USGF International Invitational 1980
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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 | (CHN) | 19.750 | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 19.650 | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 19.450 |
Horizontal bar | (JPN) | 19.600 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.550 | Mitch Gaylord (USA) | 19.500 |
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual all-around | (CHN) | 38.800 | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 38.600 | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 38.350 |
Vault | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 19.175 | (CHN) | 19.025 | (USA) | 19.000 |
Uneven bars | (CHN) | 19.600 | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 19.500 | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 18.950 |
Balance beam | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 19.700 | (CHN) | 19.300 | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 18.950 |
Floor | Wen Jia (CHN) | 19.750 | (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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cold War
- International sports boycotts
- Olympic Games controversies
- 1980 Summer Olympics
- 1980 in gymnastics
- International gymnastics competitions hosted by the United States
- Sports in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sports competitions in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sports competitions in Connecticut
- 1980 in sports in Connecticut