TheRhythmicGymnastics World Championships[1][2] are theworld championships for the sport ofrhythmic gymnastics. The tournament is promoted and organized by theFédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the three tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as theRhythmic Gymnastics World Cup and thegymnastics competitions at the Olympic Games (in collaboration with theIOC and the federation of the country organising the Games).[3] The first edition of the World Championships was held in 1963, a time when the sport was known as modern gymnastics. The current program of the World Championships contemplates both individual and group performances. In even non-Olympic years and the year before the Olympics, a team event is also contested. Two events are not competed at the World Championships anymore: individual rope and free hands.
Historically rhythmic gymnastics has been dominated byEastern European countries, especially theSoviet Union andBulgaria. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, there was originally a clear dominance of Bulgaria and post-Soviet countries at the World Championships, namelyRussia,Ukraine andBelarus but with other nations emerging, for exampleItaly andSpain. The only non-European nations to successfully achieve medal positions at the World Championships are Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea, Brazil and the United States. Only six individual gymnasts (Sun Duk Jo,Myong Sim Choi,Mitsuru Hiraguchi,Son Yeon-jae,Kaho Minagawa,Rin Keys) and four groups (Japan, North Korea, China and Brazil) from outside Europe have won medals at the senior World Championships.[4]
Dominant nations include theSoviet Union and subsequent post-Soviet states, namelyRussia,Ukraine,Belarus andAzerbaijan, andBulgaria.
Last updated after the2025 World Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 113 | 57 | 35 | 205 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 70 | 65 | 55 | 190 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 50 | 43 | 27 | 120 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 26 | 28 | 42 | 96 |
| 5 |  Italy | 17 | 24 | 16 | 57 |
| 6 |  Germany | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 |  Belarus | 10 | 28 | 41 | 79 |
| 8 |  Spain | 7 | 12 | 24 | 43 |
| 9 | Russian Gymnastics Federation[a] | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | West Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 12 |  Japan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 13 |  Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 |  Israel | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 15 |  China | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 |  North Korea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 |  Brazil | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 19 |  East Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 |  France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 25 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | 331 | 302 | 294 | 927 | |
Boldface denotes active rhythmic gymnasts and highest medal count among all rhythmic gymnasts (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
| Rank | Rhythmic gymnast | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dina Averina | Russia Russian Gymnastics Federation | 2017 | 2021 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | Evgeniya Kanaeva | Russia | 2007 | 2011 | 17 | 1 | – | 18 |
| 3 | Yana Kudryavtseva | Russia | 2013 | 2015 | 13 | 3 | – | 16 |
| 4 | Maria Tolkacheva | Russia Russian Gymnastics Federation | 2014 | 2021 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Darja Varfolomeev | Germany | 2022 | 2025 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 6 | Alexandra Timoshenko | Soviet Union | 1989 | 1991 | 10 | 2 | – | 12 |
| 7 | Olga Kapranova | Russia | 2003 | 2009 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Maria Petrova | Bulgaria | 1991 | 1996 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Olena Vitrychenko | Ukraine | 1992 | 1999 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | Galima Shugurova | Soviet Union | 1969 | 1977 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Rank | Rhythmic gymnast | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dina Averina | Russia Russian Gymnastics Federation | 2017 | 2021 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Evgeniya Kanaeva | Russia | 2009 | 2011 | 13 | 1 | – | 14 |
| 3 | Yana Kudryavtseva | Russia | 2013 | 2015 | 11 | 3 | – | 14 |
| 4 | Darja Varfolomeev | Germany | 2022 | 2025 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Olena Vitrychenko | Ukraine | 1993 | 1999 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Galima Shugurova | Soviet Union | 1969 | 1977 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Maria Gigova |  Bulgaria | 1967 | 1973 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Maria Petrova | Bulgaria | 1992 | 1996 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Kateryna Serebrianska | Ukraine | 1993 | 1996 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Bianka Panova | Bulgaria | 1985 | 1989 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
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