2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, where the competition took place
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| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
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 Tokyo, Japan |
| Start date | October 7, 2011 |
| End date | October 16, 2011 |
| Competitors | 528 |
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was considering moving the event, but on May 22 FIG president Bruno Grandi announced that the World Championships would take place in Tokyo as planned.
83 countries participated, which included gymnasts from
This event is the first qualifying stage for the 2012 Summer Olympics which will be held in London. The top 24 men's and women's teams from the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are allowed to send a full team of gymnasts. The top 8 men's and women's teams will directly qualify for the team events at the 2012 Olympics. Teams placed 9th to 16th will get a second chance to qualify a full team at the Olympic Test Event in January 10–18, 2012, from which four men's and women's teams will qualify
The winners of gold, silver and bronze medals in each apparatus will qualify for the Olympics, either as individuals or as members of their national team. Additional individual gymnasts will qualify from the Test Event in January.
Oldest and youngest competitors
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's qualification
In the qualifying round, five gymnasts performed on each apparatus, and the top four scores were counted towards the team's total. The top eight teams qualified to the final.
In the final, held on October 11, only three gymnasts performed on each apparatus, and all the scores counted. The United States team won the gold medal with solid performances by all gymnasts on all apparatus, while the Russian team made several mistakes and finished a distant second. China narrowly beat Romania to win the bronze medal, followed by Great Britain in fifth place. This was the highest ranking finish Great Britain had ever had for a team at a World Championship.
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