Carl Lewis against his main rival of the last few years, Mike Powell, the silver medalist in the event from the 1988 Olympics and the top-ranked long jumper of 1990. Lewis had at that point not lost a long jump competition in a decade, winning the 65 consecutive meets in which he competed. Powell had been unable to defeat Lewis, despite sometimes putting in jumps near world-record territory, only to see them ruled fouls or, as with other competitors such as Larry Myricks, putting in leaps that Lewis himself had only rarely surpassed, only to see Lewis surpass them on his next
2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event third (220,744). Team Brazil placed 4th (217,985) and also qualified for 2012 Olympic Games. Mexico's Elsa García also qualified to the vault final, but was injured during warmups and pulled out at the last moment. Because Garcia withdrew so soon before the competition, first alternate Yamilet Peña of the Dominican Republic did not have adequate time to warm up. Ergo, the vault final contained only seven gymnasts. Results of Qualifying and Final Competitions. The top 4 teams in the qualification event qualified for the 2012 Olympics. Results of Qualifying and Final Competitions 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Test Event The 2012 Gymnastics