2020 in artistic gymnastics
In this article we are going to delve into the topic of 2020 in artistic gymnastics, a topic that has captured the attention of people of all ages and interests. 2020 in artistic gymnastics has been the subject of debate and discussion in various areas, whether in the academic, social, political or cultural spheres. Since its emergence, 2020 in artistic gymnastics has aroused great interest due to its relevance in today's society and its impact on our lives. Throughout this article, we will explore different perspectives and approaches related to 2020 in artistic gymnastics, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and enriching vision on this topic.
Below is a list of notable men's and women's artistic gymnastics international events scheduled to be held in 2020, as well as the medalists.
Calendar of events
Events canceled or postponed
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several events were canceled or postponed.
| Original date | Proposed date | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 18–21 | March 10–13, 2021 |
 Doha
|
FIG World Cup |
| March 21–22 | March 20–21, 2021 |  Stuttgart
|
FIG All-Around World Cup |
| March 28 | 2021 |  Birmingham
|
FIG All-Around World Cup |
| April 4–5 | 2021 |  Tokyo
|
FIG All-Around World Cup |
| April 4–5 | Canceled |  Tshwane
|
African Championships |
| April 17–19 | Canceled |
 Tauranga
|
Pacific Rim Championships |
| May 2–5 | Canceled | Tokyo
|
Asian Championships |
| May 7–10 | 2021 |  Utah Valley
|
Pan American Championships |
| May 14–17 | May 27–30, 2021 |  Varna
|
FIG World Challenge Cup |
| June 5–8 | June 3–6, 2021 |  Cairo
|
FIG World Challenge Cup |
| June 18–21 | June 10–13, 2021 |  Osijek
|
FIG World Challenge Cup |
| June 11–14 | September 2–5, 2021 |  Koper
|
FIG World Challenge Cup |
| June 26–28 | Canceled |  Mersin
|
FIG World Challenge Cup |
| July 25–August 4 | July 23–August 8, 2021 | Tokyo
|
Olympic Games |
| October 17–24 | October 17–24, 2021 |  Jinjiang
|
Gymnasiade |
| November | Canceled |  San Juan
|
South American Championships |
- ^ The 2020 Olympic Games were postponed until 23 July – 8 August 2021. The IOC and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee jointly stated that "the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021."
Medalists
Women
Regional championships
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European | Team |  Ukraine
|
 Romania
|
 Hungary
|
| Vault | Zsófia Kovács
|
Larisa Iordache
|
Anastasiia Motak
| |
| Uneven Bars | Zsófia Kovács
|
Zója Székely
|
 Barbora Mokošová
| |
| Balance Beam | Larisa Iordache
|
Silviana Sfiringu
|
Anastasiia Motak
| |
| Floor Exercise | Larisa Iordache
|
Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı
|
 Lihie Raz
|
World Cup series
Men
Regional championships
| Competition | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European | Team | Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
Hungary
|
| Floor Exercise | Artem Dolgopyat
|
Aurel Benović
|
 Yahor Sharamkou
| |
| Pommel Horse |  Matvei Petrov
|
Filip Ude
|
Ferhat Arıcan
| |
| Rings | İbrahim Çolak
|
 Vinzenz Höck
|
Igor Radivilov
| |
| Vault | Igor Radivilov
|
Yahor Sharamkou
|
Artem Dolgopyat
| |
| Parallel Bars | Ferhat Arıcan
|
Petro Pakhniuk
|
 Robert Tvorogal
| |
| Horizontal Bar | Robert Tvorogal
|
Tin Srbić
|
Alexander Myakinin
|
World Cup series
Season's best international scores
Note: Only the scores of senior gymnasts from international events have been included below. Most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 and therefore many top competitors did not compete in any international competitions.
Women
All-around
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelina Melnikova |  Russia
|
56.700 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 2 | Morgan Hurd |  United States
|
55.832 | American Cup |
| 3 | Kayla DiCello | United States
|
55.132 | American Cup |
| 4 | Zhang Jin | China
|
54.900 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 5 | Larisa Iordache | Romania
|
54.565 | European Championships QF |
| 6 | Hitomi Hatakeda | Japan
|
54.200 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 7 | Emily Lee | United States
|
53.831 | Gymnix AA/TF |
| 8 | Chiaki Hatakeda | Japan
|
53.800 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 9 | Zhou Ruiyu | China
|
53.600 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 10 | Jennifer Gadirova | United Kingdom
|
53.565 | American Cup |
| 11 | Ellie Black |  Canada
|
53.299 | American Cup |
| 12 | Anastasia Bachynska | Ukraine
|
53.132 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 13 | Silviana Sfiringu | Romania
|
52.665 | European Championships QF |
| 14 | MyKayla Skinner | United States
|
52.631 | Gymnix AA/TF |
| 15 | Asuka Teramoto | Japan
|
52.600 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
Vault
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jade Carey | United States
|
15.049 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 2 | MyKayla Skinner | United States
|
14.517 | Gymnix QF |
| 3 | Coline Devillard |  France
|
14.249 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 4 | Boglárka Dévai | Hungary
|
14.225 | Szombathely Challenge Cup QF |
| 5 | Teja Belak | Slovenia
|
14.199 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 6 | Shoko Miyata | Japan
|
14.166 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 7 | Marina Nekrasova |  Azerbaijan
|
14.133 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 8 | Zsófia Kovács | Hungary
|
14.050 | European Championships EF |
| 9 | Angelina Radivilova | Ukraine
|
13.983 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 10 | Anastasia Motak | Ukraine
|
13.933 | European Championships QF |
Uneven bars
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fan Yilin | China
|
15.133 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 2 | Anastasia Ilyankova | Russia
|
14.800 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 3 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia
|
14.500 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 4 | Zhou Ruiyu | China
|
14.400 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 5 | Daria Spiridonova | Russia
|
14.266 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 6 | Rebeca Andrade |  Brazil
|
14.233 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 7 | Diana Varinska | Ukraine
|
14.100 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| Morgan Hurd | United States
|
14.100 | American Cup | |
| 9 | Georgia-Rose Brown |  Australia
|
13.900 | Baku World Cup QF |
| Hitomi Hatakeda | Japan
|
13.900 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
Balance beam
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Jin | China
|
14.400 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 2 | Larisa Iordache | Romania
|
14.133 | European Championships TF |
| 3 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia
|
14.100 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 4 | Faith Torrez | United States
|
13.966 | Gymnix |
| 5 | Jennifer Gadirova | United Kingdom
|
13.933 | American Cup |
| 6 | Urara Ashikawa | Japan
|
13.850 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 7 | Rebeca Andrade | Brazil
|
13.800 | Baku World Cup QF |
| Chiaki Hatakeda | Japan
|
13.800 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet | |
| Silviana Sfiringu | Romania
|
13.800 | European Championships EF | |
| 10 | Morgan Hurd | United States
|
13.733 | American Cup |
Floor exercise
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jade Carey | United States
|
14.366 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 2 | MyKayla Skinner | United States
|
14.133 | Gymnix EF |
| 3 | Vanessa Ferrari |  Italy
|
13.733 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 4 | Jennifer Gadirova | United Kingdom
|
13.700 | American Cup |
| 5 | Morgan Hurd | United States
|
13.666 | American Cup |
| 6 | Emily Lee | United States
|
13.633 | Gymnix AA/TF |
| 7 | Lara Mori | Italy
|
13.541 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 8 | Larisa Iordache | Romania
|
13.540 | European Championships QF |
| 9 | Georgia Godwin | Australia
|
13.433 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 10 | Angelina Melnikova | Russia
|
13.400 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| Kayla DiCello | United States
|
13.400 | American Cup | |
| Jade Vansteenkiste |  Belgium
|
13.400 | Gymnix EF |
Men
All-around
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikita Nagornyy | Russia |
86.600 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 2 | Kazuma Kaya | Japan |
86.200 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 3 | Sam Mikulak | United States |
85.332 | American Cup |
| 4 | Wataru Tanigawa | Japan |
85.300 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 5 | Adem Asil | Turkey |
83.232 | European Championships QF |
| 6 | Oleg Verniaiev | Ukraine |
83.064 | American Cup |
| 7 | James Hall | Great Britain |
82.999 | American Cup |
| 8 | Shane Wiskus | United States |
82.797 | American Cup |
| 9 | Daiki Hashimoto | Japan |
82.757 | American Cup |
| 10 | Yevgen Yudenkov | Ukraine |
82.532 | European Championships TF |
| 11 | Pablo Brägger |  Switzerland |
82.439 | American Cup |
| 12 | Krisztofer Mészáros | Hungary |
82.431 | European Championships QF |
| 13 | Diogo Soares | Brazil |
81.298 | American Cup |
| 14 | Robert Tvorogal | Lithuania |
81.265 | European Championships QF |
| 15 | Lee Chih-kai |  Chinese Taipei |
80.606 | American Cup |
Floor exercise
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yahor Sharamkou | Belarus |
15.033 | European Championships QF |
| 2 | Artem Dolgopyat | Israel |
15.000 | European Championships EF |
| Kirill Prokopev | Russia |
15.000 | Melbourne World Cup QF | |
| 4 | Ryu Sung-hyun |  South Korea |
14.933 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 5 | Adem Asil | Turkey |
14.733 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 6 | Milad Karimi |  Kazakhstan |
14.666 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 7 | Aurel Benović | Croatia |
14.600 | European Championships EF |
| 8 | Petro Pakhniuk | Ukraine |
14.466 | European Championships QF |
| 9 | Dmitriy Lankin | Russia |
14.400 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 10 | Kazuki Minami | Japan |
14.366 | Baku World Cup QF |
Pommel horse
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weng Hao | China |
15.433 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 2 | Stephen Nedoroscik | United States |
15.400 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 3 | Saeedreza Keikha |  Iran |
15.030 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 4 | Nariman Kurbanov | Kazakhstan |
15.000 | Szombathely World Challenge Cup QF |
| 5 | Kohei Kameyama | Japan |
14.833 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 6 | Kazuma Kaya | Japan |
14.800 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 7 | Filip Ude | Croatia |
14.650 | Szombathely World Challenge Cup QF |
| 8 | Takaaki Sugino | Japan |
14.600 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 9 | Matvei Petrov | Albania |
14.566 | European Championships EF |
| Thierry Pellerin | Canada |
14.566 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
Rings
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleftherios Petrounias |  Greece |
15.100 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 2 | Liu Yang | China |
15.000 | Baku World Cup QF |
| İbrahim Çolak | Turkey |
15.000 | European Championships EF | |
| 4 | Lan Xingyu | China |
14.933 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 5 | Vinzenz Höck | Austria |
14.800 | European Championships EF |
| 6 | Arthur Zanetti | Brazil |
14.766 | Baku World Cup QF |
| Igor Radivilov | Ukraine |
14.766 | European Championships EF | |
| 8 | Courtney Tulloch | Great Britain |
14.700 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| Zhang Boheng | China |
14.700 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet | |
| Nikita Nagornyy | Russia |
14.700 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
Vault
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin Jea-hwan | South Korea |
14.883 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 2 | Jorge Vega |  Guatemala |
14.783 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 3 | Igor Radivilov | Ukraine |
14.733 | European Championships EF |
| 4 | Yahor Sharamkou | Belarus |
14.700 | European Championships EF |
| 5 | Andrey Medvedev | Israel |
14.666 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 6 | James Bacueti | Australia |
14.616 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 7 | Joshua Valle |  Mexico |
14.566 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 8 | Milad Karimi | Kazakhstan |
14.533 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 9 | Audrys Nin Reyes |  Dominican Republic |
14.516 | Melbourne World Cup QF |
| 10 | Courtney Tulloch | Great Britain |
14.500 | Baku World Cup QF |
Parallel bars
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferhat Arıcan | Turkey |
15.333 | European Championships QF |
| 2 | Vladislav Poliashov | Russia |
15.200 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 3 | Yusuke Tanaka | Japan |
15.166 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 4 | Petro Pakhniuk | Ukraine |
15.066 | European Championships TF |
| 5 | You Hao | China |
15.000 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 6 | Đinh Phương Thành |  Vietnam |
14.933 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 7 | Shoichi Yamamoto | Japan |
14.900 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 8 | Wataru Tanigawa | Japan |
14.800 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 9 | Daiki Hashimoto | Japan |
14.700 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| Nikita Nagornyy | Russia |
14.700 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
Horizontal bar
| Rank | Name | Country | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kōhei Uchimura | Japan |
15.200 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 2 | Epke Zonderland |  Netherlands |
14.900 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 3 | Robert Tvorogal | Lithuania |
14.800 | European Championships EF |
| 4 | Tin Srbić | Croatia |
14.650 | Szombathely World Challenge Cup EF |
| 5 | Milad Karimi | Kazakhstan |
14.500 | Melbourne World Cup EF |
| 6 | Wataru Tanigawa | Japan |
14.400 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 7 | Kazuma Kaya | Japan |
14.300 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
| 8 | Ümit Şamiloğlu | Turkey |
14.266 | Baku World Cup QF |
| 9 | Daiki Hashimoto | Japan |
14.225 | American Cup |
| 10 | Alexander Myakinin | Israel |
14.200 | European Championships EF |
| Nikita Nagornyy | Russia |
14.200 | Friendship & Solidarity Meet |
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