| | Event type
Individual, Women
| Date | 2 – 4 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Georgia Coliseum, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia |
| Participants | 37 from 22 countries |
The heavy favorite was Bulgaria’s Maria Petrova, who was World Champion in 1993-95. In 1995, she had shared the gold with Ukrainian Yekaterina Serebryanskaya . Also expected to contend was Belarussian Larisa Lukyanenko, runner-up at the 1994 Worlds, and third in 1995, but she performed poorly and placed only seventh. The judging in 1996 was highly suspect. Petrova finished only fifth, despite having made no major flaws in her routines. Serebryanskaya won the gold medal, but Wallechinsky described Petrova’s frustration with her comments, “Our sport is more of a sport outside the competition hall. It’s in the hallways; it’s in the cafés; between the judges.”
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Semi-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | Kateryna Serebrianska |  UKR | 39.113 (2) | 39.332 (1) | 39.683 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 37 | Yana Batyrshina |  RUS | 37.748 (13) | 39.232 (3) | 39.382 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 40 | Olena Vitrychenko | UKR | 39.200 (1) | 39.266 (2) | 39.331 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 36 | Amina Zaripova | RUS | 38.748 (3) | 38.664 (7) | 39.264 (4) | |||
| 5 | 7 | Mariya Petrova |  BUL | 38.382 (6) | 38.899 (4) | 38.999 (5) | |||
| 6 | 17 | Eva Serrano |  FRA | 38.148 (7) | 38.615 (8) | 38.816 (6) | |||
| 7 | 6 | Larysa Lukianenka |  BLR | 38.481 (4) | 38.749 (5) | 38.666 (7) | |||
| 8 | 5 | Tatsiana Ahryzka | BLR | 37.899 (9) | 38.681 (6) | 38.530 (8) | |||
| 9 | 15 | Almudena Cid |  ESP | 38.400 (5) | 38.448 (9) | 38.515 (9) | |||
| 10 | 20 | Magdalena Brzeska |  GER | 37.615 (15) | 38.232 (10) | 38.315 (10) | |||
| 11 r2/3 | 8 | Diana Popova | BUL | 37.849 (10) | 37.830 (11) | – | |||
| 12 r2/3 | 22 | Maria Pagkalou |  GRE | 37.983 (8) | 37.815 (12) | – | |||
| 13 r2/3 | 28 | Irene Germini |  ITA | 37.548 (=16) | 37.516 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r2/3 | 28 | Katia Pietrosanti | ITA | 37.099 (20) | 37.315 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r2/3 | 34 | Alina Stoica |  ROU | 37.781 (=11) | 37.248 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r2/3 | 21 | Kristin Sroka | GER | 37.697 (14) | 37.133 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r2/3 | 10 | Zhou Xiaojing |  CHN | 37.548 (=16) | 37.116 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r2/3 | 30 | Akane Yamao |  JPN | 37.115 (19) | 36.798 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r2/3 | 14 | Alba Caride | ESP | 37.781 (=11) | 36.697 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r2/3 | 29 | Miho Yamada | JPN | 37.131 (18) | 36.265 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/3 | 33 | Krystyna Leśkiewicz |  POL | 36.982 (21) | – | – | |||
| 22 r1/3 | 12 | Lenka Oulehlová |  CZE | 36.963 (22) | – | – | |||
| 23 r1/3 | 24 | Viktória Fráter |  HUN | 36.931 (23) | – | – | |||
| 24 r1/3 | 2 | Birgit Schielin |  AUT | 36.881 (24) | – | – | |||
| 25 r1/3 | 19 | Ekaterina Abramia |  GEO | 36.833 (25) | – | – | |||
| 26 r1/3 | 23 | Evangelia Sotiriou | GRE | 36.698 (26) | – | – | |||
| 27 r1/3 | 32 | Anna Kwitniewska | POL | 36.680 (27) | – | – | |||
| 28 r1/3 | 13 | Andrea Šebestová | CZE | 36.598 (28) | – | – | |||
| 29 r1/3 | 3 | Nina Taborsky | AUT | 36.565 (29) | – | – | |||
| 30 r1/3 | 41 | Jessica Davis |  USA | 36.564 (30) | – | – | |||
| 31 r1/3 | 4 | Cindy Stollenberg |  BEL | 36.464 (31) | – | – | |||
| 32 r1/3 | 35 | Dana Carteleanu | ROU | 36.382 (32) | – | – | |||
| 33 r1/3 | 9 | Camille Martens |  CAN | 36.364 (33) | – | – | |||
| 34 r1/3 | 16 | Katri Kalpala |  FIN | 36.348 (34) | – | – | |||
| 35 r1/3 | 11 | Wu Bei | CHN | 36.297 (35) | – | – | |||
| 36 r1/3 | 25 | Andrea Szalay | HUN | 35.898 (36) | – | – | |||
| 37 r1/3 | 31 | Kristina Kliukevičiūtė |  LTU | 35.747 (37) | – | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 2 August 1996 — 12:32 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 20 advanced to semi-final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | Olena Vitrychenko | UKR | 39.200 | 9.800 (2) | 9.800 (1) | 9.800 (=2) | 9.800 (1) | ||
| 2 | 39 | Kateryna Serebrianska | UKR | 39.113 | 9.799 (3) | 9.783 (2) | 9.832 (1) | 9.699 (5) | ||
| 3 | 36 | Amina Zaripova | RUS | 38.748 | 9.716 (4) | 9.699 (4) | 9.583 (7) | 9.750 (2) | ||
| 4 | 6 | Larysa Lukianenka | BLR | 38.481 | 9.699 (5) | 9.366 (=15) | 9.716 (5) | 9.700 (4) | ||
| 5 | 15 | Almudena Cid | ESP | 38.400 | 9.600 (7) | 9.600 (=5) | 9.600 (6) | 9.600 (7) | ||
| 6 | 7 | Mariya Petrova | BUL | 38.382 | 9.666 (6) | 9.183 (=24) | 9.800 (=2) | 9.733 (3) | ||
| 7 | 17 | Eva Serrano | FRA | 38.148 | 9.516 (10) | 9.600 (=5) | 9.466 (13) | 9.566 (9) | ||
| 8 | 22 | Maria Pagkalou | GRE | 37.983 | 9.500 (11) | 9.500 (=7) | 9.533 (=8) | 9.450 (11) | ||
| 9 | 5 | Tatsiana Ahryzka | BLR | 37.899 | 8.766 (37) | 9.750 (3) | 9.750 (4) | 9.633 (6) | ||
| 10 | 8 | Diana Popova | BUL | 37.849 | 9.550 (9) | 9.500 (=7) | 9.516 (11) | 9.283 (=18) | ||
| =11 | 14 | Alba Caride | ESP | 37.781 | 9.416 (14) | 9.433 (12) | 9.532 (10) | 9.400 (=13) | ||
| =11 | 34 | Alina Stoica | ROU | 37.781 | 9.316 (19) | 9.499 (9) | 9.500 (12) | 9.466 (10) | ||
| 13 | 37 | Yana Batyrshina | RUS | 37.748 | 9.816 (1) | 9.266 (=18) | 9.350 (17) | 9.316 (17) | ||
| 14 | 21 | Kristin Sroka | GER | 37.697 | 9.432 (13) | 9.450 (11) | 9.399 (15) | 9.416 (12) | ||
| 15 | 20 | Magdalena Brzeska | GER | 37.615 | 9.566 (8) | 8.933 (33) | 9.533 (=8) | 9.583 (8) | ||
| =16 | 28 | Irene Germini | ITA | 37.548 | 9.466 (12) | 9.466 (10) | 9.216 (=28) | 9.400 (=13) | ||
| =16 | 10 | Zhou Xiaojing | CHN | 37.548 | 9.333 (=17) | 9.416 (13) | 9.416 (14) | 9.383 (15) | ||
| 18 | 29 | Miho Yamada | JPN | 37.131 | 9.350 (16) | 9.350 (17) | 9.249 (=26) | 9.182 (27) | ||
| 19 | 30 | Akane Yamao | JPN | 37.115 | 9.183 (29) | 9.366 (=15) | 9.283 (22) | 9.283 (=18) | ||
| 20 | 28 | Katia Pietrosanti | ITA | 37.099 | 8.983 (36) | 9.400 (14) | 9.366 (16) | 9.350 (16) | ||
| 21 | 33 | Krystyna Leśkiewicz | POL | 36.982 | 9.250 (21) | 9.232 (22) | 9.250 (25) | 9.250 (20) | ||
| 22 | 12 | Lenka Oulehlová | CZE | 36.963 | 9.232 (24) | 9.266 (=18) | 9.266 (=23) | 9.199 (26) | ||
| 23 | 24 | Viktória Fráter | HUN | 36.931 | 9.233 (=21) | 9.116 (30) | 9.333 (19) | 9.249 (=21) | ||
| 24 | 2 | Birgit Schielin | AUT | 36.881 | 9.200 (=26) | 9.166 (=27) | 9.266 (=23) | 9.249 (=21) | ||
| 25 | 19 | Ekaterina Abramia | GEO | 36.833 | 9.200 (=26) | 9.250 (20) | 9.183 (30) | 9.200 (=23) | ||
| 26 | 23 | Evangelia Sotiriou | GRE | 36.698 | 9.233 (=21) | 9.183 (=24) | 9.299 (21) | 8.983 (34) | ||
| 27 | 32 | Anna Kwitniewska | POL | 36.680 | 9.233 (=21) | 8.932 (34) | 9.349 (18) | 9.166 (=28) | ||
| 28 | 13 | Andrea Šebestová | CZE | 36.598 | 9.366 (15) | 8.783 (36) | 9.249 (=26) | 9.200 (=23) | ||
| 29 | 3 | Nina Taborsky | AUT | 36.565 | 9.133 (33) | 9.183 (=24) | 9.083 (33) | 9.166 (=28) | ||
| 30 | 41 | Jessica Davis | USA | 36.564 | 9.166 (31) | 9.200 (23) | 9.216 (=28) | 8.982 (=35) | ||
| 31 | 4 | Cindy Stollenberg | BEL | 36.464 | 9.033 (34) | 9.166 (=27) | 9.149 (32) | 9.116 (=30) | ||
| 32 | 35 | Dana Carteleanu | ROU | 36.382 | 9.150 (32) | 9.166 (=27) | 9.050 (34) | 9.016 (33) | ||
| 33 | 9 | Camille Martens | CAN | 36.364 | 9.333 (=17) | 8.599 (37) | 9.316 (20) | 9.116 (=30) | ||
| 34 | 16 | Katri Kalpala | FIN | 36.348 | 9.182 (30) | 8.800 (35) | 9.166 (31) | 9.200 (=23) | ||
| 35 | 11 | Wu Bei | CHN | 36.297 | 9.216 (25) | 9.249 (21) | 8.933 (35) | 8.899 (37) | ||
| 36 | 25 | Andrea Szalay | HUN | 35.898 | 9.000 (35) | 9.033 (31) | 8.883 (36) | 8.982 (=35) | ||
| 37 | 31 | Kristina Kliukevičiūtė | LTU | 35.747 | 9.199 (28) | 8.966 (32) | 8.499 (37) | 9.083 (32) |
Semi-Final
| Date | 3 August 1996 — 13:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 10 advanced to final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | Kateryna Serebrianska | UKR | 39.332 | 9.916 (1) | 9.933 (1) | 9.583 (8) | 9.900 (1) | ||
| 2 | 40 | Olena Vitrychenko | UKR | 39.266 | 9.750 (3) | 9.900 (2) | 9.750 (2) | 9.866 (2) | ||
| 3 | 37 | Yana Batyrshina | RUS | 39.232 | 9.850 (2) | 9.866 (3) | 9.733 (=3) | 9.783 (3) | ||
| 4 | 7 | Mariya Petrova | BUL | 38.899 | 9.716 (=4) | 9.750 (=5) | 9.733 (=3) | 9.700 (4) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Larysa Lukianenka | BLR | 38.749 | 9.700 (6) | 9.750 (=5) | 9.616 (=6) | 9.683 (=5) | ||
| 6 | 5 | Tatsiana Ahryzka | BLR | 38.681 | 9.633 (8) | 9.682 (9) | 9.700 (5) | 9.666 (7) | ||
| 7 | 36 | Amina Zaripova | RUS | 38.664 | 9.716 (=4) | 9.850 (4) | 9.782 (1) | 9.316 (18) | ||
| 8 | 17 | Eva Serrano | FRA | 38.615 | 9.666 (7) | 9.700 (=7) | 9.566 (9) | 9.683 (=5) | ||
| 9 | 15 | Almudena Cid | ESP | 38.448 | 9.583 (9) | 9.700 (=7) | 9.616 (=6) | 9.549 (9) | ||
| 10 | 20 | Magdalena Brzeska | GER | 38.232 | 9.550 (10) | 9.583 (10) | 9.516 (10) | 9.583 (8) | ||
| 11 | 8 | Diana Popova | BUL | 37.830 | 9.449 (13) | 9.466 (15) | 9.466 (11) | 9.449 (13) | ||
| 12 | 22 | Maria Pagkalou | GRE | 37.815 | 9.516 (11) | 9.500 (=13) | 9.333 (12) | 9.466 (=11) | ||
| 13 | 28 | Irene Germini | ITA | 37.516 | 9.266 (17) | 9.500 (=13) | 9.250 (=13) | 9.500 (10) | ||
| 14 | 28 | Katia Pietrosanti | ITA | 37.315 | 9.366 (14) | 9.366 (17) | 9.250 (=13) | 9.333 (17) | ||
| 15 | 34 | Alina Stoica | ROU | 37.248 | 9.483 (12) | 9.533 (12) | 8.766 (20) | 9.466 (=11) | ||
| 16 | 21 | Kristin Sroka | GER | 37.133 | 9.283 (16) | 9.550 (11) | 8.900 (19) | 9.400 (=14) | ||
| 17 | 10 | Zhou Xiaojing | CHN | 37.116 | 9.200 (19) | 9.266 (18) | 9.250 (=13) | 9.400 (=14) | ||
| 18 | 30 | Akane Yamao | JPN | 36.798 | 9.233 (18) | 8.966 (20) | 9.216 (16) | 9.383 (16) | ||
| 19 | 14 | Alba Caride | ESP | 36.697 | 9.049 (20) | 9.449 (16) | 8.933 (18) | 9.266 (19) | ||
| 20 | 29 | Miho Yamada | JPN | 36.265 | 9.316 (15) | 9.133 (19) | 9.200 (17) | 8.616 (20) |
Final
| Date | 4 August 1996 — 14:25 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | Kateryna Serebrianska | UKR | 39.683 | 9.950 (1) | 9.950 (1) | 9.950 (1) | 9.833 (1) | ||
| 2 | 37 | Yana Batyrshina | RUS | 39.382 | 9.850 (3) | 9.916 (2) | 9.933 (2) | 9.683 (7) | ||
| 3 | 40 | Olena Vitrychenko | UKR | 39.331 | 9.866 (2) | 9.800 (4) | 9.849 (3) | 9.816 (2) | ||
| 4 | 36 | Amina Zaripova | RUS | 39.264 | 9.783 (4) | 9.866 (3) | 9.832 (4) | 9.783 (3) | ||
| 5 | 7 | Mariya Petrova | BUL | 38.999 | 9.733 (5) | 9.783 (5) | 9.733 (5) | 9.750 (=4) | ||
| 6 | 17 | Eva Serrano | FRA | 38.816 | 9.683 (7) | 9.700 (7) | 9.700 (=6) | 9.733 (6) | ||
| 7 | 6 | Larysa Lukianenka | BLR | 38.666 | 9.466 (10) | 9.750 (6) | 9.700 (=6) | 9.750 (=4) | ||
| 8 | 5 | Tatsiana Ahryzka | BLR | 38.530 | 9.583 (8) | 9.682 (8) | 9.599 (9) | 9.666 (8) | ||
| 9 | 15 | Almudena Cid | ESP | 38.515 | 9.700 (6) | 9.566 (10) | 9.683 (8) | 9.566 (10) | ||
| 10 | 20 | Magdalena Brzeska | GER | 38.315 | 9.516 (9) | 9.600 (9) | 9.566 (10) | 9.633 (9) |