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2001 World Championships 1983 World Gymnastics Championships Budapest, Hungary October 23-30, 1983 Men's Team 1. China 2. Soviet Union 3. Japan 4. United States Men's All-Around 1. Dmitri Bilozertchev URS 2. Koji Gushiken JPN 3t. Arthur Akopian USA 3t. Lou Yun CHN 8. Mitch Gaylord USA 9t. Peter Vidmar USA 11. Bart Conner USA 26. Jim Hartung * USA 28. Tim Daggett * USA 30. Scott Johnson * USA * prelims Men's Events Floor Exercise Pommel Horse 1. Tong Fei CHN 1. Dmitri Bilozertchev URS 2. Dmitri Bilozertchev URS 2t. Gyorgy Guczoghy HUN 3. Li Ning CHN 2t. Li Xiaoping CHN 5. Bart Conner USA 7t. Bart Conner USA Still Rings Vault 1. Dmitri Bilozertchev URS 1. Arthur Akopian URS 2. Koji Gushiken JPN 2. Li Ning CHN 3. Li Ning CHN 3. Bernd Jensch GDR Parallel Bars High Bar 1t. Vladimir Artemov URS 1. Dmitri Bilozertchev URS 1t. Lou Yun CHN 2t. Phillippe Vatuone FRA 3t. Koji Sotomura JPN 2t. Alexandr Pogorelov URS 3t. Tong Fei CHN 8. Peter Vidmar USA 6t. Bart Conner USA Women's Team 1. Soviet Union 2. Romania 3. German Democratic Republic 7. United States Women's All-Around 1. Natalia Yurchenko URS 2. Olga Mostepanova URS 3. Ecaterina Szabo ROM 11. Kathy Johnson USA 16. Julianne McNamara USA 22. Tanya Service (Chaplin) USA 45. Kelly Garrison (Steves) * USA 53. Pam Bileck * USA 58. Yumi Mordre * USA * prelims Women's Events Vault Uneven Bars 1. Boriana Stoyanova BUL 1. Maxi Gnauck GDR 2t. Lavinia Agache ROM 2t. Lavinia Agache ROM 2t. Ecaterina Szabo ROM 2t. Ecaterina Szabo ROM 6t. Julianne McNamara USA 7. Julianne McNamara USA Balance Beam Floor Exercise 1. Olga Mostepanova URS 1. Ecaterina Szabo ROM 2. Hana Ricna TCH 2. Olga Mostepanova URS 3. Lavinia Agache ROM 3. Boriana Stoyanova BUL 8. Kathy Johnson USA .
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