1971 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Location	Havana,Cuba
Start date	10 November 1971
End date	11 November 1971
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TheV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, also known as theModern Gymnastics World Championships, were held inHavana,Cuba on 10–11 November, 1971.

This was the first year that theribbon was used as an official apparatus.^[1] The ribbon routine was compulsory.^[2]

There were competitors from 15 countries:Bulgaria,Soviet Union,Cuba,Hungary,Czechoslovakia,North Korea,Romania,Japan,New Zealand,Denmark,West Germany,Canada,Mexico,Sweden andItaly. This was the first time that Canada or Mexico had competed at the world Championships.^[3]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Bulgaria (BUL)	4	2	2	8
2	Soviet Union (URS)	1	5	4	10
3	North Korea (PRK)	1	1	0	2
4	Italy (ITA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		6	8	7	21

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Ribbon Final	Total
1		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.350	9.550	18.900
2		Elena Karpuchina	9.300	9.500	18.800
3		Galima Shugurova	9.150	9.600	18.750
4		Krassimira Filipova	9.100	9.350	18.450
5		Sonia Pedroso	9.000	9.150	18.150
6		Maria Gigova	9.200	8.500	17.700

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Rope Final	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.750	9.750	19.500
2		Neshka Robeva	9.600	9.650	19.250
3=		Krassimira Filipova	9.500	9.600	19.100
3=		Elena Karpuchina	9.600	9.500	19.100
3=		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.500	9.600	19.100
6		Galina Shugurova	9.300	9.400	18.700

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Ball Final	Total
1		Sun Duk Jo	9.450	9.500	18.950
2=		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.450	9.450	18.900
2=		Galima Shugurova	9.400	9.500	18.900
2=		Myong Sim Choi	9.500	9.400	18.900
5		Elena Karpuchina	9.450	9.400	18.850
6		Maria Gigova	9.450	9.350	18.800

Place	Nation	Name	All-Around	Hoop Final	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.750	9.750	19.500
2		Krassimira Filipova	9.600	9.750	19.350
3		Neshka Robeva	9.650	9.400	19.050
4		Elena Karpuchina	9.500	9.450	18.950
5		Sun Duk Jo	9.450	9.400	18.850
6		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.400	9.300	18.700

Place	Nation	Name	Ribbon	Rope	Ball	Hoop	Total
1		Maria Gigova	9.200	9.750	9.450	9.750	38.150
2		Elena Karpuchina	9.300	9.600	9.450	9.500	37.850
3		Alfia Nazmutdinova	9.350	9.500	9.450	9.400	37.700
4		Krassimira Filipova	9.100	9.500	9.350	9.600	37.550
5		Neshka Robeva	?	9.600	?	9.650	37.500
6		Galima Shugurova	9.150	9.300	9.400	9.300	37.150
7		Sonia Pedroso	9.000	?	?	?	36.250
8		Maria Patocska	?	?	?	?	36.050
9		Ivelisse Blanco	?	?	?	?	35.850
10		Jana Vonášková	?	?	?	?	35.800
11		Marcela Klingerová	?	?	?	?	35.700
12		Myong Sim Kim	?	?	?	?	35.550
13		Jana Hruzková	?	?	?	?	35.500
14		Maria Preda	?	?	?	?	35.300
15=		Maria Bogaras	?	?	?	?	35.200
15=		Sun Duk Jo	?	?	9.450	9.450	35.200
17		Myong Sim Choi	?	?	9.500	?	35.050
18		Carmen Bucaciuc	?	?	?	?	34.950
19=		Xiomara Ameller	?	?	?	?	34.800
19=		Agnes Varga	?	?	?	?	34.800
21		Taeko Kawamukai	?	?	?	?	34.200
22		Misako Gomei	?	?	?	?	34.100
23		Kinuyo Kobayashi	?	?	?	?	33.750
24		Dale Scandrett	?	?	?	?	33.000
25		Vivian Persson	?	?	?	?	32.850
26		Gisela Arkenberg	?	?	?	?	32.800
27		Lone Broberg Teglers	?	?	?	?	32.650
28=		Ute Barylla	?	?	?	?	32.500
28=		Sabine Wasmuth	?	?	?	?	32.500
30		Jytte Ulbrandt-Hansen	?	?	?	?	32.400
31		Marian Duncan	?	?	?	?	31.300
32		Katrina Mackintosh	?	?	?	?	31.000
33		Susan Mihkelson	?	?	?	?	28.800
34		Conny Lindenberger	?	?	?	?	28.550
35		Melony Jvy	?	?	?	?	28.050
36		Lidia Romero	?	?	?	?	22.950
37		Leticia Gonzalez	?	?	?	?	22.600
38		Rosa Maria Gonzalez	?	?	?	?	22.400
-		Eva Ericson^	-	-	-	-	-

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Place	Nation	Score
1	Bulgaria	18.675
2	Soviet Union	18.575
3	Italy	18.325
4	Cuba	18.200
5	Japan	18.175
6	North Korea	18.050
7	Czechoslovakia	17.350
8	Canada	15.800
9	Mexico	11.900

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