  Tang Xijing (CHN) 14.233
(15) 		14.233
(=8) 		13.066
(=8) 		12.966
(=17) 		54.498
8  Jade Carey (USA) 15.200
(2) 		13.500
(15) 		11.533
(23) 		13.966
(=2) 		54.199
9  Elisabeth Seitz (GER) 14.200
(16) 		14.500
(6) 		12.933
(=10) 		12.433
(23) 		54.066
10  Jessica Gadirova (GBR) 14.566
(7) 		13.666
(13) 		12.033
(20) 		13.700
(=5) 		53.965
11  Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos (FRA) 14.366
(12) 		13.833
(10) 		12.166
(18) 		13.333
(=11) 		53.698
12  Carolann Héduit (FRA) 14.400
(11) 		13.566
(14) 		12.566
(14) 		13.033
(15) 		53.565
13  Jennifer Gadirova (GBR) 13.800
(19) 		12.400
(22) 		12.933
(=10) 		13.800
(4) 		53.533
14  Zsófia Kovács (HUN) 14.500
(=9) 		14.233
(=8) 		12.100
(19) 		12.600
(22) 		53.433
15  Giulia Steingruber (SUI) 14.833
(3) 		12.800
(20) 		12.400
(=16) 		13.333
(=11) 		53.366
16  Brooklyn Moors (CAN) 14.300
(=13) 		13.000
(=21) 		12.433
(15) 		13.566
(8) 		53.299
17  Kim Bui (GER) 13.466
(21) 		13.766
(11) 		12.600
(13) 		13.166
(13) 		52.998
18  Lu Yufei (CHN) 13.500
(20) 		13.333
(17) 		13.133
(7) 		12.833
(19) 		52.799
19  Martina Maggio (ITA) 14.033
(17) 		12.466
(=21) 		13.066
(=8) 		13.000
(16) 		52.565
20  Alice D'Amato (ITA) 14.300
(=13) 		13.000
(=18) 		11.633
(23) 		12.966
(=17) 		51.899
21  Lee Yun-seo (KOR) 13.400
(=22) 		14.300
(7) 		11.266
(24) 		12.666
(20) 		51.632
22  Roxana Popa (ESP) 14.600
(=5) 		12.100
(24) 		11.700
(22) 		13.133
(14) 		51.533
23  Jutta Verkest (BEL) 13.400
(=22) 		12.466
(=20) 		12.733
(12) 		12.633
(21) 		51.232
24  Lieke Wevers (NED) 13.266
(24) 		13.366
(16) 		12.400
(=16) 		12.066
(24) 		51.098

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References[]

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  2. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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  4. ^ Astor, Maggie (29 July 2021). "Rebeca Andrade is the first Brazilian to win any medal in women's gymnastics". The New York Times.
  5. ^ a b Hope, Russell (28 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles pulls out of all-around final after withdrawing from team event due to mental health". Sky News.
  6. ^ a b Janus, Andrea (28 July 2021). "Ellie Black withdraws from gymnastics all-around final after reinjuring ankle". CBC.
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  8. ^ "Turnster Lieke Wevers dankzij afmelding Canadese toch in finale meerkamp". Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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