1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Location Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund, West Germany
  1962
1970  

The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. During these championships, the first-ever double somersault was performed (on men's floor exercise?). [1]

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Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
Team all-around
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Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Shuji Tsurumi
Akinori Nakayama
Takeshi Katō
Yukio Endo
Takashi Mitsukuri
Haruhiro Matsuda
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mikhail Voronin
Sergei Diomidov
Valery Kerdemelidi
Yuri Titov
Valery Karasev
Boris Shakhlin
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Matthias Brehme
Gerhard Dietrich
Werner Dolling
Erwin Koppe
Siegfried Fulle
Peter Weber
Individual all-around
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Voronin Flag of Japan.svg Shuji Tsurumi Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Nakayama
Floor
details
Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Endo Flag of Italy.svg Franco Menichelli
Pommel horse
details
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miroslav Cerar Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Voronin Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Katō
Rings
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Voronin Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Italy.svg Franco Menichelli
Vault
details
Flag of Japan.svg Haruhiro Matsuda Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Katō Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Nakayama
Parallel bars
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Diomidov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Mikhail Voronin Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miroslav Cerar
Horizontal bar
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Flag of Japan.svg Akinori Nakayama Flag of Japan.svg Yukio Endo Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Mitsukuri
Women
Team all-around
details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Věra Čáslavská
Jaroslava Sedláčková
Marianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
Bohumila Řimnáčová
Jindra Košťálová
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Natalia Kuchinskaya
Larisa Petrik
Zinaida Druzhinina
Larisa Latynina
Polina Astakhova
Olga Kharlova
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Keiko Ikeda
Taki Shibuya
Hiroko Ikenada
Taniko Mitsukuri
Yasuko Furuyama
Mitsuko Kandori
Individual all-around
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ikeda
Vault
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of East Germany.svg Erika Zuchold Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya
Uneven bars
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ikeda Flag of Japan.svg Taniko Mitsukuri
Balance beam
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Petrik
Floor
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zinaida Druzhinina

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)65314
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)46717
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)3205
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia  (YUG)1012
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)0112
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0022
Totals (6 nations)14141442

Men

Team competition

RankTeamCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 287.850287.300575.150
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 285.900285.000570.900
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 278.800282.200561.000
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 275.800275.400551.200
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 274.200276.400550.600
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 273.850276.550550.400
7Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 271.400276.750548.150
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 273.200274.800548.000
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 273.450272.550546.000
10Flag of France.svg  France 272.350272.900545.250
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 267.750273.750541.700
12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 270.600270.500541.100
13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 262.150268.100530.250
14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 258.100266.850524.950
15Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 256.850257.350514.200
16Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 252.350259.300511.650
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 253.850255.200509.050
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 243.800254.950498.750
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 242.550250.100492.650
20Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 212.050217.100429.150

All-around

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptional scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Voronin  (URS)57.90058.250116.150
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)57.75057.500115.250
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Akinori Nakayama  (JPN)57.00057.960114.950
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Miroslav Cerar  (YUG)57.15057.600114.750
5Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Menichelli  (ITA)57.20057.450114.650
6Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Kato  (JPN)57.15057.450114.600
7Flag of Japan.svg  Yukio Endo  (JPN)57.55056.800114.350
8Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Mitsukuri  (JPN)57.10057.000114.100
9Flag of East Germany.svg  Matthias Brehme  (GDR)56.75057.300114.050
10Flag of Japan.svg  Haruhiro Matsuda  (JPN)57.25056.600113.850
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Diomidov  (URS)57.60055.650113.250
12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valery Kerdemelidi  (URS)56.45056.450112.900

Floor Exercise

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Akinori Nakayama  (JPN)9.7509.65019.400
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Yukio Endo  (JPN)9.7009.67519.375
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Franco Menichelli  (ITA)9.6509.65019.300
4Flag of Japan.svg  Takeshi Katō  (JPN)9.6509.57519.225
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valery Karasyov  (URS)9.4509.55019.000
6Flag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)9.3009.57518.875

Pommel Horse

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Miroslav Cerar  (YUG)9.8009.72519.525
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Voronin  (URS)9.7009.62519.325
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Takeshi Katō  (JPN)9.6009.52519.125
4Flag of East Germany.svg  Matthias Brehme  (GDR)9.5009.52519.025
5Flag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)9.5009.50019.000
6Flag of Finland.svg  Olli Laiho  (FIN)9.2509.55018.800

Rings

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Voronin  (URS)9.9009.85019.750
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Akinori Nakayama  (JPN)9.7509.75019.500
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Franco Menichelli  (ITA)9.8009.67519.475
4Flag of Japan.svg  Takeshi Katō  (JPN)9.6509.65019.300
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Diomidov  (URS)9.5509.65019.200
6Flag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)3.0009.65012.650

Vault

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Haruhiro Matsuda  (JPN)9.6759.75019.425
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Takeshi Katō  (JPN)9.6509.67519.325
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Akinori Nakayama  (JPN)9.5009.55019.050
4Flag of Japan.svg  Yukio Endo  (JPN)9.1259.57518.700
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Voronin  (URS)9.1009.55018.650
6Flag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)0.0009.6009.600

Parallel Bars

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Diamidov  (URS)9.7509.80019.550
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Voronin  (URS)9.7009.70019.400
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Miroslav Cerar  (YUG)9.7009.65019.350
4Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Menichelli  (ITA)9.6009.62519.225
5Flag of East Germany.svg  Matthias Brehme  (GDR)9.6009.60019.200
6Flag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)0.0009.6259.625

Horizontal Bar

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Akinori Nakayama  (JPN)9.9009.77519.675
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Yukio Endo  (JPN)9.8009.80019.600
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Takashi Mitsukuri  (JPN)9.7009.72519.425
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Miroslav Cerar  (YUG)9.7009.70019.400
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Voronin  (URS)9.7009.70019.400
6Flag of Japan.svg  Shuji Tsurumi  (JPN)0.0009.6759.675

Women

Team competition

RankTeamCompulsoryOptionalTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 190.995192.630383.625
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 191.358192.229383.587
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 190.894190.029380.923
4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 187.494190.324377.818
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 186.527187.362373.889
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 182.360185.260367.620
7Flag of France.svg  France 183.193183.225366.418
8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 182.694183.661366.355
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 181.429181.662363.091
10Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 181.093181.859362.952
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 180.526182.394362.920
12Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 173.127179.962252.089
13Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 174.125175.528349.653
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 172.660176.328348.988
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 173.461172.693346.154
16Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 168.662174.660343.322
17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 165.293173.360338.653
18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 168.459169.893338.352
19Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 168.693166.761335.454
20Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 168.894165.026333.920
21Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 166.061166.295332.356
22Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 161.228168.825330.053

All-around

RankGymnastCompulsoryOptional scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Věra Čáslavská  (TCH)39.03239.26678.298
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Kuchinskaya  (URS)38.86539.23278.097
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Keiko Ikeda  (JPN)38.59938.39876.997
4Flag of East Germany.svg  Erika Zuchold  (GDR)38.26538.33176.596
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslava Sedláčková  (TCH)38.09938.36676.465
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Petrik  (URS)37.96638.40076.366
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová  (TCH)37.99938.22276.332
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Kubičková  (TCH)37.93338.29976.232
9Flag of Japan.svg  Taki Shibuya  (JPN)38.23237.93376.165
10Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zinaida Druzhinina  (URS)37.83138.33376.164
11Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Latynina  (URS)38.09937.99976.098
12Flag of Japan.svg  Hiroko Ikenada  (JPN)38.26637.73375.999

Vault

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Věra Čáslavská  (TCH)9.7839.75019.583
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  Erika Zuchold  (GDR)9.7339.66619.399
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Kuchinskaya  (URS)9.6669.65019.316
4Flag of East Germany.svg  Ute Starke  (GDR)9.6669.55019.216
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Kubičková  (TCH)9.6339.56619.199
6Flag of Japan.svg  Hiroko Ikenada  (JPN)9.6009.55019.150

Uneven Bars

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Kuchinskaya  (URS)9.8009.81619.616
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Keiko Ikeda  (JPN)9.7669.80019.566
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Taniko Mitsukuri  (JPN)9.8009.71619.516
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Věra Čáslavská  (TCH)9.6669.81619.482
5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Polina Astakhova  (URS)9.7009.71619.146
6Flag of Japan.svg  Taki Shibuya  (JPN)9.6009.73319.333

Balance Beam

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Kuchinskaya  (URS)9.9009.75019.650
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Věra Čáslavská  (TCH)9.6009.73319.333
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Petrik  (URS)9.6009.65019.250
4Flag of Japan.svg  Keiko Ikeda  (JPN)9.7009.53319.233
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Anikó Ducza-Jánosi  (HUN)9.6339.60019.233
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jaroslava Sedláčková  (TCH)9.6009.58319.183

Floor Exercise

RankGymnastScorePrelim scoreTotal
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Natalia Kuchinskaya  (URS)9.9009.83319.733
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Věra Čáslavská  (TCH)9.8339.85019.683
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Zinaida Druzhinina  (URS)9.9339.73319.666
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larisa Petrik  (URS)9.7669.65019.416
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jana Kubičková  (TCH)9.7009.66319.363
6Flag of Japan.svg  Yasuko Furuyama  (JPN)9.6669.65019.316

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