2009 WORLD GAMES - Test Events 2008
* AEROBIC GYMNASTICS
- Kaohsiuang, Taipeh, Nov 06 -
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Italy followed with one Gold and one Silver, while
Vietnam took a Silver and Bronze.
Hungary walked away with a Silver medal while
South Africa came away with a Bronze.
Two Taiwanese teams made it to the final round of the competition, but only one of them placed, winning a Bronze medal in the Mixed Pair event.
* Women’s Individual Final Italian gymnast
Giulia Bianchi scored 20.700 to win the Gold medal in the Women's Individual competition,
Aurélie Joly of France won the Silver medal with a score of 20.430, and South Africa's
Dominque Mann took the Bronze with a score of 16.500.
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Results, Women's individual * Mixed Pairs Final French gymnasts
Aurélie Joly and
Julien Chaninet took home a Gold medal in the Mixed Pairs finals with a 21.050 points score.
Vietnamese Tran Thi Thu Ha and his compatriot Vu Ba Dong won the Silver with 19.800, while Chou Yu-hsuan and Chiu Shih-hui from Chinese Taipei took the Bronze with 15.000 points.
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Results Mixed Pairs * Men’s Individual Final France's
Morgan Jacquemin won the Gold medal in the final round of the Men's Individual competition. Jacquemin finished with the top score of 21.750 points, followed by Hungarian
Zsolt Roik and his Silver-winning 21.030, while
Julien Chaninet (FRA) picked up the Bronze with 20.650 points. Italy's Vito Iaia finished in fourth place with 20.150 points, and South Africa's Matthew Levy ranked fifth with 17.400 points.
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Results Men's individual *Trio Final
The French Trio
Xavier Julien,
Julien Chaninet and
Gregory Alcan secured a Gold medal in the Trio finals, scoring 21.5.00 The Italian team featuring Antonio Gaforio, Emanuele Pagliuca and Vito Iaia scored 20.600, collecting a coveted Silver medal, while Vietnam's Tran Thi Thu Ha, Vu Ba Dong and Nguyen Tien Phuong won the Bronze with 19.950 points. The Hungarian Trio Ramon Tyeklar, Richard Tyeklar and Ferenc Szebeiy scored 19.200 to place fourth, followed by Taiwan's Xu Shu-miao, Yen Hui-fang and Peng Chia-yu with 16.300 points.
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Results Trios These 2008 Aerobic Gymnastics Test Events proved to be a great success for organisers, and were a fantastic opportunity to introduce international gymnastics to local spectators for the first time ever. The gymnasts simply loved these Games. We’re excited about the real thing next year! See you at the
World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung!
* Reported by F.I.G.