1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Location Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
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The 13th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rome, the capital of Italy, on June 28 - July 1, 1954. It was the first World Championships at which the Soviet Union competed, winning 20 medals overall (more than three times the amount of any other country). Other major changes at this championships included: 1) it was the first world championships at which a Code of Points was used; and 2) it was the last world championships that would be held "in open air" (outdoors). [1]

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Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
Team all-around
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Albert Azaryan
Viktor Chukarin
Sergei Dzhayani
Yevgeny Korolkov
Valentin Muratov
Hrant Shahinyan
Boris Shakhlin
Ivan Vostrikov 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Akitomo Kaneko
Akira Kono
Masami Kubota
Tetsumi Nabeya
Takashi Ono
Yoshiyuki Oshima
Masao Takemoto 		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Hans Bründler
Oswald Bühler
Hans Eugster
Jack Günthard
Hans Schwartzentruber
Josef Stalder
Melchior Thalmann
Jean Tschabold
Individual all-around
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Chukarin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Muratov 		none awarded Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Hrant Shahinyan
Floor
details 		Flag of Japan.svg Masao Takemoto
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Muratov 		none awarded Flag of Sweden.svg Karl William Thoresson
Pommel horse
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Hrant Shahinyan Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Stalder Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Chukarin
Rings
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Albert Azaryan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yevgeny Korolkov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Muratov
Vault
details 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leo Sotorník Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Bantz Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Dzhayani
Parallel bars
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Chukarin Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Josef Stalder Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Bantz
Flag of Japan.svg Masao Takemoto
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hans Eugster
Horizontal bar
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentin Muratov Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Bantz
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Shakhlin 		none awarded
Women
Team all-around
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nina Bocharova
Pelageya Danilova
Maria Gorokhovskaya
Larisa Diriy
Tamara Manina
Sofia Muratova
Galina Rud'ko
Galina Sarabidze 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary
Eva Banati
Ilona Bánhegyi Milanovits
Irén Daruházi-Karcsics
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Ágnes Keleti
Alice Kertész
Olga Lemhényi-Tass
Edit Perényi-Weckinger 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Eva Bosáková
Miroslava Brdičková
Alena Chadimová
Věra Drazdíková
Zdeňka Lišková
Anna Marejková
Alena Reichová
Věra Vančurová
Individual all-around
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Rud'ko Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Bosáková Flag of Poland.svg Helena Rakoczy
Vault
details 		Flag of Sweden.svg Ann-Sofi Pettersson
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Manina 		none awarded Flag of Sweden.svg Evy Berggren
Uneven bars
details 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ágnes Keleti Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Rud'ko Flag of Poland.svg Helena Rakoczy
Balance beam
details 		Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Tanaka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Bosáková Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ágnes Keleti
Floor
details 		Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tamara Manina Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Bosáková Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Maria Gorokhovskaya

Men's results

Team competition

RankTeamCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 344.500345.400689.900
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 333.600339.650673.250
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 333.650337.900671.550
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 334.400335.850670.250
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 328.350333.050661.400
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 328.150331.700659.850
7Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 322.600327.400650.000
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 314.300323.150637.450
9Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 312.500313.050625.550
10Flag of France.svg  France 313.450310.200623.650
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 303.800311.700615.500
12Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 297.250305.900603.150
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 293.300297.500590.800
14Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 280.800275.900566.700
15Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 274.350287.050561.400
16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 273.000287.500560.500

Individual all-around

RankGymnastTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Muratov  (URS)115.450
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Chukarin  (URS)115.450
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Hrant Shahinyan  (URS)114.600
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Shakhlin  (URS)114.050
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Albert Azaryan  (URS)114.050
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Vostrikov  (URS)113.650
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yevgeny Korolkov  (URS)113.500
8Flag of Germany.svg  Helmut Bantz  (FRG)113.400
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Josef Stalder  (SUI)113.350
10Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Ono  (JPN)112.850
11Flag of Japan.svg  Akira Kono  (JPN)112.500
12Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jack Günthard  (SUI)112.300

Floor exercise

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Muratov  (URS)9.6509.60019.250
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Masao Takemoto  (JPN)9.6509.60019.250
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  William Thoresson  (SWE)9.4509.75019.200
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Chukarin  (URS)9.5509.60019.150
4Flag of Japan.svg  Masami Kubota  (JPN)9.6009.55019.150
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Hrant Shahinyan  (URS)9.5509.50019.050

Pommel horse

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Hrant Shahinyan  (URS)9.6009.70019.300
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Josef Stalder  (SUI)9.6009.65019.250
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Chukarin  (URS)9.5009.70019.200
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Shakhlin  (URS)9.4509.70019.150
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ivan Vostrikov  (URS)9.4009.50018.900
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Muratov  (URS)9.3509.50018.850

Rings

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Albert Azaryan  (URS)9.7509.95019.750
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yevgeny Korolkov  (URS)9.8009.75019.550
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Muratov  (URS)9.8009.70019.500
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Chukarin  (URS)9.8009.65019.450
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Hrant Shahinyan  (URS)9.6009.80019.400
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Dzhayani  (URS)9.6509.65019.300

Vault

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Leo Sotorník  (TCH)9.4509.80019.250
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Helmut Bantz  (FRG)9.4009.80019.200
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Dzhayani  (URS)9.5509.55019.100
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Albert Azaryan  (URS)9.3009.60018.900
4Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Ono  (JPN)9.4509.45018.900
6Flag of Germany.svg  Adalbert Dickhut  (FRG)9.2009.65018.850

Parallel bars

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Chukarin  (URS)9.8509.75019.600
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Josef Stalder  (SUI)9.7509.80019.550
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Masao Takemoto  (JPN)9.6009.80019.400
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Eugster  (SUI)9.6509.75019.400
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Helmut Bantz  (FRG)9.6009.80019.400
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jack Günthard  (SUI)9.7009.65019.350

Horizontal bar

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valentin Muratov  (URS)9.8009.90019.700
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Helmut Bantz  (FRG)9.7509.65019.400
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Boris Shakhlin  (URS)9.7009.70019.400
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Josef Stalder  (SUI)9.6009.70019.300
5Flag of Japan.svg  Masao Takemoto  (JPN)9.6009.65019.250
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Viktor Chukarin  (URS)9.5509.70019.250

Women's results

Team competition

RankTeamTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 524.310
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 518.280
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 511.750
4Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 498.570
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 495.770
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 495.660
7Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 494.030
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 491.210
9Flag of France.svg  France 490.360
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 486.560
11Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 485.440
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 453.790
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 430.710
14Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar 407.240
15Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 378.560

Individual all-around

RankGymnastTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Rud'ko  (URS)75.680
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Bosáková  (TCH)75.110
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Helena Rakoczy  (POL)74.370
4Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Edit Perényi  (HUN)74.310
5Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Elena Leuşteanu  (ROU)74.240
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Bocharova  (URS)74.210
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Maria Gorokhovskaya  (URS)74.140
8Flag of Japan.svg  Keiko Tanaka  (JPN)73.740
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Alena Chadimová  (TCH)73.600
10Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles  (HUN)73.470
11Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Alice Kertész  (HUN)73.440
12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Sarabidze  (URS)73.420

Vault

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Ann-Sofi Pettersson  (SWE)9.4009.56018.960
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Manina  (URS)9.6609.30018.960
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Evy Berggren  (SWE)9.4309.50018.930
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Maria Gorokhovskaya  (URS)9.6009.26018.860
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Rud'ko  (URS)9.4309.36018.790
6Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Elena Leuşteanu  (ROU)9.2609.36018.620

Uneven bars

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ágnes Keleti  (HUN)9.7309.73019.460
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Rud'ko  (URS)9.6009.73019.330
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Helena Rakoczy  (POL)9.5009.70019.200
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Bocharova  (URS)9.4009.73019.130
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Bosáková  (TCH)9.5309.60019.130
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Pelageya Danilova  (URS)9.4609.66019.110

Balance beam

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Keiko Tanaka  (JPN)9.2609.63018.890
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Bosáková  (TCH)9.3009.46018.760
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ágnes Keleti  (HUN)9.1609.56018.720
4Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Edit Perényi  (HUN)9.2609.40018.660
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Rud'ko  (URS)9.2009.40018.600
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nina Bocharova  (URS)9.0009.56018.560

Floor exercise

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tamara Manina  (URS)9.6609.73019.390
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Bosáková  (TCH)9.4009.76019.160
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Maria Gorokhovskaya  (URS)9.6609.46019.120
4Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Ágnes Keleti  (HUN)9.5009.60019.100
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Rud'ko  (URS)9.3609.60018.960
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Latynina  (URS)9.4609.50018.960

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)123520
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)2114
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1315
4Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary  (HUN)1113
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1023
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0224
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0213
8Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0022
Totals (8 entries)17121544

References

  1. ↑ Huguenin, Andre. 100 Years of the International Gymnastics Federation: 1881-1981 (PDF). Translated by Unger, Beatrice. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 86–87.
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