United States at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

United States at the
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
IOC codeUSA
Websitewww.usagym.org
Medals
Gold
66
Silver
55
Bronze
47
Total
168

The United States first competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 1958. They only sent a men's team; they finished seventh.[1] In 1962 they sent both a men's team and a women's team; they finished sixth and eighth respectively.[2] In 1970 Cathy Rigby became the first American to win a medal at the World Championships, winning a silver on the balance beam.[3] In 1978 Kurt Thomas and Marcia Frederick became the first Americans to win a gold medal at the World Championships.[4]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Silver Cathy Rigby Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970 Ljubljana Women's balance beam
 Gold Kurt Thomas France 1978 Strasbourg Men's floor exercise
 Gold Marcia Frederick Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Kathy Johnson Women's floor exercise
 Bronze Kurt Thomas, Bart Conner, Jim Hartung, Larry Gerard, Tim LaFleur, Peter Vidmar, Mike Wilson United States 1979 Fort Worth Men's team
 Silver Kurt Thomas Men's all-around
 Gold Kurt Thomas Men's floor exercise
 Silver Kurt Thomas Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Bart Conner Men's vault
 Gold Bart Conner Men's parallel bar
 Silver Kurt Thomas
 Gold Kurt Thomas Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Julianne McNamara Soviet Union 1981 Moscow Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Tracee Talavera Women's balance beam
 Silver Brandy Johnson West Germany 1989 Stuttgart Women's vault
 Silver Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Michelle Campi, Hilary Grivich United States 1991 Indianapolis Women's team
 Gold Kim Zmeskal Women's all-around
 Silver Shannon Miller Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Betty Okino Women's balance beam
 Bronze Kim Zmeskal Women's floor exercise
 Silver Betty Okino France 1992 Paris Women's uneven bars
 Gold Kim Zmeskal Women's balance beam
 Gold Kim Zmeskal Women's floor exercise
 Gold Shannon Miller United Kingdom 1993 Birmingham Women's all-around
 Gold Shannon Miller Women's uneven bars
 Silver Dominique Dawes
 Silver Dominique Dawes Women's balance beam
 Gold Shannon Miller Women's floor exercise
 Silver Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Larissa Fontaine, Shannon Miller, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug Germany 1994 Dortmund Women's team
 Gold Shannon Miller Australia 1994 Brisbane Women's all-around
 Silver Paul O'Neill Men's rings
 Gold Shannon Miller Women's balance beam
 Bronze Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Kerri Strug, Donielle Thompson, Jaycie Phelps, Mary Beth Arnold, Teresa Kulikowski Japan 1995 Sabae Women's team
 Silver Dominique Moceanu Women's balance beam
 Bronze Dominique Dawes Puerto Rico 1996 San Juan
 Silver Raj Bhavsar, Paul Hamm, Stephen McCain, Brett McClure, Sean Townsend, Guard Young Belgium 2001 Ghent Men's team
 Bronze Mohini Bhardwaj, Katie Heenan, Ashley Miles, Tasha Schwikert, Rachel Tidd, Tabitha Yim Women's team
 Bronze Katie Heenan Women's uneven bars
 Gold Sean Townsend Men's parallel bars
 Bronze Paul Hamm Hungary 2002 Debrecen Men's floor exercise
 Gold Courtney Kupets Women's uneven bars
 Gold Ashley Postell Women's balance beam
 Bronze Samantha Sheehan Women's floor exercise
 Silver Raj Bhavsar, Jason Gatson, Morgan Hamm, Paul Hamm, Brett McClure, Blaine Wilson United States 2003 Anaheim Men's team
 Gold Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Hollie Vise Women's team
 Gold Paul Hamm Men's all-around
 Silver Carly Patterson Women's all-around
 Gold Paul Hamm Men's floor exercise
 Gold Chellsie Memmel Women's uneven bars
 Gold Hollie Vise
 Gold Chellsie Memmel Australia 2005 Melbourne Women's all-around
 Silver Nastia Liukin
 Bronze Alicia Sacramone Women's vault
 Gold Nastia Liukin Women's uneven bars
 Silver Chellsie Memmel
 Gold Nastia Liukin Women's balance beam
 Silver Chellsie Memmel
 Gold Alicia Sacramone Women's floor exercise
 Silver Nastia Liukin
 Silver Jana Bieger, Natasha Kelley, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Ashley Priess, Alicia Sacramone Denmark 2006 Aarhus Women's team
 Silver Jana Bieger Women's all-around
 Silver Alicia Sacramone Women's vault
 Silver Nastia Liukin Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Alexander Artemev Men's pommel horse
 Silver Jana Bieger Women's floor exercise
 Gold Ivana Hong, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Shayla Worley Germany 2007 Stuttgart Women's team
 Gold Shawn Johnson Women's all-around
 Bronze Alicia Sacramone Women's vault
 Silver Nastia Liukin Women's uneven bars
 Gold Nastia Liukin Women's balance beam
 Gold Shawn Johnson Women's floor exercise
 Silver Alicia Sacramone
 Gold Bridget Sloan United Kingdom 2009 London Women's all-around
 Silver Rebecca Bross
 Gold Kayla Williams Women's vault
 Bronze Rebecca Bross Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Ivana Hong Women's balance beam
 Silver Rebecca Bross, Mackenzie Caquatto, Bridget Sloan, Mattie Larson, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone Netherlands 2010 Rotterdam Women's team
 Bronze Jonathan Horton Men's all-around
 Bronze Rebecca Bross Women's all-around
 Gold Alicia Sacramone Women's vault
 Bronze Rebecca Bross Women's uneven bars
 Silver Rebecca Bross Women's balance beam
 Bronze Jacob Dalton, Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Steven Legendre, Alexander Naddour, John Orozco Japan 2011 Tokyo Men's team
 Gold Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, Sabrina Vega, Jordyn Wieber Women's team
 Gold Jordyn Wieber Women's all-around
 Gold McKayla Maroney Women's vault
 Bronze Jordyn Wieber Women's balance beam
 Gold Danell Leyva Men's parallel bars
 Bronze Aly Raisman Women's floor exercise
 Gold Simone Biles Belgium 2013 Antwerp Women's all-around
 Silver Kyla Ross
 Silver Jake Dalton Men's floor exercise
 Gold McKayla Maroney Women's vault
 Silver Simone Biles
 Silver Kyla Ross Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Brandon Wynn Men's rings
 Silver Steven Legendre Men's vault
 Silver Kyla Ross Women's balance beam
 Bronze Simone Biles
 Bronze John Orozco Men's parallel bars
 Gold Simone Biles Women's floor exercise
 Bronze Jacob Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, Alexander Naddour, John Orozco, Donnell Whittenburg, Paul Ruggeri China 2014 Nanning Men's team
 Gold Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, MyKayla Skinner, Madison Desch Women's team
 Gold Simone Biles Women's all-around
 Bronze Kyla Ross
 Silver Simone Biles Women's vault
 Bronze MyKayla Skinner
 Bronze Jake Dalton Men's vault
 Gold Simone Biles Women's balance beam
 Silver Danell Leyva Men's parallel bars
 Gold Simone Biles Women's floor exercise
 Gold Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, MyKayla Skinner United Kingdom 2015 Glasgow Women's team
 Gold Simone Biles Women's all-around
 Silver Gabby Douglas
 Bronze Simone Biles Women's vault
 Gold Madison Kocian Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Donnell Whittenburg Men's vault
 Gold Simone Biles Women's balance beam
 Gold Simone Biles Women's floor exercise
 Bronze Maggie Nichols
 Silver Danell Leyva Men's horizontal bar
 Gold Morgan Hurd Canada 2017 Montreal Women's all-around
 Bronze Yul Moldauer Men's floor exercise
 Silver Jade Carey Women's vault
 Silver Morgan Hurd Women's balance beam
 Silver Jade Carey Women's floor exercise
 Gold Simone Biles, Kara Eaker, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Riley McCusker, Ragan Smith Qatar 2018 Doha Women's team
 Gold Simone Biles Women's all-around
 Bronze Morgan Hurd
 Gold Simone Biles Women's vault
 Silver Simone Biles Women's uneven bars
 Bronze Simone Biles Women's balance beam
 Gold Simone Biles Women's floor exercise
 Silver Morgan Hurd
 Bronze Sam Mikulak Men's horizontal bar
 Gold Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, MyKayla Skinner Germany 2019 Stuttgart Women's team
 Gold Simone Biles Women's all-around
 Gold Simone Biles Women's vault
 Silver Jade Carey
 Bronze Sunisa Lee Women's uneven bars
 Gold Simone Biles Women's balance beam
 Gold Simone Biles Women's floor exercise
 Silver Sunisa Lee
 Silver Leanne Wong Japan 2021 Kitakyushu Women's all-around
 Bronze Kayla DiCello
 Gold Stephen Nedoroscik Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Leanne Wong Women's floor exercise
 Bronze Brody Malone Men's horizontal bar
 Gold Skye Blakely, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Lexi Zeiss United Kingdom 2022 Liverpool Women's team
 Silver Shilese Jones Women's all-around
 Gold Jade Carey Women's vault
 Silver Jordan Chiles
 Silver Shilese Jones Women's uneven bars
 Silver Jordan Chiles Women's floor exercise
 Bronze Jade Carey
 Gold Brody Malone Men's horizontal bar
 Bronze Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Yul Moldauer, Fred Richard, Khoi Young, Colt Walker Belgium 2023 Antwerp Men's team
 Gold Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello Women's team
 Bronze Fred Richard Men's all-around
 Gold Simone Biles Women's all-around
 Bronze Shilese Jones
 Silver Simone Biles Women's vault
 Silver Khoi Young Men's pommel horse
 Bronze Shilese Jones Women's uneven bars
 Silver Khoi Young Men's vault
 Gold Simone Biles Women's balance beam
 Gold Simone Biles Women's floor exercise

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Medal tables

By gender

GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Women564331130
Men10121638

By event

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Women's individual all-around148527
Women's floor exercise107724
Women's balance beam97723
Women's team94215
Women's uneven bars79622
Women's vault78419
Men's parallel bars3216
Men's floor exercise3126
Men's horizontal bar2125
Men's pommel horse1214
Men's individual all-around1124
Men's team0246
Men's vault0235
Men's rings0112

Junior World medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Bronze Sydney Barros, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain Hungary 2019 Győr Girls' team
 Gold Kayla DiCello Girls' vault
 Bronze Kayla DiCello Girls' balance beam
 Silver Jayla Hang, Hezly Rivera, Izzy Stassi, Kieryn Finnell Turkey 2023 Antalya Girls' team
 Silver Hezly Rivera Girls' floor exercise

See also

References

  1. ^ "1958 World Gymnastics Championships" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "1962 World Gymnastics Championships" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cathy Rigby". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kurt Thomas, world champion who helped elevate U.S. gymnastics, dies at 64". Washington Post. June 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "U.S. Medalists at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022.