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{{Short description|Olympic event}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
{{Infobox Olympic event
| event = Gymnastics
| event = Gymnastics
| games = 2008 Summer
| games = 2008 Summer
| image = [[File:Artistic Gymnastics 2008.png|140px]] [[File:Rhythmic Gymnastics 2008.png|140px]]
| image = [[File:Artistic Gymnastics 2008.png|140px]] [[File:Rhythmic Gymnastics 2008.png|140px]]
| caption = Pictograms for artistic (left) and rhythmic (right)
| caption = Pictograms for artistic (above) and rhythmic (below)
| venue = [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]] (artistic and trampoline)<br />[[Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium]] (rhythmic)
| venue = [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]] (artistic and trampoline)<br />[[Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium]] (rhythmic)
| dates = August 9 – 19
| dates = August 9 – 19, 2008
| competitors =
| competitors =
| nations =
| nations =
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}}
}}
{{GymnasticsAt2008SummerOlympics}}
{{GymnasticsAt2008SummerOlympics}}
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], three different [[gymnastics]] disciplines were contested: [[artistic gymnastics]], [[rhythmic gymnastics]] and [[Trampolining|trampoline]]. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]] on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the [[Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium]] on August 21–24. The trampoline events were also held at the [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]] on August 16–19.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/GYM/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/GYM/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=23 August 2019}}</ref>
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], three [[gymnastics]] disciplines were contested: [[artistic gymnastics]], [[rhythmic gymnastics]] and [[Trampolining|trampoline]]. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]] on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the [[Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium]] on August 21–24. The trampoline events were also held at the [[Beijing National Indoor Stadium]] on August 16–19.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/GYM/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/GYM/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>


==Competition schedule==
==Competition schedule==
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====Men's events====
====Men's events====
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
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|-valign="top"
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| Team all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around}}
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| {{flagIOCteam|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Chen Yibing]]<br/>[[Huang Xu]]<br/>[[Li Xiaopeng (gymnast)|Li Xiaopeng]]<br/>[[Xiao Qin]]<br/>[[Yang Wei (gymnast)|Yang Wei]]<br/>[[Zou Kai]]
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| {{flagIOCteam|JPN|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Takehiro Kashima]]<br/>[[Takuya Nakase]]<br/>[[Makoto Okiguchi]]<br/>[[Koki Sakamoto]]<br/>[[Hiroyuki Tomita]]<br/>[[Kōhei Uchimura]]
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| {{flagIOCteam|USA|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Alexander Artemev]]<br/>[[Raj Bhavsar]]<br/>[[Joseph Hagerty]]<br/>[[Jonathan Horton]]<br/>[[Justin Spring]]<br/>[[Kai Wen Tan]]
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| Individual all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around}}
| Individual all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kōhei Uchimura]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Kōhei Uchimura]]|JPN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Benoît Caranobe]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Benoît Caranobe]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}
|-bgcolor=#DDDDDD
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|-valign="top"
|colspan=7|
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| Team all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around}}
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| {{flagIOCteam|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Chen Yibing]]<br/>[[Huang Xu]]<br/>[[Li Xiaopeng (gymnast)|Li Xiaopeng]]<br/>[[Xiao Qin]]<br/>[[Yang Wei (gymnast)|Yang Wei]]<br/>[[Zou Kai]]
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| {{flagIOCteam|JPN|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Takehiro Kashima]]<br/>[[Takuya Nakase]]<br/>[[Makoto Okiguchi]]<br/>[[Koki Sakamoto]]<br/>[[Hiroyuki Tomita]]<br/>[[Kōhei Uchimura]]
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| {{flagIOCteam|USA|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Alexander Artemev]]<br/>[[Raj Bhavsar]]<br/>[[Joseph Hagerty]]<br/>[[Jonathan Horton]]<br/>[[Justin Spring]]<br/>[[Kai Wen Tan]]
|-
|-
| Floor exercise<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's floor}}
| Floor exercise<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's floor}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Gervasio Deferr]]|ESP|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Gervasio Deferr]]|ESP|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anton Golotsutskov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anton Golotsutskov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
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|-
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| Horizontal bar<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Zou Kai]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jonathan Horton]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Fabian Hambüchen]]|GER|2008 Summer}}
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|-
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| Parallel bars<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Li Xiaopeng (gymnast)|Li Xiaopeng]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yoo Won-chul]]|KOR|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anton Fokin]]|UZB|2008 Summer}}
|-
|-
| Pommel horse<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse}}
| Pommel horse<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Thomas Bouhail]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Thomas Bouhail]]|FRA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anton Golotsutskov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anton Golotsutskov]]|RUS|2008 Summer}}
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|-
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| Parallel bars<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Li Xiaopeng (gymnast)|Li Xiaopeng]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yoo Won-chul]]|KOR|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anton Fokin]]|UZB|2008 Summer}}
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|-
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| Horizontal bar<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Zou Kai]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Jonathan Horton]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Fabian Hambüchen]]|GER|2008 Summer}}
|}
|}


====Women's events====
====Women's events====
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
⚫
|-valign="top"
⚫
| Team all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around}}
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| {{FlagIOCteam|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Cheng Fei]]<br/>[[Deng Linlin]]<br/>[[He Kexin]]<br/>[[Jiang Yuyuan]]<br/>[[Li Shanshan (gymnast)|Li Shanshan]]<br/>[[Yang Yilin]]
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| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Shawn Johnson]]<br/>[[Nastia Liukin]]<br/>[[Chellsie Memmel]]<br/>[[Samantha Peszek]]<br/>[[Alicia Sacramone]]<br/>[[Bridget Sloan]]
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| {{FlagIOCteam|ROU|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Andreea Acatrinei]]<br/>[[Gabriela Drăgoi]]<br/>[[Andreea Grigore]]<br/>[[Sandra Izbașa]]<br/>[[Steliana Nistor]]<br/>[[Anamaria Tămârjan]]
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| Individual all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around}}
| Individual all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around}}
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| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shawn Johnson]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shawn Johnson]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yang Yilin]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Yang Yilin]]|CHN|2008 Summer}}
|-bgcolor=#DDDDDD
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|-valign="top"
|colspan=7|
⚫
| Team all-around<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around}}
⚫
| {{FlagIOCteam|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Cheng Fei]]<br/>[[Deng Linlin]]<br/>[[He Kexin]]<br/>[[Jiang Yuyuan]]<br/>[[Li Shanshan (gymnast)|Li Shanshan]]<br/>[[Yang Yilin]]
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| {{FlagIOCteam|USA|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Shawn Johnson]]<br/>[[Nastia Liukin]]<br/>[[Chellsie Memmel]]<br/>[[Samantha Peszek]]<br/>[[Alicia Sacramone]]<br/>[[Bridget Sloan]]
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| {{FlagIOCteam|ROU|2008 Summer}}<br/>[[Andreea Acatrinei]]<br/>[[Gabriela Drăgoi]]<br/>[[Andreea Grigore]]<br/>[[Sandra Izbaşa]]<br/>[[Steliana Nistor]]<br/>[[Anamaria Tămârjan]]
|-
|-
| Vault<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's vault}}
| Vault<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's vault}}
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|-
|-
| Floor exercise<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's floor}}
| Floor exercise<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's floor}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sandra Izbaşa]]|ROU|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Sandra Izbașa]]|ROU|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shawn Johnson]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Shawn Johnson]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nastia Liukin]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nastia Liukin]]|USA|2008 Summer}}
|}
|}

[[File:AA finals 2008 top 6 qualifiers.jpg|500px|center|thumb|The group of top six AA female qualifiers face the judges before the start of competition.]]


===Rhythmic gymnastics===
===Rhythmic gymnastics===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|}}
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
|-valign="top"
|-valign="top"
| Individual all-around<br />{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around}}
| Individual all-around<br />{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic individual all-around}}
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===Trampoline===
===Trampoline===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
{| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}}
|-
|-
| Men's individual<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's trampoline}}
| Men's individual<br/>{{DetailsLink|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's trampoline}}
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The performances included Olympic disciplines such as floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar, uneven bars, balance beam, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics; non-Olympic discipline such as tumbling and acrobatic; and art performances such as dancing, martial art, instrument performance and chorus.
The performances included Olympic disciplines such as floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar, uneven bars, balance beam, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics; non-Olympic discipline such as tumbling and acrobatic; and art performances such as dancing, martial art, instrument performance and chorus.


==Age controversy==
==Age controversies==
{{POV section|date=August 2016}}
{{POV section|date=August 2016}}
=== China ===
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On August 21, 2008 the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] instructed the [[Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique|International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)]] to investigate allegations that Chinese gymnast [[He Kexin]] was underaged and therefore ineligible to compete during the Olympic gymnastics competition.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy">{{cite news|last=Hutcheon|first=Stephen |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-field/ioc-calls-for-probe-into-china-star/2008/08/22/1219262483864.html |title=IOC calls for investigation into gymnast's age |newspaper=smh.com.au|date=2008-08-22|accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref> The FIG requires that all gymnasts be at least 16 years of age in the Olympic calendar year.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/> The IOC had initially accepted the ages of all the Chinese participants, but newly uncovered documents suggested He was 14 years old, and thus ineligible to compete.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/>
On August 21, 2008 the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] instructed the [[Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique|International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)]] to investigate allegations that Chinese gymnast [[He Kexin]] was underaged and therefore ineligible to compete during the Olympic gymnastics competition.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy">{{cite news|last=Hutcheon|first=Stephen |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/off-the-field/ioc-calls-for-probe-into-china-star/2008/08/22/1219262483864.html |title=IOC calls for investigation into gymnast's age |newspaper=smh.com.au|date=2008-08-22|access-date=2008-08-22}}</ref> The FIG requires that all gymnasts be at least 16 years of age in the Olympic calendar year.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/> The IOC had initially accepted the ages of all the Chinese participants, but newly uncovered documents suggested He was 14 years old, and thus ineligible to compete.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/>

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The investigation was initiated after an American blogger reported on a cached official Excel spreadsheet showing He's birthday as January 1, 1994.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/><ref name="London Times Controversy">{{cite news | author=Tim Reid | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4583174.ece | title= International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age | newspaper=timesonline.co.uk | date=2008-08-22 | access-date=2008-08-22 | location=London}}</ref> His discoveries support earlier reports from The New York Times<ref name="NYTimes Controversy">{{cite news | last=Macur | first=Juliet | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/sports/olympics/22age.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin | title=I.O.C. Asks for Inquiry of Chinese Gymnasts | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=2008-08-22 | access-date=2008-08-22}}</ref> and other bloggers regarding He's age discrepancy. Earlier, several bloggers found links to news stories and photo captions from 2007 and early 2008, including stories in the state-run [[Xinhua]] news service, that cited He's age as 13.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/>


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On October 1, 2008, the FIG ended their investigation and concluded that He and her teammates from the 2008 Olympic games were old enough to compete.<ref name="ruling backs">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/olympics/02gymnastics.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin | title=Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts | last=Macur | first=Juliet | work=[[New York Times]] | date=October 1, 2008 | access-date=2008-10-01}}</ref> This ruling confirmed the FIG's initial conclusions. Though some media outlets have voiced doubts about the decision,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2008-10-01-China_N.htm | title=Maybe now China will quit cheating | author=Brennan, Christine | newspaper=USA Today | date=October 1, 2008 | access-date=2008-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/other/display.var.2455873.0.china_cleared_of_age_concerns_but_questions_left_over_sydney_squad.php | newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] | date=2 October 2008 | access-date=27 October 2008 | title=China cleared of age concerns but questions left over Sydney squad | last=Gillon | first=Doug | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004165920/http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/other/display.var.2455873.0.China_cleared_of_age_concerns_but_questions_left_over_Sydney_squad.php | archive-date=4 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=AlwQy2pLP.xXbUe.AXmWdu2de5p4?slug=ap-timdahlberg-092708&prov=ap&type=lgns | title=Wasting time looking for underage gymnasts | last=Dahlberg | first=Tim | date=27 September 2008 | access-date=21 December 2008 | work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref> the gymnasts have been cleared by the FIG of any wrongdoing.
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The investigation was initiated after an American blogger reported on a cached official Excel spreadsheet showing He's birthday as January 1, 1994.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/><ref name="London Times Controversy">{{cite news | author=Tim Reid | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4583174.ece | title= International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age | newspaper=timesonline.co.uk | date=2008-08-22 | accessdate=2008-08-22 | location=London}}</ref> His discoveries support earlier reports from The New York Times<ref name="NYTimes Controversy">{{cite news | last=Macur | first=Juliet | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/sports/olympics/22age.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin | title=I.O.C. Asks for Inquiry of Chinese Gymnasts | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=2008-08-22 | accessdate=2008-08-22}}</ref> and other bloggers regarding He's age discrepancy. Earlier, several bloggers found links to news stories and photo captions from 2007 and early 2008, including stories in the state-run [[Xinhua]] news service, that cited He's age as 13.<ref name="Sydney Herald Controversy"/>


=== North Korea ===
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On October 1, 2008, the FIG ended their investigation and concluded that He and her teammates from the 2008 Olympic games were old enough to compete.<ref name="ruling backs">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/sports/olympics/02gymnastics.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin | title=Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts | last=Macur | first=Juliet | work=[[New York Times]] | date=October 1, 2008 | accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref> This ruling confirmed the FIG's initial conclusions. Though some media outlets have voiced doubts about the decision,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2008-10-01-China_N.htm | title=Maybe now China will quit cheating | author=Brennan, Christine | newspaper=USA Today | date=October 1, 2008 | accessdate=2008-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/other/display.var.2455873.0.china_cleared_of_age_concerns_but_questions_left_over_sydney_squad.php | newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] | date=2 October 2008 | accessdate=27 October 2008 | title=China cleared of age concerns but questions left over Sydney squad | last=Gillon | first=Doug | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004165920/http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/other/display.var.2455873.0.China_cleared_of_age_concerns_but_questions_left_over_Sydney_squad.php | archivedate=4 October 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=AlwQy2pLP.xXbUe.AXmWdu2de5p4?slug=ap-timdahlberg-092708&prov=ap&type=lgns | title=Wasting time looking for underage gymnasts | last=Dahlberg | first=Tim | date=27 September 2008 | accessdate=21 December 2008 | work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref> the gymnasts have been cleared by the FIG of any wrongdoing.


In 2014, North Korean female gymnast [[Cha Yong-hwa]] was a subject of disciplinary hearing because of false passport used to falsify her age. The FIG decided to withdraw her license and nullify all her results, including the results from 2008 Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=14825&tp=n#.VBrH-JR_tdt|title = FIG bans North Korean gymnast for age cheating|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
In 2014, North Korean female gymnast [[Cha Yong-hwa]] was a subject of disciplinary hearing because of false passport used to falsify her age. The FIG decided to withdraw her license and nullify all her results, including the results from 2008 Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=14825&tp=n#.VBrH-JR_tdt|title = FIG bans North Korean gymnast for age cheating}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
* [[Gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games]]
* [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
* [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
* [[Concerns over the 2008 Summer Olympics#Underage gymnasts controversy|Underage Gymnasts Controversy at 2008 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Concerns over the 2008 Summer Olympics#Allegation of underage gymnasts|Underage Gymnasts Controversy at 2008 Summer Olympics]]


==References==
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060331010211/http://www.beijing2008.com/ Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060331010211/http://www.beijing2008.com/ Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics]
* [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com Federation Internationale de Gymnastique]
* [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com Federation Internationale de Gymnastique]
* [https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/65617/download Artistic Gymnastics – Official Results Book]
* [https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/65303/download Rhythmic Gymnastics – Official Results Book]
* [https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll8/id/65267/download Trampoline Gymnastics – Official Results Book]
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games|sport=Artistic Gymnastics|archive=20160303193224}}
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games|sport=Rhythmic Gymnastics|archive=20160304044048}}
* {{SR/Olympics sport at games|sport=Trampoline|archive=20160303185435}}


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Latest revision as of 20:51, 1 June 2024

Gymnastics
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Pictograms for artistic (above) and rhythmic (below)
VenueBeijing National Indoor Stadium (artistic and trampoline)
Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium (rhythmic)
DatesAugust 9 – 19, 2008
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Gymnastics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
List of gymnasts
Qualification
Artistic
Qualificationmenwomen
Team all-aroundmenwomen
Individual all-aroundmenwomen
Vaultmenwomen
Floormenwomen
Pommel horsemen
Ringsmen
Parallel barsmen
Horizontal barmen
Uneven barswomen
Balance beamwomen
Rhythmic
Group all-aroundwomen
Individual all-aroundwomen
Trampoline
Individualmenwomen

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on August 21–24. The trampoline events were also held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 16–19.[1]

Competition schedule[edit]

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Artistic gymnastics[edit]

Date Time Event
Saturday, August 9, 2008 12:00 - 14:00 Men's Qualification - Subdivision 1
16:00 - 18:00 Men's Qualification - Subdivision 2
20:00 - 22:00 Men's Qualification - Subdivision 3
Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:00 - 11:30 Women's Qualification - Subdivision 1
13:30 - 15:00 Women's Qualification - Subdivision 2
17:00 - 18:30 Women's Qualification - Subdivision 3
20:00 - 21:30 Women's Qualification - Subdivision 4
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:00 - 12:30 Men's Team Final
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 10:30 - 12:00 Women's Team Final
Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:00 - 13:30 Men's Individual All-Around Final
Friday, August 15, 2008 11:15 - 13:00 Women's Individual All-Around Final
Sunday, August 17, 2008 18:00 - 18:30 Men's Floor Exercise Final
18:46 - 19:15 Women's Vault Final
19:33 - 20:00 Men's Pommel Horse Final
20:19 - 20:45 Women's Floor Exercise Final
Monday, August 18, 2008 18:00 - 18:30 Men's Rings Final
18:46 - 19:15 Women's Uneven Bars Final
19:33 - 20:00 Men's Vault Final
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 18:00 - 18:30 Men's Parallel Bars Final
18:46 - 19:15 Women's Balance Beam Final
19:33 - 20:00 Men's Horizontal Bar Final

Rhythmic gymnastics[edit]

Date Time Event
Thursday, August 21, 2008 18:00 - 20:30 Individual All-Around Qualification
20:30 - 21:30 Group All-Around Qualification
Friday, August 22, 2008 18:00 - 20:30 Individual All-Around Qualification
20:30 - 21:30 Group All-Around Qualification
Saturday, August 23, 2008 18:00 - 20:00 Individual All-Around Final
Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:00 - 12:15 Group All-Around Final

Medal summary[edit]

Artistic gymnastics[edit]

Men's events[edit]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Team all-around
details 		 China (CHN)
Chen Yibing
Huang Xu
Li Xiaopeng
Xiao Qin
Yang Wei
Zou Kai 		 Japan (JPN)
Takehiro Kashima
Takuya Nakase
Makoto Okiguchi
Koki Sakamoto
Hiroyuki Tomita
Kōhei Uchimura 		 United States (USA)
Alexander Artemev
Raj Bhavsar
Joseph Hagerty
Jonathan Horton
Justin Spring
Kai Wen Tan
Individual all-around
details 		Yang Wei
 China 		Kōhei Uchimura
 Japan 		Benoît Caranobe
 France
Floor exercise
details 		Zou Kai
 China 		Gervasio Deferr
 Spain 		Anton Golotsutskov
 Russia
Pommel horse
details 		Xiao Qin
 China 		Filip Ude
 Croatia 		Louis Smith
 Great Britain
Rings
details 		Chen Yibing
 China 		Yang Wei
 China 		Oleksandr Vorobiov
 Ukraine
Vault
details 		Leszek Blanik
 Poland 		Thomas Bouhail
 France 		Anton Golotsutskov
 Russia
Parallel bars
details 		Li Xiaopeng
 China 		Yoo Won-chul
 South Korea 		Anton Fokin
 Uzbekistan
Horizontal bar
details 		Zou Kai
 China 		Jonathan Horton
 United States 		Fabian Hambüchen
 Germany

Women's events[edit]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Team all-around
details 		 China (CHN)
Cheng Fei
Deng Linlin
He Kexin
Jiang Yuyuan
Li Shanshan
Yang Yilin 		 United States (USA)
Shawn Johnson
Nastia Liukin
Chellsie Memmel
Samantha Peszek
Alicia Sacramone
Bridget Sloan 		 Romania (ROU)
Andreea Acatrinei
Gabriela Drăgoi
Andreea Grigore
Sandra Izbașa
Steliana Nistor
Anamaria Tămârjan
Individual all-around
details 		Nastia Liukin
 United States 		Shawn Johnson
 United States 		Yang Yilin
 China
Vault
details 		Hong Un Jong
 North Korea 		Oksana Chusovitina
 Germany 		Cheng Fei
 China
Uneven bars
details 		He Kexin
 China 		Nastia Liukin
 United States 		Yang Yilin
 China
Balance beam
details 		Shawn Johnson
 United States 		Nastia Liukin
 United States 		Cheng Fei
 China
Floor exercise
details 		Sandra Izbașa
 Romania 		Shawn Johnson
 United States 		Nastia Liukin
 United States

Rhythmic gymnastics[edit]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Individual all-around
details 		Yevgeniya Kanayeva
 Russia 		Inna Zhukova
 Belarus 		Anna Bessonova
 Ukraine
Group all-around
details 		 Russia (RUS)
Margarita Aliychuk
Anna Gavrilenko
Tatiana Gorbunova
Elena Posevina
Darya Shkurihina
Natalia Zueva 		 China (CHN)
Cai Tongtong
Chou Tao
Lü Yuanyang
Sui Jianshuang
Sun Dan
Zhang Shuo 		 Belarus (BLR)
Olesya Babushkina
Anastasia Ivankova
Ksenia Sankovich
Zinaida Lunina
Glafira Martinovich
Alina Tumilovich

Trampoline[edit]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual
details 		Lu Chunlong
 China 		Jason Burnett
 Canada 		Dong Dong
 China
Women's individual
details 		He Wenna
 China 		Karen Cockburn
 Canada 		Ekaterina Khilko
 Uzbekistan

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)112518
2 United States (USA)26210
3 Russia (RUS)2024
4 Romania (ROU)1012
5 North Korea (PRK)1001
 Poland (POL)1001
7 Canada (CAN)0202
 Japan (JPN)0202
9 Belarus (BLR)0112
 France (FRA)0112
 Germany (GER)0112
12 Croatia (CRO)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
15 Ukraine (UKR)0022
 Uzbekistan (UZB)0022
17 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (17 entries)18181854

Qualification[edit]

Further information: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Champions Gala[edit]

The traditional Gymnastics Champions Gala took place on August 20 at the National Indoor Stadium. Participants are mainly selected from the 2008 Olympic trampoline and artistic gymnastics, as well as medalists from world championships. In addition, some Chinese pop stars appeared in the Gala.

The performances included Olympic disciplines such as floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar, uneven bars, balance beam, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics; non-Olympic discipline such as tumbling and acrobatic; and art performances such as dancing, martial art, instrument performance and chorus.

Age controversies[edit]

China[edit]

On August 21, 2008 the IOC instructed the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to investigate allegations that Chinese gymnast He Kexin was underaged and therefore ineligible to compete during the Olympic gymnastics competition.[2] The FIG requires that all gymnasts be at least 16 years of age in the Olympic calendar year.[2] The IOC had initially accepted the ages of all the Chinese participants, but newly uncovered documents suggested He was 14 years old, and thus ineligible to compete.[2]

The investigation was initiated after an American blogger reported on a cached official Excel spreadsheet showing He's birthday as January 1, 1994.[2][3] His discoveries support earlier reports from The New York Times[4] and other bloggers regarding He's age discrepancy. Earlier, several bloggers found links to news stories and photo captions from 2007 and early 2008, including stories in the state-run Xinhua news service, that cited He's age as 13.[2]

On October 1, 2008, the FIG ended their investigation and concluded that He and her teammates from the 2008 Olympic games were old enough to compete.[5] This ruling confirmed the FIG's initial conclusions. Though some media outlets have voiced doubts about the decision,[6][7][8] the gymnasts have been cleared by the FIG of any wrongdoing.

North Korea[edit]

In 2014, North Korean female gymnast Cha Yong-hwa was a subject of disciplinary hearing because of false passport used to falsify her age. The FIG decided to withdraw her license and nullify all her results, including the results from 2008 Olympics.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hutcheon, Stephen (2008-08-22). "IOC calls for investigation into gymnast's age". smh.com.au. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  3. ^ Tim Reid (2008-08-22). "International Olympic Committee launches probe into He Kexin's age". timesonline.co.uk. London. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  4. ^ Macur, Juliet (2008-08-22). "I.O.C. Asks for Inquiry of Chinese Gymnasts". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  5. ^ Macur, Juliet (October 1, 2008). "Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  6. ^ Brennan, Christine (October 1, 2008). "Maybe now China will quit cheating". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  7. ^ Gillon, Doug (2 October 2008). "China cleared of age concerns but questions left over Sydney squad". The Herald. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  8. ^ Dahlberg, Tim (27 September 2008). "Wasting time looking for underage gymnasts". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  9. ^ "FIG bans North Korean gymnast for age cheating".

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