1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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The 33rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1997.
The 1997 Worlds were notable because they were the first major contest to be held after the elimination of compulsory exercises.
Men
All-Around
| 1st
| '''
Ivan Ivankov''' (BLR)
| 56.887
|
| 2nd
|
Alexei Bondarenko (RUS)
| 56.061
|
| 3rd
|
Naoya Tsukahara (JPN)
| 56.023
|
Apparatus
Floor
Pommel Horse
Rings
| 1st
| '''
Yuri Chechi''' (ITA)
| 9.775
|
| 2nd
|
Szilveszter Csollany (HUN)
| 9.687
|
| 3rd
|
Ivan Ivankov (BLR)
| 9.662
|
Vault
| 1st
| '''
Sergei Fedorchenko''' (KAZ)
| 9.581
|
| 2nd
|
Nikolai Kryukov (RUS)
| 9.556
|
| 3rd
|
Adrian Ianculescu (ROM)
| 9.437
|
Parallel Bars
| 1st
| '''
Zhang Jinjing''' (CHN)
| 9.775
|
| 2nd
|
Li Xiaopeng (CHN)
| 9.737
|
| 3rd
|
Naoya Tsukahara (JPN)
| 9.562
|
Horizontal Bar
| 1st
| '''
Jani Tanskanen''' (FIN)
| 9.700
|
| 2nd
|
Jesus Carballo (ESP)
| 9.675
|
| 3rd
|
Alexander Beresh (UKR)
| 9.625
|
Women
All-Around
Apparatus
Vault
Uneven Bars
| 1st
| '''
Svetlana Khorkina''' (RUS)
| 9.875
|
| 2nd
|
Meng Fei (CHN)
| 9.800
|
| 3rd
|
Bi Wenjing (CHN)
| 9.787
|
Beam
Floor
Team Final
- NB: For this competition, tie-breaker policies were used. When scores were identical, the gymnast with the higher score in the preliminary round was awarded the higher placement in finals.
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