The men's still rings competition was an inaugural event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was not held in 1905 or 1907.

Starting from 1922 when scoring of individual events began, medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Tie breakers have not been used in every year. In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following position (second for a tie for first, third for a tie for second) is left empty because a medal was not awarded for that position. If three gymnastics tied for a position, the following two positions are left empty.

Medalists

Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1903 Antwerp Joseph Martinez Joseph Lux François Walravens 1905 Bordeaux No rings event held 1907 Prague No rings event held 1909 Luxembourg Guido Romano Marco Torrès František Erben Angelo Mozzoncini Giorgio Zampori 1911 Turin Ferdinand Steiner Pietro Bianchi Antoine Costa Dominique Follacci 1913 Paris Guido Boni Laurent Grech Marco Torrès Giorgio Zampori 1915–1917 Not held due to World War I 1922 Ljubljana Miroslav Karásek Josef Malý Leon Štukelj Peter Šumi 1926 Lyon Leon Štukelj Ladislav Vácha Bedřich Šupčík 1930 Luxembourg Emanuel Löffler Bedřich Šupčík Jan Gajdoš 1934 Budapest Alois Hudec Eugen Mack Jaroslav Kollinger Mathias Logelin 1938 Prague Alois Hudec Michael Reusch Vratislav Petráček 1942 Not held due to World War II 1950 Basel Walter Lehmann Olavi Rove Hans Eugster 1954 Rome Albert Azaryan Yevgeny Korolkov Valentin Muratov 1958 Moscow Albert Azaryan Nobuyuki Aihara Yuri Titov 1962 Prague Yuri Titov Yukio Endō Boris Shakhlin 1966 Dortmund Mikhail Voronin Akinori Nakayama Franco Menichelli 1970 Ljubljana Akinori Nakayama Mitsuo Tsukahara Mikhail Voronin 1974 Varna Nikolai Andrianov Dan Grecu Andrzej Szajna 1978 Strasbourg Nikolai Andrianov Alexander Dityatin Dan Grecu 1979 Fort Worth Alexander Dityatin Dan Grecu Aleksandr Tkachyov 1981 Moscow Alexander Dityatin Huang Yubin Bohdan Makuts 1983 Budapest Dmitry Bilozerchev Kōji Gushiken Li Ning 1985 Montreal Yuri Korolyov Li Ning Yuri Balobanov Kyoji Yamawaki 1987 Rotterdam Yuri Korolyov Dmitry Bilozerchev Li Ning 1989 Stuttgart Andreas Aguilar Andreas Wecker Jury Chechi Vitaly Marinich 1991 Indianapolis Hrihoriy Misyutin Andreas Wecker Jury Chechi 1992 Paris Vitaly Scherbo Szilveszter Csollány Hrihoriy Misyutin 1993 Birmingham Jury Chechi Andreas Wecker Ivan Ivankov 1994 Brisbane Jury Chechi Paul O'Neill Valery Belenky Dan Burincă 1995 Sabae Jury Chechi Dan Burincă Yordan Yovchev 1996 San Juan Jury Chechi Szilveszter Csollány Yordan Yovchev 1997 Lausanne Jury Chechi (5) Szilveszter Csollány Ivan Ivankov 1999 Tianjin Dong Zhen Szilveszter Csollány Dimosthenis Tampakos 2001 Ghent Yordan Yovchev Szilveszter Csollány Andrea Coppolino 2002 Debrecen Szilveszter Csollány Yordan Yovchev Matteo Morandi 2003 Anaheim Dimosthenis Tampakos Yordan Yovchev Andrea Coppolino Matteo Morandi 2005 Melbourne Yuri van Gelder Aleksandr Safoshkin Matteo Morandi 2006 Aarhus Chen Yibing Yordan Yovchev Yuri van Gelder 2007 Stuttgart Chen Yibing Yuri van Gelder Yordan Yovchev 2009 London Yan Mingyong Yordan Yovchev Oleksandr Vorobiov 2010 Rotterdam Chen Yibing Yan Mingyong Matteo Morandi 2011 Tokyo Chen Yibing Arthur Zanetti Koji Yamamuro 2013 Antwerp Arthur Zanetti Aleksandr Balandin Brandon Wynn 2014 Nanning Liu Yang Arthur Zanetti Denis Ablyazin You Hao 2015 Glasgow Eleftherios Petrounias You Hao Liu Yang 2017 Montreal Eleftherios Petrounias Denis Ablyazin Liu Yang 2018 Doha Eleftherios Petrounias Arthur Zanetti Marco Lodadio 2019 Stuttgart İbrahim Çolak Marco Lodadio Samir Aït Saïd 2021 Kitakyushu Lan Xingyu Marco Lodadio Grigorii Klimentev Salvatore Maresca 2022 Liverpool Adem Asil Zou Jingyuan Courtney Tulloch 2023 Antwerp Liu Yang Eleftherios Petrounias You Hao2025 Jakarta Donnell Whittenburg Adem Asil Lan Xingyu

All-time medal count Last updated after the 2025 World Championships.

Notes Official FIG documents credit medals earned by athletes from Bohemia as medals for Czechoslovakia. Official FIG documents credit medals earned by athletes from former Soviet Union at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Paris, France, as medals for CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). At the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under name and flag of the RGF (Russian Gymnastics Federation).

Multiple medalists Rank Gymnast Nation YearsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 1989–1997 5 0 2 7 2 Chen Yibing 2006–2011 4 0 0 4 3 2015–2023 3 1 0 4 4 1995–2009 2 4 2 8 5 1978–1981 2 1 0 3 6 Liu Yang 2014–2023 2 0 2 4 7 1974–1978 2 0 0 2 1954–1958 2 0 0 2 1934–1938 2 0 0 2 1985–1987 2 0 0 2 1922–1926 2 0 0 2 1909–1913 2 0 0 2 13 1992–2002 1 5 0 6 14 2011–2018 1 3 0 4 15 1974–1979 1 1 1 3 Li Ning 1983–1987 1 1 1 3 2005–2007 1 1 1 3 18 2022–2025 1 1 0 2 1983–1987 1 1 0 2 1966–1970 1 1 0 2 Yan Mingyong 2009–2010 1 1 0 2 22 Lan Xingyu 2021–2025 1 0 1 2 1991–1992 1 0 1 2 1999–2003 1 0 1 2 1958–1962 1 0 1 2 1966–1970 1 0 1 2 1909–1913 1 0 1 2 28 1989–1993 0 3 0 3 29 2018–2021 0 2 1 3 30 You Hao 2014–2023 0 1 2 3 31 2014–2017 0 1 1 2 1994–1995 0 1 1 2 1926–1930 0 1 1 2 34 2002–2010 0 0 4 4 35 2001–2003 0 0 2 2 1993–1997 0 0 2 2

References

FIG Results: 1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1907 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1909 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1913 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1922 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1926 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Individuals Competition) FIG Results: 1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Team Competition) FIG Results: 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2006 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships FIG Results: 2007 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Results: 2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships