05. July 2009  
Belgrade, Serbia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Chinese women - most sucessfully at the Universiade

CHINA's women's artistic gymnastics team collected an overall 169.150 points and an extraordinary seven-point edge for the title of the 25th UNIVERSIADE 2009 in Belgrade (Serbia), leaving RUSSIA a far second in 162.150.
The bronze went to PEOPLES REPUBLIC of KOREA in 161.450 points, which boast Olympic vault winner Hong Eu-Jong.
Best in all-around qualification but also after the Saturday's all-around final were the two Chineses JIANG Yuyuan (57,050) and HE Ning (56,600), followed by the two North-koreans KIM Un Hyang (55,800) and HONG Un Jong (55,000) on fourth place.
JIANG Yuyuan won also the beam final and two more medals and is the most successful gymnast of these competitions.
Also double European Champion Beth TWEDDLE (GBR) was unbeatable at ther special apparatusses...

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* All-around Final, Saturday, July 04
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China, North Korea and Japan domiated the women's all-around final on the first five ranks. The best European gymnasts followed on 6th to ninth places...

* All-around Final
1. JIANG Yuyuan  CHN  - 57,050
2. HE Ning  CHN  - 56,600
3.   KIM Un Hyang  PRK  - 55,800

4. HONG Un Jong  PRK  - 55,000
5. TANAKA, Rie  JPN  - 54,550
6. KLYUKINA, Svetlana  RUS  - 53,800

  >> Detailed AA Final results

* BALANCE BEAM / Schwebebalken
1. JIANG, Yuyuan  (CHN)  - 14,850
2. HE, Ning  (CHN)              - 14,675
3. ZGOBA, Daria  (UKR)   - 13,950
  >> Detailed Results

* FLOOR EXERCISE / Boden
1. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth  (GBR)  - 14,850
2. JIANG, Yuyuan  (CHN)             - 14,325
3. HE, Ning  (CHN)                        - 14,100
  >> Detailed Results
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