Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Qualification Summary

* Artistic Gymnastics, NOCs with 6 entered athletes may also enter the team competition.

Nation Artistic Rhythmic Trampoline Total
Men Women Individual Group Men Women
Australia 161 1 9
Austria 1 1
Azerbaijan 26 8
Belarus 61261117
Belgium 11 2
Brazil 16 6 13
Bulgaria 1126 10
Canada 621 1212
Cape Verde 1 1
China 66162223
Colombia 11 2
Croatia 11 2
Czech Republic 11 13
Denmark 1 1
Egypt 11 2
Estonia 1 1
Finland 1 1
France 66 1 13
Georgia 1 12
Germany 66 1114
Great Britain 26 19
Greece 1116 9
Hungary 11 2
Israel 1 26 9
Italy 66 61 19
Japan 66 62121
Kazakhstan 1 1
Lithuania 1 1
Luxembourg 1 1
Mexico 1 1
Netherlands 11 2
North Korea 2 2
Poland 111 3
Portugal 112
Puerto Rico 1 1
Romania 66 12
Russia 66262224
Slovakia 1 1
Slovenia 11 2
South Africa 1 1
South Korea 611 8
Spain 6216 15
Switzerland 21 3
Ukraine 26261118
United States 66 1114
Uzbekistan 1 12
Venezuela 11 2
Vietnam 1 1
Yemen 1 1
Total: 49 NOCs989824721616324

Qualification timeline

Event Date Venue
2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships September 1–9, 2007 Germany Stuttgart
2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships September 19–21, 2007 Greece Patras
2007 World Trampoline Championships Nov 30 - Dec 3, 2007 Canada Quebec
Tripartite Invitation March 17, 2008 -

Artistic

An NOC may enter up to 6 men and 6 women athletes. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Men

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
World Championship Teams places 1-12 China
Japan
Germany
United States
South Korea
Spain
Russia
Romania
France
Italy
Canada
Belarus
6
Teams places 13-15 Ukraine
Switzerland
Great Britain
2
Teams places 16-18 Puerto Rico
Brazil
Greece
1
Top 7 athletes from NOCs not already qualified Bulgaria Yordan Yovchev
Uzbekistan Anton Fokin
Croatia Filip Ude
Venezuela José Luis Fuentes
Netherlands Epke Zonderland
Czech Republic Martin Konecny
Georgia (country) Ilia Giorgadze
Individual Apparatus Gold medal winners Poland Leszek Blanik
Slovenia Mitja Petkovšek
FIG Executive Board Invitations* Australia Samuel Simpson
Egypt Mohamed Serour
Additional athletes from NOCs not already qualified Hungary Róbert Gál
Belgium Koen Van Damme
Luxembourg Sascha Palgen
Israel Alexander Shatilov
Colombia Jorge Hugo Giraldo
Tripartite Invitation Yemen Nashwan Al-Harazi
TOTAL 98

* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Women

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
World Championship Teams places 1-12 United States
China
Romania
Italy
Brazil
France
Great Britain
Russia
Ukraine
Germany
Australia
Japan
6
Teams places 13-15 North Korea
Canada
Spain
2
Teams places 16-18 Czech Republic
Netherlands
Switzerland
1
Top 9 athletes from NOCs not already qualified Greece Stefani Bismpikou
Belarus Nastassia Marachkouskaya
Hungary Dorina Boczogo
Colombia Natalia Sanchez
Mexico Marisela Cantu
South Korea Jo Hyun-Joo
Poland Marta Pihan
Belgium Gaelle Mys
Slovenia Adela Šajn
Individual Apparatus Gold medal winners -
FIG Executive Board Invitations* Egypt Sherine El Zeiny
Additional athletes from NOCs not already qualified Croatia Tina Erceg
Finland Annamari Maaranen
Venezuela Jessica Lopez
Bulgaria Nikolina Tankoucheva
Slovakia Ivana Kovacova
Lithuania Jelena Zanevskaya
Tripartite Invitation Vietnam Do Thi Ngan Thuong
TOTAL 98

* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Rhythmic

An NOC may enter up to 1 Group and 2 athletes for individual competition. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.

Individual

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 20 Ukraine
Russia
Russia
Belarus
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Israel
Belarus
Canada
Bulgaria
Spain
Greece
Azerbaijan
Austria
Bulgaria
Poland
South Korea
Estonia
Ukraine
Israel
FIG Executive Board* China Li Hongyang
South Africa Odette Richard
Australia Naazmi Johnston
Tripartite Invitation Cape Verde Wania Monteiro
TOTAL 24

* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Group

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 10 Russia
Italy
Belarus
Bulgaria
Spain
Israel
Japan
Ukraine
China
Azerbaijan
FIG Executive Board* Brazil
Greece
TOTAL 12

* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Trampoline

An NOC may enter up to 2 men and 2 women athletes. Qualification is based on the results of the 2007 World Championships.

Men

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 14 China
China
Russia
Germany
Japan
Japan
Russia
Italy
Ukraine
Canada
Denmark
Belarus
France
Portugal
United States**
FIG Executive Board* Australia Ben Wilden
Tripartite Invitation** -
TOTAL 16

* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

** The tripartite commission invitation was returned to the FIG since no NOC met both the requirements of the commission and the FIG and was awarded to the next eligible federation from the world championships.

Women

Event Criterion Qualified
World Championship Top 15 Russia
China
Russia
China
Canada
Germany
Belarus
Canada
Great Britain
Japan
Uzbekistan
Portugal
Ukraine
Georgia
United States
Czech Republic**
FIG Executive Board* -
Tripartite Invitation** -
TOTAL 16

* Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

** The tripartite commission invitation was returned to the FIG since no NOC met both the requirements of the commission and the FIG and was awarded to the next eligible federation from the world championships.

References

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