1997–1998 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series

The 1997–1998 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series was a series of stages where events in men's and women's artistic gymnastics were contested.[1] The International Gymnastics Federation revived the World Cup, an event which was not held since 1990, as a two-year long competition, culminating at a final event — the World Cup Final in 1998. A number of qualifier stages were held. The top 3 gymnast in each apparatus at the qualifier events would receive medals and prize money. Gymnasts who finished in the top 8 would also receive points that would be added up to a ranking which would qualify individual gymnasts for the biennial World Cup Final.

Stages

Year Event Location
1997 World Cup qualifier Stuttgart,  Germany
1997 World Cup qualifier Zürich,   Switzerland
1998 World Cup qualifier Paris,  France
1998 World Cup qualifier Vancouver,  Canada
1998 World Cup Final Mie,  Japan

Medalists

Men

Competition Event Gold Silver Bronze
Stuttgart (1997) [2] Floor exercise China Li Xiaopeng Russia Aleksei Nemov France Dimitri Karbanenko
Pommel horse Romania Marius Urzică Germany Valery Belenky France Eric Poujade
Rings Belarus Ivan Ivankov Hungary Szilveszter Csollány Germany Valery Belenky
Vault Russia Aleksei Nemov Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko Ukraine Hrihoriy Misyutin
Parallel bars Belarus Ivan Ivankov Spain Andreu Vivó China Li Xiaopeng
Horizontal bar Spain Jesús Carballo Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko Belarus Ivan Ivankov
Zurich (1997) [3] Floor exercise China Li Xiaopeng Russia Aleksei Bondarenko Russia Aleksei Nemov
Pommel horse France Eric Poujade China Zhang Jinjing Germany Valery Belenky
Rings Hungary Szilveszter Csollány Belarus Ivan Ivankov Germany Valery Belenky
Vault Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko South Korea Yeo Hong-chul Russia Aleksei Nemov
Parallel bars China Zhang Jinjing China Li Xiaopeng Belarus Ivan Ivankov
Horizontal bar Spain Jesús Carballo Belarus Ivan Ivankov Russia Aleksei Nemov
Paris (1998) [4] Floor exercise France Dimitri Karbanenko Russia Aleksei Bondarenko Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko
Pommel horse France Eric Poujade Belarus Ivan Ivankov Ukraine Alexander Beresch
Rings Belarus Ivan Ivankov Hungary Szilveszter Csollány Italy Roberto Galli
Vault Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko Poland Leszek Blanik Russia Aleksei Bondarenko
Parallel bars China Zhang Jinjing Belarus Ivan Ivankov China Li Xiaopeng
Horizontal bar Slovenia Aljaž Pegan Belarus Ivan Ivankov Ukraine Alexander Beresch
Vancouver (1998) [5] Floor exercise Russia Aleksei Bondarenko Russia Aleksei Nemov China Li Xiaopeng
Pommel horse France Eric Poujade China Zhang Jinjing Russia Aleksei Nemov
Rings Hungary Szilveszter Csollány Greece Dimosthenis Tampakos Russia Aleksei Bondarenko
Vault Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko Poland Leszek Blanik South Korea Yeo Hong-chul
Parallel bars Belarus Ivan Ivankov China Huang Xu Slovenia Mitja Petkovšek
Horizontal bar Spain Jesús Carballo Russia Aleksei Nemov Belarus Ivan Ivankov
Mie (1998 World Cup Final) [6] Floor exercise China Li Xiaopeng Russia Aleksei Nemov Japan Isao Yoneda
Pommel horse France Eric Poujade
Romania Marius Urzică
China Zhang Jinjing
Rings Hungary Szilveszter Csollány Belarus Ivan Ivankov Japan Shigeru Kurihara
Vault Russia Aleksei Nemov Russia Aleksei Bondarenko Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko
Parallel bars Kazakhstan Aleksey Dmitrienko
China Li Xiaopeng
China Zhang Jinjing
Horizontal bar Belarus Ivan Ivankov Kazakhstan Sergei Fedorchenko Hungary Zoltán Supola

Women

Competition Event Gold Silver Bronze
Stuttgart (1997) [7] Vault Romania Simona Amânar Hungary Adrienn Varga Romania Gina Gogean
Uneven bars Russia Svetlana Khorkina China Bi Wenjing China Liu Xuan
Balance beam Romania Gina Gogean Russia Svetlana Khorkina China Bi Wenjing
Floor exercise Russia Svetlana Khorkina Romania Gina Gogean Romania Simona Amânar
Zurich (1997) [8] Vault China Kui Yuanyuan Russia Svetlana Khorkina Hungary Adrienn Varga
Uneven bars China Bi Wenjing Russia Svetlana Khorkina China Liu Xuan
Balance beam China Kui Yuanyuan France Ludivine Furnon Ukraine Olga Teslenko
Floor exercise Russia Svetlana Khorkina France Ludivine Furnon Belarus Alena Polozkova
Paris (1998) [4] Vault Romania Simona Amânar Hungary Adrienn Varga China Kui Yuanyuan
Uneven bars China Bi Wenjing Russia Svetlana Khorkina France Elvire Teza
Balance beam Romania Gina Gogean France Elvire Teza China Liu Xuan
Floor exercise Belarus Alena Polozkova Russia Elena Produnova France Ludivine Furnon
Vancouver (1998) [9] Vault Hungary Adrienn Varga Romania Simona Amânar China Kui Yuanyuan
Uneven bars China Liu Xuan China Bi Wenjing United States Elise Ray
Balance beam China Bi Wenjing China Kui Yuanyuan France Ludivine Furnon
Floor exercise France Ludivine Furnon Belarus Alena Polozkova Russia Svetlana Khorkina
Mie (1998 World Cup Final) [6] Vault Romania Simona Amânar Romania Gina Gogean China Kui Yuanyuan
Uneven bars China Bi Wenjing Russia Svetlana Khorkina China Liu Xuan
Balance beam China Liu Xuan China Kui Yuanyuan Romania Gina Gogean
Floor exercise Romania Simona Amânar Romania Gina Gogean Belarus Alena Polozkova

Medal table

Overall

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China1681135
2 Romania84315
3 Russia613726
4 Belarus67518
5 France63514
6 Hungary44210
7 Kazakhstan4329
8 Spain3104
9 Slovenia1012
10 Poland0202
11 Germany0134
12 South Korea0112
13 Greece0101
14 Ukraine0044
15 Japan0022
16 Italy0011
 United States0011
Totals (17 entries)544848150

Men

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China84315
2 Belarus56314
3 France5027
4 Kazakhstan4329
5 Russia37616
6 Hungary3216
7 Spain3104
8 Romania2002
9 Slovenia1012
10 Poland0202
11 Germany0134
12 South Korea0112
13 Greece0101
14 Ukraine0033
15 Japan0022
16 Italy0011
Totals (16 entries)34282890

Women

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China84820
2 Romania64313
3 Russia36110
4 France1337
5 Hungary1214
6 Belarus1124
7 Ukraine0011
 United States0011
Totals (8 entries)20202060

References