World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1963.

Championships

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

Medalists

Individual All-Around

Individual All-Around Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1963	Budapest, Hungary	Ludmila Savinkova	Tatiana Kravtchenko	Julia Trashlieva
1965	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Hana Micechova	Tatiana Kravtchenko	Hana Machatová-Bogušovská
1967	Copenhagen, Denmark	Elena Karpuchina	Ute Lehmann	Liubov Sereda
1969	Varna, Bulgaria	Maria Gigova	Liubov Sereda Neshka Robeva Galima Shugurova
1971	Havana, Cuba	Maria Gigova	Elena Karpuchina	Alfia Nazmutdinova
1973	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Galima Shugurova Maria Gigova		Natalia Krachinnekova
1975	Madrid, Spain	Carmen Rischer	Christiana Rosenberg	Maria Jesús Alegre
1977	Basel, Switzerland	Irina Deriugina	Galima Shugurova	Kristina Guiourova
1979	London, England	Irina Deriugina	Elena Tomas	Irina Gabashvili
1981	Munich, West Germany	Anelia Ralenkova	Lilia Ignatova Iliana Raeva
1983	Strasbourg, France	Diliana Guerguieva	Galina Beloglazova Lilia Ignatova Anelia Ralenkova
1985	Valladolid, Spain	Diliana Guerguieva	Lilia Ignatova	Bianka Panova
1987	Varna, Bulgaria	Bianka Panova	Adriana Dunavska Elizabeth Koleva
1989	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Alexandra Timoshenko	Bianka Panova	Adriana Dunavska Oksana Skaldina
1991	Athens, Greece	Oksana Skaldina	Alexandra Timoshenko	Mila Marinova
1992	Brussels, Belgium	Oxana Kostina	Maria Petrova	Larissa Loukianenko
1993	Alicante, Spain	Maria Petrova	Ekaterina Serebrianskaya	Amina Zaripova
1994	Paris, France	Maria Petrova	Larissa Loukianenko Amina Zaripova
1995	Vienna, Austria	Ekaterina Serebrianskaya Maria Petrova		Larissa Loukianenko Yanina Batyrchina
1997	Berlin, Germany	Elena Vitrichenko	Natalia Lipkovskaya	Yanina Batyrchina
1999	Osaka, Japan	Alina Kabaeva	Yulia Raskina	Yulia Barsoukova
2001	Madrid, Spain	Tamara Yerofeeva	Simona Peycheva	Anna Bessonova
2003	Budapest, Hungary	Alina Kabaeva	Anna Bessonova	Irina Tchachina
2005	Baku, Azerbaijan	Olga Kapranova	Anna Bessonova	Irina Tchachina
2007	Patras, Greece	Anna Bessonova	Vera Sessina	Olga Kapranova
2009	Mie, Japan	Yevgeniya Kanayeva	Daria Kondakova	Anna Bessonova
2010	Moscow, Russia	Yevgeniya Kanayeva	Daria Kondakova	Melitina Staniouta
2011	Montpellier, France	Yevgeniya Kanayeva	Daria Kondakova	Aliya Garayeva
2013	Kiev, Ukraine	Yana Kudryavtseva	Ganna Rizatdinova	Melitina Staniouta
2014	Izmir, Turkey	Yana Kudryavtseva	Margarita Mamun	Ganna Rizatdinova

Group All-Around

Group All-Around Medalists
Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1967	Copenhagen, Denmark	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria
1969	Varna, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia
1971	Havana, Cuba	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	Italy
1973	Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	East Germany
1975	Madrid, Spain	Italy	Japan	Spain
1977	Basel, Switzerland	Soviet Union	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia
1979	London, England	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria
1981	Munich, West Germany	Bulgaria	USSR	Czechoslovakia
1983	Strasbourg, France	Bulgaria	USSR	North Korea
1985	Valladolid, Spain	Bulgaria	USSR North Korea
1987	Varna, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	Spain China
1989	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	Spain
1991	Athens, Greece	Spain	Soviet Union	North Korea
1992	Brussels, Belgium	Russia	Spain	North Korea
1994	Paris, France	Russia	Spain	Bulgaria
1995	Vienna, Austria	Bulgaria	Spain	Belarus
1996	Budapest, Hungary	Bulgaria	Spain	Belarus
1998	Seville, Spain	Belarus	Spain	Russia
1999	Osaka, Japan	Russia	Greece	Belarus
2002	New Orleans, USA	Russia	Belarus	Greece
2003	Budapest, Hungary	Russia	Bulgaria	Belarus
2005	Baku, Azerbaijan	Russia	Italy	Belarus
2007	Patras, Greece	Russia	Italy	Belarus
2009	Mie, Japan	Italy	Belarus	Russia
2010	Moscow, Russia	Italy	Belarus	Russia
2011	Montpellier, France	Italy	Russia	Bulgaria
2013	Kiev, Ukraine	Belarus	Italy	Russia
2014	Izmir, Turkey	Bulgaria	Italy	Belarus

Total All-Around medals by country (1963–2014)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria	20	13	9	42
2	Russia	16	8	11	35
3	USSR	11	17	5	33
4	Ukraine	4	4	3	11
5	Italy	4	4	1	9
6	Belarus	2	5	11	18
7	Spain	1	5	4	10
8	Czechoslovakia	1	3	4	8
9	West Germany	1	1	0	2
10	North Korea	0	1	3	4
11	East Germany	0	1	1	2
	Greece	0	1	1	2
13	Japan	0	1	0	1
14	China	0	0	1	1
	Azerbaijan	0	0	1	1
Total		58	62	53	173