| 1996 San Juan World Championships | |
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City |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
Gina Gogean (ROU) |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Elena Piskun (BLR) |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Dina Kochetkova (RUS) |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Kui Yuanyuan (CHN) |
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The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1996.
Format of Competition[]
The team and all around events were not contested at the 1996 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The format was similar to that of the 1992 and 2002 Worlds, with medals being awarded for the individual 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 |
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| Vault |  Gina GogeanRomania (ROU) |
Simona Amânar Romania (ROU) |
 Annia PortuondoCuba (CUB) |
| Uneven Bars |  Svetlana KhorkinaRussia (RUS)
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N/A |  Isabelle SeverinoFrance (FRA) |
| Balance Beam | Dina Kochetkova Russia (RUS) |
Alexandra Marinescu Romania (ROU) |
 Dominique DawesUnited States of America (USA)
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| Floor Exercise | Gina Gogean Romania (ROU)
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N/A | Lavinia Miloşovici Romania (ROU)
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Notable Moments[]
- Annia Portuondo became the first Cuban gymnast to win an individual World medal.
- Dina Kochetkova became the first Russian gymnast to win the World title on balance beam.
Medal Count[]
| Rank | Country | 
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Total |
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| 1 | Romania
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  China
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Belarus
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cuba
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | France
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | USA
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 |  Ukraine
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |