The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships[1][2] are the world championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. The tournament is promoted and organized by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the three tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup and the gymnastics competitions at the Olympic Games (in collaboration with the IOC and the federation of the country organising the Games).[3] The first edition of the World Championships was held in 1963, a time when the sport was known as modern gymnastics. The current program of the World Championships contemplates both individual and group performances. In even non-Olympic years and the year before the Olympics, a team event is also contested. Two events are not competed at the World Championships anymore: individual rope and free hands.

Historically rhythmic gymnastics has been dominated by Eastern European countries, especially the Soviet Union and Bulgaria. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, there was originally a clear dominance of Bulgaria and post-Soviet countries at the World Championships, namely Russia, Ukraine and Belarus but with other nations emerging, for example Italy, Israel and Spain. The only non-European nations to successfully achieve medal positions at the World Championships are Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea. Only five individual gymnasts (Sun Duk Jo, Myong Sim Choi, Mitsuru Hiraguchi, Son Yeon-jae, Kaho Minagawa) and three groups (Japan, North Korea and China) from outside Europe have won medals at the World Championships.[4]

Editions

Year Games Host City Country Events First in the Medal Table Second in the Medal Table Third in the Medal Table Comments
19631Budapest Hungary3 Soviet Union Bulgaria(individuals only)
19652Prague Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia Soviet Union(individuals only)
19673Copenhagen Denmark5 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Bulgaria
19694Varna Bulgaria6 Bulgaria Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
19715Havana Cuba6 Bulgaria Soviet Union North Korea
19736Rotterdam Netherlands6 Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia
19757Madrid Spain6 West Germany Japan Italy
19778Basel  Switzerland6 Soviet Union Bulgaria
 Czechoslovakia
19799London Great Britain6 Soviet Union Bulgaria Czechoslovakia
198110Munich West Germany6 Bulgaria Soviet Union Czechoslovakia
198311Strasbourg France6 Bulgaria Soviet Union North Korea
198512Valladolid Spain6 Bulgaria Soviet Union North Korea
198713Varna Bulgaria8 Bulgaria Soviet Union China
198914Sarajevo Yugoslavia9 Soviet Union Bulgaria Spain
199115Piraeus Greece9 Soviet Union Spain Bulgaria
199216Brussels Belgium8 Russia Belarus Bulgaria
199317Alicante Spain7 Bulgaria Ukraine Spain(individuals only)
199418Paris France8 Ukraine Bulgaria Russia
199519Vienna Austria9 Bulgaria Russia Ukraine
199620Budapest Hungary7 Ukraine Belarus Russia
199721Berlin Germany6 Ukraine Russia Belarus(individuals only)
199822Seville Spain3 Belarus Spain Russia(groups only)
199923Osaka Japan9 Russia Greece Ukraine
200124Madrid Spain6 Ukraine Bulgaria Belarus(individuals only)
200225New Orleans United States3 Russia Greece Ukraine(groups only)
200326Budapest Hungary9 Russia Ukraine Bulgaria
200527Baku Azerbaijan9 Russia Italy Bulgaria
200728Patras Greece9 Russia Ukraine Italy
200929Ise Japan9 Russia Italy Belarus
201030Moscow Russia9 Russia Italy Belarus
201131Montpellier France9 Russia Italy Bulgaria
201332Kyiv Ukraine8 Russia Ukraine Belarus
201433İzmir Turkey9 Russia Bulgaria Spain
201534Stuttgart Germany9 Russia Italy Belarus
201735Pesaro Italy8 Russia Italy Japan
201836Sofia Bulgaria9 Russia Italy Bulgaria
201937Baku Azerbaijan9 Russia Japan Israel
202138Kitakyushu Japan9RGF [a] Italy Belarus
202239Sofia Bulgaria9 Italy Bulgaria Germany
202340Valencia Spain9 Germany Israel Bulgaria
202541Rio de Janeiro BrazilFuture event
202642Berlin GermanyFuture event
202743Baku AzerbaijanFuture event

Medalists

Dominant nations include Soviet Union (as well as its subsequent independent states, namely Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Azerbaijan) and Bulgaria.

Individual All-Around

Individual All-Around Medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
1963Hungary Budapest, HungarySoviet Union Ludmila SavinkovaSoviet Union Tatiana KravtchenkoBulgaria Julia Trashlieva
1965Czechoslovakia Prague, CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana MičechováSoviet Union Tatiana KravtchenkoCzechoslovakia Hana Machatová-Bogušovská
1967Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkSoviet Union Elena KarpukhinaEast Germany Ute LehmannSoviet Union Liubov Sereda
1969 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria Bulgaria Maria Gigova Bulgaria Neshka Robeva
Soviet Union Liubov Sereda
Soviet Union Galima Shugurova
1971Cuba Havana, CubaBulgaria Maria GigovaSoviet Union Elena KarpukhinaSoviet Union Alfia Nazmutdinova
1973 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Bulgaria Maria Gigova
Soviet Union Galima Shugurova
Soviet Union Natalia Krachinnekova
1975Spain Madrid, SpainWest Germany Carmen RischerWest Germany Christiana RosenbergSpain María Jesús Alegre
1977Switzerland Basel, SwitzerlandSoviet Union Irina DeriuginaSoviet Union Galima ShugurovaBulgaria Kristina Guiourova
1979United Kingdom London, Great BritainSoviet Union Irina DeriuginaSoviet Union Elena TomasSoviet Union Irina Gabashvili
1981 West Germany Munich, West Germany Bulgaria Anelia Ralenkova Bulgaria Lilia Ignatova
Bulgaria Iliana Raeva
1983 France Strasbourg, France Bulgaria Diliana Georgieva Soviet Union Galina Beloglazova
Bulgaria Lilia Ignatova
Bulgaria Anelia Ralenkova
1985Spain Valladolid, SpainBulgaria Diliana GeorgievaBulgaria Lilia IgnatovaBulgaria Bianka Panova
1987 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bianka Panova Bulgaria Adriana Dunavska
Bulgaria Elizabeth Koleva
1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Soviet Union Alexandra Timoshenko Bulgaria Bianka Panova Bulgaria Adriana Dunavska
Soviet Union Oksana Skaldina
1991Greece Piraeus, GreeceSoviet Union Oksana SkaldinaSoviet Union Alexandra TimoshenkoBulgaria Mila Marinova
1992Belgium Brussels, BelgiumRussia Oksana KostinaBulgaria Maria PetrovaBelarus Larisa Lukyanenko
1993Spain Alicante, SpainBulgaria Maria PetrovaUkraine Kateryna SerebrianskaRussia Amina Zaripova
1994 France Paris, France Bulgaria Maria Petrova Belarus Larisa Lukyanenko
Russia Amina Zaripova
1995 Austria Vienna, Austria Bulgaria Maria Petrova
Ukraine Kateryna Serebrianska
Russia Yana Batyrshina
Belarus Larissa Lukyanenko
1997Germany Berlin, GermanyUkraine Olena VitrychenkoRussia Natalia LipkovskayaRussia Yana Batyrshina
1999Japan Osaka, JapanRussia Alina KabaevaBelarus Yulia RaskinaRussia Yulia Barsukova
2001 Spain Madrid, Spain Ukraine Tamara Yerofeeva Bulgaria Simona Peycheva Ukraine Anna Bessonova
2003 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Russia Alina Kabaeva Ukraine Anna Bessonova Russia Irina Tchachina
2005 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Olga Kapranova Ukraine Anna Bessonova Russia Irina Tchachina
2007 Greece Patras, Greece Ukraine Anna Bessonova Russia Vera Sessina Russia Olga Kapranova
2009 Japan Mie, Japan Russia Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia Daria Kondakova Ukraine Anna Bessonova
2010 Russia Moscow, Russia Russia Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia Daria Kondakova Belarus Melitina Staniouta
2011 France Montpellier, France Russia Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia Daria Kondakova Azerbaijan Aliya Garayeva
2013 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Russia Yana Kudryavtseva Ukraine Ganna Rizatdinova Belarus Melitina Staniouta
2014 Turkey Izmir, Turkey Russia Yana Kudryavtseva Russia Margarita Mamun Ukraine Ganna Rizatdinova
2015 Germany Stuttgart, Germany Russia Yana Kudryavtseva Russia Margarita Mamun Belarus Melitina Staniouta
2017 Italy Pesaro, Italy Russia Dina Averina Russia Arina Averina Israel Linoy Ashram
2018 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Russia Dina Averina Israel Linoy Ashram Russia Aleksandra Soldatova
2019 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Dina Averina Russia Arina Averina Israel Linoy Ashram
2021 Japan Kitakyushu, Japan RGF Dina Averina Belarus Alina Harnasko RGF Arina Averina
2022 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Italy Sofia Raffaeli Germany Darja Varfolomeev Bulgaria Stiliana Nikolova
2023 Spain Valencia, Spain Germany Darja Varfolomeev Italy Sofia Raffaeli Israel Daria Atamanov

Group All-Around

Group All-Around Medalists
YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
1967Denmark Copenhagen, DenmarkSoviet Union Soviet UnionCzechoslovakia CzechoslovakiaBulgaria Bulgaria
1969 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1971Cuba Havana, CubaBulgaria BulgariaSoviet Union Soviet UnionItaly Italy
1973 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia East Germany East Germany
1975Spain Madrid, SpainItaly ItalyJapan JapanSpain Spain
1977Switzerland Basel, SwitzerlandSoviet Union Soviet UnionBulgaria BulgariaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1979United Kingdom London, Great BritainSoviet Union Soviet UnionCzechoslovakia CzechoslovakiaBulgaria Bulgaria
1981 West Germany Munich, West Germany Bulgaria Bulgaria Soviet Union Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1983 France Strasbourg, France Bulgaria Bulgaria Soviet Union Soviet Union North Korea North Korea
1985 Spain Valladolid, Spain Bulgaria Bulgaria North Korea North Korea
Soviet Union Soviet Union
1987 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria Soviet Union Soviet Union China China
Spain Spain
1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Bulgaria Bulgaria Soviet Union Soviet Union Spain Spain
1991Greece Piraeus, GreeceSpain SpainSoviet Union Soviet UnionNorth Korea North Korea
1992Belgium Brussels, BelgiumRussia RussiaSpain SpainNorth Korea North Korea
1994 France Paris, France Russia Russia Spain Spain Bulgaria Bulgaria
1995 Austria Vienna, Austria Bulgaria Bulgaria Spain Spain Belarus Belarus
1996 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Bulgaria Bulgaria Spain Spain Belarus Belarus
1998Spain Seville, SpainBelarus BelarusSpain SpainRussia Russia
1999Japan Osaka, JapanRussia RussiaGreece GreeceBelarus Belarus
2002 United States New Orleans, United States Russia Russia Belarus Belarus Greece Greece
2003 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Russia Russia Bulgaria Bulgaria Belarus Belarus
2005 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Russia Italy Italy Belarus Belarus
2007 Greece Patras, Greece Russia Russia Italy Italy Belarus Belarus
2009 Japan Mie, Japan Italy Italy Belarus Belarus Russia Russia
2010 Russia Moscow, Russia Italy Italy Belarus Belarus Russia Russia
2011 France Montpellier, France Italy Italy Russia Russia Bulgaria Bulgaria
2013 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Belarus Belarus Italy Italy Russia Russia
2014 Turkey Izmir, Turkey Bulgaria Bulgaria Italy Italy Belarus Belarus
2015 Germany Stuttgart, Germany Russia Russia Bulgaria Bulgaria Spain Spain
2017 Italy Pesaro, Italy Russia Russia Bulgaria Bulgaria Japan Japan
2018 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Russia Russia Italy Italy Bulgaria Bulgaria
2019 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Russia Russia Japan Japan Bulgaria Bulgaria
2021 Japan Kitakyushu, Japan RGF Italy Italy Belarus Belarus
2022 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria Israel Israel Spain Spain
2023 Spain Valencia, Spain Israel Israel China China Spain Spain

All-time medal table

Last updated after the 2023 World Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia1135735205
2 Bulgaria706154185
3 Soviet Union504327120
4 Ukraine25284093
5 Italy16241454
6 Belarus10284179
7 Spain7122241
8Russian Gymnastics Federation [a]74213
9 Germany64111
10 West Germany55010
11 Czechoslovakia45817
12 Greece3126
13 Israel29819
14 Japan25613
15 China1326
16 North Korea1247
17 Azerbaijan0189
18 East Germany0134
19 France0022
 Hungary0022
 Slovenia0022
22 Romania0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (23 entries)322293285900

Multiple gold medalists

Boldface denotes active rhythmic gymnasts and highest medal count among all rhythmic gymnasts (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

All events

Rank Rhythmic gymnast Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Dina Averina Russia
Russian Gymnastics Federation
20172021183122
2Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia2007201117118
3Yana Kudryavtseva Russia2013201513316
4Maria Tolkacheva Russia
Russian Gymnastics Federation
20142021114116
5Alexandra Timoshenko Soviet Union1989199110212
6Olga Kapranova Russia20032009101112
7Maria Petrova Bulgaria1991199699422
8Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine1992199997723
9Galima Shugurova Soviet Union1969197794114
10Alina Kabaeva Russia1999200793214

Individual events

Rank Rhythmic gymnast Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Dina Averina Russia
Russian Gymnastics Federation
20172021153119
2Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia2009201113114
3Yana Kudryavtseva Russia2013201511314
4Olena Vitrychenko Ukraine1993199995418
5Galima Shugurova Soviet Union1969197794114
6Maria Gigova Bulgaria1967197392213
7Maria Petrova Bulgaria1992199687419
8Kateryna Serebrianska Ukraine1993199684315
9Bianka Panova Bulgaria1985198982111
10Alexandra Timoshenko Soviet Union198919918210

Records

Category All events Individual events
Most medals

See also

References

  1. "35th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships PESARO (ITA)". www.fig-gymnastics.com. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships SOFIA (BUL): September 10 - 16, 2018". live.fig-gymnastics.com. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  3. "Technical Regulations 2017" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  4. "MenuHistoricalMedallists". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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