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2020 Japanese National Championships | 2020 Mersin European Championships | 2020 Voronin Cup | 
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| 2020 Mersin European Championships | |
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Mersin, Turkey |
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Team Gold Medalist |
Senior: Ukraine
Junior: Romania
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Junior All-Around Gold Medalist |
Ana Maria Bărbosu (ROU) |
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Vault Gold Medalist |
Senior: Zsófia Kovács (HUN) |
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Uneven Bars Gold Medalist |
Senior: Zsófia Kovács (HUN) |
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Balance Beam Gold Medalist |
Senior: Larisa Iordache (ROU) |
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Floor Exercise Gold Medalist |
Senior: Larisa Iordache (ROU) |
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The 38th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held from December 17-20 in Mersin, Turkey.[1] They were originally set for late April and early May in Paris, France, but the event was canceled during the coronavirus pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to take place after the men's artistic European Championships in December of 2020. The event was originally moved to Baku, Azerbaijan in June,[2] but then moved again to Mersin, Turkey in October. The all-around was not contested for the seniors. Due to the pandemic, the event was held without spectators.
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Format of Competition
The competition was split into junior and senior divisions. For the seniors, 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 five gymnasts could only have three gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and all three scores counted toward the team total.
- 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.
For the juniors, the qualification round also served as the team final. Each team of six gymnasts could only have three gymnasts perform on each apparatus, and all three scores counted toward the team total. The results of this competition determined which teams and individuals participated in the remaining competitions, which included:
- The all-around competition, in which only the twenty-four highest scoring individuals in the all-around competed. 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.
Competition Schedule
| December 17 | Senior Qualifications |
| December 18 | Junior Qualifications |
| Junior Team Final | |
| Junior All-Around | |
| December 19 | Senior Team Final |
| December 20 | Senior Event Finals |
| Junior Event Finals |
Results
Senior Competition
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team |  Ukraine
Anastasiia Bachynska |
 Romania
Antonia Duta |
 Hungary
Csenge Bacskay |
| Vault | Zsófia Kovács Hungary (HUN) |
Larisa Iordache Romania (ROU) |
Anastasia Motak Ukraine (UKR) |
| Uneven Bars | Zsófia Kovács Hungary (HUN) |
Zoja Szekely Hungary (HUN) |
 Barbora MokošováSlovakia (SVK) |
| Balance Beam | Larisa Iordache Romania (ROU) |
Silviana Sfiringu Romania (ROU) |
Anastasia Motak Ukraine (UKR) |
| Floor Exercise | Larisa Iordache Romania (ROU) |
 Göksu Üçtaş ŞanlıTurkey (TUR) |
 Lihie RazIsrael (ISR) |
Junior Competition
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Team | Romania
Ana Maria Bărbosu |
Ukraine
Daniela Batrona |
Hungary
Kira Balazs |
| All-Around | Ana Maria Bărbosu Romania (ROU) |
Maria Ceplinschi Romania (ROU) |
Daniela Batrona Ukraine (UKR) |
| Vault | Ana Maria Bărbosu Romania (ROU) |
 Valentina GeorgievaBulgaria (BUL) |
Daria Lyska Ukraine (UKR) |
| Uneven Bars | Ana Maria Bărbosu Romania (ROU) |
 Sara SulekicCroatia (CRO) |
Derin Tanriaysukur Turkey (TUR) |
| Balance Beam | Ana Maria Bărbosu Romania (ROU) |
Greta Mayer Hungary (HUN) |
Andreea Preda Romania (ROU) |
| Floor Exercise | Ana Maria Bărbosu Romania (ROU) |
Maria Ceplinschi Romania (ROU) |
Greta Mayer Hungary (HUN) |
Notable Moments
- Ukraine won their first team gold medal.
- Barbora Mokošová, Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı, and Lihie Raz each earned a first European medal for Slovakia, Turkey, and Israel, respectively.
- Romania's Ana Maria Bărbosu became the fifth gymnast to sweep all five individual events in a single European Championships (after Larisa Latynina, Věra Čáslavská, Ludmilla Tourischeva, and Svetlana Boginskaya), and the first to do so at junior level.
- SmartScoring introduced the Shooting Star Award, which was given to Croatia's Ana Đerek.[3]
Missing Teams
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries withdrew their athletes from the competition for safety.
- Great Britain - withdrew on October 1[4]
- Germany - withdrew on October 12[5]
- Netherlands - withdrew on October 17[6]
- Spain - withdrew on October 20[7]
- Russia - withdrew on October 29[8]
- Switzerland - withdrew on November 2[9]
- Italy - withdrew on November 3[10]
- France - withdrew on November 6[11]
- Greece - withdrew on November 9[12]
Due to these countries withdrawing their athletes, these European Championships could no longer be used as part of the Olympic qualification process to Tokyo.[13]
Medal Count
| Rank | Country | 
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| 1 | Romania
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8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Hungary
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2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Ukraine
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1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Turkey
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Bulgaria
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Croatia
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Slovakia
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Israel
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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