These are the results of the women's individual all-around competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...

 at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

. The qualification and final rounds took place on September 17 and 21 at the Sydney SuperDome.

The all-around competition in the discipline of women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) was marred by two separate scandals. The vault

Vault (gymnastics)

The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...

 apparatus was set incorrectly for more than half of the meet; consequently many gymnasts fell or were injured on the event. The apparatus was adjusted during the third rotation and those gymnasts who had vaulted on the incorrectly set equipment were invited to re-do the event at the end of the competition.

Notably, Svetlana Khorkina

Svetlana Khorkina

Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina is a popular Russian gymnast and seven-time Olympic medalist, who is now a deputy at the Russian State Duma. With an unprecedented nine gold, eight silver, and three bronze World Championships medals, she is one of the most successful female gymnasts of her era and has...

, who led champion Andreea Răducan by nearly 0.3 in qualifications, was thrown out of medal contention due to the wrongly measured vault. Additionally, world all-around silver medalist Viktoria Karpenko

Viktoria Karpenko

Viktoria Karpenko , is a World Championships silver medalist and 2000 Olympian in artistic gymnastics...

, who led the competition until the last rotation, was thrown from first place after she stubbed her toe, tripped, and fell out of bounds on her floor exercise. These are testaments to the upset of the entire competition.

The all-around gold medalist Andreea Răducan

Andreea Raducan

Andreea Mădălina Răducan is a retired gymnast from Bârlad, Romania.Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian junior national facility by the age of 12½. As one of the standout gymnasts of the Romanian team in the late 1990s, Răducan was known for both...

was stripped of her medal after testing positive for an IOC banned substance during that event. In 2004, after the substance was removed from the banned list, Raducan contested her being stripped of the medal and petitioned to have it returned to her, the IOC did not accept her petition, however.

Qualification

Sixty-four gymnasts competed in the all-around during the qualification round on September 17. The thirty-six highest scoring gymnasts advanced to the final on September 21. Each country was limited to three competitors in the final.

Final

Rank	Gymnast	Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor Exercise	Total
1	*	9.706	9.575	9.787	9.825	38.893
		9.656	9.512	9.662	9.812	38.642
		9.656	9.600	9.700	9.625	38.581
		9.331	9.725	9.750	9.612	38.418
4		9.693	9.700	9.425	9.575	38.393
5		9.531	9.787	9.287	9.700	38.305
6		9.731	9.725	9.700	9.112	38.268
7		9.368	9.725	9.750	9.362	38.205
8		9.168	9.650	9.625	9.750	38.193
9		9.631	9.550	9.187	9.712	38.080
10		9.343	9.012	9.762	9.812	37.929
11		9.574	9.800	9.775	8.725	37.874
12		9.518	9.612	9.062	9.637	37.829
13		9.487	9.750	8.887	9.537	37.661
14		9.443	9.737	9.225	9.187	37.592
15		9.281	9.662	9.337	9.250	37.530
16		9.187	9.437	8.525	8.925	36.074
17		8.525	9.587	8.850	8.900	35.862
18		9.262	8.087	9.037	9.400	35.786
19		8.987	9.562	7.800	9.412	35.761
20		8.962	9.600	9.325	9.450	37.337
21		9.262	8.987	8.200	8.925	35.374
22		9.325	8.725	8.012	9.237	35.299
23		9.225	9.075	8.287	8.275	34.862
24		9.200	8.025	8.787	8.462	34.474
-		9.037	8.587	8.200	8.925	35.723**
25		9.262	8.987	8.200	8.925	35.374
26		9.325	8.725	8.012	9.237	35.299
27		9.225	9.075	8.287	8.275	34.862
28		9.200	8.025	8.787	8.462	34.474
29		9.200	8.025	8.787	8.462	34.474
30		9.037	8.587	8.200	8.925	35.723
31		9.262	8.987	8.200	8.925	35.374
32		9.325	8.725	8.012	9.237	35.299
33		9.225	9.075	8.287	8.275	34.862
34		9.200	8.025	8.787	8.462	34.474

*Andreea Răducan (ROU) was stripped of the all-around gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance. The gold was reawarded to the silver medalist, Simona Amânar (ROU).

**Dong Fongxiao's (CHN) scores have been cancelled after being found guilty of being underaged during these olympics.