| 1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Moscow, USSR |
The 21st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Moscow, the capital of the USSR, in November 1981. The championships were originally meant to be hosted in Mexico City, but financial difficulties caused Mexico to withdraw as hosts in March of that year. The event was given to the Soviet Union instead. [1]
| Rank | Team | Floor | Pommel horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | |||
 | Soviet Union | 97.300 | 98.350 | 97.800 | 98.350 | 98.600 | 98.550 | 588.950 | ||||||
| Yuri Korolev | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 118.050 | |
| Bogdan Makuts | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.950 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 117.900 | |
| Alexander Dityatin | 9.550 | 9.650 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.950 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 117.750 | |
| Aleksandr Tkachyov | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 10.000 | 117.650 | |
| Artur Akopyan | 9.550 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 10.000 | 117.400 | |
| Pavel Sut | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 116.400 | |
 |  Japan | 97.300 | 97.750 | 97.150 | 97.500 | 98.500 | 97.650 | 585.850 | ||||||
| Nobuyuki Kajitani | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 117.500 | |
| Koji Gushiken | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.250 | 9.850 | 9.450 | 9.900 | 9.950 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 117.450 | |
| Koji Sotomura | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 9.550 | 9.700 | 116.750 | |
| Kiyoshi Goto | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.450 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.950 | 116.450 | |
| Kyoji Yamawaki | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 9.850 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 9.600 | 9.900 | 9.600 | 9.850 | 116.400 | |
| Toshiro Kanai | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.350 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.850 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 115.950 | |
 |  China | 96.700 | 97.250 | 97.700 | 97.250 | 97.350 | 97.650 | 583.900 | ||||||
| Tong Fei | 9.400 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.950 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 10.000 | 117.600 | |
| Li Ning | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.550 | 9.850 | 9.850 | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 116.900 | |
| Li Xiaoping | 9.400 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.850 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 116.250 | |
| Huang Yubin | 9.350 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.950 | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.250 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 115.900 | |
| Peng Yaping | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.200 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 9.550 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.850 | 115.500 | |
| Li Yuejiu | 9.700 | 9.950 | 9.000 | 8.900 | 9.550 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.750 | 9.300 | 9.900 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 115.050 | |
| 4 |  East Germany | 96.350 | 97.500 | 96.750 | 98.150 | 97.600 | 97.400 | 583.750 | ||||||
| Michael Nikolay | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 9.950 | 9.550 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 117.300 | |
| Roland Brückner | 9.400 | 9.850 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.850 | 116.650 | |
| Jurgen Nikolay | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.450 | 9.400 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 116.450 | |
| Ralf-Peter Hemmann | 9.400 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.550 | 9.800 | 116.200 | |
| Andreas Bronst | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.850 | 9.700 | 9.350 | 115.550 | |
| Bernd Jensch | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.450 | 9.450 | 9.400 | 9.700 | 115.350 | |
| 5 |  United States | 95.550 | 97.150 | 96.400 | 96.400 | 95.800 | 96.000 | 577.300 | ||||||
| Bart Conner | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 116.500 | |
| Peter Vidmar | 9.550 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 115.800 | |
| Jim Hartung | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 115.750 | |
| Scott Johnson | 9.250 | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 9.300 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.650 | 9.350 | 9.650 | 114.150 | |
| Phil Cahoy | 9.100 | 9.450 | 9.750 | 9.400 | 9.200 | 9.600 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 113.950 | |
| Tim Daggett | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.500 | 9.750 | 7.500 | 9.550 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 112.150 | |
| 6 |  West Germany | 94.500 | 95.150 | 96.300 | 96.750 | 96.850 | 96.550 | 576.100 | ||||||
| Jurgen Geiger | 9.400 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 115.750 | |
| Eberhard Gienger | 9.050 | 9.450 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.250 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 114.950 | |
| Volker Rohrwick | 9.300 | 9.450 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 9.850 | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 114.800 | |
| Benno Gross | 9.200 | 9.350 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.450 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 114.550 | |
| Edgar Jorek | 9.350 | 9.650 | 8.850 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 9.350 | 9.700 | 9.350 | 9.550 | 114.350 | |
| Daniel Winkler | 9.450 | 9.550 | 8.900 | 9.100 | 9.300 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.750 | 113.350 | |
| 7 |  France | 93.150 | 96.800 | 95.350 | 96.900 | 95.300 | 95.750 | 573.250 | ||||||
| Jean Luc Cairon | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.350 | 9.650 | 9.450 | 9.750 | 115.400 | |
| Laurent Barbieri | 9.200 | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 9.550 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 114.400 | |
| Michel Boutard | 9.300 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.000 | 9.650 | 9.250 | 9.450 | 9.400 | 114.150 | |
| Willi Moy | 8.450 | 9.400 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.750 | 9.350 | 8.900 | 113.400 | |
| Joel Suty | 8.900 | 9.350 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 9.250 | 9.150 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.600 | 113.350 | |
| Jacques Def | 8.650 | 9.150 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 9.200 | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 112.700 | |
| Rank | Gymnast |  |  |  |  |  |  | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Korolev (URS) | 9.900 | 9.950 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 59.350 | 59.025 | 118.375 |
| Bogdan Makuts (URS) | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 10.000 | 59.400 | 58.950 | 118.350 |
| Koji Gushiken (JPN) | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 59.250 | 58.725 | 117.975 |
| 4 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 10.000 | 59.800 | 58.800 | 117.700 |
| 5 | Roland Brückner (GDR) | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 59.000 | 58.325 | 117.325 |
| 6 | Li Ning (CHN) | 9.700 | 9.400 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 58.550 | 58.450 | 117.000 |
| 7 | Li Xiaoping (CHN) | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 9.900 | 58.800 | 58.125 | 116.925 |
| 7 | Koji Sotomura (JPN) | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.950 | 9.450 | 58.550 | 58.375 | 116.925 |
| 9 | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 9.300 | 9.800 | 9.950 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.900 | 58.150 | 58.750 | 116.900 |
| 10 | Michael Nikolay (GDR) | 9.550 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.400 | 58.200 | 58.650 | 116.850 |
| 11 | Bart Conner (USA) | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 58.500 | 58.250 | 116.750 |
| 12 |  György Guczoghy (HUN) | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 58.600 | 57.875 | 116.475 |
| 13 | Peter Vidmar (USA) | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.850 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 58.550 | 57.900 | 116.450 |
| 14 | Jürgen Nikolai (GDR) | 9.650 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.300 | 57.850 | 58.225 | 116.075 |
| 15 | Jim Hartung (USA) | 9.650 | 9.900 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.550 | 9.400 | 58.050 | 57.875 | 115.925 |
| 16 |  Li Chol Hon (PRK) | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 58.550 | 57.225 | 115.775 |
| 17 |  Stoyan Deltchev (BUL) | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 8.900 | 9.700 | 9.950 | 57.950 | 57.725 | 115.675 |
| 18 | Ferenc Donath (HUN) | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 58.150 | 57.475 | 115.625 |
| 19 | Jurgen Geiger (FRG) | 9.250 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 9.700 | 9.300 | 9.850 | 57.650 | 57.875 | 115.525 |
| 20 | Jean Luc Cairon (FRA) | 9.700 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.400 | 9.350 | 57.800 | 57.700 | 115.500 |
| 21 | Eberhard Gienger (FRG) | 9.500 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 9.900 | 58.000 | 57.475 | 115.475 |
| 22 |  Warren Long (CAN) | 9.800 | 9.550 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 58.450 | 56.975 | 115.425 |
| 23 | Volker Rohrwick (FRG) | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.850 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 57.900 | 57.400 | 115.300 |
| 24 |  Emilian Nicula (ROU) | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.900 | 58.1200 | 57.075 | 115.275 |
| 25 | Michel Boutard (FRA) | 9.600 | 9.850 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 58.150 | 57.075 | 115.225 |
| 26 | Laurent Barbieri (FRA) | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.100 | 9.750 | 57.650 | 57.200 | 114.850 |
| 26 |  Marco Piatti (SUI) | 9.550 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 57.900 | 56.950 | 114.850 |
| 28 | Kurt Szilier (ROU) | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.000 | 9.450 | 57.100 | 57.675 | 114.775 |
| 29 | Li Su Gil (PRK) | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.550 | 57.950 | 56.700 | 114.650 |
| 30 | Aurel Georgescu (ROU) | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.100 | 9.500 | 57.450 | 56.875 | 114.325 |
| 31 |  Sergio Suarez (CUB) | 9.900 | 8.550 | 9.550 | 9.800 | 9.350 | 10.000 | 57.150 | 57.100 | 114.250 |
| 32 |  Diego Lazzarici (ITA) | 9.100 | 9.400 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 57.350 | 56.800 | 114.150 |
| 33 | Dantcho Jordanov (BUL) | 9.450 | 9.400 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 57.050 | 56.825 | 113.875 |
| 34 | Sepp Zellweger (SUI) | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.550 | 9.750 | 9.350 | 9.200 | 57.050 | 56.575 | 113.625 |
| 35 | Han Van Son (PRK) | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 8.950 | 9.100 | 9.700 | 56.500 | 56.900 | 113.400 |
| 36 | Alexander Dityatin (URS) | 0.500 | 9.800 | 9.250 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.900 | 48.750 | 58.875 | 107.625 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Korolev (URS) | 9.900 | 9.875 | 19.775 |
| Li Yuejiu (CHN) | 9.950 | 9.825 | 19.775 |
| Koji Gushiken (JPN) | 9.800 | 9.850 | 19.650 |
| 4 | Peng Yaping (CHN) | 9.800 | 9.675 | 19.475 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Tkachyov (URS) | 9.700 | 9.750 | 19.450 |
| 6 | Michael Nikolay (GDR) | 9.750 | 9.650 | 19.400 |
| 7 | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 9.550 | 9.775 | 19.325 |
| 8 | Andreas Bronst (GDR) | 9.350 | 9.675 | 19.025 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Xiaoping (CHN) | 10.000 | 9.900 | 19.900 |
| Michael Nikolay (GDR) | 10.000 | 9.900 | 19.900 |
| György Guczoghy (HUN) | 10.000 | 9.875 | 19.875 |
| Yuri Korolev (URS) | 10.000 | 9.875 | 19.875 |
| 5 | Kiyoshi Goto (JPN) | 9.900 | 9.850 | 19.750 |
| 6 | Alexander Dityatin (URS) | 9.800 | 9.850 | 19.650 |
| 7 | Koji Gushiken (JPN) | 9.600 | 9.900 | 19.500 |
| 8 | Li Ning (CHN) | 9.400 | 9.825 | 19.225 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Dityatin (URS) | 9.950 | 9.875 | 19.825 |
| Huang Yubin (CHN) | 9.850 | 9.850 | 19.700 |
| Bogdan Makuts (URS) | 9.900 | 9.750 | 19.650 |
| 4 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 9.800 | 9.825 | 19.625 |
| 5 | Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 9.800 | 9.800 | 19.600 |
| 6 | Roland Brückner (GDR) | 9.800 | 9.750 | 19.550 |
| 7 | Ferenc Donáth (HUN) | 9.750 | 9.750 | 19.500 |
| 8 | Willi Moy (FRA) | 9.700 | 9.750 | 19.450 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf-Peter Hemmann (GDR) | 9.975 | 9.925 | 19.900 |
| Artur Akopyan (URS) | 9.950 | 9.900 | 19.850 |
| Bogdan Makuts (URS) | 9.900 | 9.900 | 19.800 |
| 4 | Casimiro Suarez (CUB) | 9.900 | 9.850 | 19.750 |
| 5 | Michael Nikolay (GDR) | 9.850 | 9.800 | 19.650 |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Cairon (FRA) | 9.800 | 9.800 | 19.600 |
| 7 | James Hartung (USA) | 9.750 | 9.800 | 19.550 |
| 8 | Edgar Jorek (FRG) | 9.650 | 9.825 | 19.475 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koji Gushiken (JPN) | 9.900 | 9.925 | 19.825 |
| Alexander Dityatin (URS) | 9.900 | 9.925 | 19.825 |
| Nobuyuki Kajitani (JPN) | 9.900 | 9.900 | 19.800 |
| 4 | Bogdan Makuts (URS) | 9.850 | 9.925 | 19.775 |
| 5 | Michael Nikolay (GDR) | 9.900 | 9.825 | 19.725 |
| 6 | Jürgen Nikolay (GDR) | 9.850 | 9.825 | 19.675 |
| 6 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 9.800 | 9.875 | 19.675 |
| 8 | Eberhard Gienger (FRG) | 9.450 | 9.825 | 19.275 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Tkachyov (URS) | 10.000 | 9.900 | 19.900 |
| Artur Akopyan (URS) | 10.000 | 9.875 | 19.875 |
| Eberhard Gienger (FRG) | 10.000 | 9.875 | 19.875 |
| 4 | Kiyoshi Goto (JPN) | 10.000 | 9.825 | 19.825 |
| 5 | Li Ning (CHN) | 9.900 | 9.850 | 19.750 |
| 6 | Koji Gushiken (JPN) | 9.800 | 9.825 | 19.625 |
| 7 | Michael Nikolay (GDR) | 9.600 | 9.825 | 19.425 |
| 8 | Tong Fei (CHN) | 9.400 | 9.875 | 19.275 |
| Rank | Team | |  |  | | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | O | C | O | C | O | C | O | |||
| Soviet Union | 97.250 | 98.300 | 95.350 | 98.400 | 389.300 | ||||
| Elena Davydova | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 78.250 | |
| Olga Bicherova | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.850 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 77.900 | |
| Maria Filatova | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 77.450 | |
| Stella Zakharova | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 77.300 | |
| Elena Polevaya | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.850 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 77.200 | |
| Natalia Ilienko | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.200 | 9.700 | 9.300 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 77.150 | |
| China | 96.300 | 97.750 | 94.550 | 96.000 | 384.600 | ||||
| Ma Yanhong | 9.500 | 9.550 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 9.100 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 77.050 | |
| Chen Wenyan | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.450 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.200 | 77.050 | |
| Zhu Zheng | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.300 | 9.650 | 9.850 | 8.950 | 76.850 | |
| Wu Jiani | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 9.300 | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 76.800 | |
| Wen Jia | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 8.950 | 9.900 | 9.550 | 76.100 | |
| Li Cuiling | 9.700 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.400 | 8.600 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 8.450 | 74.350 | |
| East Germany | 96.650 | 95.750 | 94.000 | 95.700 | 382.100 | ||||
| Steffi Kräker | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.150 | 9.750 | 9.400 | 9.300 | 9.700 | 9.400 | 76.150 | |
| Annette Lindner | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.750 | 9.050 | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.550 | 75.900 | |
| Birgit Senff | 9.550 | 9.800 | 9.000 | 9.200 | 9.300 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 75.400 | |
| Kerstin Jacobs | 9.500 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 8.950 | 8.600 | 9.650 | 9.400 | 75.050 | |
| Franka Voigt | 9.500 | 9.550 | 9.200 | 8.700 | 9.350 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 74.700 | |
| Maxi Gnauck | 9.850 | 9.900 | 9.850 | 9.950 | 9.450 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 2.500 | 71.100 | |
| 4 |  Romania | 95.550 | 96.750 | 93.700 | 95.500 | 381.500 | ||||
| Rodica Dunca | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.350 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 77.050 | |
| Lavinia Agache | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.250 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.150 | 76.400 | |
| Cristina Grigoraș | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.900 | 9.300 | 9.000 | 9.700 | 9.350 | 76.150 | |
| Emilia Eberle | 9.400 | 9.250 | 9.000 | 9.900 | 9.000 | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 75.350 | |
| Dumitrița Turner | 9.350 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.450 | 9.000 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.100 | 74.800 | |
| Mihaela Stănuleț | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 8.850 | 9.200 | 9.150 | 9.500 | 9.550 | 74.750 | |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia | 95.400 | 95.700 | 92.850 | 95.450 | 379.650 | ||||
| Jana Labáková | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.500 | 9.800 | 9.250 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 76.600 | |
| Eva Marečková | 9.600 | 9.650 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 9.400 | 9.050 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 76.450 | |
| Martina Polcrová | 9.450 | 9.650 | 9.550 | 9.650 | 9.350 | 9.350 | 9.550 | 9.500 | 76.050 | |
| Jana Gajdošová | 9.300 | 9.450 | 9.450 | 9.600 | 9.100 | 9.350 | 9.450 | 9.200 | 74.900 | |
| Jana Rulfová | 9.500 | 9.250 | 9.350 | 9.500 | 8.900 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.350 | 74.850 | |
| Katarína Šarišská | 9.450 | 9.450 | 8.600 | 9.650 | 8.950 | 9.050 | 9.500 | 9.400 | 74.050 | |
| 6 | United States | 93.250 | 95.650 | 94.400 | 96.100 | 379.450 | ||||
| Julianne McNamara | 9.300 | 8.800 | 9.750 | 9.850 | 9.550 | 9.800 | 9.800 | 9.650 | 76.500 | |
| Kathy Johnson | 9.350 | 9.250 | 9.400 | 9.750 | 9.250 | 9.400 | 9.800 | 9.600 | 75.800 | |
| Tracee Talavera | 9.400 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 9.500 | 9.400 | 9.700 | 9.600 | 9.350 | 75.750 | |
| Amy Koopman | 9.200 | 9.500 | 9.600 | 9.600 | 8.750 | 9.500 | 9.750 | 9.600 | 75.500 | |
| Michelle Goodwin | 9.300 | 9.250 | 9.400 | 9.350 | 8.900 | 9.600 | 9.450 | 9.350 | 74.800 | |
| Gina Stallone | 9.250 | 9.250 | 9.450 | 9.050 | 9.100 | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.250 | 74.550 | |
| 7 |  Bulgaria | 94.650 | 94.800 | 92.150 | 96.300 | 377.900 | ||||
| Galina Marinova | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.400 | 9.650 | 8.900 | 9.400 | 9.750 | 9.700 | 75.950 | |
| Zoya Grancharova | 9.550 | 9.550 | 9.400 | 9.600 | 9.050 | 9.100 | 9.850 | 9.800 | 75.900 | |
| Silviya Topalova | 9.450 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 9.800 | 8.700 | 9.400 | 9.700 | 9.450 | 75.400 | |
| Bojanka Demireva | 9.350 | 9.500 | 9.250 | 9.600 | 8.950 | 9.450 | 9.300 | 9.600 | 75.000 | |
| Kameliya Troyanova | 9.500 | 9.300 | 8.500 | 9.500 | 9.250 | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.050 | 74.300 | |
| Ivana Gramatikova | 9.200 | 9.300 | 9.000 | 9.450 | 8.900 | 9.350 | 9.450 | 9.300 | 73.950 | |
| Rank | Gymnast | | | | | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Bicherova (URS) | 10.000 | 9.800 | 9.750 | 9.900 | 39.450 | 38.950 | 78.400 |
| Maria Filatova (URS) | 9.750 | 9.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | 39.350 | 38.725 | 78.075 |
| Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.850 | 9.850 | 9.350 | 9.800 | 38.850 | 39.125 | 77.975 |
| 4 | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 9.750 | 9.900 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 39.100 | 38.525 | 77.625 |
| 5 | Cristina Grigoraș (ROU) | 9.900 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 39.050 | 38.075 | 77.125 |
| 6 | Rodica Dunca (ROU) | 9.650 | 9.300 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 38.500 | 38.525 | 77.025 |
| 7 | Lavinia Agache (ROU) | 9.900 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.450 | 38.700 | 38.200 | 76.900 |
| 7 | Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.400 | 9.850 | 9.700 | 9.700 | 38.650 | 38.250 | 76.900 |
| 9 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 9.750 | 9.650 | 9.800 | 9.400 | 38.600 | 38.225 | 76.825 |
| 9 | Steffi Kräker (GDR) | 9.700 | 9.800 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 38.750 | 38.075 | 76.825 |
| 11 | Chen Wenyan (CHN) | 9.650 | 9.200 | 9.750 | 9.550 | 38.150 | 38.525 | 76.675 |
| 12 | Martina Polcrová (TCH) | 9.650 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 9.650 | 38.600 | 38.025 | 76.625 |
| 13 | Annette Lindner (GDR) | 9.500 | 9.700 | 9.750 | 9.650 | 38.600 | 37.950 | 76.550 |
| 14 | Zhu Zheng (CHN) | 9.900 | 9.750 | 9.450 | 9.000 | 38.100 | 38.425 | 76.525 |
| 15 | Jana Labáková (TCH) | 9.650 | 9.650 | 9.150 | 9.650 | 38.100 | 38.300 | 76.400 |
| 15 | Kathy Johnson (USA) | 9.650 | 9.700 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 38.500 | 37.900 | 76.400 |
| 17 | Zoya Grancharova (BUL) | 9.700 | 9.400 | 9.550 | 9.700 | 38.353 | 37.950 | 76.300 |
| 18 | Galina Marinova (BUL) | 9.800 | 9.550 | 9.100 | 9.850 | 38.300 | 37.975 | 76.275 |
| 19 | Birgit Senff (GDR) | 9.800 | 9.600 | 9.750 | 9.350 | 38.500 | 37.700 | 76.200 |
| 20 | Tracee Talavera (USA) | 9.600 | 9.600 | 9.700 | 9.400 | 38.300 | 37.875 | 76.175 |
| 21 | Romi Kessler (SUI) | 9.550 | 9.650 | 9.750 | 9.650 | 38.600 | 37.500 | 76.100 |
| 22 | Silvia Topalova (BUL) | 9.500 | 9.650 | 9.050 | 9.700 | 37.900 | 37.700 | 75.600 |
| 23 | Erika Flander (HUN) | 9.600 | 9.550 | 9.450 | 9.500 | 38.100 | 37.200 | 75.300 |
| 24 | Erika Sabo (HUN) | 9.400 | 9.450 | 9.550 | 9.250 | 37.650 | 37.250 | 74.900 |
| 25 | Sabine Blumtritt (FRG) | 9.500 | 9.050 | 9.400 | 9.200 | 37.150 | 37.575 | 74.725 |
| 26 | Yayoi Kano (JPN) | 9.600 | 9.350 | 8.950 | 9.500 | 37.400 | 37.050 | 74.450 |
| 27 | Kazumi Nagayama (JPN) | 9.450 | 9.500 | 9.500 | 9.300 | 37.750 | 36.375 | 74.125 |
| 28 | Dagmar Brannekamper (FRG) | 9.500 | 9.550 | 9.600 | 8.950 | 36.600 | 37.375 | 73.975 |
| 28 | Márta Egervári (HUN) | 9.350 | 9.650 | 8.950 | 8.850 | 36.800 | 37.175 | 73.975 |
| 30 | Elfi Schlegel (CAN) | 9.500 | 9.200 | 9.200 | 9.200 | 37.100 | 36.675 | 73.775 |
| 31 |  Ana Manso (ESP) | 9.600 | 8.700 | 9.400 | 9.400 | 37.100 | 36.650 | 73.750 |
| 32 | Yvonne Haug (FRG) | 9.650 | 9.550 | 8.500 | 8.450 | 36.150 | 37.225 | 73.375 |
| 33 | Yuka Hinata (JPN) | 9.300 | 9.100 | 9.000 | 9.350 | 36.750 | 36.550 | 73.300 |
| 34 | Bonnie Wittmeier (CAN) | 8.900 | 9.350 | 8.850 | 8.950 | 36.050 | 37.175 | 73.225 |
| 35 |  Mandy Gornall (GBR) | 9.000 | 8.900 | 9.250 | 9.100 | 36.250 | 36.425 | 72.675 |
| 36 | Ann-Marie Deserres (CAN) | 9.500 | 8.700 | 8.150 | 8.950 | 36.300 | 36.675 | 71.975 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Prelim | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 9.875 | Q |
| 2 | Stella Zakharova (URS) | 9.775 | Q |
| 3 | Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.750 | Q |
| 3 | Zhu Zheng (CHN) | 9.750 | Q |
| 3 | Olga Bicherova (URS) | 9.750 | - |
| 6 | Steffi Kräker (GDR) | 9.725 | Q |
| 7 | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 9.675 | Q |
| 7 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 9.675 | - |
| 7 | Natalia Ilienko (URS) | 9.675 | - |
| 7 | Birgit Senff (GDR) | 9.675 | - |
| 11 | Rodica Dunca (ROM) | 9.650 | - |
| 12 | Lavinia Agache (ROM) | 9.625 | Q |
| 13 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 9.625 | Q |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 9.800 | 9.875 | 19.675 |
| Stella Zakharova (URS) | 9.725 | 9.775 | 19.500 |
| Steffi Kräker (GDR) | 9.750 | 9.725 | 19.475 |
| 4 | Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.575 | 9.750 | 19.325 |
| 5 | Lavinia Agache (ROU) | 9.650 | 9.625 | 19.275 |
| 6 | Zhu Zheng (CHN) | 9.425 | 9.750 | 19.175 |
| 7 | Li Cuiling (CHN) | 9.425 | 9.675 | 19.100 |
| 8 | Eva Marečková (TCH) | 9.200 | 9.625 | 18.825 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Prelim | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.900 | Q |
| 1 | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 9.900 | Q |
| 1 | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 9.900 | Q |
| 4 | Olga Bicherova (URS) | 9.850 | Q |
| 5 | Elena Polevaya (URS) | 9.825 | - |
| 6 | Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.800 | Q |
| 6 | Cristina Grigoraș (ROM) | 9.800 | Q |
| 6 | Chen Wenyan (CHN) | 9.800 | Q |
| 6 | Zhu Zheng (CHN) | 9.800 | - |
| 10 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 9.775 | - |
| 10 | Stella Zakharova (URS) | 9.775 | - |
| 10 | Wu Jiani (CHN) | 9.775 | - |
| 13 | Lavinia Agache (ROM) | 9.750 | Q |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 10.000 | 9.900 | 19.900 |
| Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 9.900 | 9.900 | 19.800 |
| Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.900 | 9.800 | 19.700 |
| Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.800 | 9.900 | 19.700 |
| 5 | Cristina Grigoraș (ROU) | 9.850 | 9.800 | 19.650 |
| 6 | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 9.700 | 9.800 | 19.500 |
| 7 | Lavinia Agache (ROU) | 9.700 | 9.750 | 19.450 |
| 8 | Olga Bicherova (URS) | 9.550 | 9.850 | 19.400 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Prelim | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.675 | Q |
| 2 | Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 9.625 | Q |
| 3 | Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.600 | Q |
| 4 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 9.575 | Q |
| 4 | Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 9.575 | Q |
| 6 | Tracee Talavera (USA) | 9.550 | Q |
| 6 | Olga Bicherova (URS) | 9.550 | |
| 8 | Rodica Dunca (ROM) | 9.525 | Q |
| 9 | Wu Jiani (CHN) | 9.500 | Q |
| 9 | Natalia Ilienko (URS) | 9.500 | - |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxi Gnauck (GDR) | 9.900 | 9.625 | 19.525 |
| Chen Yongyan (CHN) | 9.700 | 9.575 | 19.275 |
| Tracee Talavera (USA) | 9.700 | 9.550 | 19.250 |
| Wu Jiani (CHN) | 9.750 | 9.500 | 19.250 |
| 5 | Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.550 | 9.675 | 19.225 |
| 6 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 9.300 | 9.575 | 18.875 |
| 7 | Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.150 | 9.600 | 18.750 |
| 8 | Rodica Dunca (ROU) | 9.100 | 9.525 | 18.625 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Prelim | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalia Ilienko (URS) | 9.900 | Q |
| 2 | Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.875 | Q |
| 3 | Zoya Grancharova (BUL) | 9.825 | Q |
| 3 | Stella Zakharova (URS) | 9.825 | - |
| 5 | Olga Bicherova (URS) | 9.800 | - |
| 5 | Elena Polevaya (URS) | 9.800 | - |
| 7 | Wen Jia (CHN) | 9.725 | Q |
| 7 | Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.725 | Q |
| 7 | Galina Marinova (BUL) | 9.725 | Q |
| 10 | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 9.700 | Q |
| 10 | Rodica Dunca (ROM) | 9.700 | Q |
| 10 | Maria Filatova (URS) | 9.700 | - |
| 10 | Kathy Johnson (USA) | 9.700 | - |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score | Prelim score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia Ilienko (URS) | 9.950 | 9.900 | 19.850 |
| Elena Davydova (URS) | 9.900 | 9.875 | 19.775 |
| Zoya Grancharova (BUL) | 9.850 | 9.825 | 19.675 |
| 4 | Wen Jia (CHN) | 9.800 | 9.725 | 19.525 |
| 5 | Ma Yanhong (CHN) | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| 5 | Rodica Dunca (ROU) | 9.750 | 9.700 | 19.450 |
| 7 | Julianne McNamara (USA) | 9.700 | 9.725 | 19.425 |
| 8 | Galina Marinova (BUL) | 9.200 | 9.725 | 18.925 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 17 | 12 | 16 | 45 | |
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