| 2001 Ghent World Championships | |
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 Flanders Sports Arena during the competition | |
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City |
Ghent, Belgium |
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Venue |
Flanders Sports Arena |
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Team Gold Medalist |
Romania |
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All-Around Gold Medalist |
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Andreea Răducan (ROU) |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Andreea Răducan (ROU) |
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The 35th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ghent, Belgium, in 2001 at the Flanders Sports Arena. This was the first Worlds at which the 6-3-3—six athletes per team, three compete, all three scores count—format was used in team finals. 2001 Worlds was also the last World Championships in which three gymnasts per country were permitted to advance to the all-around finals.
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 eight highest scoring teams from qualifications competed. For the first time, each team of six gymnasts could only have three gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and all three scores counted toward the team total.
- The all-around competition, in which only the twenty-four highest scoring individuals in the all-around competed. For the first time, each country was limited to only two 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
Andreea Răducan |
 Russia
Svetlana Khorkina |
 USA
Mohini Bhardwaj |
| All-Around | Svetlana Khorkina Russia (RUS) |
Natalia Ziganshina Russia (RUS) |
Andreea Răducan Romania (ROU) |
| Vault | Svetlana Khorkina Russia (RUS) |
 Oksana ChusovitinaUzbekistan (UZB) |
Andreea Răducan Romania (ROU) |
| Uneven Bars | Svetlana Khorkina Russia (RUS) |
 Renske EndelNetherlands (NED) |
Katie Heenan United States of America (USA) |
| Balance Beam | Andreea Răducan Romania (ROU) |
Ludmila Ezhova Russia (RUS) |
 Sun XiaojiaoChina (CHN) |
| Floor Exercise | Andreea Răducan Romania (ROU) |
 Daniele HypólitoBrazil (BRA) |
Svetlana Khorkina Russia (RUS) |
Notable Moments[]
- Spain had their highest finish in the team final: fourth place behind the USA.
- The Longines Prize for Elegance was awarded to Russia's Elena Zamolodchikova.
- Daniele Hypólito became the first Brazilian gymnast to win an individual World medal.
Medal Count[]
| Rank | Country | 
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Total |
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| 1 | Russia
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3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Romania
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3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | USA
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Netherlands
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Brazil
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | China
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |