LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Blaine Wilson (Columbus, Ohio) led the field at the halfway point of the men’s individual all-around competition before succumbing to the wear of three consecutive days of competition at the 1997 World Gymnastics Championships, held Friday evening in the Malley Sports Center.
Men’s Individual All-Around (top 10 plus USA finishes)
1, Ivan Invankov, Belarus, 56.887. 2, Alexei Bondarenko, Russia, 56.061. 3, Naoya Tsukahara, Japan, 56.023. 4, Dmitri Karbanenko, France, 55.936. 5, Huang Xu, China, 55.798. 6, Nikolay Krukov, Russia, 56.623. 7, Jesus Carballo, Spain, 55.486. 8, Eric Lopez Rio, Cuba, 55.061. 9, Alexander Beresch, Ukraine, 54.936. 10, Blaine Wilson, Columbus, Ohio, 54.911. 22, Jason Gatson, Mesa, Ariz., 53.935.
Women’s Individual All-Around (top 10 plus USA finishes)
1, Svetlana Khorkina, Russia, 38.636. 2, Simona Amanar, Romania, 38.587. 3, Elena Produnova, Russia, 38.549. 4, Gina Gogean, Romania, 38.543. 5, Meng Fei, China, 38.042. 6, Lioubov Sheremeta, Ukraine, 37.893. 7, Liu Xuan, China, 37.861. 8, Claudia Presecan, Romania, 37.717. 9, Olga Teslenko, Ukraine, 37.605. 10, Isabelle Severino, France, 37.299. 13, Kristin Maloney, Pen Argyl, Pa., 37.054. 14, Dominique Moceanu, Houston, Texas, 36.961. 23, Kristy Powell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 36.099.