World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

The World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 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).[1] 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.

There is a clear dominance of post-Soviet republics at the World Championships, namely Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Successful nations also include Bulgaria, Italy and Spain, the last two of which are mostly dominant in group events. The only non-European nations to successfully achieve medal positions at the World Championships are Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea; other medal-winning nations — Azerbaijan and Israel — though geographically located in Asia, compete at the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[2]

Editions

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

Medalists

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

All-time medal table

1963-2015

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 91 48 28 167
2  Bulgaria 66 53 48 167
3  Soviet Union 50 43 27 120
4  Ukraine 25 28 37 90
5  Belarus 9 24 37 70
6  Italy 7 15 5 27
7  Spain 7 11 18 36
8  West Germany 5 5 0 10
9  Czechoslovakia 4 5 8 17
10  Greece 3 1 2 6
11  North Korea 1 2 4 7
12  Japan 1 1 1 3
13  Azerbaijan 0 1 7 8
14  East Germany 0 1 3 4
15  China 0 1 2 3
 Israel 0 1 2 3
17  France 0 0 2 2
19  Hungary 0 0 1 1
 Romania 0 0 1 1
 South Korea 0 0 1 1
Total 269 240 234 743

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Technical Regulations 2017" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "MenuHistoricalMedallists". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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