Gymnastics competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, were held from 29 July to 6 August 2022. The sport made its tenth appearance since its 1978 debut and its second appearance within England specifically, spread across twenty events.[1]
| Gymnastics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
  (From left to right) Artistic, Rhythmic | |
| Venue | Arena Birmingham |
| Dates | 29 July – 2 August 2022 (artistic) 4–6 August 2022 (rhythmic) |
| Competitors | 132 from 22 nations |
Schedule
editThe competition schedule was as follows:[1]
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
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Venue
editThe gymnastics competitions are being held at Arena Birmingham, a venue which has played host to more than 30 sports in its history.[2][3]
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (England)
| Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England* | 11 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 |  Australia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Canada | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 |  Cyprus | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Artistic
editMen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |
England Joe Fraser James Hall Jake Jarman Giarnni Regini-Moran Courtney Tulloch |
Canada Félix Dolci Mathys Jalbert Chris Kaji Jayson Rampersad Kenji Tamane |
Cyprus Georgios Angonas Michalis Chari Ilias Georgiou Marios Georgiou Sokratis Pilakouris |
| Individual all-around |
Jake Jarman England
|
James Hall England
|
Marios Georgiou Cyprus
|
| Floor exercise |
Jake Jarman England
|
Félix Dolci Canada
|
Giarnni Regini-Moran England
|
| Pommel horse |
Joe Fraser England
|
Rhys McClenaghan Northern Ireland
|
Jayson Rampersad Canada
|
| Rings |
Courtney Tulloch England
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Sokratis Pilakouris Cyprus
|
Chris Kaji Canada
|
| Vault |
Jake Jarman England
|
Giarnni Regini-Moran England
|
James Bacueti Australia
|
| Parallel bars |
Joe Fraser England
|
Giarnni Regini-Moran England
|
Marios Georgiou Cyprus
|
| Horizontal bar |
Ilias Georgiou Cyprus
|
Tyson Bull Australia
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Marios Georgiou Cyprus
|
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team all-around |
England Ondine Achampong Georgia-Mae Fenton Claudia Fragapane Alice Kinsella Kelly Simm |
Australia Romi Brown Georgia Godwin Kate McDonald Breanna Scott Emily Whitehead |
Canada Laurie Denommée Jenna Lalonde Cassie Lee Emma Spence Maya Zonneveld |
| Individual all-around |
Georgia Godwin Australia
|
Ondine Achampong England
|
Emma Spence Canada
|
| Vault |
Georgia Godwin Australia
|
Laurie Denommée Canada
|
Shannon Archer Scotland
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| Uneven bars |
Georgia-Mae Fenton England
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Georgia Godwin Australia
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Caitlin Rooskrantz South Africa
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| Balance beam |
Kate McDonald Australia
|
Georgia Godwin Australia
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Emma Spence Canada
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| Floor exercise |
Alice Kinsella England
|
Ondine Achampong England
|
Emily Whitehead Australia
|
Rhythmic
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Participating nations
editThere were 22 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in gymnastics with a total of 132 (56 men and 76 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Artistic
editA total of 103 (56 men and 47 women) artistic gymnasts from 21 CGA's competed.[4]
Australia (10)
Bangladesh (3)
Barbados (1)
Canada (10)
Cayman Islands (2)
Cyprus (6)
England (10)
India (6)
Isle of Man (1)
Jamaica (2)
Jersey (1)
Malaysia (2)
New Zealand (5)
Northern Ireland (3)
Pakistan (1)
Scotland (9)
Singapore (7)
South Africa (6)
Sri Lanka (7)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Wales (10)
Rhythmic
editA total of 29 rhythmic gymnasts from 13 CGA's competed.[5]
Controversies
editOn 26 May 2022, Northern Irish gymnast and reigning Commonwealth Games champion on pommel horse, Rhys McClenaghan, announced on Twitter that he and his teammates, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer, would not be allowed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to them representing Ireland in international competition where Northern Ireland does not compete.[6] The FIG stated that Irish gymnasts competing for Northern Ireland would be "a violation of the FIG Statutes and rules"[7] and recommended that the athletes concerned change their FIG license nationality (in effect, switch to a British licence) if they wished to regain eligibility. The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council accused the FIG of "completely disregarding" the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which states that people from Northern Ireland can consider themselves British, Irish, or both; at the time, no other ASOIF member federation associated with the Commonwealth Games had adopted the FIG's stance.[8]
On 27 June the decision was overturned and the three Northern Irish gymnasts were permitted to compete at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland while still representing the island of Ireland at other international competitions.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "NEC WILL HOST SIX SPORTS AT THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES". The NEC. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Venues | ARENA BIRMINGHAM". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Number of Entries by CGA" (PDF). www.results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ @McClenaghanRhys (26 May 2022). "Earlier today I was informed that the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) will not be allowing myself and my team mates to compete at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Gilmour, Paul (28 May 2022). "Rhys McClenaghan: Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games champion in nationality row with International Gymnastics Federation". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: NI secretary calls for ban on gymnasts to be lifted". BBC News. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Rhys McClenaghan cleared to compete at the Commonwealth Games". The Irish Times. 27 June 2022.