World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Year Edition Host City Country Events ( men/women ) First in the Medal Table Second in the Medal Table Third in the Medal Table
1903 1 Antwerp Belgium 6 / 0 France Luxembourg Netherlands
1905 2 Bordeaux France 5 / 0 France Netherlands Belgium
1907 3 Prague Austria-Hungary 5 / 0 Bohemia France Belgium
1909 4 Luxembourg Luxembourg 5 / 0 France Italy Bohemia
1911 5 Turin Italy 6 / 0 Bohemia Italy France
1913 6 Paris France 6 / 0 Italy France Bohemia
1922 7 Ljubljana Yugoslavia 6 / 0 Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia France
1926 8 Lyon France 6 / 0 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia France
1930 9 Luxembourg Luxembourg 7 / 0 Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Hungary
1934 10 Budapest Hungary 8 / 2 Switzerland Czechoslovakia Germany
1938 11 Prague Czechoslovakia 8 / 6 Czechoslovakia Switzerland Yugoslavia
1950 12 Basel Switzerland 8 / 6 Switzerland Poland Sweden
1954 13 Rome Italy 8 / 6 Soviet Union Japan Czechoslovakia
1958 14 Moscow Soviet Union 8 / 6 Soviet Union Japan Czechoslovakia
1962 15 Prague Czechoslovakia 8 / 6 Soviet Union Japan Czechoslovakia
1966 16 Dortmund West Germany 8 / 6 Soviet Union Japan Czechoslovakia
1970 17 Ljubljana SFR Yugoslavia 8 / 6 Japan Soviet Union East Germany
1974 18 Varna Bulgaria 8 / 6 Soviet Union Japan East Germany
1978 19 Strasbourg France 8 / 6 Soviet Union Japan United States
1979 20 Fort Worth United States 8 / 6 Soviet Union United States Romania
Editions
See also : Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held in 1903, exclusively for male gymnasts. Since the tenth edition of the tournament, in 1934, women's events are held together with men's events. As of 2019, over sixty different editions of the championships have been staged, and over forty different countries have earned medals in both men's and women's artistic gymnastics events. The most successful nation, both in gold medal results and total number of medals, is the former Soviet Union. China is the second most successful country in total medals earned, and Japan is the third. Since the fall of the Soviet block, the traditional powerhouses in men's and women's individual and team events have been Russia, Ukraine, China, United States, Japan, and Romania with increasing results from Great Britain and Brazil and a recent decrease in results from the delegation from Romania. Currently, the championships are held annually in non-Olympic years, and all individual events (event and all-around) are held at every championships. However, the team event is omitted in the year after an Olympic Games. In 1931, an unofficial edition of the World Championships took place in Paris, France, with the participation of 10 different national federations.