2000 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The 16th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Zaragoza, Spain from 1 June to 4 June 2000.^[1]

2000 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Location	Zaragoza, Spain
Start date	1 June 2000
End date	4 June 2000
← Budapest 1999 Geneva 2001 →

After the European Championships, the International Gymnastics Federation suspended six judges for discriminating against a Ukrainian gymnast, Olena Vitrychenko. The following judges were found guilty: Irina Deryugina (Ukraine), Natalya Stepanova (Belarus), Gabriela Shtumer (Austria), Galina Margina (Latvia), Natalya Ladzinskaya (Russia) and Ursula Zolenkamp (Germany). Olena Vitrychenko left the competition on the second day in sign of protestation.^[2][3]

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Team Competition
Team	Russia Alina Kabaeva Yulia Barsukova ...	Belarus Yulia Raskina Valeria Vatkina ...	Germany Edita Schaufler Lena Asmus ...
Senior Individual
All-Around	Alina Kabaeva  Russia	Yulia Raskina  Belarus	Yulia Barsukova  Russia
Rope	Yulia Barsukova  Russia	Tamara Yerofeeva  Ukraine	Alina Kabaeva  Russia
Hoop	Alina Kabaeva  Russia Eva Serrano  France	None awarded	Yulia Barsukova  Russia
Ball	Alina Kabaeva  Russia Yulia Raskina  Belarus	None awarded	Yulia Barsukova  Russia
Ribbon	Alina Kabaeva  Russia	Eva Serrano  France	Yulia Raskina  Belarus

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Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	6	0	4	10
2	Belarus (BLR)	1	2	1	4
3	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
4	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	0	1
5	Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		8	4	6	18

References

1. "UEG 2000 European Championships". UEG European Gymnastics.
2. Pilon, Mary (17 July 2013). "Judges of graceful sport caught in a clumsy cheating scandal". New York Times.
3. "Barsukova wins rhythmic gold in an upset". ESPN.com news services.
4. "Results Book 2000 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.