1997 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

none June 2025 1997 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 23 October 1997 26 October 1997 GER Berlin, Germany Budapest 1996 Seville 1998 XXI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany on 23–26 October, 1997. 159 gymnasts from 50 countries competed.Qualification https://rsg.net/cgi-bin/wm/result?e=1b 2025-06-04 rsg.net 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,RSG World Championships in Berlin 1997 https://rsg.net/wm/english.html 2025-06-04 rsg.net 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.Zina Mironov January 1998 Poetry in motion https://www.proquest.com/docview/214002229/5AC9E88ECC1341D7PQ/5 2025-06-04 International Gymnast 8-10 40 1 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. Medal winners All-around Finals Team#Team All-AroundYana BatyrshinaNatalia LipkovskayaAmina ZaripovaEvgenia PavlinaYulia RaskinaValeria VatkinaOlena VitrychenkoTamara YerofeevaTatiana Popova Individual#Individual All-Around Olena VitrychenkoUKR Natalia LipkovskayaRUS Yana BatyrshinaRUS Apparatus Finals Rope#Individual Rope Olena VitrychenkoUKRYana BatyrshinaRUS None awarded Natalia LipkovskayaRUS Hoop#Individual Hoop Natalia LipkovskayaRUS Olena VitrychenkoUKR Eva SerranoFRA Clubs#Individual Clubs Olena VitrychenkoUKR Yana BatyrshinaRUS Natalia LipkovskayaRUSTatiana PopovaUKR Ribbon#Individual Ribbon Olena VitrychenkoUKR Natalia LipkovskayaRUS Eva SerranoFRA 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 Argentina: Lorena Garroco, Roxana Marion, Sandra Re, Anahi Sosa Armenia Armenia: Nina Aloian, Narine Davoyan, Lusine Galstyan, Karine Kachatrian Australia Australia: Shaneez Johnston, Danielle Le Ray, Leigh Marning, Kristy Darrah Austria Austria: Alexandra Baer, Valerie Hackl, Birgit Schielin Azerbaijan Azerbaijan: Alfia Kukshinova, Alieva Nourdjachan, Irina Pavlichenco, Sabina Tagiev Belarus Belarus: Tatiana Ogrizko, Evgenia Pavlina, Yulia Raskina, Valeria Vatkina Belgium Belgium: Astrid de Mul, Frederique Donnay, Cecile Maissin Brazil Brazil: Kizzy Antualpa, Dayane Camilo da Silva, Camila Ferezin, Elise Penedo Bulgaria Bulgaria: Teodora Alexandrova, Boryana Gineva, Viktoria Danova Canada Canada: Julia Lombara, Jodie Miller, Erika-Leigh Stirton China China: Yunfei Pu, Xi Zhang, Bei Wu, Xiaojing Zhou Croatia Croatia: Kristina Bajaz, Petra Jurinec, Zrinka Uzbinec, Tanja Balazic Cuba Cuba: Yamile Sotolongo, Yordania Corrales, Yasleidy Rodriguez Cyprus Cyprus: Angela Georgiou, Maria Kyprianidou, Chrtalla Panayiotou, Elena Theodorou Czech Republic Czech Republic: Lucie Barkova, Renata Hostinska, Kamila Krynicka, Andrea Šebestová Estonia Estonia: Natalja Kornysheva, Ege Soidla, Irina Stadnik, Julia Tsvetajeva Finland Finland: Heini Lautala, Heidi Niemi, Minna Markkanen, Laura Pietilainen France France: Eva Serrano, Stephanie Delayat, Caroline Stepanoff, Amelie Villeneuve Georgia Georgia: Vanda Kereselidze, Inga Tavdishvili Germany Germany: Magdalena Brzeska, Edita Schaufler, Monique Strobl, Helene Asmus Greece Greece: Sophia Bakola, Maria Pagalou, Irene Polydorou, Georgia Straka Hungary Hungary: Viktoria Frater, Orsolya Balogh, Dora Toth, Katalin Kiss Israel Israel: Lital Baumwell, Svetlana Tokayev, Ania Shabsis, Dana Sulema Italy Italy: Susanna Marchesi, Martina Nadalini, Arianna Rusca, Laura Zacchilli Japan Japan: Mikako Iwamoto, Rieko Matsunaga, Kayako Miyazaki, Yukari Murata Kazakhstan Kazakhstan: Elena Rogojina, Yulia Yourtchenko, Valeria Khairoulina Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan: Saule Tlebaldinova Latvia Latvia: Lioubov Hohloya, Darya Medyouho, Ina Proyouma, Ana Zelenska Lithuania Lithuania: Anzelika Filipovic, Kristina Kliukevičiūtė, Natalija Filistovic, Živilė Rezgytė Malaysia Malaysia: Carolyn Au Yong, Farah Zellinah Kemal, Sarina Sundarajah, Chee Kiat Thye Mexico Mexico: Silvia Palacios, Marcela Salinas, Laura Escalante, Karenia Gutierrez The Netherlands The Netherlands: Sabina Hoogendijk, Lucinda Schuurman, Ramona Stook New Zealand New Zealand: Felicity Gould-Thorpe, Gemma Railton, Simone Clark Norway Norway: Marianne Haugli, Siri Kjeksrud Poland Poland: Krystyna Leśkiewicz, Joanna Bobrucka, Agnieszka Brandebura, Anna Kwitniewska Portugal Portugal: Ines Honorio, Susana Nascimento, Vanessa Pereira, Joana Raposo Romania Romania: Evelina Benchea, Dilana Ferencz, Dana Carteleanu, Alina Stoica Russia Russia: Yana Batyrshina, Natalia Lipkovskaya, Amina Zaripova Slovakia Slovakia: Zuzana Dobiasova, Eva Filcova, Eleonora Korcekova, Ivana Morolikova Slovenia Slovenia: Anja Cucek, Dusica Jeremic, Ana Rebov, Nina Vengust South Africa South Africa: Andrea Schermoly, Michelle Cameron, Brigitte Heeb, Cheryl Phillips South Korea South Korea: Hwang Sook-Hyun, Kim Eun-Hae, Kim Min-Jung, Kwon Bo-Young Spain Spain: Almudena Cid, Alba Caride Costas, Esther Dominguez, Carolina Malchair Thailand Thailand: Aunchaya Yeansukon Turkey Turkey: Misra Gigeroglu Ukraine Ukraine: Tamara Erofeeva, Elena Vitrichenko, Tatiana Popova The United Kingdom The United Kingdom: Debbie McLarnon, Annabel Brown, Laura Mackie, Melanie Willmott United States The United States: Alicia Albe, Tara McCargo, Meaghan Muller Uzbekistan Uzbekistan: Lilya Nasirova, Tanya Budarina, Elena Mesheryakova, Irina Zamyatina Yugoslavia Yugoslavia: Iva Zimonjic Individual All-Around Place Nation Name Total 1 30px| Elena Vitrichenko 39.900 2 30px| Natalia Lipkovskaya 39.866 3 30px| Yanina Batyrchina 39.832 4 30px| Evgenia Pavlina 39.706 5 30px| Yulia Raskina 39.623 6 30px| Teodora Alexandrova 39.540 7 30px| Eva Serrano 39.499 8 30px| Tatiana Popova 39.482 9 30px| Edita Schaufler 39.449 10 30px| Magdalena Brzeska 39.366 Individual Rope Place Nation Name Result 1 30px| Yanina Batyrchina 9.950 1 30px| Elena Vitrichenko 9.950 3 30px| Natalia Lipkovskaya 9.950 4 30px| Evgenia Pavlina 9.916 5 30px| Eva Serrano 9.875 6 30px| Yulia Raskina 9.866 7 30px| Tatiana Popova 9.841 8 30px| Edita Schaufler 9.791 Individual Hoop Place Nation Name Result 1 30px| Natalia Lipkovskaya 10.000 2 30px| Elena Vitrichenko 10.000 3 30px| Eva Serrano 9.950 4 30px| Teodora Alexandrova 9.941 5 30px| Yanina Batyrchina 9.916 6 30px| Edita Schaufler 9.850 7 30px| Boryana Gineva 9.841 8 30px| Magdalena Brzeska 9.562 Individual Clubs Place Nation Name Result 1 30px| Elena Vitrichenko 10.000 2 30px| Yanina Batyrchina 9.950 3 30px| Natalia Lipkovskaya 9.900 3 30px| Tatiana Popova 9.900 5 30px| Magdalena Brzeska 9.833 6 30px| Edita Schaufler 9.816 7 30px| Viktoria Danova 9.716 8 30px| Almudena Cid Tostado 9.691 Individual Ribbon Place Nation Name Result 1 30px| Elena Vitrichenko 10.000 2 30px| Natalia Lipkovskaya 10.000 3 30px| Eva Serrano 9.933 4 30px| Evgenia Pavlina 9.925 5 30px| Amina Zaripova 9.874 6 30px| Edita Schaufler 9.858 7 30px| Almudena Cid Tostado 9.841 8 30px| Magdalena Brzeska 9.775 Team All-Around Final Place Nation Total 1 30px| Russia 118.678 2 30px| Belarus 118.264 3 30px| Ukraine 118.229 4 30px| Germany 117.397 5 30px| Bulgaria 78.290 6 30px| Italy 77.927 7 30px| Spain 77.517 8 30px| Japan 76.979 References 26 October 1997 21st World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/events/results/resEvent.jsp?ID=10339 https://web.archive.org/web/20070313213409/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/events/results/resEvent.jsp?ID=10339 2007-03-13 International Gymnastics Federation Category:Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Category:International gymnastics competitions hosted by Germany World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 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