Alternate Olympics - Gymnastics
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In artistic gymnastics, Alternate Olympics refers to two separate competitions held in 1980 and 1984.
Due to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics and the Soviet-led_boycott_of_the_1984_Summer_Olympics, the alliances of countries that participated in each boycott organized their own alternative competitions. In 1980, these competitions were divided by sport, and included such events as the Olympic Boycott Games in Philadelphia. In 1984, while competitions for different sports still occurred in different countries and cities, they were all tied together under the aegis of the Friendship Games.
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[edit] USGF International Invitational 1980
In 1980, the gymnastics segment of the 'Alternate Olympics', entitled the 1980 USGF International Invitational, was held in Hartford, Connecticut. Nations who sent athletes to this competition included Japan, China, the USA, Switzerland, West Germany, Italy, Norway, Korea, Canada, New Zealand and Israel.
[edit] Results
[edit] Men
All-Around
1st | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 58.300 |
2nd | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 58.200 |
2nd | Tong Fei (CHN) | 58.200 |
Floor
1st | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 19.800 |
2nd | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.550 |
3rd | Ron Galimore (USA) | 19.500 |
Pommel Horse
1st | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.450 |
2nd | Huang Yubin (CHN) | 19.350 |
3rd | Kyoji Yamawaki (JPN) | 19.300 |
Vault
1st | Ron Galimore (USA) | 19.800 |
2nd | Kyoji Yamawaki (JPN) | 19.550 |
3rd | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.475 |
Still Rings
1st | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 19.600 |
2nd | Kyoji Yamawaki (JPN) | 19.550 |
3rd | Ron Galimore (USA) | 19.500 |
Parallel Bars
1st | Cai Huanzong (CHN) | 19.750 |
2nd | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 19.650 |
3rd | Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 19.450 |
High Bar
1st | Junichi Kitagawa (JPN) | 19.600 |
3rd | Tong Fei (CHN) | 19.550 |
3rd | Mitch Gaylord (USA) | 19.500 |
[edit] Women
All-Around
1st | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 38.800 |
2nd | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 38.600 |
3rd | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 38.350 |
Vault
1st | Marcia Frederick (URS) | 19.175 |
2nd | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 19.025 |
3rd | Lisa Zeiz (USA) | 19.000 |
Uneven Bars
1st | Zu Zheng (CHN) | 19.600 |
2nd | Chen Youngyan (CHN) | 19.500 |
3rd | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 18.950 |
Beam
1st | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 19.700 |
2nd | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 19.300 |
3rd | Marcia Frederick (USA) | 18.950 |
Floor
1st | Wen Jia (CHN) | 19.750 |
2nd | Lynn Lederer (USA) | 19.650 |
3rd | Kelly Garrison (USA) | 19.450 |
[edit] Friendship Games 1984
In 1984, the Soviet Bloc and most other Eastern European Communist nations held a Friendship Games, also called "Druzhba" , with separate host cities hosting separate sporting events. The gymnastics segment of the Friendship Games was held in the town of in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic). The competition was referred to as 'ČSSR Spartakiade' or, simply, 'Olomouc' after the host city.
Most Eastern Bloc and Communist countries, including the Soviet Union, East Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, North Korea and Poland, as well as Great Britain and Mongolia, sent athletes to these games instead of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Romania was the only country in the Eastern Bloc to defy the Olympic boycott and sent its athletes to Los Angeles, with some controversy. Great Britain sent gymnasts to both Olomouc and the Olympics.
Oloumouc was notable as the first, and to date, only, time that a gymnast had a 'perfect' competition, earning 10.00 scores on all events. Olga Mostepanova achieved this feat in the women's all-around, winning the gold medal with a 40.00. She also maintained a perfect score on balance beam throughout all of the rounds of competition at Olomouc, earning 10.00 marks every time she performed on the event in the team competition, all-around and event finals.
[edit] Results
[edit] Men
All-Around
1st | Dmitri Bilozerchev (URS) | 119.300 |
2nd | Vladimir Artemov (URS) | 118.875 |
3rd | Yuri Balabanov (URS) | 117.525 |
Team Final
Rank | Country | Team Members | Point |
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1st | Soviet Union | Vladimir Artemov, Yuri Balabanov, Dmitri Bilozerchev, Stepan Martsinkiv, Alexander Pogorelov, Alexander Tumilovich | 590.30 |
2nd | East Germany | Holger Behrendt, Roland Bruckner, Ulf Hoffmann, Jens Fischer, Sylvio Kroll, Thorsten Mettke | 584.40 |
3rd | Bulgaria | Stoichko Gotchev, Borislav Hutov, Marian Penev, Plamen Petkov, Rumen Petkov, Zdravko Stoyanov | 579.40 |
Floor
1st | Roland Bruckner (GDR) | 19.875 |
2nd | Plamen Petkov (BUL) | 19.775 |
3rd | Sylvio Kroll (GDR) | 19.750 |
Pommel Horse
1st | Dmitri Bilozerchev (URS) | 19.925 |
2nd | Gyorgy Guczoghy (HUN) | 19.800 |
2nd | Vladimir Artemov (URS) | 19.800 |
Vault
1st | Sylvio Kroll (GDR) | 19.950 |
2nd | Vladimir Artemov (URS) | 19.825 |
3rd | Marian Penev (BUL) | 19.800 |
3rd | Casimiro Suarez (CUB) | 19.800 |
3rd | Thorsten Mette (GDR) | 19.800 |
3rd | Dmitri Bilozerchev (URS) | 19.800 |
3rd | Zdzieszynski (POL) | 19.800 |
Still Rings
1st | Dmitri Bilozerchev (URS) | 19.975 |
2nd | Plamen Petkov (BUL) | 19.800 |
2nd | Vladimir Artemov (URS) | 19.800 |
2nd | Gyorgy Guczoghy (HUN) | 19.800 |
2nd | Holger Behrendt (GDR) | 19.800 |
Parallel Bars
1st | Vladimir Artemov (URS) | 19.800 |
2nd | Ricardo Richards (CUB) | 19.700 |
3rd | Zdravko Stoyanov (BUL) | 19.450 |
3rd | Li Gil Su (PRK) | 19.450 |
High Bar
1st | Dmitri Bilozerchev (URS) | 19.975 |
2nd | Jesus Rivera (CUB) | 19.800 |
3rd | Zsolt Borkai (HUN) | 19.700 |
3rd | Felix Aguilera (CUB) | 19.700 |
[edit] Women
All-Around
1st | Olga Mostepanova (URS) | 79.825 |
2nd | Hana Ricna (TCH) | 79.425 |
3rd | Elena Shushunova (URS) | 79.125 |
Team Final
Rank | Country | Team Members | Point |
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1st | Soviet Union | Irina Baraksanova, Tatiana Frolova, Natalia Ilienko, Olga Mostepanova, Elena Shushunova, Natalia Yurchenko | 395.25 |
2nd | East Germany | Gabriele Fahnrich, Maxi Gnauck, Astrid Heese, Birgit Senff, Bettina Schieferdecker, Franka Voigt | 392.50 |
3rd | Czechoslovakia | Iva Cervenkova, Alena Drevjana, Hana Ricna, Martina Koblizkova, Jana Labakova, Lenka Pitlovicova | 391.95 |
Vault
1st | Olga Mostepanova (URS) | 19.900 |
1st | Natalia Yurchenko (URS) | 19.900 |
3rd | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 19.875 |
Uneven Bars
1st | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 20.000 |
2nd | Natalia Yurchenko (URS) | 19.975 |
3rd | Gabrielle Faenrich (GDR) | 19.950 |
Beam
1st | Olga Mostepanova (URS) | 20.000 |
2nd | Hana Ricna (TCH) | 19.850 |
3rd | Alena Drevjana (TCH) | 19.750 |
Floor
1st | Olga Mostepanova (URS) | 19.950 |
1st | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 19.950 |
3rd | Bettina Schieferdecker (GDR) | 19.750 |
[edit] References
- http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/altgames-results.html (results for the gymnastics competitions for both games)