Gymnastics at the 1979 Summer Universiade
The Gymnastics competitions in the 1979 Summer Universiade were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Kyogi Yamawaki (JPN) |
| Pommel Horse | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Fereno Donath (HUN) | Zoltán Magyar (HUN) |
| Rings | Alexander Checiches (ROU) | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) | Kyogi Yamawaki (JPN)
Fereno Donath (HUN) |
| Vault | Bohdan Makuts (URS)
Kyogi Yamawaki (JPN) |
Giorgy Kramaritz (HUN)
Kurt Szilier (ROU) | |
| Parallel Bars | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Peter Kovacs (HUN) | Fedor Kulaksizov (URS)
Kurt Szilier (ROU) |
| Horizontal Bar | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) | Junichi Kitagawa (JPN)
Hajime Mikami (JPN) |
| Individual all-around | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Fedor Kulaksizov (URS) | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) |
| Team all-around | Soviet Union | Japan | Romania |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vault | Maria Filatova (URS) | Elena Davydova (URS) | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) |
| Uneven Bars | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU)
Maria Filatova (URS) |
Anca Grigoras (ROU) | |
| Beam | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | Anca Grigoras (ROU)
Svetlana Grozdova (URS) |
|
| Floor | Maria Filatova (URS) | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | Elena Davydova (URS) |
| Individual all-around | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | Maria Filatova (URS) | Elena Davydova (URS) |
| Team all-around | Soviet Union | Romania | United States |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | Romania (ROU) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 16 | 13 | 17 | 46 | |
External links
- https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/UniGame/Men/1979_T_AA_EF.html Result Table (Inconsistent with the Official Statistics book)
- https://issuu.com/usagymnastics/docs/1979_5septoct US Gymnastics Federation's News (Sep/Oct 1979)
- https://www.gymnastics.org.au/images/national/News/Flickin_Back_Archive/apr_79.pdf Australian Amateur Gymnastic Union's Magazine (Apr 1979)
References
- https://www.fisu.net/site/summer_wug_statistics_1959_2019pdf-en-355582-2.html (Official FISU statistics book)
- Universiade gymnastics medalists on HickokSports