1997 European Gymnastics Masters

The 1997 European Gymnastics Masters was the first edition of the European Gymnastics Masters tournament. The event would later have its name changed to European Team Gymnastics Championships. The competition formed teams of athletes representing different nations, combining events from men's and women's artistic gymnastics, as well as rhythmic gymnastics. The event was held from April 26 to April 27 in Paris, France. The tournament was organized by the European Union of Gymnastics.{{cite web|url=http://213.179.68.150/gymmedia/ag/events99/egm99/egm99_nations.htm |publisher=web.archive.org |title=1997 and 1999 ranking |accessdate=2016-11-27 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207040407/http://213.179.68.150/gymmedia/ag/events99/egm99/egm99_nations.htm |archivedate=2006-02-07 |df= }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNizT3qb1iI|publisher=YouTube|title=Preliminary coverage and list of participants |accessdate=2016-11-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIHsjlbS68|publisher=YouTube|title=Finals coverage and list of participants |accessdate=2016-11-27}}

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