1997 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
| 1997 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Start date | 23 October 1997 |
| End date | 26 October 1997 |
XXI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany on 23–26 October, 1997.
159 gymnasts from 50 countries competed.[1][2] Reigning World champion Kateryna Serebrianska did not compete. The reason given for this was that her mother, who was also her coach, had fallen seriously ill with a heart condition,[3] though Sovetsky Sport ran an article claiming that it was because her mother was not chosen to be a judge at the competition. Instead, Olena Vitrychenko's mother was selected.[2]
Vitrychenko was second in the preliminary round to Natalia Lipkovskaya but went on to win the competition in the final, earning perfect 10 scores for two of her routines. She also won three of the event finals. Lipkovskaya won the silver medal and medaled in all four apparatus finals, including winning hoop. The bronze medalist was Yana Batyrshina, who tied Vitrychenko for gold on rope and also won silver with clubs. Eva Serrano won two bronze medals in the event finals, and Tatiana Popova tied Lipkovskaya for bronze with clubs.[2]
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-around Finals | |||
| Team |
Russia Yana Batyrshina Natalia Lipkovskaya Amina Zaripova |
Belarus Evgenia Pavlina Yulia Raskina Valeria Vatkina |
Ukraine Olena Vitrychenko Tamara Yerofeeva Tatiana Popova |
| Individual |
Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine |
Natalia Lipkovskaya Russia |
Yana Batyrshina Russia |
| Apparatus Finals | |||
| Rope |
Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine Yana Batyrshina Russia |
None awarded | Natalia Lipkovskaya Russia |
| Hoop |
Natalia Lipkovskaya Russia |
Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine |
Eva Serrano France |
| Clubs |
Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine |
Yana Batyrshina Russia |
Natalia Lipkovskaya Russia Tatiana Popova Ukraine |
| Ribbon |
Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine |
Natalia Lipkovskaya Russia |
Eva Serrano France |
Participants
The following countries sent competitors: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, The United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia.
Individual entrants
- Argentina: Lorena Garroco, Roxana Marion, Sandra Re, Anahi Sosa
- Armenia: Nina Aloian, Narine Davoyan, Lusine Galstyan, Karine Kachatrian
- Australia: Shaneez Johnston, Danielle Le Ray, Leigh Marning, Kristy Darrah
- Austria: Alexandra Baer, Valerie Hackl, Birgit Schilien
- Azerbaijan: Alfia Kukshinova, Alieva Nourdjachan, Irina Pavlichenco, Sabina Tagiev
- Belarus: Tatiana Ogrizko, Evgenia Pavlina, Yulia Raskina, Valeria Vatkina
- Belgium: Astrid de Mul, Frederique Donnay, Cecile Maissin
- Brazil: Kizzy Antualpa, Dayane Camilo da Silva, Camila Ferezin, Elise Penedo
- Bulgaria: Teodora Alexandrova, Borinna Guineva, Viktoria Danova
- Canada: Julia Lombara, Jodie Miller, Erika Leigh Stirton
- China: Yunfei Pu, Xi Zhang, Bei Wu, Xiaojing Zhou
- Croatia: Kristina Bajaz, Petra Jurinec, Zrinka Uzbinec, Tanja Balazic
- Cuba: Yamile Sotolongo, Yordania Corrales, Yasleidy Rodriguez
- Cyprus: Angela Georgiou, Maria Kyprianidou, Chrtalla Panayiotou, Elena Theodorou
- Czech Republic: Lucie Barkova, Renata Hostinska, Kamila Krynicka, Andrea Sebestova
- Estonia: Natalja Kornysheva, Ege Soidla, Irina Stadnik, Julia Tsvetajeva
- Finland: Heini Lautala, Heidi Niemi, Minna Markkanen, Laura Pietilainen
- France: Eva Serrano, Stephanie Delayat, Caroline Stepanoff, Amelie Villeneuve
- Georgia: Vanda Kereselidze, Inga Tavdishvili
- Germany: Magdalena Brzeska, Edita Schaufler, Monique Strobl, Helene Asmus
- Greece: Sophia Bakola, Maria Pagalou, Irene Polydorou, Georgia Straka
- Hungary: Viktoria Frater, Orsolya Balogh, Dora Toth, Katalin Kiss
- Israel: Lital Baumwell, Svetlana Tokayev, Ania Shabsis, Dana Sulema
- Italy: Susanna Marchesi, Martina Nadalini, Arianna Rusca, Laura Zacchilli
- Japan: Mikako Iwamoto, Rieko Matsunaga, Kayako Miyazaki, Yukari Murata
- Kazakhstan: Elena Rogojina, Yulia Yourtchenko, Valeria Khairoulina
- Kyrgyzstan: Saule Tlebaldinova
- Latvia: Lioubov Hohloya, Darya Medyouho, Ina Proyouma, Ana Zelenska
- Lithuania: Anzelika Filipovic, Kristina Kliukevichute, Natalija Filistovic, Živilė Rezgytė
- Malaysia: Carolyn Au Yong, Farah Zellinah Kemal, Sarina Sundarajah, Chee Kiat Thye
- Mexico: Silvia Palacios, Marcela Salinas, Laura Escalante, Karenia Gutierrez
- The Netherlands: Sabina Hoogendijk, Lucinda Schuurman, Ramona Stook
- New Zealand: Felicity Gould-Thorpe, Gemma Railton, Simone Clark
- Norway: Marianne Haugli, Siri Kjeksrud
- Poland: Krystyna Leśkiewicz, Joanna Bobrucka, Agnieszka Brandebura, Anna Kwitniewska
- Portugal: Ines Honorio, Susana Nascimento, Vanessa Pereira, Joana Raposo
- Romania: Evelina Benchea, Dilana Ferencz, Dana Carteleanu, Alina Stoica
- Russia: Yana Batyrshina, Natalia Lipkovskaya, Amina Zaripova
- Slovakia: Zuzana Dobiasova, Eva Filcova, Eleonora Korcekova, Ivana Morolikova
- Slovenia: Anja Cucek, Dusica Jeremic, Ana Rebov, Nina Vengust
- South Africa: Andrea Schermoly, Michelle Cameron, Brigitte Heeb, Cheryl Phillips
- South Korea: Hwang Sook-Hyun, Kim Eun-Hae, Kim Min-Jung, Kwon Bo-Young
- Spain: Almudena Cid, Alba Caride Costas, Esther Dominguez, Carolina Malchair
- Thailand: Aunchaya Yeansukon
- Turkey: Misra Gigeroglu
- Ukraine: Tamara Erofeeva, Elena Vitrichenko, Tatiana Popova
- The United Kingdom Debbie McLarnon, Annabel Brown, Laura Mackie, Melanie Willmott
- The United States: Alicia Albe, Tara McCargo, Meaghan Muller
- Uzbekistan: Lilya Nasirova, Tanya Budarina, Elena Mesheryakova, Irina Zamyatina
- Yugoslavia: Iva Zimonjic
Individual All-Around
| Place | Nation | Name | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Vitrichenko | 39.900 | |
| 2 | Natalia Lipkovskaya | 39.866 | |
| 3 | Yanina Batyrchina | 39.832 | |
| 4 | Evgenia Pavlina | 39.706 | |
| 5 | Yulia Raskina | 39.623 | |
| 6 | Teodora Alexandrova | 39.540 | |
| 7 | Eva Serrano | 39.499 | |
| 8 | Tatiana Popova | 39.482 | |
| 9 | Edita Schaufler | 39.449 | |
| 10 | Magdalena Brzeska | 39.366 |
Individual Rope
| Place | Nation | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanina Batyrchina | 9.950 | |
| 1 | Elena Vitrichenko | 9.950 | |
| 3 | Natalia Lipkovskaya | 9.950 | |
| 4 | Evgenia Pavlina | 9.916 | |
| 5 | Eva Serrano | 9.875 | |
| 6 | Yulia Raskina | 9.866 | |
| 7 | Tatiana Popova | 9.841 | |
| 8 | Edita Schaufler | 9.791 |
Individual Hoop
| Place | Nation | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia Lipkovskaya | 10.000 | |
| 2 | Elena Vitrichenko | 10.000 | |
| 3 | Eva Serrano | 9.950 | |
| 4 | Teodora Alexandrova | 9.941 | |
| 5 | Yanina Batyrchina | 9.916 | |
| 6 | Edita Schaufler | 9.850 | |
| 7 | Boriana Guineva | 9.841 | |
| 8 | Magdalena Brzeska | 9.562 |
Individual Clubs
| Place | Nation | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Vitrichenko | 10.000 | |
| 2 | Yanina Batyrchina | 9.950 | |
| 3 | Natalia Lipkovskaya | 9.900 | |
| 3 | Tatiana Popova | 9.900 | |
| 5 | Magdalena Brzeska | 9.833 | |
| 6 | Edita Schaufler | 9.816 | |
| 7 | Viktoria Danova | 9.716 | |
| 8 | Almudena Cid Tostado | 9.691 |
Individual Ribbon
| Place | Nation | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Vitrichenko | 10.000 | |
| 2 | Natalia Lipkovskaya | 10.000 | |
| 3 | Eva Serrano | 9.933 | |
| 4 | Evgenia Pavlina | 9.925 | |
| 5 | Amina Zaripova | 9.874 | |
| 6 | Edita Schaufler | 9.858 | |
| 7 | Almudena Cid Tostado | 9.841 | |
| 8 | Magdalena Brzeska | 9.775 |
Team All-Around Final
| Place | Nation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 118.678 |
| 2 | Belarus | 118.264 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 118.229 |
| 4 | Germany | 117.397 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 78.290 |
| 6 | Italy | 77.927 |
| 7 | Spain | 77.517 |
| 8 | Japan | 76.979 |
References
- ^ "Qualification". rsg.net. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b c Zina, Mironov (January 1998). "Poetry in motion". International Gymnast. Vol. 40, no. 1. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "RSG World Championships in Berlin 1997". rsg.net. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "21st World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 October 1997. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007.