1999 FIG Artistic World Championships — concludes
Ran Oct 8 – 17 in Tianjin. Men's all-around: Nikolay Krukov (RUS).
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Oct 17
Events on this day
1987 FIG Artistic World Championships — opens
Runs Oct 17 – 25 in Rotterdam.
View full results →Born on this day (9)
Mariya Gorokhovskaya — born 1921
Gorokhovskaya competed for the Soviet Union in women's artistic gymnastics, 1952. Seven Olympic medals at one Games, including the all-around title.
Gorokhovskaya's career →Midge Moreman — born 1902
Moreman competed for Great Britain in women's artistic gymnastics, 1928. One Olympic medal.
Moreman's career →Ariunaa Dashzevgiin — born 1965
Competed for Mongolia, 1980.
Dashzevgiin's career →Aurélie Malaussena — born 1993
Competed for France, 2012.
Malaussena's career →Gwang Song Han — born 1957
Competed for North Korea, 1980.
Han's career →Heike Schwarm — born 1967
Competed for West Germany, 1984.
Schwarm's career →Laura Rivera — born 1954
Competed for Mexico, 1972.
Rivera's career →Róbert Élő — born 1969
Competed for Hungary, 1992.
Élő's career →Walter Skeeles — born 1887
Competed for Great Britain, 1908.
Skeeles's career →