| 1999 Tianjin World Championships | |
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 Tianjin Arena during the competition | |
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City |
Tianjin, China |
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Venue |
Tianjin Arena |
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Team Gold Medalist |
Romania |
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All-Around Gold Medalist |
Maria Olaru (ROU) |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Ling Jie (CHN) |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Andreea Răducan (ROU) |
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The 34th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held at Tianjin Arena in Tianjin, China from October 9th to 16th, 1999. These World Championships also served as qualifications into the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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 |  Romania
Simona Amânar |
 Russia
Svetlana Khorkina |
 Ukraine
Natalia Gorodny |
| All-Around | Maria Olaru Romania (ROU) |
Viktoria Karpenko Ukraine (UKR) |
Elena Zamolodchikova Russia (RUS) |
| Vault | Elena Zamolodchikova Russia (RUS) |
Simona Amânar Romania (ROU) |
Maria Olaru Romania (ROU) |
| Uneven Bars | Svetlana Khorkina Russia (RUS) |
 Huang MandanChina (CHN) |
Ling Jie China (CHN) |
| Balance Beam | Ling Jie China (CHN) |
Andreea Răducan Romania (ROU) |
Olga Roschupkina Ukraine (UKR) |
| Floor Exercise | Andreea Răducan Romania (ROU) |
Simona Amânar Romania (ROU) |
Svetlana Khorkina Russia (RUS) |
Notable Moments[]
- Romania's Maria Olaru became the first Romanian World All-Around Champion since Aurelia Dobre.
- China's Ling Jie became the second Chinese gymnast to win the World title on beam, following Mo Huilan.
- The Longines Prize for Elegance was awarded to Russia's Svetlana Khorkina.
Controversy[]
- In March 2012, China forfeited their team bronze medals to Ukraine. It was discovered in 2008 that China falsified the age of team member Dong Fangxiao, therefore nullifying her results from this competition as well as the 2000 Olympics. Previously, in 2010, China's Olympic bronze medals were awarded to the 2000 US Olympic Team. China's team, aside from Dong, consisted of Bai Chunyue, Ling Jie, Xu Jing, Huang Mandan and Liu Xuan.
Medal Count[]
| Rank | Country | 
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Total |
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| 1 | Romania
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3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia
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2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | China
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ukraine
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |