The Best World Finishes of All Time

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Highlighting each country’s best all-around, apparatus, and team finishes at world championships since the event began in 1934!

Some of the results I could find for various world championship meets are missing data, so this list is based on the information that is available, which means there could be a few inaccuracies, especially with rankings prior to the 1980s. The following is the most notable:

  • Nearly all results sheets pre-1980 do not include breakdowns for apparatus qualifications
  • Some results sheets pre-1980 only include qualifications data for nations that sent complete teams, so programs that only sent individuals who did not make all-around or apparatus finals may be missing entirely
  • Some results sheets from the 1950s and earlier only include medalists, so many athlete and team rankings from these years are missing
ALBANIA
159th all-around 1999 Klesta Meta
177th uneven bars 1999 Klesta Meta
102nd balance beam 2009 Riselda Selaj
107th floor exercise 2009 Riselda Selaj
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2009
Total: 2 (1999, 2009)
ALGERIA
8th all-around 2023 Kaylia Nemour
2nd uneven bars 2023 Kaylia Nemour
21st balance beam 2023 Kaylia Nemour
48th floor exercise 2023 Kaylia Nemour
First appearance: 1970
Most recent: 2023
Total: 6 (1970, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
ARGENTINA
22nd all-around 1994 Romina Plataroti
22nd vault 1996 Ariadne Argoitia
19th uneven bars 1996 Ana Destefano
9th balance beam 1993 Vanessa Baglietti
33rd floor exercise 1992 Andrea Giordano
18th team 1991 Maria Garcia, Andrea Giordano, Andrea Kobelinsky, Karina Oliveira, Romina Plataroti, Gabriela Sobrado
2001 Celeste Carnevale, Daniela Conde, Romina Mazzoni, Gabriela Parigi, Melina Sirolli
First appearance: 1991
Most recent: 2023
Total: 23 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
ARMENIA
68th all-around 2015 Houry Gebeshian
71st uneven bars 2015 Houry Gebeshian
131st balance beam 2001 Ani Agabalyan
2015 Houry Gebeshian
100th floor exercise 2015 Houry Gebeshian
First appearance: 2001
Most recent: 2019
Total: 4 (2001, 2011, 2015, 2019)
AUSTRALIA
3rd all-around 2005 Monette Russo
5th vault 1999 Trudy McIntosh
6th uneven bars 2001 Jacqui Dunn
2006 Daria Joura
2nd balance beam 2009 Lauren Mitchell
1st floor exercise 2010 Lauren Mitchell
3rd team 2003 Belinda Archer, Jacqui Dunn, Monette Russo, Allana Slater
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2023
Total: 33 (1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
AUSTRIA
3rd all-around 1950 Gertrude Kolar
2nd vault 1950 Gertrude Kolar
1st uneven bars 1950 Gertrude Kolar
29th balance beam 2021 Bianca Frysak
31st floor exercise 2002 Tanja Gratt
6th team 1950 Erika Enzenhofer, Gerti Fesl, Gertrude Gries, Gertrude Kolar, Traudl Ruckser, Edeltraud Schramm
First appearance: 1950
Most recent: 2023
Total: 34 (1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
AZERBAIJAN
28th all-around 2017 Marina Nekrasova
13th vault 2017 Marina Nekrasova
54th uneven bars 2017 Marina Nekrasova
37th balance beam 2017 Marina Nekrasova
44th floor exercise 2017 Yuliya Inshina
30th team 2014 Yuliya Inshina, Marina Nekrasova, Anna Pavlova, Mariia Smirnova
First appearance: 2014
Most recent: 2023
Total: 8 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
BAHAMAS
186th all-around 2015 Kianna Dean
226th uneven bars 2015 Simone Hall
231st balance beam 2015 Kianna Dean
226th floor exercise 2015 Simone Hall
First appearance: 2015
Most recent: 2015
Total: 1 (2015)
BARBADOS
75th all-around 2023 Olivia Kelly
104th uneven bars 2023 Olivia Kelly
85th balance beam 2023 Olivia Kelly
64th floor exercise 2022 Olivia Kelly
First appearance: 2022
Most recent: 2023
Total: 2 (2022, 2023)
BELARUS
7th all-around 1993 Elena Piskun
1st vault 1993 Elena Piskun
1st uneven bars 1996 Elena Piskun
11th balance beam 1996 Alena Polozkova
4th floor exercise 1993 Elena Piskun
6th team 1994 Alexandra Kulbitskaya, Elena Piskun, Alena Polozkova, Svetlana Tarasevich, Ludmila Vityukova, Olga Yurkina, Yulia Yurkina
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2019
Total: 20 (1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
BELGIUM
4th all-around 2018 Nina Derwael
6th vault 2022 Lisa Vaelen
1st uneven bars 2018 Nina Derwael
2019 Nina Derwael
4th balance beam 2018 Nina Derwael
10th floor exercise 2019 Nina Derwael
7th team 1950 Ackein, Frankin, Geerstelinck, Goddemaer, Maene, van Bets, van den Kreckhoven
First appearance: 1950
Most recent: 2023
Total: 31 (1950, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
BERMUDA
74th all-around 2009 Kaisey Griffith
105th. uneven bars 2009 Kaisey Griffith
107th balance beam 2009 Kaisey Griffith
91st floor exercise 2009 Caitlyn Mello
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2009
Total: 3 (1999, 2003, 2009)
BOLIVIA
64th all-around 1994 Cecilia Mass Porras
52nd vault 1994 Cecilia Mass Porras
58th uneven bars 1994 Cecilia Mass Porras
65th balance beam 1994 Cecilia Mass Porras
59th floor exercise 1994 Cecilia Mass Porras
First appearance: 1994
Most recent: 2019
Total: 5 (1994 individual, 2003, 2015, 2018, 2019)
BRAZIL
1st all-around 2022 Rebeca Andrade
1st vault 2021 Rebeca Andrade
2023 Rebeca Andrade
2nd uneven bars 2021 Rebeca Andrade
3rd balance beam 2023 Rebeca Andrade
1st floor exercise 2003 Daiane dos Santos
2nd team 2023 Rebeca Andrade, Jade Barbosa, Lorrane Oliveira, Flavia Saraiva, Julia Soares
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2023
Total: 34 (1996, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
BULGARIA
4th all-around 1983 Boriana Stoyanova
1st vault 1983 Boriana Stoyanova
5th uneven bars 1985 Bojanka Demireva
4th balance beam 1992 Silvia Mitova
3rd floor exercise 1981 Zoya Grancharova
1983 Boriana Stoyanova
4th team 1983 Bojanka Demireva, Diana Dudeva, Zoya Grancharova, Darina Lazarova, Boriana Stoyanova, Silvia Topalova
1985 Bojanka Demireva, Diana Dudeva, Maria Kartalova, Pepa Kazakova, Boriana Stoyanova, Silvia Topalova
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2019
Total: 33 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 team, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
CANADA
2nd all-around 2017 Ellie Black
2nd vault 2018 Shallon Olsen
8th uneven bars 2023 Ellie Black
2nd balance beam 2018 Ana Padurariu
2022 Ellie Black
5th floor exercise 2017 Brooklyn Moors
3rd team 2022 Ellie Black, Laurie Denommée, Denelle Pedrick, Emma Spence, Sydney Turner
First appearance: 1958
Most recent: 2023
Total: 39 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CAYMAN ISLANDS
136th all-around 2018 Raegan Rutty
173rd uneven bars 2018 Raegan Rutty
166th balance beam 2019 Raegan Rutty
168th floor exercise 2018 Raegan Rutty
First appearance: 2015
Most recent: 2019
Total: 3 (2015, 2018, 2019)
CHILE
53rd all-around 2005 Simona Castro
16th vault 2015 Franchesca Santi
61st uneven bars 2005 Simona Castro
55th balance beam 2013 Melany Cabrera
43rd floor exercise 2013 Makarena Pinto
30th team 2006 Carolina Alarcon, Melany Cabrera, Martina Castro, Simona Castro, Makarena Pinto
First appearance: 1997
Most recent: 2023
Total: 15 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
CHINA
2nd all-around 2010 Jiang Yuyuan
2019 Tang Xijing
1st vault 2005 Cheng Fei
2006 Cheng Fei
2007 Cheng Fei
1st uneven bars 1979 Ma Yanhong
1989 Fan Di
1994 Luo Li
2009 He Kexin
2013 Huang Huidan
2014 Yao Jinnan
2015 Fan Yilin
2017 Fan Yilin
2021 Wei Xiaoyuan
2022 Wei Xiaoyuan
2023 Qiu Qiyuan
1st balance beam 1995 Mo Huilan
1999 Ling Jie
2003 Fan Ye
2009 Deng Linlin
2011 Sui Lu
2018 Liu Tingting
1st floor exercise 1996 Kui Yuanyuan
2006 Cheng Fei
1st team 2006 Cheng Fei, He Ning, Pang Panpan, Zhang Nan, Zhou Zhuoru
First appearance: 1958
Most recent: 2023
Total: 35 (1958, 1962, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
COLOMBIA
31st all-around 2009 Nathalia Sanchez
12th vault 2007 Jessica Gil Ortiz
2011 Jessica Gil Ortiz
24th uneven bars 2009 Nathalia Sanchez
37th balance beam 2009 Nathalia Sanchez
8th floor exercise 2009 Jessica Gil Ortiz
25th team 2014 Dayana Ardila, Yurany Avendaño, Catalina Escobar, Ginna Escobar, Marcela Sandoval, Bibiana Velez
First appearance: 1987
Most recent: 2023
Total: 19 (1987, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
COSTA RICA
61st all-around 2013 Mariana Sanchez
38th vault 2013 Karina Regidor
61st uneven bars 2013 Mariana Sanchez
94th balance beam 2013 Mariana Sanchez
53rd floor exercise 2013 Mariana Sanchez
41st team 2018 Arianna Castaneda, Mariangeles Murillo, Heika Del Sol Salas
First appearance: 2011
Most recent: 2022
Total: 5 (2011, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2022)
CROATIA
39th all-around 2005 Tina Erceg
18th vault 2011 Tijana Korent
37th uneven bars 2005 Tina Erceg
27th balance beam 2009 Tina Erceg
23rd floor exercise 2017 Ana Derek
First appearance: 1996
Most recent: 2023
Total: 14 (1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CUBA
10th all-around 1993 Annia Portuondo
3rd vault 1996 Annia Portuondo
5th uneven bars 1993 Annia Portuondo
15th balance beam 1996 Leyanet Gonzalez
9th floor exercise 1996 Annia Portuondo
14th team 1981 Elsa Lidia Chivas, Carmen Duran, Tania Gonzalez, Orisel Martinez, Iliana Perez, Anet Rubido
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2019
Total: 15 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1994 team, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2015, 2017, 2019)
CYPRUS
69th all-around 2009 Marilena Georgiou
27th vault 2018 Anastasia Theocharous
62nd uneven bars 2009 Nikoletta Dimitriou
88th balance beam 2009 Nikoletta Dimitriou
103rd floor exercise 2009 Marilena Georgiou
First appearance: 1983
Most recent: 2022
Total: 8 (1983, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022)
CZECH REPUBLIC
20th all-around 2007 Kristyna Palesova
4th vault 2001 Jana Komrskova
9th uneven bars 2002 Jana Komrskova
14th balance beam 1994 Pavla Kinclova
18th floor exercise 1996 Gabriela Krcmarova
16th team 1999 Pavla Feresova, Jana Komrskova, Katarina Maresova, Lenka Nodlova, Darina Stastna, Olga Svobodova
2007 Jana Komrskova, Kristyna Palesova, Nicole Pechancova, Jana Sikulova, Martina Strnadova, Eva Verbova
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2023
Total: 24 (1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA 
1st all-around 1934 Vlasta Dekanova
1938 Vlasta Dekanova
1966 Vera Caslavska
1st vault 1938 Vlasta Dekanova
1962 Vera Caslavska
1966 Vera Caslavska
1st uneven bars 1938 Vlasta Dekanova
1938 Matylda Palfyova
1st balance beam 1938 Vlasta Dekanova
1962 Eva Bosakova
1979 Vera Cerna
1st floor exercise 1938 Matylda Palfyova
1958 Eva Bosakova
1st team 1934 Vlasta Dekanova [others TBD]
1938 Vlasta Dekanova, Matylda Palfyova, Zdenka Vjerzimirskova
1966 Vera Caslavska, Jindra Kostalova, Jana Krajcirova, Mariana Krajcirova, Jana Kubickova, Bohumila Rimnacova, Jaroslava Sedlackova
First appearance: 1934
Most recent: 1992
Total: 17 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992)
DENMARK
35th all-around 2022 Camille Rasmussen
14th vault 2022 Camille Rasmussen
43rd uneven bars 1996 Charlotte Andreasen
43rd balance beam 1996 Charlotte Andreasen
47th floor exercise 2021 Camille Rasmussen
22nd team 1985 Dorthe Christensen, Lone Ibsen, Kristina Jensen, Heidi Jorgensen, Pernille Krusell, Helle Sorensen
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2023
Total: 23 (1966, 1970, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
49th all-around 2013 Yamilet Peña
7th vault 2013 Yamilet Peña
64th uneven bars 2013 Yamilet Peña
80th balance beam 2013 Yamilet Peña
88th floor exercise 2013 Yamilet Peña
First appearance: 2011
Most recent: 2019
Total: 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
EAST GERMANY
2nd all-around 1970 Erika Zuchold
1979 Maxi Gnauck
1st vault 1970 Erika Zuchold
1981 Maxi Gnauck
1st uneven bars 1970 Karin Janz
1974 Annelore Zinke
1979 Maxi Gnauck
1981 Maxi Gnauck
1983 Maxi Gnauck
1985 Gabriele Fähnrich
1987 Dörte Thümmler
1st balance beam 1970 Erika Zuchold
1981 Maxi Gnauck
3rd floor exercise 1985 Ulrike Klotz
2nd team 1970 Angelika Hellmann, Karin Janz, Marianne Noack, Richarda Schmeisser, Christine Schmitt, Erika Zuchold
1974 Irene Abel, Heike Gerisch, Angelika Hellmann, Barbel Roehrich, Richarda Schmeisser, Annelore Zinke
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 1989
Total: 11 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989)
ECUADOR
29th all-around 2021 Alais Perea
48th vault 1996 Mary Jaramillo
48th uneven bars 2021 Alais Perea
36th balance beam 1996 Rahiza Burneo
46th floor exercise 2021 Alais Perea
First appearance: 1996
Most recent: 2023
Total: 6 (1996, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
EGYPT
36th all-around 2017 Sherine El Zeiny
4th vault 2021 Nancy Taman
22nd uneven bars 2017 Sherine El Zeiny
47th balance beam 2013 Farida Ahmed Shokry
54th floor exercise 2017 Farah Salem
22nd team 2022 Jana Abdelsalam, Jana Aboelhasan, Zeina Ibrahim, Jana Mahmoud, Nancy Taman
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2023
Total: 15 (1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
EL SALVADOR
146th all-around 2019 Alexa Grande
189th uneven bars 2019 Paola Ruano
140th balance beam 2019 Alexa Grande
160th floor exercise 2019 Alexa Grande
First appearance: 2019
Most recent: 2019
Total: 1 (2019)
ESTONIA
43rd all-around 1993 Ekaterina Savenkova
46th vault 1993 Ekaterina Savenkova
38th uneven bars 1993 Elena Selivanova
22nd balance beam 1992 Ekaterina Savenkova
1993 Ekaterina Savenkova
31st floor exercise 1992 Ekaterina Savenkova
First appearance: 1992
Most recent: 2007
Total: 5 (1992, 1993, 1999, 2006, 2007)
FINLAND
13th all-around 2022 Maisa Kuusikko
15th vault 2018 Sani Mäkelä
19th uneven bars 2002 Maria Skytta
34th balance beam 2002 Jaana Palmu
29th floor exercise 2021 Ada Hautala
13th team 1958 Eira Lehtonen, Ritva Leppanen, Pirkko Nieminen, Marja Sappinen, Tuovi Sappinen, Karin Valtonen
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2023
Total: 31 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994 individual, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
FRANCE
5th all-around 1950 Alexandra Lemoine
2005 Emelie Le Pennec
2009 Youna Dufournet
2017 Mélanie De Jesus Dos Santos
3rd vault 1950 Alexandra Lemoine
2009 Youna Dufournet
2022 Coline Devillard
3rd uneven bars 1996 Isabelle Severino
4th balance beam 1997 Ludivine Furnon
2022 Marine Boyer
3rd floor exercise 1995 Ludivine Furnon
2007 Cassy Vericel
2nd team 1950 Ginette Durand, Hue, Madeleine Jouffroy, Alexandra Lemoine, Liliane Montagne, Palau, Pittelion, Jeanette Vogelbacher
First appearance: 1950
Most recent: 2023
Total: 39 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
GEORGIA
98th all-around 2019 Maria Kharenkova
155th uneven bars 2019 Maria Kharenkova
61st balance beam 2019 Maria Kharenkova
94th floor exercise 2019 Maria Kharenkova
First appearance: 2014
Most recent: 2019
Total: 4 (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
GERMANY
6th all-around 2019 Elisabeth Seitz
2nd vault 2011 Oksana Chusovitina
3rd uneven bars 2018 Elisabeth Seitz
1st balance beam 2017 Pauline Schäfer
11th floor exercise 1994 Rufina Kreibich
6th team 2011 Kim Bui, Oksana Chusovitina, Lisa Katharina Hill, Nadine Jarosch, Elisabeth Seitz
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2023
Total: 29 (1954, 1958, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
GREAT BRITAIN
3rd all-around 2022 Jessica Gadirova
3rd vault 2019 Ellie Downie
1st uneven bars 2006 Beth Tweddle
2010 Beth Tweddle
7th balance beam 2023 Jessica Gadirova
1st floor exercise 2009 Beth Tweddle
2022 Jessica Gadirova
2nd team 2022 Ondine Achampong, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova, Alice Kinsella
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2023
Total: 38 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
GREECE
15th all-around 1994 Virginia Karentzou
1995 Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
2005 Stefani Bismpikou
7th vault 1996 Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
13th uneven bars 1996 Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
5th balance beam 1996 Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
5th floor exercise 1996 Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
1997 Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
11th team 1995 Lambrini Apostolidou, Kyriaki Firinidou, Virginia Karentzou, Katerina Mamouti, Kyriaki Papanikolaou, Georgia Tempou, Vasiliki Tsavdaridou
First appearance: 1987
Most recent: 2023
Total: 27 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
GUATEMALA
12th all-around 1993 Luisa Portocarrero
16th vault 1993 Luisa Portocarrero
8th uneven bars 1993 Luisa Portocarrero
37th balance beam 1992 Luisa Portocarrero
57th floor exercise 1993 Luisa Portocarrero
First appearance: 1987
Most recent: 2019
Total: 11 (1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
HAITI
82nd all-around 2023 Lynnzee Brown
125th uneven bars 2023 Lynnzee Brown
123rd balance beam 2023 Lynnzee Brown
98th floor exercise 2023 Lynnzee Brown
First appearance: 2023
Most recent: 2023
Total: 1 (2023)
HONDURAS
171st all-around 2015 Kaisa Chirinos
217th uneven bars 2015 Kaisa Chirinos
145th balance beam 2015 Kaisa Chirinos
187th floor exercise 2015 Kaisa Chirinos
First appearance: 2015
Most recent: 2015
Total: 1 (2015)
HONG KONG
58th all-around 2009 Angel Wong Hiu Ying
17th vault 2014 Angel Wong Hiu Ying
87th uneven bars 2009 Angel Wong Hiu Ying
53rd balance beam 2021 Angel Wong Hiu Ying
63rd floor exercise 2021 Charlie Chan Cheuk Lam
First appearance: 1987
Most recent: 2023
Total: 13 (1987, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
HUNGARY
2nd all-around 1934 Margit Kalocsai
1st vault 1992 Henrietta Onodi
1st uneven bars 1954 Agnes Keleti
3rd balance beam 1954 Agnes Keleti
1962 Aniko Ducza
2nd floor exercise 1992 Henrietta Onodi
2nd team 1934 Margit Kalocsai [others TBD]
1954 Eva Banati, Iren Daruhazi, Ilona Banhegyi, Erszebet Gulyas, Agnes Keleti, Alice Kertesz, Olga Lemhenyi, Edit Perenyi
First appearance: 1934
Most recent: 2023
Total: 41 (1934, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
ICELAND
37th all-around 2017 Irina Sazonova
18th vault 2014 Norma Robertsdottir
44th uneven bars 2017 Irina Sazonova
59th balance beam 2013 Tinna Odinsdottir
39th floor exercise 2021 Nanna Gudmundsdottir
32nd team 2003 Kristin Gisladottir, Inga Gunnardsdottir, Tanja Jonsdottir, Sif Palsdottir
First appearance: 1997
Most recent: 2023
Total: 17 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
INDIA
46th all-around 2021 Aruna Budda Reddy
5th vault 2015 Dipa Karmakar
62nd uneven bars 2021 Aruna Budda Reddy
77th balance beam 2021 Pranati Das
32nd floor exercise 2021 Aruna Budda Reddy
27th team 2001 Rakhi Debnath, Tumpa Debnath, Meenakshi, Romika, Kaur Sukhbir, Mondal Sundari
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2022
Total: 11 (1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
INDONESIA
52nd all-around 2023 Rifda Irfanaluthfi
24th vault 2011 Dewi Prahara
83rd uneven bars 2022 Rifda Irfanaluthfi
46th balance beam 2018 Rifda Irfanaluthfi
46th floor exercise 2022 Rifda Irfanaluthfi
First appearance: 2011
Most recent: 2023
Total: 6 (2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
IRELAND
19th all-around 2021 Emma Slevin
50th vault 2013 Nicole Mawhinney
26th uneven bars 2021 Emma Slevin
33rd balance beam 2005 Katie Slader
28th floor exercise 2021 Emma Slevin
35th team 2014 Sarah Beck, Nicole Mawhinney, Denise Moloney, Ellis O’Reilly, Ciara Roberts
First appearance: 1983
Most recent: 2023
Total: 14 (1983, 1987, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
ISRAEL
21st all-around 1994 Michal Shahaf
6th vault 2021 Ofir Netzer
16th uneven bars 2002 Stefany Zaroug
16th balance beam 1994 Michal Shahaf
17th floor exercise 1994 Michal Shahaf
15th team 1962 Ruth Abeles, Rali Bar-Goren, Dalia Bivas, Rina Cohen, Miriam Kara, Malca Yafe
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2023
Total: 30 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
ITALY
1st all-around 2006 Vanessa Ferrari
2nd vault 2021 Asia D’Amato
3rd uneven bars 2006 Vanessa Ferrari
2nd balance beam 1950 Marja Nutti
2nd floor exercise 2013 Vanessa Ferrari
3rd team 1950 Bianchi, Licia Macchini, Laura Micheli, Monlarini, Marja Nutti, Santoni, Liliana Scaricabarozzi, Torriani
2019 Desiree Carofiglio, Alice D’Amato, Asia D’Amato, Elisa Iorio, Giorgia Villa
First appearance: 1950
Most recent: 2023
Total: 38 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
JAMAICA
45th all-around 2013 Toni-Ann Williams
30th vault 2011 Jaida Lawrence
77th uneven bars 2013 Toni-Ann Williams
39th balance beam 2019 Danusia Francis
37th floor exercise 2013 Toni-Ann Williams
42nd team 2018 Danusia Francis, Kiara Richmon, Mackenzie Robinson
First appearance: 2011
Most recent: 2019
Total: 6 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
JAPAN
2nd all-around 2018 Murakami Mai
5th vault 2022 Miyata Shoko
2nd uneven bars 1966 Ikeda Keiko
2009 Tsurumi Koko
1st balance beam 1954 Ikeda Keiko
2021 Ashikawa Urara
2022 Watanabe Hazuki
1st floor exercise 2017 Murakami Mai
2021 Murakami Mai
3rd team 1962 Abukawa Ginko, Ikeda Keiko, Nakamura Taniko, Ono Kyoko, Shirasu Toshiko, Tsuji Hiroko
1966 Furuyama Jasuko, Kandori Mitsuko, Ikeda Keiko, Ikenada Hiroko, Mitsukuri Taniko, Shibuya Taki
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2023
Total: 38 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
JORDAN
113th all-around 2018 Ruba Al Daoud
26th vault 2018 Ruba Al Daoud
120th uneven bars 2018 Ruba Al Daoud
125th balance beam 2003 Yasmeen Khair
179th floor exercise 2018 Ruba Al Daoud
First appearance: 2003
Most recent: 2018
Total: 2 (2003, 2018)
KAZAKHSTAN
17th all-around 1997 Irina Yevdokimova
16th vault 1994 Irina Yevdokimova
14th uneven bars 1993 Olga Kim
1994 Irina Yevdokimova
21st balance beam 1999 Irina Yevdokimova
7th floor exercise 1993 Irina Yevdokimova
19th team 1997 Natalia Egorova, Oksana Emelianova, Irina Yevdokimova, Olga Kozhenikova
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2023
Total: 17 (1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023)
KYRGYZSTAN
142nd all-around 2007 Irina Raimbekova
187th uneven bars 2007 Irina Raimbekova
142nd balance beam 2007 Irina Raimbekova
172nd floor exercise 2007 Irina Raimbekova
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2007
Total: 3 (1999, 2001, 2007)
LATVIA
17th all-around 1993 Ludmila Prince
10th vault 1993 Ludmila Prince
20th uneven bars 1992 Ludmila Prince
5th balance beam 1993 Ludmila Prince
34th floor exercise 1993 Ludmila Prince
22nd team 2001 Natalia Dikina, Viktoria Koshevetca, Irina Misiugina, Jana Nosenko, Anna Soushitcka
First appearance: 1992
Most recent: 2023
Total: 15 (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
LEBANON
82nd uneven bars 2009 Katja Bou Aram
First appearance: 2009
Most recent: 2009
Total: 1 (2009)
LITHUANIA
36th all-around 2005 Jelena Zanevskaja
19th vault 2019 Agata Vostruchovaite
35th uneven bars 2010 Laura Svilpaite
54th balance beam 2005 Jelena Zanevskaja
40th floor exercise 2005 Jelena Zanevskaja
First appearance: 1997
Most recent: 2021
Total: 16 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
LUXEMBOURG
34th all-around 2021 Celeste Mordenti
178th vault 1987 Florence Dussier
45th uneven bars 2021 Celeste Mordenti
55th balance beam 2021 Celeste Mordenti
52nd floor exercise 2005 Lara Marx
15th team 1954 Susette Doffing, Anny Fischbach, Maisy Hensel, Helene Hilger-Hau, Annette Krier, Yvonne Moos, Maisy Mueller, Yvonne Stoffel
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2023
Total: 11 (1954, 1958, 1970, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
MALAYSIA
59th all-around 2019 Farah Ann Abdul Hadi
27th vault 2015 Tan Ing Yueh
68th uneven bars 2019 Farah Ann Abdul Hadi
64th balance beam 1999 Li Yen Au
51st floor exercise 2019 Tracie Ang
37th team 2018 Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, Tracie Ang, Tan Ing Yueh
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2023
Total: 8 (1999, 2003, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023)
MALTA
108th all-around 2022 Tara Vella Clark
26th vault 2015 Peppijna Dalli
143rd uneven bars 2022 Ella Borg
115th balance beam 2022 Tara Vella Clark
115th floor exercise 2022 Ella Borg
First appearance: 2015
Most recent: 2022
Total: 2 (2015, 2022)
MEXICO
12th all-around 2009 Elsa Garcia
3rd vault 2018 Alexa Moreno
14th uneven bars 2006 Elsa Garcia
28th balance beam 2009 Elsa Garcia
8th floor exercise 2002 Brenda Magana
14th team 2014 Elsa Garcia, Ana Lago, Alexa Moreno, Karla Retiz, Ahtziri Sandoval, Amaranta Torres
2023 Paulina Campos, Natalia Escalera, Cassandra Loustalot, Alexa Moreno, Ahtziri Sandoval
First appearance: 1979
Most recent: 2023
Total: 27 (1979, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
MOLDOVA
103rd all-around 1997 Olga Jojita
124th uneven bars 1997 Olga Jojita
125th balance beam 1997 Olga Jojita
116th floor exercise 1997 Olga Jojita
First appearance: 1997
Most recent: 1997
Total: 1 (1997)
MONACO
188th all-around 2015 Milla Fabre
237th uneven bars 2015 Milla Fabre
212th balance beam 2015 Milla Fabre
232nd floor exercise 2015 Milla Fabre
First appearance: 2015
Most recent: 2015
Total: 1 (2015)
MONGOLIA
75th all-around 1966 Tuiaa Iadamsurengiin
101st vault 1983 Davaszurenghin Ouintuya
111th uneven bars 1983 Davaszurenghin Ouintuya
94th balance beam 1983 Cerendorzsin Solongo
133rd floor exercise 1983 Davaszurenghin Ouintuya
27th team 1983 Dascevegin Ariuna, Zs Chuluuntsetseg, Dasdonoin Enkhchimeg, Davaszurenghin Ouintuya, Cerendorzsin Solongo
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2015
Total: 5 (1966, 1983, 1999, 2011, 2015)
MOROCCO
91st all-around 1993 Naima El Rhouati
29th vault 2015 Najwa Dassalm
73rd uneven bars 1992 Naima El Rhouati
86th balance beam 1993 Naima El Rhouati
57th floor exercise 1992 Naima El Rhouati
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2015
Total: 5 (1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2015)
NAMIBIA
108th all-around 1997 Gharde Geldenhuys
125th uneven bars 1997 Gharde Geldenhuys
129th balance beam 1997 Gharde Geldenhuys
133rd floor exercise 1997 Gharde Geldenhuys
First appearance: 1997
Most recent: 2015
Total: 4 (1997, 1999, 2007, 2015)
NETHERLANDS
5th all-around 2021 Naomi Visser
6th vault 2001 Verona van de Leur
2nd uneven bars 2001 Renske Endel
2nd balance beam 2015 Sanne Wevers
2nd floor exercise 2002 Verona van de Leur
5th team 2001 Renske Endel, Monique Nuijten, Rikst Valentijn, Verona van de Leur, Kimberly Viola, Gabriella Wammes
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2023
Total: 34 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
NEW ZEALAND
44th all-around 2005 Alice Barnett
17th vault 2015 Courtney McGregor
2019 Courtney McGregor
42nd uneven bars 1981 Christine Douglas
51st balance beam 2005 Belinda Castles
45th floor exercise 2005 Belinda Castles
16th team 1970 Jill Buchanan, Joanne Clarke, Jillian de Beer, Francine Dove, Alison Reid, Jillian Robson
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2023
Total: 22 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1994 individual, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
NIGERIA
152nd all-around 2019 Annabel Agba
183rd uneven bars 2019 Annabel Agba
161st balance beam 2019 Annabel Agba
191st floor exercise 2019 Annabel Agba
First appearance: 2019
Most recent: 2019
Total: 1 (2019)
NORTH KOREA
10th all-around 1989 Choi Gyong Hui
1st vault 2014 Hong Un Jong
1st uneven bars 1991 Kim Gwang Suk
4th balance beam 2009 Kim Un Hyang
8th floor exercise 1989 Choi Gyong Hui
7th team 1989 Choi Gyong Hui, Hwang Bo Sil, Kim Gwang Suk, Kim Myong Hwa, Kim Ok Gum, Pak Gyong Sil
First appearance: 1983
Most recent: 2019
Total: 16 (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
NORWAY
41st all-around 2021 Maria Tronrud
23rd vault 2021 Selma Halvorsen
12th uneven bars 1994 Anita Tomulevski
30th balance beam 1994 Anita Tomulevski
2021 Maria Tronrud
38th floor exercise 2021 Juliane Tøssebro
12th team 1966 Ann-Mari Hvall, Jill Kvamme, Lilian Larssen, Wenche Sjong, Gerd Tamnes
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2023
Total: 29 (1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
PANAMA
41st all-around 2014 Hillary Heron
16th vault 2022 Karla Navas
2023 Karla Navas
53rd uneven bars 2023 Karla Navas
62nd balance beam 2014 Isabella Amado
29th floor exercise 2023 Hillary Heron
First appearance: 2014
Most recent: 2023
Total: 6 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
PERU
62nd all-around 2015 Ariana Orrego
20th vault 2003 Mery Garcia
74th uneven bars 2022 Ana Karina Mendez
51st balance beam 2019 Fabiola Diaz
40th floor exercise 2014 Mariana Chiarella
34th team 2014 Andrea Camino, Mariana Chiarella, Nicole Hein, Ariana Orrego, Britt Reusche
First appearance: 2003
Most recent: 2023
Total: 8 (2003, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
PHILIPPINES
32nd all-around 2023 Aleah Finnegan
18th vault 2023 Aleah Finnegan
73rd uneven bars 2023 Aleah Finnegan
38th balance beam 2023 Aleah Finnegan
34th floor exercise 2023 Aleah Finnegan
First appearance: 1997
Most recent: 2023
Total: 4 (1997, 2015, 2018, 2023)
POLAND
1st all-around 1950 Helena Rakoczy
1st vault 1950 Helena Rakoczy
1954 Helena Rakoczy
3rd uneven bars 1950 Helena Rakoczy
1st balance beam 1950 Helena Rakoczy
1st floor exercise 1950 Helena Rakoczy
3rd team 1934 Janina Skyrlinska [others TBD]
1938 Names TBD
First appearance: 1934
Most recent: 2023
Total: 31 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023)
PORTUGAL
7th all-around 2021 Filipa Martins
25th vault 2017 Filipa Martins
8th uneven bars 2021 Filipa Martins
17th balance beam 2017 Filipa Martins
14th floor exercise 2021 Filipa Martins
22nd team 1978 Names TBD
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2023
Total: 22 (1962, 1966, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
PUERTO RICO
57th all-around 1994 Nanette Berrios
11th vault 2015 Paula Mejias
38th uneven bars 1996 Eileen Diaz
27th balance beam 1996 Eileen Diaz
21st floor exercise 1996 Eileen Diaz
26th team 1989 Marline Berrios, Elizabeth Byrnes, Beatriz Collazo, Johanna Perez, Mailara Santana
First appearance: 1987
Most recent: 2022
Total: 16 (1987, 1989, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
QATAR
142nd all-around 20201113 Shaden Wohdan
47th vault 2013 Shaden Wohdan
154th uneven bars 2014 Farah Mahmoud
111th balance beam 2013 Shaden Wohdan
98th floor exercise 2013 Shaden Wohdan
First appearance: 2007
Most recent: 2018
Total: 5 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018)
ROMANIA
1st all-around 1987 Aurelia Dobre
1999 Maria Olaru
1st vault 1979 Dumitrita Turner
1991 Lavinia Milosovici
1994 Gina Gogean
1995 Simona Amanar
1996 Gina Gogean
1997 Simona Amanar
1st uneven bars 1987 Daniela Silivas
1989 Daniela Silivas
1992 Lavinia Milosovici
1st balance beam 1978 Nadia Comaneci
1985 Daniela Silivas
1987 Aurelia Dobre
1989 Daniela Silivas
1993 Lavinia Milosovici
1997 Gina Gogean
2001 Andreea Raducan
2010 Ana Porgras
1st floor exercise 1979 Emilia Eberle
1983 Ecaterina Szabo
1987 Daniela Silivas
1989 Daniela Silivas
1991 Cristina Bontas
1995 Gina Gogean
1996 Gina Gogean
1997 Gina Gogean
1999 Andreea Raducan
2001 Andreea Raducan
1st team 1979 Rodica Dunca, Emilia Eberle, Melita Ruhn, Dumitrita Turner [others TBD]
1987 Aurelia Dobre, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Daniela Silivas, Ecaterina Szabo, Camelia Voinea
1994 Simona Amanar, Gina Gogean, Nadia Hategan, Ionela Loiaes, Daniela Maranduca, Lavinia Milosovici, Claudia Presacan
1995 Simona Amanar, Andreea Cacovean, Gina Gogean, Nadia Hategan, Alexandra Marinescu, Lavinia Milosovici, Claudia Presacan
1997 Simona Amanar, Gina Gogean, Alexandra Marinescu, Claudia Presacan, Mirela Tugurlan, Corina Ungureanu
1999 Simona Amanar, Loredana Boboc, Andreea Isarescu, Maria Olaru, Andreea Raducan, Corina Ungureanu
2001 Loredana Boboc, Sabina Cojocar, Carmen Ionescu, Andreea Raducan, Silvia Stroescu, Andreea Ulmeanu
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2023
Total: 40 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
RUSSIA
1st all-around 1997 Svetlana Khorkina
2001 Svetlana Khorkina
2003 Svetlana Khorkina
2010 Aliya Mustafina
2021 Angelina Melnikova
1st vault 1999 Elena Zamolodchikova
2001 Svetlana Khorkina
2002 Elena Zamolodchikova
2015 Maria Paseka
2017 Maria Paseka
1st uneven bars 1995 Svetlana Khorkina
1996 Svetlana Khorkina
1997 Svetlana Khorkina
1999 Svetlana Khorkina
2001 Svetlana Khorkina
2007 Ksenia Semenova
2011 Viktoria Komova
2015 Viktoria Komova
2015 Daria Spiridonova
1st balance beam 1996 Dina Kochetkova
2013 Aliya Mustafina
1st floor exercise 1994 Dina Kochetkova
1997 Svetlana Khorkina
2011 Ksenia Afanasyeva
1st team 2010 Ksenia Afanasyeva, Anna Dementyeva, Ekaterina Kurbatova, Aliya Mustafina, Tatiana Nabieva, Ksenia Semenova
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2021
Total: 23 (1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
SAARLAND
103rd all-around 1954 Hannelore Georg
14th team 1954 Anni Berg, Hannelore Georg, Helga Haas, Waltraud Harig, Kathe Herber, Meinhild Hierling, Susanne Hennrich, Ingeborg Hubig
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 1954
Total: 1 (1954)
SERBIA
121st all-around 2018 Aleksandra Rajcic
109th uneven bars 2015 Aleksandra Rajcic
140th balance beam 2003 Jovana Teodorovic
152nd floor exercise 2018 Jelena Stamenkovic
First appearance: 2003
Most recent: 2019
Total: 4 (2003, 2015, 2018, 2019)
SINGAPORE
55th all-around 2013 Nicolette Lim
20th vault 2007 Tay Jia Hui
66th uneven bars 2013 Nicolette Lim
64th balance beam 2018 Nadine Joy Nathan
56th floor exercise 2013 Lim Heem Wei
First appearance: 2007
Most recent: 2023
Total: 9 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
SLOVAKIA
31st all-around 2017 Barbora Mokosova
12th vault 1994 Klaudia Kinska
17th uneven bars 2021 Barbora Mokosova
17th balance beam 1994 Klaudia Kinska
33rd floor exercise 2001 Zuzana Sekerova
16th team 2001 Veronika Adamska, Jana Drabikova, Monika Kvankova, Dobroslava Lehotska, Zuzana Sekerova
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2023
Total: 21 (1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
SLOVENIA
36th all-around 2022 Lucija Hribar
11th vault 2013 Teja Belak
39th uneven bars 2017 Lucija Hribar
44th balance beam 2009 Tjasa Kysselef
34th floor exercise 2019 Adela Sajn
23rd team 2011 Teja Belak, Sasa Golob, Ivana Kamnikar, Fiona Novak, Adela Sajn
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2023
Total: 19 (1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
SOUTH AFRICA
34th all-around 2017 Claudia Cummins
22nd vault 2009 Jennifer Khwela
37th uneven bars 2002 Zandre Labuschagne
35th balance beam 2002 Urshula Botha
34th floor exercise 2002 Urshula Botha
16th team 1994 Louise Fox, Leanda James, Heidi Oosthuizen, Ilse Roets, Tanya Steenkamp, Joanne West
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 2023
Total: 25 (1954, 1958, 1966, 1992, 1993, 1994 team, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
SOUTH KOREA
11th all-around 2021 Shin Solyi
3rd vault 2023 Yeo Seojeong
10th uneven bars 2021 Lee Yunseo
15th balance beam 1992 Lee Heekyung
11th floor exercise 2021 Shin Solyi
10th team 1987 Bae Eunmi, Han Kyungyim, Kim Eunmi, Kim Namok, Park Jisook, Seo Seongaeng
First appearance: 1979
Most recent: 2023
Total: 31 (1979, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
SOVIET UNION
1st all-around 1954 Galina Rudiko
1958 Larissa Latynina
1962 Larissa Latynina
1970 Ludmilla Tourischeva
1974 Ludmilla Tourischeva
1978 Elena Mukhina
1979 Nellie Kim
1981 Olga Bicherova
1983 Natalia Yurchenko
1985 Oksana Omelianchik
1985 Elena Shushunova
1989 Svetlana Boginskaya
1st vault 1954 Tamara Manina
1958 Larissa Latynina
1974 Olga Korbut
1978 Nellie Kim
1985 Elena Shushunova
1987 Elena Shushunova
1989 Olesia Dudnik
1st uneven bars 1958 Larissa Latynina
1962 Irina Pervushina
1966 Natalia Kuchinskaya
1st balance beam 1958 Larissa Latynina
1966 Natalia Kuchinskaya
1974 Ludmilla Tourischeva
1983 Olga Mostepanova
1991 Svetlana Boginskaya
1st floor exercise 1954 Tamara Manina
1962 Larissa Latynina
1966 Natalia Kuchinskaya
1970 Ludmilla Tourischeva
1974 Ludmilla Tourischeva
1978 Nellie Kim
1978 Elena Mukhina
1981 Natalia Ilienko
1985 Oksana Omelianchik
1987 Elena Shushunova
1989 Svetlana Boginskaya
1991 Oksana Chusovitina
1st team 1954 Nina Botsharova, Galina Charabidze, Pegalia Danilova, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Larissa Latynina, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova, Galina Rudiko
1958 Polina Astakhova, Raisa Borissova, Lidia Kalinina, Larissa Latynina, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova, Ludmila Svedova
1962 Polina Astakhova, Lidia Ivanova, Larissa Latynina, Tamara Manina, Sofia Muratova, Irina Pervushina
1970 Lubov Burda, Olga Karasseva, Tamara Lazakovich, Larissa Petrik, Ludmilla Tourischeva, Zinaida Voronina
1974 Nina Dronova, Olga Korbut, Elvira Saadi, Rusudan Sikharulidze, Ludmilla Tourischeva
1978 Maria Filatova, Nellie Kim, Elena Mukhina, Natalia Shaposhnikova [others TBD]
1981 Olga Bicherova, Elena Davydova, Maria Filatova, Natalia Ilienko, Elena Polevaya, Stella Zakharova
1983 Olga Bicherova, Tatiana Frolova, Natalia Ilienko, Olga Mostepanova, Albina Shishova, Natalia Yurchenko
1985 Irina Baraksanova, Vera Kolesnikova, Olga Mostepanova, Oksana Omelianchik, Elena Shushunova, Natalia Yurchenko
1989 Svetlana Baitova, Svetlana Boginskaya, Olesya Dudnik, Natalia Laschenova, Elena Sazonenkova, Olga Strazheva
1991 Svetlana Boginskaya, Oksana Chusovitina, Rozalia Galiyeva, Tatiana Gutsu, Natalia Kalinina, Tatiana Lysenko
First appearance: 1954
Most recent: 1992
Total: 15 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992)
SPAIN
5th all-around 2003 Elena Gomez
4th vault 1996 Elisabeth Valle
4th uneven bars 2001 Sara Moro
5th balance beam 2003 Elena Gomez
1st floor exercise 2002 Elena Gomez
4th team 2001 Marta Cusido, Elena Gomez, Sara Moro, Esther Moya, Ana Parera, Alba Planas
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2023
Total: 35 (1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
SRI LANKA
109th all-around 2023 Milka Gehani
150th uneven bars 2023 Milka Gehani
79th balance beam 2005 Danushka Wijerathna
74th floor exercise 2005 Danushka Wijerathna
34th team 2003 Madushani Buddhika, Achini Chamen, Maduka Madiwila, Chalani Upendra, Danushka Wijerathna
First appearance: 2001
Most recent: 2023
Total: 6 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2019, 2022, 2023)
SWEDEN
2nd all-around 1950 Ann-Sofi Pettersson
1st vault 1954 Ann-Sofi Pettersson
1st uneven bars 1950 Ann-Sofi Pettersson
17th balance beam 2009 Veronica Wagner
22nd floor exercise 2021 Jennifer Williams
1st team 1950 Evy Berggren, Vanja Blomberg, Lindberg, Ljungström, Nordin, Peterson, Ann-Sofi Pettersson, Ingrid Sandahl
First appearance: 1950
Most recent: 2023
Total: 34 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
SWITZERLAND
5th all-around 2015 Giulia Steingruber
2nd vault 2009 Ariella Käslin
14th uneven bars 2005 Melanie Marti
16th balance beam 2007 Ariella Käslin
2013 Giulia Steingruber
2014 Giulia Steingruber
5th floor exercise 2013 Giulia Steingruber
14th team 1979 Romi Kessler, Claudia Rossier [others TBD]
1983 Monika Beer, Bettina Ernst, Romi Kessler, Syrta Kopfli, Susi Latanzio, Natalie Seiler
First appearance: 1966
Most recent: 2023
Total: 31 (1966, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
SYRIA
The first and only gymnast from Syria to compete at world championships – Areej Al Khayat – only competed one event, vault. As vault rankings are based on a two-vault average, Al Khayat only performing a single vault means she is unranked on her sole apparatus.
First appearance: 2018
Most recent: 2018
Total: 1 (2018)
TAIWAN
30th all-around 2021 Ting Hua-Tien
17th vault 2003 Wu Ling-Yi
36th uneven bars 2002 Chiang Pi-Hsuan
10th balance beam 2018 Ting Hua-Tien
38th floor exercise 2002 Tsai Min-Hsiu
21st team 2022 Huang Yi-Qin, Lai Pin-Ju, Mai Liu Hsiang-Han, Ting Hua-Tien, Wu Sing-Fen
First appearance: 1985
Most recent: 2023
Total: 26 (1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
THAILAND
97th all-around 2022 Sasiwimon Mueangphuan
162nd vault 1995 Lanna Apisukh
132nd uneven bars 2022 Sasiwimon Mueangphuan
87th balance beam 2022 Sasiwimon Mueangphuan
97th floor exercise 2022 Sasiwimon Mueangphuan
First appearance: 1995
Most recent: 2022
Total: 3 (1995, 2007, 2022)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
50th all-around 2013 Marisa Dick
30th vault 2013 Marisa Dick
59th uneven bars 2013 Marisa Dick
38th balance beam 2013 Marisa Dick
50th floor exercise 2015 Thema Williams
First appearance: 2011
Most recent: 2022
Total: 4 (2011, 2013, 2015, 2022)
TUNISIA
90th all-around 2001 Leonie Marzouk
29th vault 2019 Chahed Sakr
92nd uneven bars 2001 Leonie Marzouk
128th balance beam 2001 Leonie Marzouk
63rd floor exercise 2001 Leonie Marzouk
First appearance: 2001
Most recent: 2019
Total: 2 (2001, 2019)
TURKEY
38th all-around 2009 Göksu Üctas Sanli
19th vault 2021 Bilge Tarhan
52nd uneven bars 2021 Bilge Tarhan
25th balance beam 2009 Göksu Üctas Sanli
26th floor exercise 2009 Göksu Üctas Sanli
30th team 2018 Demet Mutlu, Ilayda Sahin, Göksu Üctas Sanli, Tutya Yilmaz
First appearance: 2006
Most recent: 2023
Total: 14 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
UKRAINE
1st all-around 1995 Lilia Podkopayeva
1st vault 1995 Lilia Podkopayeva
2nd uneven bars 1995 Lilia Podkopayeva
1st balance beam 2006 Iryna Krasnianska
3rd floor exercise 1996 Lyubov Sheremeta
3rd team 1999 Natalia Horodny, Viktoria Karpenko, Olga Roschupkina, Inga Shkarupa, Olga Teslenko, Tatiana Yarosh
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2023
Total: 25 (1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
UNITED STATES
1st all-around 1991 Kim Zmeskal
1993 Shannon Miller
1994 Shannon Miller
2005 Chellsie Memmel
2007 Shawn Johnson
2009 Bridget Sloan
2011 Jordyn Wieber
2013 Simone Biles
2014 Simone Biles
2015 Simone Biles
2017 Morgan Hurd
2018 Simone Biles
2019 Simone Biles
2023 Simone Biles
1st vault 2009 Kayla Williams
2010 Alicia Sacramone
2011 McKayla Maroney
2013 McKayla Maroney
2018 Simone Biles
2019 Simone Biles
2022 Jade Carey
1st uneven bars 1978 Marcia Frederick
1993 Shannon Miller
2002 Courtney Kupets
2003 Chellsie Memmel
2003 Hollie VIse
2005 Nastia Liukin
2015 Madison Kocian
1st balance beam 1992 Kim Zmeskal
1994 Shannon Miller
2002 Ashley Postell
2005 Nastia Liukin
2008 Nastia Liukin
2014 Simone Biles
2015 Simone Biles
2019 Simone Biles
2023 Simone Biles
1st floor exercise 1992 Kim Zmeskal
1993 Shannon Miller
2005 Alicia Sacramone
2007 Shawn Johnson
2013 Simone Biles
2014 Simone Biles
2015 Simone Biles
2018 Simone Biles
2019 Simone Biles
2023 Simone Biles
1st team 2003 Terin Humphrey, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Hollie Vise
2007 Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Shayla Worley
2011 Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Sabrina Vega, Jorydn Wieber
2014 Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, MyKayla Skinner
2015 Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman
2018 Simone Biles, Kara Eaker, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Riley McCusker
2019 Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum
2022 Skye Blakely, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong
2023 Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 2023
Total: 38 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 individual, 1994 team, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
URUGUAY
150th all-around 1999 Maria del Carmen Laurino
183rd uneven bars 1999 Maria del Carmen Laurino
190th balance beam 2015 Debora Reis
170th floor exercise 2019 Pierina Cedres
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2019
Total: 3 (1999, 2015, 2019)
UZBEKISTAN
6th all-around 1993 Rozalia Galiyeva
1st vault 2003 Oksana Chusovitina
8th uneven bars 1993 Oksana Chusovitina
8th balance beam 2002 Oksana Chusovitina
6th floor exercise 2002 Oksana Chusovitina
12th team 1997 Svetlana Bakhridinova, Saida Boboeva, Botagos Boyatanova, Anastasya Dzyundzyak, Alexandra Gordeeva
First appearance: 1993
Most recent: 2023
Total: 20 (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
VENEZUELA
8th all-around 2014 Jessica Lopez
15th uneven bars 2014 Jessica Lopez
28th balance beam 2013 Jessica Lopez
12th floor exercise 2013 Jessica Lopez
21st team 2011 Fanny Briceno, Jessica Lopez, Yarimar Medina, Maciel Peña, Ivet Rojas, Johanny Sotillo
First appearance: 1999
Most recent: 2022
Total: 14 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)
VIETNAM
55th all-around 2021 Tran Doan Quynh Nam
3rd vault 2011 Phan Thi Ha Thanh
50th uneven bars 2021 Do Thi Ngoc Huong
39th balance beam 2021 Tran Doan Quynh Nam
52nd floor exercise 2009 Phan Thi Ha Thanh
First appearance: 2007
Most recent: 2023
Total: 11 (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
WEST GERMANY
19th all-around 1983 Yvonne Haug
14th vault 1983 Brigitta Lehmann
20th uneven bars 1983 Yvonne Haug
1983 Heike Schwarm
8th balance beam 1983 Anja Wilhelm
22nd floor exercise 1983 Yvonne Haug
8th team 1970 Brigitte Domski, Angelika Kern, Herta Lowenberg, Jutta Oltersdorf, Marie Luise Stegemann, Ingrid Wendel
1974 Uta Schorn [others TBD]
1983 Astrid Beckers, Yvonne Haug, Elke Heine, Brigitta Lehmann, Heike Schwarm, Anja Wilhelm
First appearance: 1962
Most recent: 1989
Total: 11 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989)
YUGOSLAVIA
14th all-around 1950 Vida Gerbec
6th uneven bars 1950 Vida Gerbec
2nd floor exercise 1950 Tereza Kocis
2nd team 1938 Names TBD
First appearance: 1938
Most recent: 1974
Total: 8 (1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974)

31 thoughts on “The Best World Finishes of All Time

  1. I love how Chusovitina made the list for all the countries she represented. I will die of happiness if Iordache, Olsen, Hernandez and Melnikova add theme selves onto the lists for their countries in Montreal next fall. Thank you a much for this Lauren! How long did it take?

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    • Yeah, and I love how Chuso has all of Uzbekistan’s top finishes except for AA! This took me a little over a week…compiling all of the data was the most complicated, since there’s no one reliable database of all worlds scores (some have only finals, qualifications were missing for many). After that it was simple to pull from each country’s overall rankings to see who had the top on each event (and yes, I have a list with every single finish for every single country/gymnast to ever compete at worlds!).

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  2. Thanks for this. It was a lot of fun to read.

    I was kind of surprised Svetlana Boginskaya wasn’t in there for Belarus. I know she peaked in the 89-92 quad when she was with the USSR, but she was around for a long time after that so I figured she’d have done more during 93-96.

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  3. Interesting that the Soviet Union did not have a world champion on bars after 1966, despite their dominance of the sport. East Germany and Romania got a fair share of titles in the 1970s and 1980s.

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  4. Hi Lauren. First of all, I want to congratulate you for all your amazing work. I am amazed by everything you are able to put out there in the gymternet! Thank you very much!

    And regarding this database, I just noticed that Svetlana Khorkina appears as the 1997 world co-champion on floor. I know that in some sites appears that she and Gina Gogean tied for gold. e.g. http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/w1997w.html#bb

    However, I would swear Gina Gogean was the sole gold medalist because they broke the tie. You can check the results in the link below. I also copied the youtube link to the moment in which Khorkina got her mark and to the moment they showed the final standings for your reference.

    http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/1997_ef.html

    Keep the great job!

    An admirer

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  5. This is awesome, Lauren! I was surprised that Nadia had 1 individual Worlds gold. I’d forgotten that she only went to two World Championships. Thanks for your time and hard work! (Loved seeing all of Simone’s consecutive golds. Queen!)

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