The XIV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, on 27 September–1 October 1989.

95 individual gymnasts and 22 groups from 35 countries competed. Groups performed a routine with three hoops and three ribbons as well as a routine with six pairs of clubs.

This was the first time that the team event was contested at the World Championships, though only individual gymnasts were counted in the event. The scores for all three of a country's gymnasts in the all-around qualification were added to decide the team score for that country. This competition was also the first usage of "new life" scoring at the World Championships, when qualification scores were not taken into account in the final rounds.

Gymnasts from the Soviet Union and Bulgaria won the majority of the medals, with the Soviet Union winning 11 (eight gold) and Bulgaria winning 10 (five gold). The only other country to win any medals was Spain; Spanish gymnasts won four bronze medals, one in the team competition and the other three in the group competition.

Individual All-Around Rank Gymnast Country PointAleksandra Tymoshenko39.750Bianka Panova39.700Oksana Skaldina39.600Adriana Dunavska39.6005Ana Bautista 38.6506Milena Reljin 38.4507Samantha Ferrari 38.3508Erika Akiyama 38.2009Mary Fuzesi 38.10010Kyeung Hi Li 38.05011Esther Nicklas 38.00012Joanna Bodak Ada Liberio

Lenka Oulehlova 37.95015Adriana Stonescu 37.80016Zsuzsana Muszil 37.65017Xiaomin He Dörte Koch 37.60019Irina Deleanu Monia Ferretti

Marion Rothhaar

Jana Vesela 37.55023Erika Pal 37.50024Souk Yong Ri 37.35025Eliza Bialkowska 37.05026Diane Simpson 36.750

Rope Rank Gymnast Country PointBianka Panova10.000Alexandra Timoshenko10.000Oxana Skaldina10.0004Adriana Dunavska9.9005Ana Bautista Milena Reljin9.7507Eliza Bialkowska9.7008Lenka Oulehlova9.600

Hoop Rank Gymnast Country PointBianka Panova10.000Oxana Skaldina10.000Alexandra Timoshenko10.0004Adriana Dunavska9.9005Milena Reljin9.8006Ana Bautista9.7507Eliza Bialkowska9.7008Ada Liberio9.650

Ball Rank Gymnast Country PointAlexandra Timoshenko10.000Adriana Dunavska9.900Bianka Panova9.900Oxana Kostina9.9005Ana Bautista9.8006Samantha Ferrari9.7007Eliza Bialkowska Milena Reljin9.650

Ribbon Rank Gymnast Country PointOxana Skaldina10.000Adriana Dunavska9.900Julia Baicheva9.900Alexandra Timoshenko9.9005Ana Bautista9.8006Eliza Bialkowska Samantha Ferrari9.6508Lenka Oulehlova9.550

Team Rank Nation Total 118.550 118.550 113.8504 113.1005 112.8506 112.5507 112.2008 112.1009 111.35010 111.30010 111.30012 111.15013 111.05014 109.25014 109.25016 109.05017 108.75018 108.60019 106.05020 105.95021 105.90022 105.10023 103.80024 103.55025 103.40026 103.05027 102.70028 100.30029 98.15030 81.200

Group

All-Around

Rank Nation Total 38.700 38.450 38.2504 37.6505 36.8506 36.8007 36.5508 36.3508 36.35010 36.15011 35.75012 35.45013 35.35014 35.10015 34.90015 34.90017 34.85018 34.75019 34.65020 34.50021 34.05022 33.500

Final 6 clubs

Rank Nation Total 39.100 38.650 38.4004 38.0505 37.8006 37.2507 37.0508 36.050

Final 3 hoops + 3 ribbons

Rank Nation Total 39.000 38.800 38.3004 37.6505 37.2506 36.8507 36.8008 36.050

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