Women's events at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were first held in 1934 at the 10th World Championships. Only the all-around and team events were held. In 1950, at the 12th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added. It was not held in 1992, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021. In 1994, a separate team championships were held, apart from the individual events championships. This was the only year such a separation was made.
Three 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 numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories. Names with an asterisk (*) denote the team alternates who also received medals.
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1934 Budapest Maria BajerováVlasta DěkanováVlasta FoltováEleonora HajkováVlasta JaruskováZdeňka Veřmiřovská Lenke BalkanyiJudit Gamauf-TóthAnna KaelMargit KalocsaiMária MunkácsiJenőné Varga Helena DylewskaIrena MikulskaZofia PawlowskaKlara SierońskaJanina SkirlińskaErna Szymowa 1938 Prague Maria BajerováVlasta DěkanováBožena DobešováVlasta FoltováEleonora HajkováVlasta JaruskováMatylda PálfyováZdeňka Veřmiřovská Anica HaffnerElca KovačičMarta PodpacMarta PustišekDušica RadivojevićLidija RupnikMilena SketJelica Vazzaz Janina LuczynskaMarta MajowskaWiesława NoskiewiczMatylda OssadnikJanina SkirlińskaUrszula StępińskaUrszula WazsJulia Wojciechowska 1942 and 1946 Not held due to World War II 1950 Basel Evy BerggrenVanja BlombergKarin LindbergGunnel LjungströmHjördis NordinAnn-Sofi PetterssonGöta PetterssonIngrid Sandahl Ginette DurandColette HuéMadeleine JouffroyAlexandra LemoineLiliane MontagneChristine PalauIrène PittelioenJeanette Vogelbacher Renata BianchiLicia MacchiniLaura MicheliAnna MonlariniMarja NuttiElena SantoniLiliana ScaricabarozziLilia Torriani 1954 Rome Nina BocharovaPelageya DanilovaLarisa DiriyMaria GorokhovskayaTamara ManinaSofia MuratovaGalina RudkoGalina Sharabidze Éva BanatiIlona Bánhegyi MilanovitsIrén Daruházi-KarcsicsErzsébet Gulyás-KötelesÁgnes KeletiAlice KertészOlga Lemhényi-TassEdit Perényi-Weckinger Eva BosákováMiroslava BrdíčkováAlena ChadimováVěra DrazdíkováZdena LiškováAnna MarejkováAlena ReichováVěra Vančurová 1958 Moscow Polina AstakhovaRaisa BorisovaLidiya KalininaLarisa LatyninaTamara ManinaSofia Muratova Eva BosákováVěra ČáslavskáAnna MarejkováMatylda MatouškováLudmila ŠvédováAdolfína Tkačíková Atanasia IonescuSonia IovanElena LeușteanuElena MărgăritElena SăcăliciEmilia Vătășoiu 1962 Prague Polina AstakhovaLidiya IvanovaLarisa LatyninaTamara ManinaSofia MuratovaIrina Pervushina Eva BosákováVěra ČáslavskáLibuše CmíralováHana RůžičkováLudmila ŠvédováAdolfína Tkačíková Ginko AbukawaKeiko IkedaTaniko NakamuraKiyoko OnoToshiko ShirasuHiroko Tsuji 1966 Dortmund Věra ČáslavskáJindra KošťálováMarianna KrajčírováJana KubičkováBohumila ŘimnáčováJaroslava Sedláčková Polina AstakhovaZinaida DruzhininaOlga KharlovaNatalia KuchinskayaLarisa LatyninaLarisa Petrik Yasuko FuruyamaKeiko IkedaHiroko IkenadaMitsuko KandoriTaniko MitsukuriTaki Shibuya 1970 Ljubljana Lyubov BurdaOlga KarasyovaTamara LazakovichLarisa PetrikLudmilla TourischevaZinaida Voronina Angelika HellmannKarin JanzMarianne NoackRicharda SchmeißerChristine SchmittErika Zuchold Soňa BrázdováĽubica KrásnaHana LiškováMarianna Némethová-KrajčírováBohumila ŘimnáčováMarcela Váchová 1974 Varna Nina DronovaNellie KimOlga KorbutElvira SaadiRusudan SikharulidzeLudmilla Tourischeva Irene AbelHeike GerischAngelika HellmannBärbel RöhrichRicharda SchmeißerAnnelore Zinke Ágnes BánfaiMónika CsászárMárta EgerváriZsuzsa MatulaiKrisztina MedveczkyZsuzsa Nagy 1978 Strasbourg Svetlana AgapovaTatiana ArzhannikovaMaria FilatovaNellie KimElena MukhinaNatalia Shaposhnikova Nadia ComăneciEmilia EberleAnca GrigorașMarilena NeacșuTeodora UngureanuMarilena Vlădărău Silvia HindorffSteffi KräkerHeike KunhardtKarola SubeBirgit SüßUte Wittwer 1979 Fort Worth Nadia ComăneciRodica DuncaEmilia EberleMelita RuhnDumitrița TurnerMarilena Vlădărău Maria FilatovaNellie KimYelena NaimushinaNatalia ShaposhnikovaNatalia TereschenkoStella Zakharova Maxi GnauckRegina GrabolleSilvia HindorffSteffi KräkerKatharina RenschKarola Sube 1981 Moscow Olga BicherovaYelena DavydovaMaria FilatovaNatalia IlienkoElena PolevayaStella Zakharova Chen YongyanLi CuilingMa YanhongWen JiaWu JianiZhu Zheng Maxi GnauckKerstin JacobsSteffi KräkerAnnett LindnerBirgit SenffFranka Voigt 1983 Budapest Olga BicherovaTatiana FrolovaNatalia IlienkoOlga MostepanovaAlbina ShishovaNatalia Yurchenko Lavinia AgacheMirela BarbălatăLaura CutinaSimona RenciuEcaterina SzaboMihaela Stănuleț Gabriele FähnrichMaxi GnauckAstrid HeeseDiana MoraweSilvia RauBettina Schieferdecker 1985 Montreal Irina BaraksanovaVera KolesnikovaOlga MostepanovaOksana OmelianchikYelena ShushunovaNatalia Yurchenko Laura CutinaEugenia GoleaCelestina PopaDaniela SilivașEcaterina SzaboCamelia Voinea Gabriele FähnrichJana FuhrmannMartina JentschDagmar KerstenUlrike KlotzJana Vogel 1987 Rotterdam Aurelia DobreEugenia GoleaCelestina PopaDaniela SilivașEcaterina SzaboCamelia Voinea Svetlana BaitovaSvetlana BoginskayaElena GurovaOksana OmelianchikYelena ShushunovaTatiana Tuzhikova Gabriele FähnrichAstrid HeeseMartina JentschUlrike KlotzKlaudia RappDörte Thümmler 1989 Stuttgart Svetlana BaitovaSvetlana BoginskayaOlesya DudnikNatalia LashchenovaElena SazonenkovaOlga Strazheva Cristina BontașAurelia DobreLăcrămioara FilipEugenia PopaGabriela PotoracDaniela Silivaș Chen CuitingFan DiLi YanMa YingWang WenjingYang Bo 1991 Indianapolis (11)Svetlana BoginskayaOksana ChusovitinaRozalia GaliyevaTatiana GutsuNatalia KalininaTatiana Lysenko Michelle CampiHilary GrivichShannon MillerBetty OkinoKerri StrugKim Zmeskal Cristina BontașVanda HădăreanLavinia MiloșoviciMaria NeculițăMirela PașcaEugenia Popa 1992 Paris No team event held 1993 Birmingham No team event held 1994 (Team) Dortmund Simona AmânarGina GogeanNadia HațeganIonela LoaieșDaniela MărănducăLavinia MiloșoviciClaudia Presăcan Amanda BordenAmy ChowDominique DawesLarissa FontaineShannon MillerJaycie PhelpsKerri Strug Oksana FabrichnovaElena GroshevaNatalia IvanovaSvetlana KhorkinaDina KochetkovaElena LebedevaEvgenia Roschina 1995 Sabae Simona AmânarAndreea CacoveanGina GogeanNadia HațeganAlexandra MarinescuLavinia MiloșoviciClaudia Presăcan Ji LiyaLiu XuanMao YanlingMeng FeiMo HuilanQiao YaYe Linlin Mary Beth ArnoldTheresa KulikowskiShannon MillerDominique MoceanuJaycie PhelpsKerri StrugDonielle Thompson 1996 San Juan No team event held 1997 Lausanne Simona AmânarGina GogeanAlexandra MarinescuClaudia PresăcanMirela ȚugurlanCorina Ungureanu Svetlana BakhtinaElena DolgopolovaElena GroshevaSvetlana KhorkinaYevgeniya KuznetsovaYelena Produnova Bi WenjingKui YuanyuanLiu XuanMeng FeiMo HuilanZhou Duan 1999 Tianjin Simona AmânarLoredana BobocAndreea IsărescuMaria OlaruAndreea RăducanCorina Ungureanu Svetlana KhorkinaAnna KovaliovaYevgeniya KuznetsovaYekaterina LobaznyukYelena ProdunovaElena Zamolodchikova Nataliya HorodniyViktoria KarpenkoOlha RozshchupkinaInha ShkarupaOlha TeslenkoTetiana Yarosh 2001 Ghent Loredana BobocSabina CojocarCarmen IonescuAndreea RăducanSilvia StroescuAndreea Ulmeanu Ludmila EzhovaSvetlana KhorkinaElena ZamolodchikovaMaria ZasypkinaNatalia Ziganshina Mohini BhardwajKatie HeenanAshley MilesTasha SchwikertRachel TiddTabitha Yim 2002 Debrecen No team event held 2003 Anaheim Terin HumphreyCourtney KupetsChellsie MemmelCarly PattersonTasha SchwikertHollie Vise Oana BanAlexandra EremiaFlorica LeonidaAura Andreea MunteanuCătălina PonorMonica Roșu Belinda ArcherJacqui DunnDanielle KellyStephanie MoorhouseMonette RussoAllana Slater 2005 Melbourne No team event held 2006 Aarhus Cheng FeiHe NingLi YaPang PanpanZhang NanZhou Zhuoru Jana BiegerNatasha KelleyNastia LiukinChellsie MemmelAshley PriessAlicia Sacramone Anna GrudkoSvetlana KlyukinaPolina MillerAnna PavlovaKristina PravdinaElena Zamolodchikova 2007 Stuttgart Ivana HongShawn JohnsonNastia LiukinSamantha PeszekAlicia SacramoneShayla Worley Cheng FeiHe NingJiang YuyuanLi ShanshanXiao ShaYang Yilin Daniela DrunceaAndreea GrigoreSandra IzbașaSteliana NistorCerasela PătrașcuCătălina Ponor 2009 London No team event held 2010 Rotterdam Ksenia AfanasyevaAnna DementyevaEkaterina KurbatovaAliya MustafinaTatiana NabievaKsenia Semenova Rebecca BrossMackenzie CaquattoMattie LarsonAly RaismanAlicia SacramoneBridget Sloan Deng LinlinHe KexinHuang QiushuangJiang YuyuanSui LuYang Yilin 2011 Tokyo Gabby DouglasMcKayla MaroneyAly RaismanAlicia SacramoneSabrina VegaJordyn Wieber Ksenia AfanasyevaYulia BelokobylskayaAnna DementyevaYulia InshinaViktoria KomovaTatiana Nabieva He KexinHuang QiushuangJiang YuyuanSui LuTan SixinYao Jinnan 2013 Antwerp No team event held 2014 Nanning Alyssa BaumannSimone BilesMadison Desch*Madison KocianAshton LocklearKyla RossMyKayla Skinner Bai YawenChen SiyiHuang HuidanShang ChunsongTan JiaxinXie Yufen*Yao Jinnan Polina Fedorova*Maria KharenkovaEkaterina KramarenkoAliya MustafinaTatiana NabievaAlla SosnitskayaDaria Spiridonova 2015 Glasgow Simone BilesGabby DouglasBrenna DowellMadison KocianMaggie NicholsAly RaismanMyKayla Skinner* Chen SiyiFan YilinMao YiShang ChunsongTan JiaxinWang YanZhu Xiaofang* Becky DownieEllie DownieCharlie Fellows*Claudia FragapaneRuby HarroldKelly SimmAmy Tinkler 2017 Montreal No team event held 2018 Doha Simone BilesKara EakerMorgan HurdGrace McCallumRiley McCuskerRagan Smith* Lilia AkhaimovaIrina AlexeevaAngelina MelnikovaAliya MustafinaAngelina SimakovaDaria Spiridonova* Chen YileDu Siyu*Liu JinruLiu TingtingLuo HuanZhang Jin 2019 Stuttgart Simone BilesJade CareyKara EakerSunisa LeeGrace McCallumMyKayla Skinner* Anastasia AgafonovaLilia AkhaimovaAngelina MelnikovaMaria Paseka*Aleksandra ShchekoldinaDaria Spiridonova Desiree CarofiglioAlice D'AmatoAsia D'AmatoElisa IorioMartina Maggio*Giorgia Villa 2021 Kitakyushu No team event held 2022 Liverpool Skye BlakelyJade CareyJordan ChilesShilese JonesLeanne WongLexi Zeiss* Ondine AchampongGeorgia-Mae FentonJennifer GadirovaJessica GadirovaAlice KinsellaPoppy-Grace Stickler* Ellie BlackLaurie DenomméeShallon Olsen*Denelle PedrickEmma SpenceSydney Turner 2023 Antwerp Simone Biles (5)Skye BlakelyKayla DiCello*Shilese JonesJoscelyn RobersonLeanne Wong Rebeca AndradeJade BarbosaLorrane OliveiraCarolyne Pedro*Flávia SaraivaJúlia Soares Marine BoyerLorette CharpyMélanie de Jesus dos SantosColine DevillardDjenna Laroui*Morgane Osyssek
All-time medal count Last updated after the 2023 World Championships.
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