World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's balance beam

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Women's events at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships [1] [2] were first held in 1934, at the 10th World Championships. Only the All-Around and Team events were held. In 1938, at the 11th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added.

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The women's balance beam competition has been held in every year since its inception.

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.

Medalists

Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories.

YearLocationGoldSilverBronze
1938 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague * Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Děkanová *unknownunknown
1950 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel Flag of Poland.svg Helena Rakoczy Flag of Italy.svg Marja Nutti Flag of Italy.svg Licia Macchini
1954 Flag of Italy.svg Rome Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Tanaka Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Bosáková Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ágnes Keleti
1958 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sofia Muratova Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Tanaka
1962 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Bosáková Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Latynina Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Ducza
Flag of Japan.svg Keiko Ikeda
1966 Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Kuchinskaya Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Čáslavská Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Petrik
1970 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ljubljana Flag of East Germany.svg Erika Zuchold Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Rigby Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Petrik
Flag of East Germany.svg Christine Schmitt
1974 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Varna Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ludmilla Tourischeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Korbut Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nellie Kim
1978 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Nadia Comăneci Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Mukhina Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Emilia Eberle
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Černá Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nellie Kim Flag of East Germany.svg Regina Grabolle
1981 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow Flag of East Germany.svg Maxi Gnauck Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yongyan Flag of the United States.svg Tracee Talavera
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Jiani
1983 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Mostepanova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Říčná Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Lavinia Agache
1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Daniela Silivaș Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ecaterina Szabó Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Shushunova
1987 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Aurelia Dobre Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yelena Shushunova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Boginskaya
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ecaterina Szabó
1989 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Daniela Silivaș Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olesya Dudnik Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Gabriela Potorac
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Boginskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatiana Gutsu Flag of Romania.svg Lavinia Miloșovici
Flag of the United States.svg Betty Okino
1992 Flag of France.svg Paris Flag of the United States.svg Kim Zmeskal Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yifang
Flag of Romania.svg Maria Neculiță
1993 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham Flag of Romania.svg Lavinia Miloșovici Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Dawes Flag of Romania.svg Gina Gogean
1994 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Miller Flag of Ukraine.svg Lilia Podkopayeva Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Fabrichnova
1995 Flag of Japan.svg Sabae Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Mo Huilan Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Moceanu
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lilia Podkopayeva
1996 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan Flag of Russia.svg Dina Kochetkova Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Marinescu Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Dawes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xuan
1997 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lausanne Flag of Romania.svg Gina Gogean Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Khorkina Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kui Yuanyuan
1999 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tianjin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ling Jie Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Răducan Flag of Ukraine.svg Olha Rozshchupkina
2001 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ghent Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Răducan Flag of Russia.svg Ludmila Ezhova Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Xiaojiao
2002 Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Postell Flag of Romania.svg Oana Ban Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Yarotska
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Ye Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Ponor Flag of Russia.svg Ludmila Ezhova
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Flag of the United States.svg Nastia Liukin Flag of the United States.svg Chellsie Memmel Flag of Romania.svg Cătălina Ponor
2006 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus Flag of Ukraine.svg Iryna Krasnianska Flag of Romania.svg Sandra Izbașa Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of the United States.svg Nastia Liukin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Shanshan
Flag of Romania.svg Steliana Nistor
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Deng Linlin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lauren Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg Ivana Hong
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam Flag of Romania.svg Ana Porgras Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Bross
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Deng Linlin
2011 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sui Lu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yao Jinnan Flag of the United States.svg Jordyn Wieber
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Flag of Russia.svg Aliya Mustafina Flag of the United States.svg Kyla Ross Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles
2014 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanning Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Yawen Flag of Russia.svg Aliya Mustafina
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sanne Wevers Flag of Germany.svg Pauline Schäfer
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Flag of Germany.svg Pauline Schäfer Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Hurd Flag of Germany.svg Tabea Alt
2018 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Tingting Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ana Padurariu Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles
2019 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Tingting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Shijia
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Kitakyushu Flag of Japan.svg Urara Ashikawa Flag of Germany.svg Pauline Schäfer-Betz Flag of Japan.svg Mai Murakami
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Flag of Japan.svg Hazuki Watanabe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ellie Black Flag of Japan.svg Miyata Shoko
2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Flag of the United States.svg Simone Biles (4) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yaqin Flag of Brazil.svg Rebeca Andrade

* There is conflicting and incomplete information about medal winners in the individual apparatus events at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships as non-primary sources gives different information about it.

All-time medal count

Last updated after the 2023 World Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 97723
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 88723
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 68519
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 58518
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3306
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3047
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2237
8Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2024
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1225
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1124
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1001
12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0213
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0112
14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0101
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0022
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0011
Totals (17 entries)414442127

Multiple medalists

RankGymnastNationYearsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Simone Biles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2013–20234026
2 Nastia Liukin Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2005–20072002
Daniela Silivaș Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1985–19892002
4 Pauline Schäfer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2015–20211113
5 Eva Bosáková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1954–19621102
Deng Linlin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2009–20101102
Larisa Latynina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1958–19621102
Liu Tingting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2018–20191102
Andreea Răducan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1999–20011102
10 Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1954–19581023
11 Svetlana Boginskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1987–19911012
Gina Gogean Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1993–19971012
Lavinia Miloșovici Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1991–19931012
Aliya Mustafina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2013–20141012
15 Lilia Podkopayeva Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1994–19950202
16 Dominique Dawes Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1993–19960112
Ludmila Ezhova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2001–20030112
Nellie Kim Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1974–19790112
Cătălina Ponor Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2003–20050112
Yelena Shushunova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1985–19870112
Ecaterina Szabo Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1985–19870112
22 Larisa Petrik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1966–19700022

References

  1. "47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships MONTREAL (CAN)". live.fig-gymnastics.com. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  2. "48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships DOHA (QAT)". www.fig-gymnastics.com. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2018-09-06.