| Romania at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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| IOC code | ROU |
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Romania first participated at the 1954 World Championships where their women's team placed fourth. [1] At the 1958 World Championships Romania won their first medal, a bronze, in the women's team final. [2]
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 36 | 36 | 37 | 109 |
| Men | 12 | 9 | 5 | 26 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's floor exercise | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| Women's balance beam | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| Women's team | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Women's vault | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| Men's vault | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Men's floor exercise | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Women's uneven bars | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Men's pommel horse | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Women's individual all-around | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Men's rings | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Men's horizontal bar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Men's team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Men's individual all-around | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Men's parallel bars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Gabriel Burtănete |  2019 Győr | Boys' vault |
 Silver | Gabriela Vanoaga |  2023 Antalya | Girls' balance beam |
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