Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification explained

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Qualification Summary

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

Nation							Total
	width=60	Men	width=60	Women	width=60	Individual		width=60	Group	width=60	Men	width=60	Women
	1	6	1		1		9
			1				1
			2	6			8
	6	1	2	6	1	1	17
	1	1					2
	1	6		6			13
	1	1	2	6			10
	6	2	1		1	2	12
			1				1
	6	6	1	6	2	2	23
	1	1					2
	1	1					2
	1	1				1	3
					1		1
	1	1					2
			1				1
		1					1
	6	6			1		13
	1					1	2
	6	6			1	1	14
	2	6				1	9
	1	1	1	6			9
	1	1					2
	1		2	6			9
	6	6		6	1		19
	6	6		6	2	1	21
			1				1
		1					1
	1						1
		1					1
	1	1					2
		2					2
	1	1	1				3
					1	1	2
	1						1
	6	6					12
	6	6	2	6	2	2	24
		1					1
	1	1					2
			1				1
	6	1	1				8
	6	2	1	6			15
	2	1					3
	2	6	2	6	1	1	18
	6	6			1	1	14
	1					1	2
	1	1					2
		1					1
	1						1
Total: 49 NOCs	98	98	24	72	16	16	324

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
	September 1–9, 2007	Stuttgart
	September 19–21, 2007	Patras
2007 World Trampoline Championships	Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2007	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		6
	Teams places 13-15		2
	Teams places 16-18		1
	Top 7 athletes from NOCs not already qualified	Yordan Yovchev Anton Fokin Filip Ude José Luis Fuentes Epke Zonderland Martin Konečný Ilia Giorgadze
	Individual Apparatus Gold medal winners	Leszek Blanik Mitja Petkovšek
	FIG Executive Board Invitations*	Samuel Simpson Mohamed Serour
	Additional athletes from NOCs not already qualified	Róbert Gál Koen Van Damme Sascha Palgen Alexander Shatilov Jorge Hugo Giraldo
Tripartite Invitation		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		6
	Teams places 13-15		2
	Teams places 16-18		1
	Top 9 athletes from NOCs not already qualified	Stefani Bismpikou Nastassia Marachkouskaya Dorina Böczögő Natalia Sánchez Marisela Cantù Jo Hyun-Joo Marta Pihan Gaelle Mys Adela Šajn
	Individual Apparatus Gold medal winners	-
	FIG Executive Board Invitations*	Sherine El Zeiny
	Additional athletes from NOCs not already qualified	Tina Erceg Annamari Maaranen Jessica López Nikolina Tankoucheva Ivana Kovacova Jelena Zanevskaya
Tripartite Invitation		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
	FIG Executive Board*	Li Hongyang Odette Richard Naazmi Johnston
Tripartite Invitation		Wania Monteiro
TOTAL		24

• Ensure participation of the Host Nation and each continent.

Group

Event	Criterion	Qualified
World Championship	Top 10
	FIG Executive Board*
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	**
	FIG Executive Board*	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	**
	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

• International Gymnastics Federation