Gymnastics World Championships

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Gymnastics World Championships refers to a number of different world championships for each of the disciplines in competitive gymnastics. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) organizes World Championships for six disciplines: acrobatic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, parkour, rhythmic gymnastics, as well as trampoline and tumbling. The International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (IFAGG) organizes World Championships for the sport of aesthetic group gymnastics.

List of championships

See also: Junior World Gymnastics Championships
More information Number, Discipline ...
Number Discipline Competition First held Current frequency Most gold medals
Organizer: FIG
1 Artistic gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 1903 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held		  Soviet Union
2 Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 1963 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held		  Russia
3 Trampoline gymnastics Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 1964 Annually
Except when the Summer Olympics are held		  United States
4 Acrobatic gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships 1974 Even years  Soviet Union
5 Aerobic gymnastics Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships 1995 Even years  Romania
6 Parkour Parkour World Championships 2022 Even years  Mexico
 Sweden
Organizer: IFAGG
7 Aesthetic group gymnastics World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships 2000 Annually  Finland
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Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Main article: World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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Year Edition Host city Country Events
(male/female)		 First in the Medal Table
19031Antwerp Belgium6 / 0 France
19052Bordeaux France5 / 0 France
19073Prague Austria-Hungary5 / 0 Bohemia
19094Luxembourg Luxembourg5 / 0 France
19115Turin Italy6 / 0 Bohemia
19136Paris France6 / 0 Italy
19227Ljubljana Yugoslavia6 / 0 Yugoslavia
19268Lyon France6 / 0 Czechoslovakia
19309Luxembourg Luxembourg7 / 0 Yugoslavia
193410Budapest Hungary8 / 2 Switzerland
193811Prague Czechoslovakia8 / 6 Czechoslovakia
195012Basel  Switzerland8 / 6 Switzerland
195413Rome Italy8 / 6 Soviet Union
195814Moscow Soviet Union8 / 6 Soviet Union
196215Prague Czechoslovakia8 / 6 Soviet Union
196616Dortmund West Germany8 / 6 Soviet Union
197017Ljubljana SFR Yugoslavia8 / 6 Japan
197418Varna Bulgaria8 / 6 Soviet Union
197819Strasbourg France8 / 6 Soviet Union
197920Fort Worth United States8 / 6 Soviet Union
198121Moscow Soviet Union8 / 6 Soviet Union
198322Budapest Hungary8 / 6 Soviet Union
198523Montreal Canada8 / 6 Soviet Union
198724Rotterdam Netherlands8 / 6 Soviet Union
198925Stuttgart West Germany8 / 6 Soviet Union
199126Indianapolis United States8 / 6 Soviet Union
199227Paris France6 / 4 CIS
199328Birmingham Great Britain7 / 5 Belarus
199429Brisbane Australia7 / 5 Belarus
199430Dortmund Germany1 / 1 China
 Romania
199531Sabae Japan8 / 6 China
199632San Juan Puerto Rico6 / 4 Russia
199733Lausanne  Switzerland8 / 6 Romania
199934Tianjin China8 / 6 Russia
200135Ghent Belgium8 / 6 Romania
200236Debrecen Hungary6 / 4 Romania
200337Anaheim United States8 / 6 China
200538Melbourne Australia7 / 5 United States
200639Aarhus Denmark8 / 6 China
200740Stuttgart Germany8 / 6 China
200941London Great Britain7 / 5 China
201042Rotterdam Netherlands8 / 6 China
201143Tokyo Japan8 / 6 China
201344Antwerp Belgium7 / 5 Japan
201445Nanning China8 / 6 United States
201546Glasgow Great Britain8 / 6 United States
201747Montreal Canada7 / 5 China
201848Doha Qatar8 / 6 United States
201949Stuttgart Germany8 / 6 United States
202150Kitakyushu Japan7 / 5 China
202251Liverpool Great Britain8 / 6 United States
202352Antwerp Belgium8 / 6 United States
202553Jakarta Indonesia7 / 5 China
202654Rotterdam Netherlands8 / 6Future event[1]
202755Chengdu China8 / 6Future event
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Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Main article: Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
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Year Edition Host city Country Events
(female)		 First in the Medal Table
19631Budapest Hungary3 Soviet Union
19652Prague Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia
19673Copenhagen Denmark5 Soviet Union
19694Varna Bulgaria6 Bulgaria
19715Havana Cuba6 Bulgaria
19736Rotterdam Netherlands6 Soviet Union
19757Madrid Spain6 West Germany
19778Basel  Switzerland6 Soviet Union
19799London Great Britain6 Soviet Union
198110Munich West Germany6 Bulgaria
198311Strasbourg France6 Bulgaria
198512Valladolid Spain6 Bulgaria
198713Varna Bulgaria8 Bulgaria
198914Sarajevo Yugoslavia9 Soviet Union
199115Athens Greece9 Soviet Union
199216Brussels Belgium8 Russia
199317Alicante Spain7 Bulgaria
199418Paris France8 Ukraine
199519Vienna Austria9 Bulgaria
199620Budapest Hungary7 Ukraine
199721Berlin Germany6 Ukraine
199822Sevilla Spain3 Belarus
199923Osaka Japan9 Russia
200124Madrid Spain6 Ukraine
200225New Orleans United States3 Russia
200326Budapest Hungary9 Russia
200527Baku Azerbaijan9 Russia
200728Patras Greece9 Russia
200929Mie Japan9 Russia
201030Moscow Russia9 Russia
201131Montpellier France9 Russia
201332Kyiv Ukraine8 Russia
201433İzmir Turkey9 Russia
201534Stuttgart Germany9 Russia
201735Pesaro Italy8 Russia
201836Sofia Bulgaria9 Russia
201937Baku Azerbaijan9 Russia
202138Kitakyushu Japan9Russian Gymnastics Federation
202239Sofia Bulgaria9 Italy
202340Valencia Spain9 Germany
202541Rio de Janeiro Brazil9 Germany
202642Frankfurt Germany9Future event
202743Baku Azerbaijan9Future event
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Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships

Main article: Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships
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Year Edition Host city Country Events
(male/female/mixed)		 First in the Medal Table
19641London Great Britain1 / 1 / 0 United States
19652London Great Britain2 / 2 / 1 United States
19663Lafayette United States3 / 3 / 0 United States
19674London Great Britain2 / 2 / 0 United States
19685Amersfoort Netherlands2 / 2 / 0 United States
19706Bern Switzerland2 / 2 / 0 United States
19727Stuttgart West Germany2 / 2 / 0 United States
19748Johannesburg South Africa2 / 2 / 0 United States
19769Tulsa United States4 / 4 / 0 United States
197810Newcastle Australia4 / 4 / 0 United States
198011Brig Switzerland4 / 4 / 0 United States
198212Bozeman United States7 / 7 / 0 United States
198413Osaka Japan7 / 7 / 0 United States
198614Paris France7 / 7 / 0 Soviet Union
198815Birmingham United States7 / 7 / 0 Soviet Union
199016Essen West Germany7 / 7 / 0 Soviet Union
199217Auckland New Zealand7 / 7 / 0 Russia
199418Porto Portugal7 / 7 / 0 Russia
199619Vancouver Canada7 / 7 / 0 United States
199820Sydney Australia7 / 7 / 0 Russia
199921Sun City South Africa7 / 7 / 0 Russia
200122Odense Denmark7 / 7 / 0 Russia
200323Hannover Germany7 / 7 / 0 Russia
200524Eindhoven Netherlands7 / 7 / 0 Russia
200725Quebec Canada7 / 7 / 0 Russia
200926Saint Petersburg Russia7 / 7 / 0 China
201027Metz France4 / 4 / 0 China
201128Birmingham Great Britain7 / 7 / 0 China
201329Sofia Bulgaria7 / 7 / 0 China
201430Daytona Beach United States4 / 4 / 0 China
201531Odense Denmark7 / 7 / 0 China
201732Sofia Bulgaria7 / 7 / 0 China
201833Saint Petersburg Russia4 / 4 / 1 China
201934Tokyo Japan7 / 7 / 1 Russia
202135Baku Azerbaijan7 / 7 / 1Russian Gymnastics Federation
202236Sofia Bulgaria7 / 7 / 1 Great Britain
202337Birmingham Great Britain7 / 7 / 1 United States
202538Pamplona Spain7 / 7 / 2 China
202639Nanjing China7 / 7 / 2Future event
202740Sofia Bulgaria7 / 7 / 2Future event
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Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

Main article: Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
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Year Edition Host city Country Events
(male/female/mixed)		 First in the Medal Table
19741Moscow Soviet Union9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
19762Saarbrücken West Germany12 / 12 / 3 Soviet Union
19783Sofia Bulgaria9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
19804Poznań Poland9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
19825London Great Britain9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
19846Sofia Bulgaria9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
19867Rennes France9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
19888Antwerp Belgium9 / 9 / 3 Bulgaria
19909Augsburg West Germany9 / 9 / 3 Soviet Union
199210Rennes France9 / 9 / 3 Russia
199411Beijing China9 / 9 / 3 China
199512Wrocław Poland9 / 9 / 3 Russia
199613Riesa Germany9 / 9 / 3 China
199714Manchester Great Britain9 / 9 / 3 Russia
199815Minsk Belarus9 / 9 / 3 Russia
199916Ghent Belgium6 / 6 / 3 Russia
200017Wrocław Poland6 / 6 / 3 Russia
200218Riesa Germany2 / 2 / 1 Russia
200419Lievin France2 / 2 / 1 Russia
200620Coimbra Portugal2 / 2 / 1 Russia
200821Glasgow Great Britain2 / 2 / 1 Russia
201022Wrocław Poland2 / 2 / 1 Great Britain
201223Lake Buena Vista United States2 / 2 / 1 Russia
201424Levallois-Perret France2 / 2 / 1 Russia
201625Putian China2 / 2 / 2 Russia
201826Antwerp Belgium2 / 2 / 2 Russia
202127Geneva  Switzerland2 / 2 / 2Russian Gymnastics Federation
202228Baku Azerbaijan6 / 6 / 4 Belgium
202429Guimarães Portugal6 / 6 / 4 Belgium
202630Pesaro Italy6 / 6 / 4
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Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships

Main article: Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships
More information Year, Edition ...
Year Edition Host city Country Events
(male/female/mixed)		 First in the Medal Table
19951Paris France1 / 1 / 2 Brazil
19962The Hague Netherlands1 / 1 / 2 Brazil
19973Perth Australia1 / 1 / 2 Bulgaria
19984Catania Italy1 / 1 / 2 Russia
19995Hanover Germany1 / 1 / 2 South Korea
20006Riesa Germany1 / 1 / 2 Romania
20027Klaipėda Lithuania1 / 1 / 3 Spain
20048Sofia Bulgaria1 / 1 / 3 Romania
20069Nanjing China1 / 1 / 3 China
200810Ulm Germany1 / 1 / 3 Romania
201011Rodez France1 / 1 / 4 Romania
201212Sofia Bulgaria1 / 1 / 6 China
201413Cancún Mexico1 / 1 / 6 Romania
201614Incheon South Korea1 / 1 / 6 China
201815Guimarães Portugal1 / 1 / 6 Russia
202116Baku Azerbaijan1 / 1 / 6Russian Gymnastics Federation
202217Guimarães Portugal1 / 1 / 6 Hungary
202418Pesaro Italy1 / 1 / 6 China
202619Pamplona Spain1 / 1 / 6
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Parkour World Championships

Main article: Parkour World Championships
More information Year, Edition ...
Year Edition Host city Country Events
(male/female)		 First in the Medal Table
20221Tokyo Japan2 / 2 Greece
 Mexico
 Sweden
 Ukraine
20242Kitakyushu Japan2 / 2 Mexico
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World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships

Main article: World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships
More information Year, Edition ...
Year Edition Host city Country Events
(female)		 First in the Medal Table
20001Helsinki Finland1 Finland
20012Tallinn Estonia1 Estonia
20023Prague Czech Republic1 Finland
20034Graz Austria1 Finland
20045Sofia Bulgaria1 Finland
20056Copenhagen Denmark1 Russia
20067Tampere Finland1 Finland
20078Salou Spain1 Estonia
20089Toronto Canada1 Finland
200910Moscow Russia1 Finland
201011Varna Bulgaria1 Finland
201112Tartu Estonia1 Russia
201213Cartagena Spain1 Russia
201314Lahti Finland1 Russia
201415Moscow Russia1 Russia
201516Tórshavn Denmark1 Finland
201617Brno Czech Republic1 Russia
201718Helsinki Finland1 Finland
201819Budapest Hungary1 Russia
201920Cartagena Spain1 Russia
202121Helsinki Finland1 Finland
202222Graz Austria1 Bulgaria
202323Astana Kazakhstan1IFAGG
202424Tartu Estonia1 Finland
202525Burgas Bulgaria1 Finland
202626Kyoto Japan1
202727Paris France1
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All-time medal table (FIG disciplines)

Last updated on November 9, 2025. Next championships: 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, August 12–16, 2026.

More information Acrobatic, Aerobic ...
Acrobatic Aerobic Artistic Parkour Rhythmic Trampoline Combined
Rk. Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Russia
 Soviet Union (1954–1991)
 CIS (1992)
Russian Gymnastics Federation RGF (2021)
Individual Neutral Athletes AIN2 (2025)		105
146
0
5
0		53
51
0
0
0		25
10
0
1
0		9
0
0
2
0		6
0
0
2
0		12
0
0
2
0		36
111
5
1
2		43
86
3
1
1		36
59
5
2
1		0
0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0
0		113
50
0
7
0		57
43
0
4
0		35
27
0
2
0		76
25
0
5
1		42
13
0
1
4		43
9
0
3
1		6994102731,382
2 China816874141311956151110233613412254180151585
3 United States51126000685649011010797658152145134431
4 Bulgaria5780793625613000706555122136159151446
5 Japan000830576173020366131314818593259
6 Germany (and West Germany)
 East Germany (1950–1990)		6
0		2
0		23
0		0
0		0
0		0
0		9
17		16
13		17
29		0
0		0
0		0
0		16
0		9
1		2
3		21
0		33
0		36
0		6974110253
7 Ukraine24354513271320100262842712126691121278
8 Romania000182221484542000011000666864198
9 France35351511253027001002233032568076212
10 Great Britain
 England (1964–1965)
 Wales (1965)
 Scotland (1982)		15
0
0
0		19
0
0
0		31
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		11
0
0
0		14
0
0
0		14
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		28
0
0
0		42
2
0
1		40
3
1
0		547889221
11 Czech Republic
 Bohemia (1907–1913)
 Czechoslovakia (1922–1992)		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
10
34		0
8
29		0
10
20		0
0
0		0
0
0		2
0
0		0
0
4		0
0
5		0
0
8		0
0
0		0
0
0		0
0
0		484240130
12 Belarus
Individual Neutral Athletes AIN1 (2025)		3
0		11
0		23
0		0
0		0
0		0
0		14
0		7
0		11
0		0
0		0
0		0
0		10
0		28
0		41
0		11
3		21
1		20
0		416895204
13 Italy000459151229021172416000364355134
14 Spain01013323320107122435526253384
15 Switzerland00000019161610000024522202163
16 Poland1548690005290000001512215590166
17 Australia01012224400000017182120252772
18 Brazil00094589800002021219161550
19 Canada00000008600000017273617354294
20 Portugal56100000000000012141517201653
Acrobatic Aerobic Artistic Parkour Rhythmic Trampoline Combined
Rk. Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
21 Serbia
 Austria-Hungary (1909–1913)
 Yugoslavia (1922–1938)
 Yugoslavia (1950–1992)		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
1		0
0
0
5		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
13
4		0
1
10
1		0
1
6
2		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		0
0
0
0		17131444
22 South Korea00011676240000010001781237
23 Hungary0165971115800000200016252364
24 Belgium1410500024600000003616171750
25 Greece000000732100312000114419
26 New Zealand000102000000000951105318
27 North Korea023000833000124000971026
28 Azerbaijan437110001000018311861731
29 Sweden00000231220100031282717
30 Netherlands000000583002000123610824
31 Israel11270001230002980004231845
32 South Africa0100000000000003817391729
33 Slovenia0000003400000020003429
34 Turkey0001102200000000003306
35 Mexico00010201121000000232510
36 Philippines0000003230000000003238
37 Kazakhstan15600010100000000025714
38 Finland00000125200000000025310
39 Austria0011011110000000002136
40 Ireland0000002010000000002013
Acrobatic Aerobic Artistic Parkour Rhythmic Trampoline Combined
Rk. Nation 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
41 Croatia0000001310000000001315
42 Uzbekistan0000001230000000011247
43 Armenia0000001220000000001225
44 Algeria0000001200000000001203
45 Vietnam0001120010000000001135
46 Luxembourg0000001040000000001045
47 Denmark00000000000000004704711
48 Cuba0000000230000000000235
49 Chinese Taipei0000000210000000000213
 Latvia0000000210000000000213
51 Lithuania0130000000000000000134
52 Argentina0000000000000000110112
 Jordan0000000110000000000112
54 Mongolia0000020000000000000022
55 Chile0000010000000000000011
 Georgia0000000000000000010011
 Iceland0000010000000000000011
 Puerto Rico0000000010000000000011
 Slovakia0000000000000000010011
–Unattached athlete(1)0000000010000000000011
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Notes
(1) At the 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Valery Belenky earned a bronze medal competing as an unattached (UNA) athlete. Later, official documents from the International Gymnastics Federation credit his medal as a medal for Germany.

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