1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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The 20th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Fort Worth, USA, in 1979. In November 1977 the 55th FIG Congress, held in Rome, changed the cycle of world championships: since 1979 they were to be held each two years, and the pre-Olympic ones were to be qualifications for the Olympic tournament. The first 12 teams in the team competition of the 1979 World Championships were invited to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

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[edit] Medals

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 5 7 5 17
2 Flag of the United States United States 3 3 2 8
3 Flag of Romania Romania 3 1 3 7
4 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 2 1 4 7
5= Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China 1 0 0 1
5= Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1 0 0 1
7 Flag of Japan Japan 0 1 1 2

[edit] Men

[edit] All-around

1st Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin (URS) 118.250
2nd Flag of the United States Kurt Thomas (USA) 117.975
3rd Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Tkachyov (URS) 117.775

[edit] Apparatus

[edit] Floor exercise

1st Flag of the German Democratic Republic Roland Brückner (GDR) 19.800
1st Flag of the United States Kurt Thomas (USA) 19.800
3rd Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Tkachyov (URS) 19.775

[edit] Pommel horse

1st Flag of Hungary Zoltan Magyar (HUN) 19.825
2nd Flag of the United States Kurt Thomas (USA) 19.725
3rd Flag of Japan Koji Gushiken (JPN) 19.600

[edit] Rings

1st Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin (URS) 19.800
2nd Flag of Romania Danut Grecu (ROU) 19.700
3rd Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Tkachyov (URS) 19.675

[edit] Vault

1st Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin (URS) 19.725
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov (URS) 19.700
3rd Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ralph Bärthel (GDR) 19.675
3rd Flag of the United States Bart Conner (USA) 19.675

[edit] Parallel bars

1st Flag of the United States Bart Conner (USA) 19.725
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Tkachyov (URS) 19.700
2nd Flag of the United States Kurt Thomas (USA) 19.700

[edit] Horizontal bar

1st Flag of the United States Kurt Thomas (USA) 19.775
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Tkachyov (URS) 19.750
3rd Flag of the Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin (URS) 19.675

[edit] Team final

1st Flag of the Soviet Union USSR Alexander Dityatin 587.500
Alexander Tkachyov
Vladimir Markelov
Nikolai Andrianov
Nikolai Makuts
Bogdan Akopian
2nd Flag of Japan Japan Hiroshi Kajiyama 583.700
Eizo Kenmotsu
Koji Gushiken
Toshiomi Nishikii
Nobuyuki Kajitani
Shigeru Kasamatsu
3rd Flag of the United States United States Kurt Thomas 581.150
Bart Conner
Jim Hartung
Larry Gerard
Tim LaFleur
Peter Vidmar

[edit] Women

[edit] All-around

1st Flag of the Soviet Union 634 Nellie Kim (URS) 78.650
2nd Flag of the German Democratic Republic 571 Maxi Gnauck (GDR) 78.375
3rd Flag of Romania 594 Melita Ruhn (ROU) 78.325

[edit] Apparatus

[edit] Vault

1st Flag of Romania 593 Dumitrita Turner (ROU) 19.775
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union 632 Stella Zakharova (URS) 19.700
3rd Flag of the Soviet Union 634 Nellie Kim (URS) 19.675
3rd Flag of the German Democratic Republic Steffi Kraker (GDR) 19.675

[edit] Uneven bars

1st Flag of the People's Republic of China Ma Yanhong (CHN) 19.825
1st Flag of the German Democratic Republic 571 Maxi Gnauck (GDR) 19.825
3rd Flag of Romania 592 Emilia Eberle (ROU) 19.750

[edit] Balance beam

1st Flag of Czechoslovakia Vera Cerna (TCH) 19.800
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union 634 Nellie Kim (URS) 19.625
3rd Flag of the German Democratic Republic Regina Grabolle (GDR) 19.575

[edit] Floor exercise

1st Flag of Romania 592 Emilia Eberle (ROU) 19.800
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union 634 Nellie Kim (URS) 19.775
3rd Flag of Romania 594 Melita Ruhn (ROU) 19.725

[edit] Team final

1st Flag of Romania Romania 591 Nadia Comaneci 389.550
595 Rodica Dunca
592 Emilia Eberle
594 Melita Ruhn
593 Dumitrita Turner
597 Marilena Vladarau
2nd Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 635 Maria Filatova 388.925
634 Nellie Kim
637 Elena Naimushina
633 Natalia Shaposhnikova
639 Natalia Tereschenko
632 Stella Zakharova
3rd Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 571 Maxi Gnauck 388.075
Regina Grabolle
Silvia Hindorff
Steffi Kraker
Katharina Rensch
Karola Sube

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Within International Federations" (January 1978). Olympic Review (123): p. 68.