| 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palace of Sports |
| Location |  Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Start date | 28 August 2013 |
| End date | 1 September 2013 |
The 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from 28 August to 1 September, 2013 at the Palace of Sports. [1]
Contents
- Schedule
- Medal winners
- Individual
- Competitors
- Qualification
- Hoop
- Ball
- Clubs
- Ribbon
- All-Around
- Groups
- Group compositions
- All-Around 2
- 10 Clubs
- 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
- Medal table
- References
- External links
The apparatus finals and all-around qualification round were run concurrently on the first two days of the competition, with all gymnasts competing during the day before the apparatus finals were held. [2]
Russian gymnasts won four of the five individual events, with Hanna Rizatdinova from Ukraine being the only gymnast from another federation to win a gold medal (with hoop). Margarita Mamun from Russia lead the field in qualifications, but she made mistakes in three of four routines in the all-around final and fell to sixth place. Yana Kudryavtseva, also of the Russian Federation, won the all-around title after she performed more cleanly, and she was awarded the highest score of the competition, 18.70, for her clubs routine. [2] She became the youngest individual world all-around champion in rhythmic gymnastics history at the age of 15 years. [3] Rizatdinova won silver, and Melitina Staniouta from Belarus won bronze. [2]
In the group competition, Russia was less dominant, with only one gold in the 3 balls/2 ribbons final. The Belarussian group won the all-around for the first time since the 1998 World Championships. [4] Italy won silver and Russia bronze. In the apparatus finals, Spain won two medals, gold with 5 pairs of clubs and bronze with 3 balls/2 ribbons. [2] An Angolan group competed for the first time at the World Championships. [4]
The Longines Prize for Elegance was awarded to Rizatdinova. [5]
