2002 Debrecen World Championships

2002 Debrecen World Championships
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City	Debrecen, Hungary
Venue	Főnix Hall
Vault Gold Medalist	Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS)
Uneven Bars Gold Medalist	Courtney Kupets (USA)
Balance Beam Gold Medalist	Ashley Postell (USA)
Floor Exercise Gold Medalist	Elena Gomez (ESP)
Preceded by	2001 Ghent World Championships
Succeeded by	2003 Anaheim World Championships

The 36th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2002 at Főnix Hall.

Format of Competition

The team and all-around events were not contested at the 2002 Worlds. The format was similar to that of the 1992 and 1996 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
Vault	Elena Zamolodchikova Russia (RUS)	Natalia Ziganshina Russia (RUS)	Oksana Chusovitina Uzbekistan (UZB)
Uneven Bars	Courtney Kupets United States of America (USA)	Oana Petrovschi Romania (ROU)	Ludmila Ezhova Russia (RUS)
Balance Beam	Ashley Postell United States of America (USA)	Oana Ban Romania (ROU)	Irina Yarotska Ukraine (UKR)
Floor Exercise	Elena Gómez Spain (ESP)	Verona van de Leur Netherlands (NED)	Samantha Sheehan United States of America (USA)

Notable Moments

• Elena Gomez became the first Spanish World Champion.

Medal Count

Rank	Country				Total
1	USA	2	0	1	3
2	Russia	1	1	1	3
3	Romania	0	2	0	2
4	Spain	1	0	0	1
5	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
6	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
7	Ukraine	0	0	1	1

Gallery

• Vault Gold Medalist: Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS)
• Uneven Bars Medalists (from left): Oana Petrovschi (ROU), Courtney Kupets (USA), Ludmila Ezhova (RUS)
• Balance Beam Medalists (from left): Oana Ban (ROU), Ashley Postell (USA), Irina Yarotska (UKR)
• Floor Exercise Medalists (from left): Verona van de Leur (NED), Elena Gómez (ESP), Samantha Sheehan (USA)

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