World Gymnastics Championships

The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique organises World Gymnastics Championships for each of the gymnastic disciplines:

List of championships

Discipline Competition First held Current Frequency
Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 1903 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held
Rhythmic gymnastics World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1963 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held
Trampolining Trampoline World Championships 1964 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held
Acrobatic gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 1974 Even years
Aerobic gymnastics Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships 1995 Even years

Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

Year Games Host City Country Events
(male/female/mixed)
Winner of the Medal Table
1974 I Moscow  Soviet Union 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1976 II Saarbrücken  West Germany 12 / 12 / 3  Soviet Union
1978 III Sofia  Bulgaria 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1980 IV Poznań  Poland 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1982 V London  Great Britain 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1984 VI Sofia  Bulgaria 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1986 VII Rennes  France 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1988 VIII Antwerp  Belgium 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1990 IX Augsburg  West Germany 9 / 9 / 3  Soviet Union
1992 X Rennes  France 9 / 9 / 3  Russia
1994 XI Beijing  China 9 / 9 / 3  China
1995 XII Wrocław  Poland 9 / 9 / 3  Russia
1996 XIII Riesa  Germany 9 / 9 / 3  China
1997 XIV Manchester  Great Britain 9 / 9 / 3  Russia
1998 XV Minsk  Belarus 9 / 9 / 3  Russia
1999 XVI Ghent  Belgium 6 / 6 / 3  Russia
2000 XVII Wrocław  Poland 6 / 6 / 3  Russia
2002 XVIII Riesa  Germany 2 / 2 / 1  Russia
2004 XIX Lievin  France 2 / 2 / 1  Russia
2006 XX Coimbra  Portugal 2 / 2 / 1  Russia
2008 XXI Glasgow  Great Britain 2 / 2 / 1  Russia
2010 XXII Wrocław  Poland 2 / 2 / 1  United Kingdom
2012 XXIII Lake Buena Vista  United States 2 / 2 / 1  Russia
2014 XXIV Levallois-Perret  France 2 / 2 / 1  Russia
2016 XXV Putian  China 2 / 2 / 1 Future event

Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships

Year Games Host City Country Events
(male/female/mixed)
Winner of the Medal Table
1995 I Paris  France 1 / 1 / 2  Brazil
1996 II The Hague  Netherlands 1 / 1 / 2  Brazil
1997 III Perth  Australia 1 / 1 / 2  Bulgaria
1998 IV Catania  Italy 1 / 1 / 2  Russia
1999 V Hanover  Germany 1 / 1 / 2  South Korea
2000 VI Riesa  Germany 1 / 1 / 2  Romania
2002 VII Klaipėda  Lithuania 1 / 1 / 3  Spain
2004 VIII Sofia  Bulgaria 1 / 1 / 3  Romania
2006 IX Nanjing  China 1 / 1 / 3  China
2008 X Ulm  Germany 1 / 1 / 3  Romania
2010 XI Rodez  France 1 / 1 / 3  Romania
2012 XII Sofia  Bulgaria 1 / 1 / 5  China
2014 XIII Cancun  Mexico 1 / 1 / 5  Romania

Trampoline World Championships

Year Games Host City Country Events
(male/female/mixed)
Winner of the Medal Table
1964 I London  UK 1 / 1 / 0  United States
1965 II London  UK 1 / 1 / 1  United States
1966 III Lafayette  USA 3 / 3 / 0  United States
1967 IV London  UK 2 / 2 / 0  United States
1968 V Amersfoort  Netherlands 2 / 2 / 0  United States
1970 VI Bern   Switzerland 2 / 2 / 0  United States
1972 VII Stuttgart  Germany 2 / 2 / 0  United States
1974 VIII Johannesburg  South Africa 2 / 2 / 0  United States
1976 IX Tulsa  USA 4 / 4 / 0  United States
1978 X Newcastle  Australia 4 / 4 / 0  United States
1980 XI Brig   Switzerland 4 / 4 / 0  United States
1982 XII Bozeman  USA 7 / 7 / 0  United States
1984 XIII Osaka  Japan 7 / 7 / 0  United States
1986 XIV Paris  France 7 / 7 / 0  Soviet Union
1988 XV Birmingham  USA 7 / 7 / 0  Soviet Union
1990 XVI Essen  Germany 7 / 7 / 0  Soviet Union
1992 XVII Auckland  New Zealand 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
1994 XVIII Porto  Portugal 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
1996 XIX Vancouver  Canada 7 / 7 / 0  United States
1998 XX Sydney  Australia 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
1999 XXI Sun City  South Africa 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
2001 XXII Odense  Denmark 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
2003 XXIII Hannover  Germany 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
2005 XXIV Eindhoven  Netherlands 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
2007 XXV Quebec  Canada 7 / 7 / 0  Russia
2009 XXVI Saint Petersburg  Russia 7 / 7 / 0  China
2010 XXVII Metz  France 4 / 4 / 0  China
2011 XXVIII Birmingham  UK 7 / 7 / 0  China
2013 XXIX Sofia  Bulgaria 7 / 7 / 0  China
2014 XXX Daytona Beach  USA 4 / 4 / 0  China
2015 XXXI Odense  Denmark 7 / 7 / 0 Future event

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Year Games Host City Country Events
(male/female)
Winner of the Medal Table
1903 I Antwerp  Belgium 6 / 0  France
1905 II Bordeaux  France 5 / 0  France
1907 III Prague  Austria-Hungary 5 / 0  Bohemia
1909 IV Luxembourg  Luxembourg 5 / 0  France
1911 V Turin  Italy 6 / 0  Bohemia
1913 VI Paris  France 6 / 0  Italy
1922 VII Ljubljana  Yugoslavia 6 / 0  Yugoslavia
1926 VIII Lyon  France 6 / 0  Czechoslovakia
1930 IX Luxembourg  Luxembourg 7 / 0  Yugoslavia
1934 X Budapest  Hungary 8 / 2   Switzerland
1938 XI Prague  Czechoslovakia 8 / 6  Czechoslovakia
1950 XII Basel   Switzerland 8 / 6   Switzerland
1954 XIII Rome  Italy 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1958 XIV Moscow  Soviet Union 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1962 XV Prague  Czechoslovakia 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1966 XVI Dortmund  West Germany 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1970 XVII Ljubljana  SFR Yugoslavia 8 / 6  Japan
1974 XVIII Varna  Bulgaria 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1978 XIX Strasbourg  France 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1979 XX Fort Worth  United States 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1981 XXI Moscow  Soviet Union 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1983 XXII Budapest  Hungary 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1985 XXIII Montreal  Canada 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1987 XXIV Rotterdam  Netherlands 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1989 XXV Stuttgart  West Germany 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1991 XXVI Indianapolis  United States 8 / 6  Soviet Union
1992 XXVII Paris  France 6 / 4  CIS
1993 XXVIII Birmingham  United Kingdom 7 / 5  Belarus
1994 XXIX Brisbane  Australia 7 / 5  Belarus
1994 XXX Dortmund  Germany 1 / 1  China
1995 XXXI Sabae  Japan 8 / 6  China
1996 XXXII San Juan  Puerto Rico 6 / 4  Russia
1997 XXXIII Lausanne   Switzerland 8 / 6  Russia
1999 XXXIV Tianjin  China 8 / 6  Russia
2001 XXXV Ghent  Belgium 8 / 6  Romania
2002 XXXVI Debrecen  Hungary 6 / 4  Romania
2003 XXXVII Anaheim  United States 8 / 6  China
2005 XXXVIII Melbourne  Australia 7 / 5  United States
2006 XXXIX Aarhus  Denmark 8 / 6  China
2007 XL Stuttgart  Germany 8 / 6  China
2009 XLI London  United Kingdom 7 / 5  China
2010 XLII Rotterdam  Netherlands 8 / 6  China
2011 XLIII Tokyo  Japan 8 / 6  China
2013 XLIV Antwerp  Belgium 7 / 5  Japan
2014 XLV Nanning  China 8 / 6  United States
2015 XLVI Glasgow  Scotland 8 / 6 Future event
2017 XLVII Montreal  Canada 7 / 5 Future event
2018 XLVIII Doha  Qatar 8 / 6 Future event
2019 XLIX Stuttgart  Germany 8 / 6 Future event

World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Year Games Host City Country Events
(female)
Winner of the Medal Table
1963 I Budapest  Hungary 3  Soviet Union
1965 II Prague  Czechoslovakia 3  Czechoslovakia
1967 III Copenhagen  Denmark 5  Soviet Union
1969 IV Varna  Bulgaria 6  Bulgaria
1971 V Havana  Cuba 6  Bulgaria
1973 VI Rotterdam  Netherlands 6  Soviet Union
1975 VII Madrid  Spain 6  West Germany
1977 VIII Basel   Switzerland 6  Soviet Union
1979 IX London  United Kingdom 6  Soviet Union
1981 X Munich  West Germany 6  Bulgaria
1983 XI Strasbourg  France 6  Bulgaria
1985 XII Valladolid  Spain 6  Bulgaria
1987 XIII Varna  Bulgaria 8  Bulgaria
1989 XIV Sarajevo  Yugoslavia 9  Soviet Union
1991 XV Athens  Greece 9  Soviet Union
1992 XVI Brussels  Belgium 8  Soviet Union
1993 XVII Alicante  Spain 7  Bulgaria
1994 XVIII Paris  France 8  Ukraine
1995 XIX Vienna  Austria 9  Russia
1996 XX Budapest  Hungary 7  Ukraine
1997 XXI Berlin  Germany 6  Ukraine
1998 XXII Sevilla  Spain 3  Belarus
1999 XXIII Osaka  Japan 9  Russia
2001 XXIV Madrid  Spain 8  Ukraine
2002 XXV New Orleans  United States 3  Russia
2003 XXVI Budapest  Hungary 9  Russia
2005 XXVII Baku  Azerbaijan 9  Russia
2007 XXVIII Patras  Greece 9  Russia
2009 XXIX Mie  Japan 9  Russia
2010 XXX Moscow  Russia 9  Russia
2011 XXXI Montpellier  France 9  Russia
2013 XXXII Kiev  Ukraine 8  Russia
2014 XXXIII İzmir  Turkey 9  Russia
2015 XXXIV Stuttgart  Germany 9 Future event
2017 XXXV Kazan  Russia 8 Future event
2018 XXXVI Osaka  Japan 9 Future event
2019 XXXVII Baku  Azerbaijan 9 Future event

All-time medal table

Countries are ranked by number of gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Acrobatic Aerobic Artistic Rhythmic Trampoline Combined
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia(1)241104346591441219213385548846396123612281,201
2  China75667196473483501233223190143115448
3  Bulgaria5780792415613665247122131144142417
4  United States272200043383100065574211010295307
5  Ukraine233341000781425283271211628198241
6  Romania000141417474541001000615959179
7  Germany(2)61210002427435631932355466102222
8  France35331210252923002182324496962180
9  Japan000310414760110448495368170
10  Czechoslovakia(3)000000393830458000434338124
11  United Kingdom131625000366000162024324255129
12  Belarus3720000147119233451316315081161
13  Italy00003017826614500023253179
14  Poland1548690005290001512215590166
15   Switzerland00000019161400024521201960
16  Spain00011123317111701221162259
17  Australia01012224400014161717232363
18  Yugoslavia0150001711900000017121443
19  Canada00000003500015242815273375
20  Brazil000933444000212158932
21  Hungary0051131115800000012161644
22  Portugal0000000000001179117927
23  South Korea000455622001000107825
24  New Zealand00010200000074184315
25  North Korea00000062312400074718
26  Greece00000042231200073414
27  Netherlands00000046200012358518
28  Slovenia0000003400000003407
29  Sweden0000023120000103249
30  South Africa0100000000002817291728
31  Belgium232000045000024291122
32  Finland0000002510000002518
33  Austria0001011110000002125
34  Uzbekistan0000001230000011247
35  Kazakhstan0210001000000001214
36  Mexico0001000100000001102
37  Luxembourg0000001040000001045
38  Azerbaijan(4)012000001017000021012
39  Latvia0000000210000000213
40  Israel0000000020120000145
41  Lithuania0130000000000000134
42  Cuba0000000120000000123
 Denmark0000000000000120123
 England(5)0000000000000120123
45  Croatia0000000110000000112
46  Argentina0000000000000100101
 Chinese Taipei0000000100000000101
 Scotland(5)0000000000000100101
49  Chile0000010000000000011
 Iceland0000010000000000011
 Mongolia0000010000000000011
 Puerto Rico0000000010000000011
 Slovakia0000000000000010011
 Vietnam0000000010000000011

Notes

(1) including Soviet Union and CIS
(2) including East Germany and West Germany
(3) including Bohemia
(4) at the 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Valery Belenky earned a bronze medal competing as an unattached (UNA) athlete, since his home country Azerbaijan did not have a gymnastics federation. Nevertheless, the medal Belenky earned is counted for Azerbaijan.
(5) at the 1964 and 1965 Trampoline World Championships athletes from Great Britain competed under different flags for England, Scotland and Wales. At the 1982 Trampoline World Championships two athletes competed under the Scottish flag, in a team separated from the British team. The medals earned by athletes from England and Scotland have not been merged with the medals won by the British team because the concept of Great Britain existed prior to the athletes competing at the aforementioned World Championships; their decision to represent individual territories, nevertheless, is reflected in this medal table.

Aesthetic Group Gymnastics World Championships

Aesthetic Group Gymnastics is a discipline not currently recognized by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. World Championships are organized annually since 2000 by the International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (IFAAG).

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2000 Finland Helsinki  Finland
Campuksen Koonto
 Estonia
GC Piruett
 Finland
Lahjan Tytöt
2001 Estonia Tallinn  Estonia
GC Piruett
 Finland
Lahjan Tytöt
 Estonia
SC Velar
and
 Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat
2002 Czech Republic Prague  Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat/Dynamot
 Russia
Vozrozhdenie
 Russia
Vera Sport Club
2003 Austria Graz  Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat/Dynamot
 Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat/Elektronit
 Estonia
GC Janika
2004 Bulgaria Sofia  Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat/Dynamot
 Russia
SC Oscar
 Russia
SC Roxett
2005 Denmark Copenhagen  Russia
SC Roxett
 Finland
Vantaan Voimisteluseura/Frida
 Estonia
GC Piruett
2006 Finland Tampere  Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat/Dynamot
 Bulgaria
National Team
 Russia
SC Roxett
2007 Spain Salou  Estonia
GC Janika
 Bulgaria
National Team
 Russia
SC Oscar
2008 Canada Toronto  Finland
Olarin Voimistelijat/Deltat
 Estonia
Janika Elite
 Bulgaria
National Team
and
 Russia
SC Oscar
2009 Russia Moscow  Finland
Deltat
 Russia
SC Oscar
 Russia
Madonna
2010 Bulgaria Varna  Finland
Fotonit/OVO
 Russia
Madonna
 Bulgaria
National Team
2011 Estonia Tartu  Russia
Madonna
 Bulgaria
National Team
 Estonia
GC Piruett/GC Janika joint Elite team
2012 Spain Cartagena  Russia
Madonna
 Bulgaria
National Team
 Russia
Nebesa
2013 Finland Lahti  Russia
Madonna
 Finland
OVO Team
 Bulgaria
National Team
2014 Russia Moscow  Russia
Madonna
 Bulgaria
National Team
 Russia
Expressia
2015 Faroe Islands Tórshavn Future event

See also