2016 in gymnastics
# 2016 in gymnastics

The following were the events of Gymnastics for the year 2016 throughout the world.

## 2016 Summer Olympics (FIG)

* April 16 – 24: Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
   * Ukraine won the gold medal tally. Germany won the overall medal tally.
* August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Arena Olímpica do Rio
   * August 6 – 16: Artistic gymnastics
      * Men
      * Men's Team All-Around: Japan; Russia; China
      * Men's Individual All-Around: Kōhei Uchimura; Oleg Verniaiev; Max Whitlock
      * Men's Floor: Max Whitlock; Diego Hypólito; Arthur Mariano
      * Men's Pommel Horse: Max Whitlock; Louis Smith; Alexander Naddour
      * Men's Rings: Eleftherios Petrounias; Arthur Zanetti; Denis Ablyazin
      * Men's Vault: Ri Se-gwang; Denis Ablyazin; Kenzō Shirai
      * Men's Parallel Bars: Oleg Verniaiev; Danell Leyva; David Belyavskiy
      * Men's Horizontal Bar: Fabian Hambüchen; Danell Leyva; Nile Wilson
      * Women
      * Women's Team All-Around: United States; Russia; China
      * Women's Individual All-Around: Simone Biles; Aly Raisman; Aliya Mustafina
      * Women's Balance Beam: Sanne Wevers; Laurie Hernandez; Simone Biles
      * Women's Floor: Simone Biles; Aly Raisman; Amy Tinkler
      * Women's Uneven Bars: Aliya Mustafina; Madison Kocian; Sophie Scheder
      * Women's Vault: Simone Biles; Maria Paseka; Giulia Steingruber
   * August 12 & 13: Trampolining
      * Men: Uladzislau Hancharou; Dong Dong; Gao Lei
      * Women: Rosie MacLennan; Bryony Page; Li Dan
   * August 19 – 21: Rhythmic gymnastics
      * Individual All-Around: Margarita Mamun; Yana Kudryavtseva; Ganna Rizatdinova
      * Group All-Around: Russia (RUS); Spain (ESP); Bulgaria (BUL)

## Artistic gymnastics

* February 19 – 21: 2016 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup AGF Trophy (#1) in Baku
   * Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* March 5: AT&T American Cup World Cup 2016 C II (#2) in Newark, New Jersey
   * Men's winner: Ryōhei Katō
   * Women's winner: Gabby Douglas
* March 12: World Cup 2016 C II (#3) in Glasgow
   * Men's winner: Max Whitlock
   * Women's winner: MyKayla Skinner
* March 19 & 20: EnBW DTB-POKAL World Cup 2016 C II (#4) in Stuttgart
   * World Cup: Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
   * Overall Men's Team Challenge winners: Great Britain
   * Individual Men's Apparatus Team Challenge: Brazil, Great Britain, and Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. Ukraine won the overall medal tally.
   * Overall Women's Team Challenge winners: Russia
   * Individual Women's Apparatus Team Challenge: Switzerland won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
* March 23 – 26: 2016 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships for Men and Women in Algiers
   * Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* March 24 – 26: 9th FIG ART Gymnastics World Challenge Cup (#5) in Doha
   * Switzerland won the gold medal tally. Brazil and Slovenia won 4 overall medals each.
* March 31 – April 4: 40th "TURNIER DER MEISTER" FIG World Challenge Cup (#6) in Cottbus
   * Ukraine won the gold medal tally. Ukraine and Germany won 5 overall medals each.
* April 8 – 10: 12th Ljubljana FIG World Challenge Cup (#7) in Slovenia
   * Slovenia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* April 28 – May 1: FIG World Challenge Cup #8 in Osijek
   * Great Britain won the gold medal tally. Russia won the overall medal tally.
* May 13 – 15: FIG World Challenge Cup #9 in Varna
   * Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* May 20 – 22: FIG World Challenge Cup #10 in São Paulo
   * Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* May 25 – 29: 2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Bern
   * Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* June 1 – 5: 2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Bern
   * Seniors: Russia and Switzerland won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
   * Juniors: Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* June 23 – 26: FIG World Challenge Cup Artistic Gymnastics (#11) in Anadia, Portugal
   * Brazil and China won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.
* July 1 – 3: FIG World Challenge Cup #12 in Mersin
   * Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* October 7 – 9: FIG World Challenge Cup #13 (final) in Szombathely
   * China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* November 17 – 20: 41st Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup 2016 in Cottbus
   * Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

## Rhythmic gymnastics

* February 26 – 28: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #1 in Espoo
   * All-Around: Aleksandra Soldatova
   * Hoop: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Ball: Son Yeon-jae
   * Clubs: Aleksandra Soldatova
   * Ribbon: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Spain
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops Group: Israel
* March 17 – 20: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #2 in Lisbon
   * All-Around: Aleksandra Soldatova
   * Hoop: Aleksandra Soldatova
   * Ball: Aleksandra Soldatova
   * Clubs: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Ribbon: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Russia
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops Group: Russia
* April 1 – 3: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #3 in Pesaro
   * All-Around: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Hoop: Margarita Mamun
   * Ball: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Clubs: Margarita Mamun
   * Ribbon: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Italy
   * Six Clubs and Two Hoops Group: Italy
* April 28 – May 1: 2016 Asian Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Astana
   * Team: Kazakhstan
   * Group: Kazakhstan
   * All-Around: Sumire Kita
   * Hoop: Alina Adilkhanova
   * Ball: Alina Adilkhanova
   * Clubs: Sumire Kita
   * Ribbon: Sumire Kita
* May 13 – 15: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #4 in Tashkent
   * All-Around: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Hoop: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Ball: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Clubs: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Ribbon: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Russia
   * Six Clubs and Two Hoops Group: Belarus
* May 20 – 22: BSB Bank World Cup 2016 Cat. B (#5) in Minsk
   * All-Around: Margarita Mamun
   * Hoop: Margarita Mamun
   * Ball: Margarita Mamun
   * Clubs: Margarita Mamun
   * Ribbon: Margarita Mamun
   * Group All-Around: Belarus
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Russia
   * Six Clubs and Two Hoops Group: Belarus
* May 27 – 29: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #6 in Sofia
   * All-Around: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Hoop: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Ball: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Clubs: Son Yeon-jae
   * Ribbon: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Bulgaria
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops: Bulgaria
* June 3 – 5: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #7 in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
   * All-Around: Margarita Mamun
   * Hoop: Margarita Mamun
   * Ball: Aleksandra Soldatova
   * Clubs: Margarita Mamun
   * Ribbon: Margarita Mamun
   * Group All-Around: Belarus
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Belarus
   * Six Clubs and Two Hoops: Belarus
* June 17 – 19: 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Holon
   * All-Around: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Hoop: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Ball: Margarita Mamun
   * Clubs: Margarita Mamun
   * Ribbon: Margarita Mamun
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Belarus
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops: Israel
* July 1 – 3: Berlin Master 2016. Cat. B (#8) in Germany
   * All-Around: Dina Averina
   * Hoop: Ganna Rizatdinova and Melitina Staniouta (tie)
   * Ball: Dina Averina
   * Clubs: Ganna Rizatdinova
   * Ribbon: Dina Averina
   * Group All-Around: Japan
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Japan
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops: Ukraine
* July 8 – 10: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #9 in Kazan
   * All-Around: Margarita Mamun
   * Hoop: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Ball: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Clubs: Margarita Mamun
   * Ribbon: Margarita Mamun
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Bulgaria
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops: Russia
* July 22 – 24: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #10 (final) in Baku
   * All-Around: Margarita Mamun
   * Hoop: Yana Kudryavtseva
   * Ball: Margarita Mamun
   * Clubs: Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva (tie)
   * Ribbon: Margarita Mamun and Yana Kudryavtseva (tie)
   * Group All-Around: Russia
   * Five-Ribbon Group: Israel
   * Three Clubs and Two Hoops: Russia

## Trampolining/Tumbling

* March 5 & 6: AGF Trophy World Cup 2016 Cat. A #1 in Baku
   * Men's individual trampoline winner: Dmitry Ushakov
   * Women's individual trampoline winner: Hanna Harchonak
   * Men's synchronized trampoline winners: Russia (Nikita Fedorenko, Dmitry Ushakov)
   * Women's synchronized trampoline winners: Belarus (Hanna Harchonak, Tatsiana Piatrenia)
* March 31 – April 3: 2016 European Trampoline Championships in Valladolid
   * Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
* May 14 & 15: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #2 in Shanghai
   * Men's individual trampoline winner: Dong Dong
   * Women's individual trampoline winner: Li Dan
   * Men's synchronized trampoline winners: Poland (Bartlomiej Hes, Lukasz Tomaszewski)
   * Women's synchronized trampoline winners: United States (Dakota Earnest, Shaylee Dunavin)
   * Men's individual tumbling winner: ZHANG Luo
   * Women's individual tumbling winner: JIA Fangfang
* June 18 & 19: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #3 in Brescia
   * Men's individual trampoline winner: Dong Dong
   * Women's individual trampoline winner: Li Dan
   * Men's synchronized trampoline winners: Russia (Sergei Azarian, Mikhail Melnik)
   * Women's synchronized trampoline winners: Belarus (Hanna Harchonak, Tatsiana Piatrenia)
* June 24 & 25: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #4 in Arosa
   * Men's individual trampoline winner: Dmitry Ushakov
   * Women's individual trampoline winner: Rosie MacLennan
   * Men's synchronized trampoline winners: Japan (Masaki Ito, Ginga Munetomo)
   * Women's synchronized trampoline winners: Russia (Susana Kochesok, Anna Kornetskaya)
* July 8 & 9: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #5 (final) in Coimbra
   * Men's individual trampoline winner: Uladzislau Hancharou
   * Women's individual trampoline winner: Tatsiana Piatrenia
   * Men's synchronized trampoline winners: Russia (Sergei Azarian, Mikhail Melnik)
   * Women's synchronized trampoline winners: Belarus (Hanna Harchonak, Tatsiana Piatrenia)
   * Men's individual tumbling winner: Rasmus Steffensen
   * Women's individual tumbling winner: Anna Korobeinikova
