1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
LocationFrance Strasbourg, France

The 19th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Strasbourg, France, in 1978 from October 23 to October 29.

This was the first world championships to make use of video replays. A video control system was installed near each apparatus to help judges in disputable situations.[1] The system had first been used at the 1977 European Championships.

For the first time eight gymnasts were allowed to qualify to each of the apparatus finals, rather than six. This became the standard going forward.

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Team all-around
  Japan
Hiroshi Kajiyama
Shigeru Kasamatsu
Eizo Kenmotsu
Junichi Shimizu
Shinzo Shiraishi
Mitsuo Tsukahara		  Soviet Union
Nikolai Andrianov
Eduard Azarian
Alexander Dityatin
Gennady Krysin
Vladimir Markelov
Aleksandr Tkachyov		  East Germany
Ralph Bärthel
Roland Brückner
Ralf-Peter Hemmann
Lutz Mack
Michael Nikolay
Reinhard Rückriem
Individual all-around
 Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Japan Eizo Kenmotsu Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin
Floor
 United States Kurt Thomas Japan Shigeru Kasamatsu Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin
Pommel horse
 Hungary Zoltán Magyar West Germany Eberhard Gienger Bulgaria Stoyan Deltchev
Rings
 Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov Soviet Union Alexander Dityatin Romania Dănuț Grecu
Vault
 Japan Junichi Shimizu Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov East Germany Ralph Bärthel
Parallel bars
 Japan Eizo Kenmotsu Japan Hiroshi Kajiyama
Soviet Union Nikolai Andrianov		 none awarded
Horizontal bar
 Japan Shigeru Kasamatsu West Germany Eberhard Gienger Bulgaria Stoyan Deltchev
Soviet Union Gennady Krysin
Women
Team all-around
  Soviet Union
Maria Filatova
Natalia Shaposhnikova
Elena Mukhina
Nellie Kim
Svetlana Agapova
Tatiana Arzhannikova		 Romania Romania
Nadia Comăneci
Emilia Eberle
Marilena Neacsu
Teodora Ungureanu
Anca Grigoraș
Marilena Vlădărău		  East Germany
Steffi Kräker
Silvia Hindorff
Birgit Süß
Heike Kuhardt
Karola Sube
Ute Wittwer
Individual all-around
 Soviet Union Elena Mukhina Soviet Union Nellie Kim Soviet Union Natalia Shaposhnikova
Vault
 Soviet Union Nellie Kim Romania Nadia Comaneci East Germany Steffi Kräker
Uneven bars
 United States Marcia Frederick Soviet Union Elena Mukhina Romania Emilia Eberle
Balance beam
 Romania Nadia Comăneci Soviet Union Elena Mukhina Romania Emilia Eberle
Floor
 Soviet Union Nellie Kim
Soviet Union Elena Mukhina		 none awarded Romania Emilia Eberle
United States Kathy Johnson
  • NB: Team rosters are incomplete.

Kurt Thomas and Marica Frederick's gold medals were the first at world championship level for the American men and women.[2]

Men

Team final

1st Japan579.850
2nd Soviet Union578.950
3rd East Germany571.750
4th USA568.700
5th West Germany566.900
6th Hungary566.300
7th Romania560.850

All-around

RankGymnastTotalPrelimsAA Total
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nikolai Andrianov (URS)9.8509.7009.9009.8509.7509.85058.90058.300117.200
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)9.6009.7509.8009.8009.8009.75058.45058.050116.550
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Alexander Dityatin (URS)9.6009.7509.7009.8009.7509.80058.40057.975116.375
4  Eberhard Gienger (FRG)9.6509.7509.6509.8009.7009.80058.35057.850116.200
5  Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN)9.5509.7009.6009.8009.7009.80057.95057.950115.900
6  Kurt Thomas (USA)9.8009.7509.5009.8009.6509.75058.25057.475115.725
7  Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)9.7508.9009.7009.7009.7509.80057.60058.025115.625
8  Stoyan Deltchev (BUL)9.7509.5509.4009.6009.7509.50057.55057.675115.225
9  Bart Conner (USA)9.6009.8009.5509.7009.6509.40057.70057.500115.200
10  Michael Nikolay (GDR)9.4009.8009.3009.8009.7009.75057.75057.425115.175
11  Aleksandr Tkachyov (URS)9.7508.7009.7009.8009.7509.55057.25057.825115.075
12  Zoltán Magyar (HUN)9.5509.8509.3009.7509.7009.65057.80057.250115.050
13  Roland Brückner (GDR)9.6009.7009.5009.7509.5009.70057.75057.025114.775
14  Ralf Bartel (GDR)9.6009.5009.5509.7009.5509.65057.55056.900114.450
15  Peter Kovacs (HUN)9.6509.5009.5509.7509.4009.70057.55056.650114.200
16  Ferenc Donath (HUN)9.5009.6509.6509.2008.9509.60056.55057.400113.950
17  Willy Moy (FRA)9.7008.7009.6009.7509.2009.55057.50056.425113.925
17  Volker Rohrwick (FRG)9.4009.5009.5009.6509.6009.60057.25056.675113.925
19  Robert Bretscher (SUI)9.6009.6009.5009.8509.5009.55057.60056.250113.850
20  Mike Wilson (USA)9.8009.7009.4009.7509.4509.30057.40056.400113.800
21  Henri Boerio (FRA)9.3009.5509.5509.6009.3509.80057.15056.325113.475
22  Michel Boutard (FRA)9.5509.7009.5509.3009.5009.65057.25056.075113.325
23  Kurt Szilier (ROM)9.3509.5509.4009.7009.3509.55057.25056.075113.325
24  Dan Grecu (ROM)9.1509.6009.7009.2009.4009.50056.55056.350112.900
25  Ion Checiches (ROM)9.6009.4009.5009.7009.3009.50057.00055.775112.775
26  Jiri Tabak (TCH)9.6509.3009.3009.7009.4509.50056.90055.855112.750
27  Edgar Jorek (FRG)9.6509.0008.8509.7009.5009.45056.15056.500112.650
28  Warren Long (CAN)9.4509.3009.3009.7509.0009.50056.30055.825112.125
29  Andrzej Szajna (POL)9.6009.4008.9509.8009.5009.65056.90055.100112.000
30  Peter Schmid (SUI)9.2009.6509.0009.6009.5009.35056.30055.150111.450
31  Jan Migdau (TCH)9.4509.4509.2509.6509.7009.60056.10055.025111.125
32  Philippe Gaille (SUI)9.3009.1009.1509.5009.5009.40055.95055.050111.000
33  Fernando Bertrand (ESP)9.4009.5009.3509.2009.0009.40055.85055.100110.950
34  Ian Neale (GBR)9.4009.1508.5509.6008.7009.50054.90055.700110.600
35  Jean Choquette (CAN)9.3009.4008.7509.1009.0009.65055.20057.350110.550
36  Juan de la Casa (ESP)9.3009.2508.8009.6008.9009.30055.20055.325110.525

Floor exercise

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kurt Thomas (USA)9.9009.75019.650
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)9.8509.72519.575
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Alexander Dityatin (URS)9.7009.70019.400
4  Nikolai Andrianov (URS)9.5009.85019.350
5  Stoyan Deltchev (BUL)9.5009.70019.200
6  Edgar Jorek (FRG)9.4509.72519.175
7  Roland Brückner (GDR)9.1009.75018.850
8  Jiří Tabák (TCH)8.9009.72518.625

Pommel horse

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Zoltán Magyar (HUN)9.9009.90019.800
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Eberhard Gienger (FRG)9.7009.72519.425
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Stoyan Deltchev (BUL)9.7009.70019.400
4  Alexander Dityatin (URS)9.7009.65019.350
4  Ferenc Donáth (HUN)9.7009.65019.350
6  Michael Nikolay (GDR)9.6509.67519.325
7  Bart Conner (USA)9.6509.65019.300
8  Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)8.9509.80018.750

Rings

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nikolai Andrianov (URS)9.9009.80019.700
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alexander Dityatin (URS)9.9009.77519.675
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Dănuț Grecu (ROU)9.9009.75019.650
4  Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)9.8009.72519.525
5  Lutz Mack (GDR)9.8009.70019.500
6  Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)9.7009.77519.475
7  Nicolae Oprescu (ROU)9.6509.67519.325
8  Ferenc Donáth (HUN)9.5509.72519.275

Vault

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Junichi Shimizu (JPN)9.8509.75019.600
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nikolai Andrianov (URS)9.8259.75019.575
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ralph Barthel (GDR)9.8259.72519.550
4  Alexander Dityatin (URS)9.8009.67519.525
5  Lutz Mack (GDR)9.7009.70019.400
6  Edgar Jorek (FRG)9.6759.70019.375
7  Bart Conner (USA)9.5259.67519.200
8  Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)9.4259.72519.150

Parallel bars

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)9.9009.70019.600
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hiroshi Kajiyama (JPN)9.7509.82519.575
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nikolai Andrianov (URS)9.8009.77519.575
4  Aleksandr Tkachyov (URS)9.7509.70019.450
5  Bart Conner (USA)9.8509.52519.375
6  Eberhard Gienger (FRG)9.7009.57519.275
6  Henri Boerio (FRA)9.7009.57519.275
8  Michael Nikolay (GDR)9.7009.52519.225

Horizontal bar

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Shigeru Kasamatsu (JPN)9.9009.77519.675
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Eberhard Gienger (FRG)9.9009.75019.650
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Stoyan Deltchev (BUL)9.9009.70019.600
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gennady Krysin (URS)9.9009.70019.600
5  Aleksandr Tkachyov (URS)9.8009.70019.500
6  Michael Nikolay (GDR)9.8009.65019.450
7  Reiner Ruckrein (GDR)9.6509.57519.225
8  Eizo Kenmotsu (JPN)9.3009.77519.075

Women

Team final

Rank Team Total
C O C O C O C O
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Soviet Union 97.25096.90096.70097.350388.250
Elena Mukhina9.6509.7009.7509.9009.700 9.8009.800 9.950 78.250
Natalia Shaposhnikova9.7009.8009.7009.750 9.8009.9009.9009.400 77.950
Nellie Kim9.6509.9009.5509.700 9.650 9.7509.750 9.900 77.850
Maria Filatova9.7009.8009.7009.800 9.900 9.3509.800 9.500 77.550
Tatiana Arzhannikova9.6509.7009.500 9.5509.400 9.5009.500 9.800 76.600
Svetlana Agapova9.5509.6009.600 9.1009.400 9.3009.650 9.700 75.900
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Romania 95.900 96.150 96.550 95.300 383.900
Nadia Comăneci 9.7509.8009.7509.7009.7509.9009.7009.600 77.950
Emilia Eberle 9.5009.8009.9009.7509.7009.8509.7009.700 77.900
Teodora Ungureanu 9.6009.6009.6509.5009.5009.6009.4009.400 76.250
Marilena Neacșu 9.5009.4509.4509.4009.6009.8009.4509.300 75.950
Marilena Vlădărău 9.3509.5509.6508.9509.6009.2509.5009.500 75.350
Anca Grigoraș 9.5009.4009.5509.4009.4009.4009.3009.300 75.250

All-around

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Elena Mukhina (URS)9.9009.9009.8509.95039.60039.12578.725
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nellie Kim (URS)9.9009.9009.9009.95039.65038.92578.575
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS)9.8509.8509.4009.80038.90038.97577.875
4  Nadia Comăneci (ROU)9.9009.2509.8009.80038.75038.97577.725
5  Emilia Eberle (ROU)9.7009.7509.2509.65038.35038.95077.300
6  Věra Černá (TCH)9.7009.5509.8009.70038.75038.27577.025
7  Steffi Kräker (GDR)9.8009.8009.5509.55038.70038.25076.950
8  Kathy Johnson (USA)9.8009.6009.2509.90038.55038.27576.825
9  Rhonda Schwandt (USA)9.8509.8009.0509.80038.50038.15076.650
10  Zsuzsa Kalmár (HUN)9.7009.6509.7009.50038.55038.05076.600
11  Silvia Hindorff (GDR)9.6509.2009.7009.55038.10038.30076.400
12  Éva Óvári (HUN)9.4009.6509.6509.50038.02038.17576.375
13  Dana Brýdlová (TCH)9.5509.7509.6509.45038.40037.92576.325
14  Marilena Neacșu (ROU)9.5009.6009.5509.65038.30037.97476.275
15  Birgit Süß (GDR)9.5509.8008.9009.50037.90038.32576.225
16  Eva Marečková (TCH)9.7509.6009.4009.65038.40037.60076.000
17  Karen Kelsall (CAN)9.5509.6509.5009.50038.20037.47575.675
18  Łucja Matraszek (POL)9.5009.6009.4509.35037.90037.70075.600
19  Éva Kanyó (HUN)9.3509.6509.5009.30037.80037.77575.575
20  Marcia Frederick (USA)9.7009.9009.0009.70038.30037.20075.500
21  Annette Michler (FRG)9.5509.6509.4509.35038.00037.37575.375
22  Elfi Schlegel (CAN)9.6009.2509.3509.60037.80037.47575.275
23  Yayoi Kano (JPN)9.4009.6508.9009.55037.50037.62575.125
24  Sakiko Nozawa (JPN)9.4509.6509.3509.50037.95037.10075.050
24  Petra Kurbjuweit (FRG)9.4509.6509.3009.50037.90037.15075.050
26  Annette Toifl (FRG)9.5509.6509.4509.25037.90036.97574.875
27  Irina Goreva (BUL)9.4509.5009.5509.45037.95036.80074.750
28  Yoshiko Matsumoto (JPN)9.6009.6508.9509.35037.55037.17574.725
29  Romi Kessler (SUI)9.6009.4009.3509.50037.85036.55074.400
30  Diliana Glucheva (BUL)9.5009.6508.9009.40037.45036.72574.175
31  Monica Valentini (ITA)9.3009.4009.3009.30037.30036.75074.050
32  Silvia Topalova (BUL)9.4009.7008.4009.45036.95037.05074.000
33  Sherry Hawco (CAN)9.3009.3509.4509.05037.15036.80073.950
34  Małgorzata Sosin (POL)9.4509.4508.9009.40037.20036.62573.825
35  Ingrid Bolleboom (NED)9.3509.5008.7509.30036.90036.85073.750
36  Aurora Morata (ESP)9.3509.5008.2009.40036.45036.57573.025

Vault

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nellie Kim (URS)9.8509.77519.625
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nadia Comăneci (ROU)9.8259.77519.600
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Steffi Kräker (GDR)9.8009.75019.550
4  Rhonda Schwandt (USA)9.8509.67519.525
5  Emilia Eberle (ROU)9.8009.65019.450
6  Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS)9.6509.75019.400
7  Heike Kunhardt (GDR)9.5009.70019.200
8  Andrea Horacsek (HUN)9.4509.62519.075

Uneven bars

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Marcia Frederick (USA)9.9509.85019.800
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Elena Mukhina (URS)9.9009.82519.725
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Emilia Eberle (ROU)9.8009.82519.625
4  Maria Filatova (URS)9.8509.75019.600
5  Nadia Comăneci (ROU)9.8509.72519.575
6  Steffi Kräker (GDR)9.8009.70019.500
7  Věra Černá (TCH)9.7009.60019.300
8  Birgit Süß  (FRG)9.2009.62518.825

Balance beam

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nadia Comăneci (ROU)9.8009.82519.625
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Elena Mukhina (URS)9.8509.75019.600
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Emilia Eberle (ROU)9.8009.77519.575
4  Éva Óvári (HUN)9.7009.70019.400
5  Věra Černá (TCH)9.7009.60019.300
6  Silvia Hindorff (GDR)9.6009.62519.225
7  Éva Kanyó (HUN)9.2509.65018.900
8  Natalia Shaposhnikova (URS)9.0009.85018.850

Floor exercise

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nellie Kim (URS)9.9509.82519.775
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Elena Mukhina (URS)9.9009.87519.775
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kathy Johnson (USA)9.8509.67519.525
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Emilia Eberle (ROU)9.8259.70019.525
5  Silvia Hindorff (GDR)9.7009.77519.475
6  Věra Černá (TCH)9.7509.70019.450
7  Birgit Süß (GDR)9.7009.67519.375
8  Nadia Comăneci (ROU)9.6009.65019.250

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)77418
2 Japan (JPN)4307
3 United States (USA)2013
4 Romania (ROU)1247
5 Hungary (HUN)1001
6 West Germany (FRG)0202
7 East Germany (GDR)0044
8 Bulgaria (BUL)0022
Totals (8 entries)15141544

References

  1. ↑ "Within the IFs" (PDF). Olympic Review (132–133): 644. October–November 1978. Retrieved 2006-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Golden dawn for United States as darkness falls on Miss Comaneci". The Times. 30 October 1978. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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