06. April 2008  
Clermont-Ferrand / FRA  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMmedia E C h SERVICE:WOMEN s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008

Ksenia SEMENOVA
Double Gold winner
2008 ECh, Women Clermont-Ferrand

After the premiere 1957 in Bucharest, this time the 2008 European Championships of Women's Artistic Gymnastics took place for the 29th time and - after 1963, 2000 in Paris and 1992 in Nantes - for the fourth time in France, now.
Hosting city was Clermont-Ferrand from April 3 to 6 for the elite and junior teams and also for the altogether 250 gymnasts, representing 34 European nations.
The team decision was the first highlight on Saturday, April 5 and the individual apparatus finals will close the event on Sunday, April 6.
>> FINAL DAY:  Semenova won two Gold, Chusovitina one for Germany after a distance of 23 years... and Roumania was happy about the last golden at floor ...

The GYMmedia Eventservice - powered by the Dutch Co. Janssen-Fritsen - reports from Clermont-Ferrand on the >> special GYMmedia ECh Website.
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