Gymnastics at the 2001 SEA Games was divided into two sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics. The artistic gymnastics was held from September 8 to September 12, and the rhythmic gymnastics from September 14 to September 16. All events were held at the Putra Indoor Stadium National Sports Complex, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]
| Gymnastics at the 2001 SEA Games | |
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| Venue | Putra Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex |
| Dates | 8–16 September 2001 |
Malaysia, the host country, was the most successful nation, winning sixteen gold medals out of twenty and twenty-seven medals in total. Thailand and Indonesia each won two gold medals, with both country won twelve medals in total. The Philippines and Vietnam respectively won six and three medals overall.[2]
Malaysia had a sweep of women's artistic gymnastics events and Rhythmic gymnastics and dominated men's artistic gymnastics events. Malaysian team won its first ever gold in the men's team even and won four gold medals in total. Several athletes won multiple individual golds medals, veteran Jonathan Sianturi won two gold medals for Indonesia on Individual all-around and Pommel horse. Nurul Fatiha Abdul Hamid of Malaysia won women's Individual all-around and Floor exercise events. Chang Zhi Wei of Malaysia won women's Uneven bars and Balance beam events. Goh Yi Wei and Celestie Chan of Malaysia swept all individual gold medals on Rhythmic gymnastics. Goh won Individual all-around, clubs, and hoop events and Chan won ball, and rope events respectively.[2]
Medalist edit
Artistic gymnastics edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Rhythmic gymnastics edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |  Malaysia (MAS)Goh Yi Wei Celestie Chan Sarina Sundra Rajah |
 Thailand (THA)Tharatip Sridee Sarochini Sawakchim Pattra Sarikaputra |
 Indonesia (INA)Yulianti Jumaiyah Oh Ze Ching |
| Individual all-around | Goh Yi Wei Malaysia
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Celestie Chan Malaysia
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Pattra Sarikaputra Thailand
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| Hoop | Goh Yi Wei Malaysia
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Pattra Sarikaputra Thailand
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Sarina Sundra Rajah Malaysia
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| Ball | Celestie Chan Malaysia
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Yuliyanti Indonesia
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Maria Angelica T. Basco Philippines
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| Clubs | Goh Yi Wei Malaysia
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Celestie Chan Malaysia
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Pattra Sarikaputra Thailand
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| Rope | Celestie Chan Malaysia
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Tharatip Sridee Thailand
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Nguyen Thu Ha Vietnam
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Medal table edit
- Legend
* Host nation (Malaysia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia* | 16 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 |  Philippines | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 20 | 21 | 19 | 60 | |
References edit
- ^ COMPETITION SCHEDULE » Gymnastics[dead link]. 2001 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2016-01-28.
- ^ a b Utusan Online. 2001 SEA Games. Retrieved on 2016-01-29.
External links edit
- Competition Results (in English)