Judging error helped Hamm win gold, gymnastics federation finds.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: August 22, 2004| Author: Sheridan, Phil | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Phil Sheridan

ATHENS _ Paul Hamm's gold-medal comeback was made possible by a judging error, the International Gymnastics Federation announced Saturday.

The FIG announced it would suspend three judges immediately for the mistake. The judges, who weren't named, assigned an incorrect start value to the horizontal bar routine of Korean gymnast Yang Tae-young. The mistake cost Yang one-tenth of a point, creating the opportunity for Hamm to win gold with h...

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