Name	Nat	pts.
1	DEFERR Gervasio	ESP	9,725
2	SHEWFELT Keyle	CAN	9,650
2	JOVTCHEV Jordan	BUL	9,650
4	VIHROV Igor	LAT	9,625
5	DRAGULESCU Marian	ROM	9,612
6	XING Aowei	CHN	9,125
6	RUDNITSKI Vitali	BLR	9,125
8	JELTKOV, Alexander	CAN	8,525

Victory ceremony: Deferr, Spain!

The Men’s Floor final was won by Gervasio Deferr from Spain. The powerhouse from Barcelona said that he was really happy to prove he can perform outstandingly on Floor, after missing the opportunity to win a medal in that Event in Sydney through a mistake in the qualification round. As reigning Olympic Champion on Vault he hopes to repeat that performance tomorrow and achieve another gold. (Baga press)

	Name	Nat	pts.
1	URZICA Marius	ROM	9,837
2	IVANKOV Ivan	BLR	9,750
3	XING, Aowei	CHN	9,700
4	SUPOLA Zoltan	HUN	9,675
4	BERESCH Alexander	UKR	9,675
6	HUANG Xu.	CHN	9,650
7	JOVTCHEV, Jordan	BUL	9,087
8	ALEXANDERSON Runar	ISL	8,562

Number ONE again!! Urzica

The men graced the arena again on Pommel Horse and this was another repeat of the Olympic Gold medal, as Marius Urzica from Romania turned in a flawless performance. He was surprised when questioned if he would now retire and replied “I plan to continue through to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.” (Baga press)

	Name	Nat	pts.
1	CSOLLANY Szilvester	HUN	9,812
2	JOVTCHEV Jordan	BUL	9,800
3	IVANKOV Ivan	BLR	9,787
4	TAMBAKOS Dimostenis	GRE	9,687
5	YANG Wei	CHN	9,650
6	TOBA Marius	GER	9,600
7	COPPOLINO Andrea	ITA	9,550
8	GALLI Roberto	ITA	6,225

King of the rings: Csollany!

 Once again, an Olympic champion graced the top tier of the podium, with Szilveszter Csollany from Hungary, the Olympic Champion on that Event, on winning form with a strong performance. He commented “I am very happy”, having proved once more that he is the world’s top rings performer. (Baga press)

	Name	Nat	pts.
1	DRAGULESCU Marian	ROM	9,700
2	DEFERR  Gervasio	ESP	96625
3	SAPRONENKO Evgeni	LAT	9,606
4	BLANIK Lezsec	POL	9,468
5	PERESHKURA Valery	UKR	9,406
6	JACKSON  Kanukai	GBR	9,356
7	BONDARENKO Alexei	RUS	9,237
8	FEDORCHENKO Sergei	KAZ	9,156

Jumping Trio:

Deferr, Dragulescu, Sapronenko

The second competitor in the final, Marian Dragulescu (Romania) stuck his first vault, adding his signature half twist to the handspring double front. His second vault was well performed too and the final score of 9.7 proved too hard to beat for the rest of the finalists.
The reining Olympic Champion on Vault, Gervasio Deferr (Spain), came close with 9.625 to claim the Silver and Evgeni Sapronenko from Latvia, another event specialist, vaulted well for 9.606 and the Bronze medal. Dragulescu, when asked how he felt about the results, commented that he did well but felt lucky to be on the top of the rostrum.

	Name	Nat	pts.
1	PETKOVSEK Mitja	SLO	9,800
2	BONDARENKO Alexei	RUS	9,725
3	PEGAN Aljaz	SLO	9,675
3	LEE, Joo-Hyung	KOR	9,675
5	HUANG Xu	CHN	9,662
6	IVANKOV Ivan	BLR	9,650
7	PERESCHKURA Valeri	UKR	9,487
8	DIMITRIENKO Alexei	KAZ	9,162

European Champion:

Mitja Petkovsek 

The Gold medal went to Mitja Petkovsek (Slovenia) who scored a well deserved 9.80 for an excellent routine that included the very high straddle somersault that has become his trademark. Alexei Bondarenko (Russia), who was the only one to stick his dismount perfectly, was placed second with 9.725 to win the Silver medal. Aljas Pegan (Slovenia) showed very elegant lines and difficult turns in handstand to score 9.675.  Lee, Joo-Hyung (Korea) tied this score with great double somersaults between the bars, for a shared Bronze medal. 
Petkovsek commented afterwards “I was very surprised to win the gold medal. I’ve had many injuries recently and couldn’t train much so I didn’t expect any medals. I’m very happy”. 

	Name	Nat	pts.
1	BERESCH Alexander	UKR	9,762
2	PEGAN Aljaz	SLO	9,750
3	IVANKOV Ivan	BLR	9,700
4	IVANOV Christian	BUL	9,650
5	SUPOLA Zoltan	HUN	9,625
6	JELTKOV Alexander	CAN	9,512
7	TANSKANEN Jani	FIN	9,075
8	YANG Wei	CHN	7,675

Mr. Elegance!

Alexander Beresch

The Men’s High Bar was won by Alexander Beresch (UKR) with a score of 9.762. He performed a spectacular routine packed with intricate in-bar work as well as a combination of a full twisting and then tucked Kovacs.
Second was Aljaz Pegan (SLO) who included the double front half out move that has been named after him. He was also the only one to perform a triple somersault dismount and earned 9.75.
Alexander Jeltkov (CAN) produced a routine packed with difficulty but stepped backwards after landing his full twisting double straight dismount. His 9.712 earned the Bronze medal.
Finishing off a very successful 2000, when he became all-around European Champion, earned the bronze in the all-around at the Olympics, Beresch commented “I am very happy with the results”.

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