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Quiz about Gymnastics 1996 Olympics at Atlanta

Gymnastics: 1996 Olympics at Atlanta Quiz

Were you a big fan of the 1996 Olympic gymnastics? If so, this is the quiz for you!

A multiple-choice quiz by hatboro96. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
hatboro96

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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317,547

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the exercise that took Shannon Miller out of contention for the all-around gold medal? Hint

Floor Exercise

Balance Beam

Vault

Uneven Bars

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Question 2 of 10

2. When the games came to a conclusion, which country had earned the most gold medals (men, women, and rhythmic)?
Hint

Ukraine

United States

Romania

China

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the athlete who vaulted, and stuck on an injured ankle to win the US their first gold medal? Hint

Amanda Borden

Dominique Dawes

Kerri Strug

Jaycie Phelps

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where were the gymnastics competitions held? Hint

Georgia Dome

Stegeman Coliseum

Gymnastics Center

Atlanta Center

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Question 5 of 10

5. Soviet Union gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva won the all-around gold medal while defending her World Championships title. How many gymnasts had accomplished this feat prior? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which US Gymnast won the only individual gold? Hint

Amy Chow

Dominique Dawes

Shannon Miller

Kerri Strug

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which gymnast from Romania was taken out of the all-around, and who was she replaced with? Hint

Alexandra Marinescu and Simona Amanar

Mirela Tugulan and Lavina Milosovici

Alexandra Marinescu and Gina Gogen

Mirela Tuglan and Simona Amanar

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Question 8 of 10

8. What gymnast made her Olympic debut and won the only gold medal for Russia during these Olympics? Hint

Dina Kochetkova

Svetlana Khorkina

Rozalia Galiyeva

Elena Grosheva

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which US gymnast won the only medal during the men's competition? Hint

Jair Lynch

Blaine Wilson

John Roethlisberger

Kip Simons

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Question 10 of 10

10. What part of the woman's gymnastics competition was included for the last time in Olympic competition, at Atlanta 1996? Hint

Optionals

Compulsories

Event Finals

All-Around

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the exercise that took Shannon Miller out of contention for the all-around gold medal?

Answer: Floor Exercise

During her first tumbling pass Shannon took a .3 deduction due to landing short, and not putting her hands down during her double layout. With some small other errors and the score of 9.475, took her out of contention for a medal. She ended up finishing 8th.

2. When the games came to a conclusion, which country had earned the most gold medals (men, women, and rhythmic)?

Answer: Ukraine

Ukraine earned a gold medal in the women's all-around and floor exercise (Lilia Podkopayeva), men's parallel bars (Rustam Sharipov), and rhythmic gymnastics all-around (Ekaterina Serebianskaya) for a total of 4 gold medals.

3. Who was the athlete who vaulted, and stuck on an injured ankle to win the US their first gold medal?

Answer: Kerri Strug

Kerri Strug landed badly on her first vault, and then vaulted once again. Afraid otherwise the US would not win the gold (although they would have), briefly landed on both legs and then was carried off the podium. She was unable to compete in the all-around final or event finals.

4. Where were the gymnastics competitions held?

Answer: Georgia Dome

The Georgia Dome was opened in 1992. Besides the artistic gymnastics competition, the Georgia Dome also hosted basketball and handball.

5. Soviet Union gymnast Ludmilla Tourischeva won the all-around gold medal while defending her World Championships title. How many gymnasts had accomplished this feat prior?

Answer: 0

Lilia Podkopayeva was the first gymnast in 24 years to be the reigning World Champion when they won the all-around gold medal.

6. Which US Gymnast won the only individual gold?

Answer: Shannon Miller

Shannon Miller who was inches away from winning gold in 1992, finally struck gold twice. She won the Olympic Gold in team along with her US teammates and an individual beam gold medal. Her medals after the Olympics gave her 18 World and Olympic medals. She became the most decorated US gymnast.

7. Which gymnast from Romania was taken out of the all-around, and who was she replaced with?

Answer: Alexandra Marinescu and Simona Amanar

Alexandra Marinescu successfully qualified into the all-around competition. Along with Simona Amanar, although Amanar was in the top 36, she was also the top four Romanian, which did not allow her to compete. Octavian Belu then decided to pull Marinescu out of the all-around claiming that she did not work hard enough. At these Olympics it was perfectly legal as Amanar was in the top 36.

8. What gymnast made her Olympic debut and won the only gold medal for Russia during these Olympics?

Answer: Svetlana Khorkina

Svetlana Khorkina was strong throughout the team competition, along with veteran Roza Galiyeva, but due to younger gymnasts making mistakes, the Russian team earned a respectable 2nd place in the team competition. During the all-around, Svetlana fell on her original skill on uneven bars.

She then successfully completed this element during the uneven bars final, winning the only gold medal for Russia.

9. Which US gymnast won the only medal during the men's competition?

Answer: Jair Lynch

Jair Lynch won the only medal for the US men's team during the Parallel Bars finals. He won the silver medal, improving his 6th place finish from the 1992 Olympics. He missed the gold medal by .012.

10. What part of the woman's gymnastics competition was included for the last time in Olympic competition, at Atlanta 1996?

Answer: Compulsories

This was the last competition that compulsories would be competed. USA gymnasts Dominique M, Jaycie Phelps, and Amanda Borden paid a tribute to compulsories doing the compulsory beam performance during the 1996 Olympics gala.

Source: Author hatboro96

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