Uzbekistan at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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Uzbekistan at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
IOC code UZB
Medals
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
6

Uzbekistan first competed at the 1993 World Championships, after the fall of the Soviet Union. At this competition Oksana Chusovitina won Uzbekistan its first World Championships medal, a bronze on vault. [1] Ten years later at the 2003 World Championships, Chusovitina would win Uzbekistan its first World Championships gold medal. [2] At the 2007 World Championships Anton Fokin would become the first Uzbek male gymnast to win a World Championships medal, a bronze on parallel bars. [3]

Medalists

MedalNameYearEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Oksana Chusovitina Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1993 Birmingham Women's vault
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Oksana Chusovitina Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2001 Ghent Women's vault
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Oksana Chusovitina Flag of Hungary.svg 2002 Debrecen Women's vault
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oksana Chusovitina Flag of the United States.svg 2003 Anaheim Women's vault
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Oksana Chusovitina Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2005 Melbourne Women's vault
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Anton Fokin Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Stuttgart Men's parallel bars

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References

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