1997 Lausanne World Championships | |
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City |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
Venue |
Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley |
Team Gold Medalist |
Romania |
All-Around Gold Medalist |
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) |
Vault Gold Medalist |
Simona Amânar (ROU) |
Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) |
Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Gina Gogean (ROU) |
Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Gina Gogean (ROU) |
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Succeeded by |
The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1997.
The 1997 Worlds were notable because they were the first major contest to be held after the elimination of compulsory exercises.
Format of Competition[]
All participating gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, participated in a qualification round. The results of this competition determined which teams and individuals participated in the remaining competitions, which included:
- The team competition, in which the six highest scoring teams from qualifications competed. Each team of six gymnasts could have up to five gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and only the four highest scores counted toward the team total.
- The all-around competition, in which the thirty-six highest scoring individuals in the all-around competed. Each country was limited to three gymnasts in the all-around final.
- The event finals, in which the eight highest scoring individuals on each apparatus competed. Each country was limited to two gymnasts in each apparatus final.
Results[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Team | ![]() Simona Amânar |
![]() Svetlana Bakhtina |
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All-Around | ![]() Russia (RUS) |
![]() Romania (ROU) |
![]() Russia (RUS) |
Vault | ![]() Romania (ROU) |
![]() China (CHN) |
![]() Romania (ROU) |
Uneven Bars | ![]() Russia (RUS) |
![]() China (CHN) |
![]() China (CHN) |
Balance Beam | ![]() Romania (ROU) |
![]() Russia (RUS) |
![]() China (CHN) |
Floor Exercise | ![]() Romania (ROU) |
![]() Russia (RUS) |
![]() Russia (RUS) |
Notable Moments[]
Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley during the competition
Controvery[]
- In the vault final, Khorkina fell on her first vault and walked out of the arena without performing her second. The crowd responded negatively to her refusing to compete her second vault.
Medal Count[]
Rank | Country | ![]() |
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Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |