Medalists
Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.
| Artistic Gymnastics World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
The men's still rings competition was an inaugural event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships . [1] [2] It was not held in 1905 and 1907.
Three medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Tie breakers have not been used in every year. In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following position (second for a tie for first, third for a tie for second) is left empty because a medal was not awarded for that position. If three gymnastics tied for a position, the following two positions are left empty.
Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.
Last updated after the 2023 World Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 |  China | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 |  Italy | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 |  Greece | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
 Japan | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 10 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Hungary | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 |  Brazil | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 |  Romania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 |  Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Bohemia [a] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 CIS [b] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Russia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russian Gymnastics Federation [c] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 60 | 48 | 51 | 159 | |
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