Germany at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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IOC code | GER |
Website | www |
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Germany first competed at the 1934 World Championships. [1] They did not compete at another World Championships until 1954, in which East Germany and West Germany competed as a joint team. [2] Starting at the 1958 World Championships the two nations competed as separate teams. In 1991 Germany competed for the first time as a reunified team.
Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Men | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 |
Women | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Men's horizontal bar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Women's balance beam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Men's parallel bars | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Men's pommel horse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Men's individual all-around | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Men's rings | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Men's vault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Women's vault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Men's team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Men's floor exercise | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's uneven bars | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women's floor exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Women's individual all-around | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Women's team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medal | Name | Year | Event |
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Silver | Timo Eder | 2023 Antalya | Boys' floor exercise |
Silver | Helen Kevric | Girls' uneven bars |
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