Gymnastics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
| Gymnastics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Victoria Memorial Arena |
| Location | Victoria, Canada |
| Dates | 18 to 28 August 1994 |
Gymnastics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was the third appearance of Gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games and the second appearance of Rhythmic gymnastics. The events were held in Victoria, Canada, from 18 to 28 August 1994 and featured a record 20 events (an increase of one from 1990).[1]
The gymnastics events were held at the Victoria Memorial Arena at 1925 Blanshard Street near the centre of Victoria.[2][3]
Australia topped the gymnastics medal table by virtue of winning ten gold medals.[4]
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 |  Canada* | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 |  England | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 62 | |
Medallists
[edit]Artistic gymastics
[edit]- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Around | Neil Thomas England | 55.95 | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 55.525 | Peter Hogan Australia | 54.95 |
| Team | Canada Alan Nolet Kristan Burley Richard Ikeda Travis Romagnoli | 164.7 | Australia Brennon Dowrick Bret Hudson Nathan Kingston Peter Hogan | 164.5 | England Lee McDermott Neil Thomas Paul Bowler Robert Barber | 162.375 |
| Horizontal Bar | Alan Nolet Canada | 9.512 | Richard Ikeda Canada | 9.5 | Nathan Kingston Australia | 9.325 |
| Parallel Bars | Peter Hogan Australia | 9.4 | Kris Burley Canada | 9.35 | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 9.25 |
| Vault | Bret Hudson Australia | 9.375 | Kris Burley Canada | 9.312 | Neil Thomas England | 9.306 |
| Pommel Horse | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 9.425 | Nathan Kingston Australia | 9.4 | Richard Ikeda Canada | 9.225 |
| Rings | Lee McDermott England | 9.475 | Peter Hogan Australia | 9.275 | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 9.15 |
| Floor | Neil Thomas England | 9.662 | Kris Burley Canada | 9.437 | Alan Nolet Canada | 9.15 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Around | Stella Umeh Canada | 38.4 | Rebecca Stoyel Australia | 38.037 | Zita Lusack England | 37.725 |
| Team | England Annika Reeder Jackie Brady Karin Szymko Zita Lusack | 114.22 | Canada Jaime Hill Lisa Simes Stacey Galloway Stella Umeh | 113.65 | Australia Joanna Hughes Rebecca Stoyel Ruth Moniz Salli Wills | 113.62 |
| Asymmetric Bars | Rebecca Stoyel Australia | 9.525 | Stella Umeh Canada | 9.45 | Sara Thompson New Zealand | 9.337 |
| Beam | Salli Wills Australia | 9.075 | Zita Lusack England | 8.987 | Ruth Moniz Australia | 8.9 |
| Vault | Stella Umeh Canada | 9.556 | Sonia Lawrence Wales | 9.543 | Lisa Simes Canada | 9.506 |
| Floor | Annika Reeder England | 9.75 | Jackie Brady England | 9.662 | Lisa Simes Canada | 9.55 |
Rhythmic gymnastics
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| All-Around | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 36.85 | Camille Martens Canada | 36.6 | Debbie Southwick England | 36.35 |
| Team | Canada Camille Martens Gretchen McLennan Lindsay Richards | 106.9 | Australia Kasumi Takahashi Katie Mitchell Leigh Marning | 105.3 | England Aicha McKenzie Debbie Southwick Linda Southwick | 103.3 |
| Ball | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.2 | Camille Martens Canada | 9 | Aicha McKenzie England Gretchen McLennan Canada | 8.8 |
| Clubs | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.4 | Camille Martens Canada | 9.15 | Leigh Marning Australia | 9 |
| Hoop | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.3 | Lindsay Richards Canada | 9.05 | Aicha McKenzie England Joanne Walker Scotland | 8.9 |
| Ribbon | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.2 | Camille Martens Canada | 9.05 | Gretchen McLennan Canada | 9 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Medal Standings Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bowling for gold". Coleraine Times. 15 June 1994. p. 44. Retrieved 4 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Victoria 94: The Event Venues". Dundee Courier. 18 August 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 4 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Gymnastics". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
