The women's artistic team all-around event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 and 27 July 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. There were 12 teams of 4 gymnasts each.
The competition was won by the Russian athletes competing as the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), the 2016 silver medalists, when they competed as Russia. It was the first women's team all-around title for the Russian team since 1992, when it competed as the Unified Team. They led throughout the competition despite two falls on balance beam in the third rotation. The United States, the two-time defending champions and 2019 world champions, were second. Notably, top American gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from competing following the first rotation due to health concerns, and the three remaining American athletes had to alter their planned lineups and routines. The bronze was won by Great Britain, which displaced Italy from the bronze medal position in the last rotation. Great Britain have not medaled in the women's team all-around since 1928, when they won bronze.
ROC is the first nation to win both the men's and women's team all-around titles at the same Olympics since China did so at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The medals for the competition were presented by Andrew Parsons, Brazil; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Vasily Titov, Russia; FIG Vice-President.
Background This was the 21st appearance of the women's artistic team all-around event. It was first introduced in 1928 and has featured at every Summer Olympics since 1936.
Qualified teams To reach the Olympics, a National Olympic Committee had to earn one of 12 team quota places. These were allocated through the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (top three teams) and the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (top nine teams, excluding those qualified in 2018). Those 12 teams competed in the qualification round in Tokyo on 25 July, with the top eight advancing to the final.
The following teams qualified for the Olympics by achieving a top three placement at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
The following teams qualified for the event by achieving a top nine placement among non-qualified teams at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
Schedule Date Time Round Subdivision25 July 10:00 Qualification Subdivision 1 11:50 Subdivision 2 15:10 Subdivision 3 17:05 Subdivision 4 20:20 Subdivision 5 27 July 19:45 Final – All times are local time (UTC+09:00).
Qualifications
The top eight teams in qualifications, based on combined scores of each apparatus, advanced to the final. In the final, each team selected three gymnasts to compete on each apparatus. All scores on each apparatus were summed to give a final team score. The scores in qualification did not carry over to the final.
Rank Team Total 1 43.832 44.565 41.599 41.633 171.629 2 44.199 43.866 41.332 41.165 170.562 3 42.366 42.633 42.399 39.465 166.863 4 43.665 42.198 39.899 38.799 164.561 5 41.066 43.099 40.465 39.265 163.895 6 43.199 40.699 39.199 40.599 163.396 7 42.766 41.866 38.799 39.899 163.330 8 42.432 39.632 39.999 40.599 162.662
Final
Rank Team Total 43.799 (1) 44.699 (1) 39.532 (4) 41.498 (1) 169.528 14.733 14.900 14.333 14.166 14.600 14.933 12.566 13.966 14.466 14.866 12.633 13.366 42.732 (4) 43.266 (2) 41.232 (2) 38.866 (8) 166.096 13.766 14.666 14.166 13.433 11.700 15.400 14.133 13.666 14.300 13.700 13.666 13.500 43.132 (3) 41.765 (3) 38.866 (6) 40.333 (3) 164.096 14.433 13.300 13.700 14.433 13.566 13.833 14.266 14.166 13.333 12.800 14.033 12.233 4 42.665 (5) 41.499 (5) 39.108 (5) 40.366 (2) 163.638 14.166 14.166 13.133 13.100 14.266 13.900 12.900 13.166 14.233 14.100 13.433 13.075 5 42.349 (6) 40.133 (8) 40.732 (3) 40.066 (4) 163.280 14.100 13.333 12.800 13.900 13.566 14.266 12.700 13.833 14.066 14.183 13.333 13.200 6 43.600 (2) 41.399 (6) 38.465 (7) 39.800 (5) 163.264 12.066 13.000 14.500 14.200 13.566 13.700 14.900 13.733 14.200 13.466 12.833 13.100 7 39.366 (8) 41.066 (7) 41.599 (1) 39.165 (7) 161.196 13.333 13.966 13.166 12.700 13.233 12.600 14.500 13.733 12.866 14.066 13.900 13.133 8 41.732 (7) 41.632 (4) 36.999 (8) 39.332 (6) 159.695 14.033 10.933 15.400 13.866 13.366 14.233 13.766 12.900 13.466 12.466 12.200 13.066
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