The hoop event in rhythmic gymnastics at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played from 22 to 23 August. The competition took place at Akita City Gymnasium.
Competition format A total of 24 athletes entered the competition. The best eight athletes from preliminary round advances to the final.
Results Preliminary RankAthleteNationScoreNote1Irina Tchachina Russia29.050Q2Elena Tkachenko Belarus 27.450Q3Lyasan Utiasheva Russia 27.150Q4Esther Domínguez Spain26.250Q5Mojca Rode Slovenia25.600Q6Almudena Cid Tostado Spain25.175Q7Jessica Howard United States24.825Q8Yukari Murata Japan24.750Q9Cho Eun-jung South Korea24.55010Mary Sanders Canada24.27511Ai Yokochi Japan23.95012Liliana Teixeira Portugal23.15013Irina Funtikova Canada23.05014Daniela Masseroni Italy23.02515Brigitta Haris Hungary22.85016Katarína Beluginová Slovakia22.75017Olga Karmansky United States22.75018Son Eun-jung South Korea22.25019Kate Riley Australia21.85020Demetra Sergiou Cyprus21.82521Catarina Borges Portugal21.40022Laura Vernizzi Italy21.35023Belinda Potgieter South Africa20.30024Sherin Taama Egypt20.050
Final RankAthleteNationScoreIrina Tchachina Russia28.175Lyasan Utiasheva Russia 27.850Elena Tkachenko Belarus 26.9254Almudena Cid Tostado Spain25.4755Yukari Murata Japan25.3506Esther Domínguez Spain25.2257Jessica Howard United States24.2508Mojca Rode Slovenia23.350
References
External links Results on IWGA website