The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro witnessed an awe-inspiring performance by the world’s most talented gymnasts. The women’s artistic individual all-around competition, in particular, mesmerized millions of viewers around the globe. The event was a true celebration of strength, grace, and perfection as gymnasts from various countries showcased their skills at the highest level of competition. The medal race was fiercely contested, and spectators were treated to an unforgettable display of athletic prowess. In this article, we will take a closer look at the gymnastics event and highlight some of the standout performers who made history at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Gymnastics At The 2016 Summer Olympics Women'S Artistic Individual All-Around
Competition
The women’s artistic individual all-around competition is one of the most highly regarded events in the sport of gymnastics and is part of the program of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition involves female gymnasts performing a series of routines on four apparatus: vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise.
A total of 24 gymnasts from all over the world qualified to compete in the women’s individual all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The competition is held over two days, with each gymnast performing their routines on each of the four apparatus in front of a panel of judges.
The winner is determined based on the cumulative score of all of their routines. The gymnast with the highest score at the end of the competition is declared the winner and awarded the gold medal. The second and third highest-scoring gymnasts are awarded the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
The women’s individual all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was won by Simone Biles of the United States. Biles had dominated the competition leading up to the final day of the event, winning gold medals in both the team and individual vault events, as well as the individual all-around.
Biles put on a spectacular performance in the final day of the competition, scoring an astonishing 62.198 points, which was almost two points higher than her nearest competitor. With this win, Biles became the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal in two consecutive Olympic Games.
The silver medal was won by Aly Raisman, also of the United States, while the bronze went to Aliya Mustafina of Russia. The competition showcased some of the most exciting gymnastics performances of the Games, with all of the gymnasts demonstrating incredible skill, strength, and agility on the apparatus.
Women's Individual All Around Final – Artistic Gymnastics | Rio 2016 Replays
Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women’s artistic individual all-around
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| Venue | Arena Olímpica do Rio | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning total | 62.198 points | ||||||||||||
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The women’s artistic individual all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Arena Olímpica do Rio on 11 August.
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman of the United States finished first and second in qualifications and then won the gold and silver medals in the event final. It was the fourth consecutive Olympic gold for the U.S. in this event. Defending Olympic individual all-around champion from 2012 and another American, Gabby Douglas, qualified as third place behind her teammates, but due to the strict “2 per country” policy in event finals, she was barred from entering. Biles had won the individual all-around at the last three World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Aliya Mustafina of Russia won her second consecutive Olympic individual all-around bronze.
Simone Biles and Aly Raisman hug after the competition
Competition format
The top 24 qualifiers in the qualification phase (limit two per NOC), based on the combined score of each apparatus, advanced to the individual all-around final. The finalists performed on each apparatus again. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final round scores counting.
Schedule
All times are local (UTC−3)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Sunday, 7 August 2016 | 10:30 | Qualification |
| Thursday, 11 August 2016 | 16:00 | Finals |
Qualification
| Rank | Gymnast | 
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Total |
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| 1 |  Simone Biles (USA) |
16.000 | 15.000 | 15.633 | 15.733 | 62.416 |
| 2 | Aly Raisman (USA) |
15.766 | 14.733 | 14.833 | 15.275 | 60.607 |
| 3 |  Rebeca Andrade (BRA) |
15.566 | 14.933 | 14.200 | 14.033 | 58.732 |
| 4 |  Seda Tutkhalyan (RUS) |
14.733 | 15.133 | 14.466 | 13.875 | 58.207 |
| 5 | Aliya Mustafina (RUS) |
15.166 | 15.833 | 13.033 | 14.066 | 58.098 |
| 6 |  Wang Yan (CHN) |
14.933 | 13.900 | 14.100 | 14.666 | 57.599 |
| 7 |  Eythora Thorsdottir (NED) |
14.900 | 14.733 | 14.300 | 13.633 | 57.566 |
| 8 |  Mai Murakami (JPN) |
14.700 | 14.166 | 13.833 | 14.566 | 57.265 |
| 9 |  Isabela Onyshko (CAN) |
14.000 | 14.733 | 14.533 | 13.966 | 57.232 |
| 10 |  Elisabeth Seitz (GER) |
14.100 | 15.466 | 13.866 | 13.666 | 57.098 |
| 11 | Asuka Teramoto (JPN) |
14.800 | 14.900 | 13.666 | 13.700 | 57.066 |
| 12 | Elsabeth Black (CAN) |
14.766 | 14.500 | 13.566 | 14.133 | 56.965 |
| 13 |  Jessica López (VEN) |
14.933 | 15.333 | 13.933 | 12.733 | 56.932 |
| 14 |  Giulia Steingruber (SUI) |
15.600 | 13.900 | 12.733 | 14.666 | 56.899 |
| 15 | Lieke Wevers (NED) |
13.966 | 14.600 | 14.366 | 13.850 | 56.782 |
| 16 |  Marine Brevet (FRA) |
14.133 | 14.333 | 14.166 | 13.933 | 56.565 |
| 17 | Flávia Saraiva (BRA) |
14.633 | 12.733 | 15.133 | 14.033 | 56.532 |
| 18 | Shang Chunsong (CHN) |
12.766 | 15.300 | 14.366 | 14.100 | 56.532 |
| 19 |  Nina Derwael (BEL) |
13.900 | 15.133 | 13.966 | 13.533 | 56.532 |
| 20 |  Ellie Downie (GBR) |
14.833 | 14.633 | 14.500 | 12.500 | 56.466 |
| 21 | Louise Vanhille (FRA) |
13.966 | 14.866 | 13.633 | 13.300 | 55.765 |
| 22 |  Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) |
14.300 | 14.033 | 13.233 | 14.033 | 55.599 |
| 23 | Sophie Scheder (GER) |
13.966 | 15.433 | 12.933 | 13.266 | 55.598 |
| 24 | Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) |
14.533 | 13.866 | 12.000 | 14.866 | 55.265 |
Reserves
The reserves for the individual all-around event final were
- Claudia Fragapane (GBR)
Alexa Moreno (MEX)
Ana Sofía Gómez (GUA)
Zsófia Kovács (HUN)
Only two gymnasts from each country may advance to the all-around final. Therefore, in some cases, a third gymnast placed high enough to qualify, but did not advance to the final because of the quota. Gymnasts who did not advance to the final, but had high enough scores to do so were:
- Gabby Douglas (USA) (3rd place)
- Aiko Sugihara (JPN) (16th place)
- Angelina Melnikova (RUS) (22nd place)
- Jade Barbosa (BRA) (23rd place)
Final
Biles after receiving the gold medal
| Rank | Gymnast |
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Total |
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Simone Biles (USA)
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15.866 (1) |
14.966 (7) |
15.433 (1) |
15.933 (1) |
62.198 |
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Aly Raisman (USA)
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15.633 (2) |
14.166 (=14) |
14.866 (2) |
15.433 (2) |
60.098 |
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Aliya Mustafina (RUS)
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15.200 (5) |
15.666 (1) |
13.866 (12) |
13.933 (16) |
58.665 |
| 4 | Shang Chunsong (CHN)
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13.883 (23) |
15.233 (=3) |
14.833 (3) |
14.600 (5) |
58.549 |
| 5 | Elsabeth Black (CAN)
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14.866 (=8) |
14.500 (10) |
14.566 (5) |
14.366 (7) |
58.298 |
| 6 | Wang Yan (CHN)
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14.733 (=13) |
13.733 (23) |
14.666 (4) |
14.900 (3) |
58.032 |
| 7 | Jessica López (VEN)
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14.833 (=11) |
15.100 (5) |
13.800 (=13) |
14.233 (9) |
57.966 |
| 8 | Asuka Teramoto (JPN)
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15.100 (=6) |
14.566 (9) |
14.266 (7) |
14.033 (14) |
57.965 |
| 9 | Eythora Thorsdottir (NED)
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14.833 (=11) |
14.200 (13) |
14.066 (9) |
14.533 (6) |
57.632 |
| 10 | Giulia Steingruber (SUI)
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15.366 (4) |
13.800 (20) |
13.666 (18) |
14.733 (4) |
57.565 |
| 11 | Rebeca Andrade (BRA)
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15.566 (3) |
14.033 (=17) |
13.600 (19) |
13.766 (19) |
56.965 |
| 12 | Carlotta Ferlito (ITA)
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14.733 (=13) |
14.100 (16) |
14.000 (10) |
14.125 (12) |
56.958 |
| 13 | Ellie Downie (GBR)
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15.100 (=6) |
13.783 (21) |
13.700 (=16) |
14.300 (8) |
56.883 |
| 14 | Mai Murakami (JPN)
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14.866 (=8) |
13.766 (22) |
13.900 (11) |
14.133 (=10) |
56.665 |
| 15 | Marine Brevet (FRA)
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14.166 (16) |
14.300 (11) |
14.133 (8) |
14.000 (15) |
56.599 |
| 16 | Vanessa Ferrari (ITA)
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14.633 (15) |
14.033 (=17) |
13.800 (=13) |
14.075 (13) |
56.541 |
| 17 | Elisabeth Seitz (GER)
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14.100 (17) |
15.233 (=3) |
13.200 (=21) |
13.833 (18) |
56.366 |
| 18 | Isabela Onyshko (CAN)
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13.933 (22) |
14.166 (=14) |
14.366 (6) |
13.900 (17) |
56.365 |
| 19 | Nina Derwael (BEL)
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13.966 (21) |
15.300 (2) |
13.300 (20) |
13.733 (20) |
56.299 |
| 20 | Lieke Wevers (NED)
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14.066 (18) |
14.600 (8) |
13.066 (23) |
14.133 (=10) |
55.865 |
| 21 | Louise Vanhille (FRA)
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14.000 (20) |
14.233 (12) |
13.200 (=21) |
13.233 (22) |
54.666 |
| 22 | Seda Tutkhalyan (RUS)
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14.866 (=8) |
15.033 (6) |
13.800 (=13) |
10.966 (23) |
54.665 |
| 23 | Sophie Scheder (GER)
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14.033 (19) |
13.950 (19) |
12.666 (24) |
13.258 (21) |
53.907 |
| 24 | Jade Barbosa (BRA)
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— (24) |
— (24) |
13.700 (=16) |
7.500 (24) |
DNF |
- ^ Jade Barbosa was substituted in for Flávia Saraiva by the Brazilian federation, reportedly so that Saraiva could concentrate on preparing for the balance beam final. Barbosa withdrew after an injury on floor exercise.
References
 Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s All-Around |
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Larisa Latynina 
Věra Čáslavská 
Nadia Comăneci 
Tatiana Gutsu 
Lilia Podkopayeva 
Simona Amânar 
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