On New Year's Eve, the family gathered around the television set while Mrs. Barbakadze showed off her husband's gymnastics medals.

For the first time since 1972 - not including the 1980 boycott year - the United States failed to win a gymnastics medal at the Olympics.

Julie Zetlin of the United States wins the first ryhthmic gymnastics medal on offer in the individual all around competition.

Zhang Nan of China (38.049) won the bronze to bring her country its first gymnastics medal of the Games.

The win marked the first Olympics gymnastics medal for Greece since 1906.

Hypólito followed up her strong AA showing by winning Brazil's first ever gymnastics medal, a silver, in the floor exercise event final (9.487).

Great Britain's first gymnastics medal came in 1908 with a silver in the men's individual all-around.

Mrs. Roman, showing a reporter a gymnastics medal that Raphael won in a school competition, called her son "a good boy at home."

The Danish teams won the nation's first gymnastics medals, placing third of five in the free system and second of three in the Swedish system.

American gymnast George Eyser won six gymnastics medals, including three golds, at the 1904 Games in St Louis.