| 2000Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Zaragoza,Spain |
| Start date | 1 June 2000 |
| End date | 4 June 2000 |
The16thRhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held inZaragoza,Spain from 1 June to 4 June 2000.[1]
After the European Championships, theInternational Gymnastics Federation suspended six judges for discriminating against a Ukrainian gymnast,Olena Vitrychenko. The following judges were found guilty:Irina Deryugina (Ukraine), Natalya Stepanova (Belarus), Gabriela Shtumer (Austria), Galina Margina (Latvia), Natalya Ladzinskaya (Russia) and Ursula Zolenkamp (Germany).Olena Vitrychenko left the competition on the second day in sign of protestation.[2][3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Competition | |||
| Team |  RussiaAlina Kabaeva Yulia Barsukova ... |  BelarusYulia Raskina Valeria Vatkina ... |  GermanyEdita Schaufler Lena Asmus ... |
| Senior Individual | |||
| All-Around | Alina Kabaeva Russia | Yulia Raskina Belarus | Yulia Barsukova Russia |
| Rope | Yulia Barsukova Russia | Tamara Yerofeeva Ukraine | Alina Kabaeva Russia |
| Hoop | Alina Kabaeva Russia Eva Serrano  France | None awarded | Yulia Barsukova Russia |
| Ball | Alina Kabaeva Russia Yulia Raskina Belarus | None awarded | Yulia Barsukova Russia |
| Ribbon | Alina Kabaeva Russia | Eva Serrano France | Yulia Raskina Belarus |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |