| 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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 The O2 Arena during the Championships. | |
| Venue | The O2 Arena |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Start date | 12 October 2009 |
| End date | 18 October 2009 |
The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 Arena in London from 12 to 18 October 2009. Similar to the 2005 World Championships, there were no team competitions. Individual all-around and event finals were contested.
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men | |||
| Individual all-around |  Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) |  Daniel Keatings (GBR) |  Yury Ryazanov (RUS) |
| Floor |  Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) |  Zou Kai (CHN) |  Alexander Shatilov (ISR) |
| Pommel horse | Zhang Hongtao (CHN) |  Krisztián Berki (HUN) |  Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) |
| Rings | Yan Mingyong (CHN) |  Yordan Yovchev (BUL) |  Oleksandr Vorobiov (UKR) |
| Vault | Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | Flavius Koczi (ROU) | Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) |
| Parallel bars | Wang Guanyin (CHN) | Feng Zhe (CHN) | Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) |
| Horizontal bar | Zou Kai (CHN) |  Epke Zonderland (NED) |  Igor Cassina (ITA) |
| Women | |||
| Individual all-around |  Bridget Sloan (USA) | Rebecca Bross (USA) | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) |
| Vault | Kayla Williams (USA) |  Ariella Käslin (SUI) |  Youna Dufournet (FRA) |
| Uneven bars | He Kexin (CHN) | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | Ana Porgras (ROM) Rebecca Bross (USA) |
| Balance beam | Deng Linlin (CHN) | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | Ivana Hong (USA) |
| Floor | Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | Sui Lu (CHN) |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Sergio Sasaki Junior | Brazil  | 31/03/92 | 17 years |
| Oldest | Ildar Valeiev | Kazakhstan  | 18/02/74 | 35 years |
| Position | Gymnast |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | 15.625 | 14.900 | 15.225 | 16.050 | 14.725 | 14.975 | 91.500 |
 | Daniel Keatings (GBR) | 14.250 | 15.500 | 14.200 | 15.450 | 15.050 | 14.475 | 88.925 |
 | Yury Ryazanov (RUS) | 14.825 | 13.400 | 14.825 | 15.925 | 14.925 | 14.500 | 88.400 |
| 4 | Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) | 14.650 | 13.200 | 15.075 | 15.400 | 15.075 | 14.900 | 88.300 |
| 5 | Maxim Devyatovskiy (RUS) | 15.000 | 13.425 | 15.075 | 14.875 | 14.550 | 14.550 | 87.475 |
| 6 | Kristian Thomas (GBR) | 15.000 | 13.600 | 14.575 | 15.800 | 13.975 | 14.400 | 87.350 |
| 7 | Timothy McNeill (USA) | 14.500 | 15.000 | 14.325 | 15.300 | 14.200 | 13.825 | 87.150 |
| 8 | Benoît Caranobe (FRA) | 14.025 | 14.150 | 14.750 | 16.025 | 13.000 | 14.225 | 86.175 |
| 9 | Mykola Kuksenkov (UKR) | 15.050 | 14.600 | 14.400 | 14.400 | 14.200 | 13.475 | 86.125 |
| 10 | Enrico Pozzo (ITA) | 14.750 | 13.625 | 14.025 | 15.350 | 14.075 | 14.275 | 86.100 |
| 11 | Alexander Shatilov (ISR) | 15.225 | 14.075 | 14.225 | 15.350 | 14.350 | 12.600 | 85.825 |
| 12 |  Marcel Nguyen (GER) | 15.075 | 13.425 | 14.525 | 15.325 | 13.200 | 14.225 | 85.775 |
| 13 |  Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez (COL) | 13.250 | 13.350 | 14.125 | 15.225 | 14.975 | 14.150 | 85.075 |
| 13 | Roman Gisi (SUI) | 14.225 | 13.875 | 14.175 | 15.125 | 13.525 | 14.150 | 85.075 |
| 15 |  Manuel Almeida Campos (POR) | 14.875 | 12.850 | 14.075 | 14.550 | 14.550 | 14.000 | 84.900 |
| 16 | Nicolas Boeschenstein (SUI) | 14.425 | 11.775 | 14.250 | 15.600 | 14.625 | 14.100 | 84.775 |
| 17 | Jonathan Horton (USA) | 13.775 | 11.100 | 14.900 | 15.750 | 15.125 | 13.650 | 84.300 |
| 18 | Ildar Valeiev (KAZ) | 13.525 | 13.225 | 14.725 | 15.250 | 13.900 | 13.575 | 84.200 |
| 19 | Sergio Sasaki Junior (BRA) | 13.925 | 13.800 | 14.000 | 15.275 | 13.500 | 13.650 | 84.150 |
| 19 |  Sergio Muñoz (ESP) | 14.675 | 11.750 | 14.625 | 15.975 | 13.100 | 14.025 | 84.150 |
| 21 |  Luis Rivera (PUR) | 13.500 | 14.075 | 14.800 | 15.325 | 13.425 | 12.925 | 84.050 |
| 22 |  Artsiom Bykau (BLR) | 13.525 | 13.125 | 14.200 | 15.225 | 13.425 | 13.450 | 82.950 |
| 23 | Luis Vargas Velazquez (PUR) | 14.000 | 10.900 | 13.350 | 15.100 | 14.725 | 14.125 | 82.200 |
| 24 |  Federico Molinari (ARG) | 14.050 | 13.225 | 14.300 | 14.175 | 12.575 | 13.475 | 81.800 |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Steven Legendre | United States | 05/05/89 | 20 years |
| Oldest | Marian Drăgulescu | Romania | 18/12/80 | 28 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | 6.600 | 9.100 | 15.700 | |
| Zou Kai (CHN) | 6.800 | 8.875 | 15.675 | |
| Alexander Shatilov (ISR) | 6.600 | 8.975 | 15.575 | |
| 4 | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | 6.500 | 9.075 | 0.1 | 15.475 |
| 5 | Makoto Okiguchi (JPN) | 6.600 | 8.825 | 15.425 | |
| 6 | Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 6.600 | 8.800 | 15.400 | |
| 7 |  Tomás González (CHI) | 6.600 | 8.625 | 15.225 | |
| 8 | Steven Legendre (USA) | 6.200 | 8.750 | 14.950 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Louis Smith | United Kingdom | 22/04/89 | 20 years |
| Oldest | Krisztián Berki | Hungary | 18/03/85 | 24 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Hongtao (CHN) | 6.600 | 9.600 | 16.200 | |
| Krisztián Berki (HUN) | 6.900 | 9.175 | 16.075 | |
| Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) | 6.600 | 8.800 | 15.400 | |
| 4 | Cyril Tommasone (FRA) | 6.500 | 8.725 | 15.225 | |
| 5 | Timothy McNeill (USA) | 6.400 | 8.750 | 15.150 | |
| 6 | Flavius Koczi (ROU) | 6.600 | 8.375 | 14.975 | |
| 7 |  Robert Seligman (CRO) | 6.100 | 8.650 | 14.750 | |
| 8 | Louis Smith (GBR) | 6.600 | 7.850 | 14.450 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
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| Youngest | Arthur Zanetti | Brazil | 16/04/90 | 19 years |
| Oldest | Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 24/02/73 | 36 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Mingyong (CHN) | 6.800 | 8.875 | 15.675 | |
| Yordan Yovchev (BUL) | 6.700 | 8.875 | 15.575 | |
| Oleksandr Vorobiov (UKR) | 6.800 | 8.750 | 15.550 | |
| 4 | Arthur Zanetti (BRA) | 6.500 | 8.825 | 15.325 | |
| 4 | George Robert Stănescu (ROU) | 6.800 | 8.525 | 15.325 | |
| 6 | Matteo Morandi (ITA) | 6.700 | 8.600 | 15.300 | |
| 7 | Samir Aït Saïd (FRA) | 6.700 | 8.550 | 15.250 | |
| 8 | Danny Pinheiro-Rodrigues (FRA) | 7.100 | 7.650 | 14.750 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Flavius Koczi | Romania | 26/08/87 | 22 years |
| Oldest | Marian Drăgulescu | Romania | 18/12/80 | 28 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) | 7.000 | 9.550 | 16.550 | 7.200 | 9.400 | 16.600 | 16.575 | ||
| Flavius Koczi (ROU) | 7.000 | 9.375 | 16.375 | 7.000 | 9.300 | 16.300 | 16.337 | ||
| Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) | 7.000 | 9.375 | 16.375 | 7.000 | 9.200 | 16.200 | 16.287 | ||
| 4 | Matthias Fahrig (GER) | 7.000 | 8.925 | 0.1 | 15.825 | 6.600 | 9.275 | 15.875 | 15.850 | |
| 5 | Thomas Bouhail (FRA) | 7.000 | 8.350 | 0.1 | 15.250 | 7.000 | 9.300 | 16.300 | 15.775 | |
| 6 | Isaac Botella Pérez (ESP) | 6.600 | 9.200 | 15.800 | 6.600 | 9.000 | 0.1 | 15.500 | 15.650 | |
| 7 |  Ri Se Gwang (PRK) | 7.200 | 8.375 | 15.575 | 7.000 | 9.125 | 0.4 | 15.725 | 15.650 | |
| 8 | Jeffrey Wammes (NED) | 6.600 | 9.350 | 15.950 | 6.600 | 8.300 | 14.900 | 15.425 | ||
| Position | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Phạm Phước Hưng | Vietnam  | 10/06/88 | 21 years |
| Oldest | Vasileios Tsolakidis | Greece  | 09/09/79 | 30 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
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| Wang Guanyin (CHN) | 7.000 | 8.975 | 15.975 | |
| Feng Zhe (CHN) | 6.900 | 8.875 | 15.775 | |
| Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) | 6.400 | 9.100 | 15.500 | |
| 4 | Vasileios Tsolakidis (GRE) | 6.300 | 9.050 | 15.350 | |
| 5 |  Won Chul Yoo (KOR) | 6.700 | 8.600 | 15.300 | |
| 6 | Epke Zonderland (NED) | 6.100 | 9.025 | 15.125 | |
| 7 | Phạm Phước Hưng (VIE) | 5.900 | 8.575 | 14.475 | |
| 8 |  Adam Kierzowski (POL) | 6.300 | 8.025 | 14.325 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Danell Leyva | United States | 30/10/91 | 17 years |
| Oldest | Aljaž Pegan | Slovenia  | 02/06/74 | 35 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zou Kai (CHN) | 7.500 | 8.650 | 16.150 | |
| Epke Zonderland (NED) | 7.300 | 8.525 | 15.825 | |
| Igor Cassina (ITA) | 6.700 | 8.925 | 15.625 | |
| 4 | Danell Leyva (USA) | 7.000 | 8.600 | 15.600 | |
| 5 | Aljaž Pegan (SLO) | 7.000 | 8.500 | 15.500 | |
| 6 | Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) | 6.400 | 8.775 | 15.175 | |
| 7 | Aliaksandr Tsarevich (BLR) | 6.000 | 8.375 | 14.375 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Horton (USA) | 6.700 | 6.550 | 13.250 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Men | Name | Country | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Miki Uemura | Japan | 06/03/86 | 23 years |
| Position | Gymnast | |  |  | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Sloan (USA) | 14.825 | 14.800 | 14.000 | 14.200 | 57.825 |
| Rebecca Bross (USA) | 14.525 | 15.075 | 15.300 | 12.875 | 57.775 |
| Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | 13.600 | 15.050 | 14.800 | 13.725 | 57.175 |
| 4 | Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | 14.400 | 13.625 | 15.100 | 14.025 | 57.150 |
| 5 | Youna Dufournet (FRA) | 14.300 | 14.600 | 14.450 | 13.300 | 56.650 |
| 6 | Yang Yilin (CHN) | 14.700 | 13.950 | 14.225 | 13.700 | 56.575 |
| 7 | Ana Porgras (ROU) | 13.675 | 14.675 | 14.125 | 14.025 | 56.500 |
| 8 | Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 15.125 | 13.875 | 13.500 | 13.425 | 55.925 |
| 9 | Anamaria Tămârjan (ROU) | 14.275 | 13.625 | 14.125 | 13.600 | 55.625 |
| 10 | Yekaterina Kurbatova (RUS) | 14.625 | 14.700 | 12.850 | 13.300 | 55.475 |
| 11 | Deng Linlin (CHN) | 14.225 | 13.900 | 13.500 | 13.600 | 55.225 |
| 12 |  Elsa García (MEX) | 13.975 | 14.175 | 13.400 | 13.325 | 54.875 |
| 13 | Ksenia Semenova (RUS) | 13.400 | 13.250 | 14.225 | 13.650 | 54.525 |
| 14 | Bruna Leal (BRA) | 14.050 | 13.500 | 13.250 | 13.275 | 54.075 |
| 15 | Pauline Morel (FRA) | 13.725 | 13.900 | 13.175 | 13.050 | 53.850 |
| 16 | Rebecca Downie (GBR) | 14.500 | 13.600 | 12.150 | 13.525 | 53.775 |
| 17 | Kim Un-hyang (PRK) | 13.400 | 13.075 | 14.550 | 12.600 | 53.625 |
| 18 | Rebecca Wing (GBR) | 13.950 | 13.300 | 13.600 | 12.550 | 53.400 |
| 19 |  Brittany Rogers (CAN) | 13.900 | 13.650 | 12.600 | 12.925 | 53.075 |
| 20 | Paola Galante (ITA) | 13.200 | 13.025 | 13.625 | 13.175 | 53.025 |
| 21 |  Veronica Wagner (SWE) | 13.725 | 12.075 | 13.850 | 12.800 | 52.450 |
| 22 | Miki Uemura (JPN) | 13.325 | 12.800 | 12.200 | 12.750 | 51.075 |
| 23 | Kim Bùi (GER) | 13.550 | 11.575 | 13.100 | 12.250 | 50.475 |
| 24 | Mayra Kroonen (NED) | 13.100 | 11.525 | 12.075 | 13.200 | 49.900 |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Name | Country | Date of birth | Age | |
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| Youngest | Youna Dufournet | France | 19/10/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Ariella Käslin | Switzerland | 11/10/87 | 22 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 1 | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Score 2 | Total |
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| Kayla Williams (USA) | 6.300 | 8.900 | 15.200 | 5.800 | 9.175 | 14.975 | 15.087 | ||
| Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 6.300 | 8.775 | 15.075 | 5.300 | 8.775 | 0.1 | 13.975 | 14.525 | |
| Youna Dufournet (FRA) | 5.300 | 8.975 | 14.275 | 5.600 | 9.025 | 14.625 | 14.450 | ||
| 4 | Yekaterina Kurbatova (RUS) | 5.800 | 8.925 | 14.725 | 5.600 | 8.450 | 0.1 | 13.950 | 14.337 | |
| 5 | Hong Un-jong (PRK) | 6.500 | 7.925 | 0.1 | 14.425 | 6.500 | 7.700 | 0.1 | 14.100 | 14.262 |
| 6 | Anna Myzdrikova (RUS) | 5.600 | 8.775 | 0.1 | 14.275 | 5.800 | 8.475 | 0.1 | 14.175 | 14.225 |
| 7 | Brittany Rogers (CAN) | 5.800 | 8.625 | 14.425 | 5.600 | 8.475 | 0.1 | 13.975 | 14.200 | |
| 8 | Elsa García (MEX) | 5.300 | 8.800 | 0.1 | 14.000 | 5.200 | 7.475 | 0.1 | 12.525 | 13.287 |
| Position | Gymnast | Vault 1 | Vault 2 | Total | ||||||
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Name | Country | Date of birth | Age | |
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| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Cha Yong-hwa | North Korea | 08/01/90 | 19 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
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| He Kexin (CHN) | 7.100 | 8.900 | 16.000 | |
| Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | 6.200 | 8.675 | 14.875 | |
| Rebecca Bross (USA) | 6.200 | 8.475 | 14.675 | |
| Ana Porgras (ROU) | 6.300 | 8.375 | 14.675 | |
| 5 | Cha Yong-hwa (PRK) | 6.300 | 8.350 | 14.650 | |
| 6 | Bridget Sloan (USA) | 5.900 | 8.700 | 14.600 | |
| 7 | Larrissa Miller (AUS) | 5.900 | 8.675 | 14.575 | |
| 8 | Serena Licchetta (ITA) | 5.100 | 6.850 | 11.950 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Name | Country | Date of birth | Age | |
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| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Kim Un Hyang | North Korea | 18/10/90 | 19 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
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| Deng Linlin (CHN) | 6.400 | 8.600 | 15.000 | |
| Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | 6.300 | 8.575 | 14.875 | |
| Ivana Hong (USA) | 6.000 | 8.550 | 14.550 | |
| 4 | Kim Un-hyang (PRK) | 6.000 | 8.450 | 14.450 | |
| 5 | Elisabetta Preziosa (ITA) | 5.800 | 8.400 | 14.200 | |
| 6 | Koko Tsurumi (JPN) | 5.700 | 8.500 | 0.1 | 14.100 |
| 7 | Ana Porgras (ROM) | 6.400 | 7.025 | 13.425 | |
| 8 | Yang Yilin (CHN) | 5.600 | 7.525 | 13.125 | |
Oldest and youngest competitors
| Name | Country | Date of birth | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest | Ana Porgras | Romania | 18/12/93 | 15 years |
| Oldest | Elizabeth Tweddle | United Kingdom | 01/04/85 | 24 years |
| Position | Gymnast | D Score | E Score | Penalty | Total |
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| Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) | 6.100 | 8.550 | 14.650 | |
| Lauren Mitchell (AUS) | 5.800 | 8.750 | 14.550 | |
| Sui Lu (CHN) | 5.700 | 8.600 | 14.300 | |
| 4 | Anna Myzdrikova (RUS) | 5.900 | 8.375 | 14.275 | |
| 5 | Rebecca Bross (USA) | 5.700 | 8.425 | 14.125 | |
| 5 | Ana Porgras (ROM) | 5.500 | 8.625 | 14.125 | |
| 7 | Deng Linlin (CHN) | 5.400 | 8.475 | 13.825 | |
| 8 | Jessica Gil Ortiz (COL)‡ | 0.900 | 2.075 | 2.975 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
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The 35th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 2–5 May 2024 in Rimini, Italy. The competition served as Olympic qualification for one individual berth, which was won by Belgium's Maellyse Brassart.
