United States at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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]

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

Medalists

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Medal Name Year Event
  Silver Cathy Rigby   1970 Ljubljana Women's balance beam
  Gold Kurt Thomas   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   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   1981 Moscow Women's uneven bars
  Bronze Tracee Talavera Women's balance beam
  Silver Brandy Johnson   1989 Stuttgart Women's vault
  Silver Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Michelle Campi, Hilary Grivich   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   1992 Paris Women's uneven bars
  Gold Kim Zmeskal Women's balance beam
  Gold Kim Zmeskal Women's floor exercise
  Gold Shannon Miller   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   1994 Dortmund Women's team
  Gold Shannon Miller   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   1995 Sabae Women's team
  Silver Dominique Moceanu Women's balance beam
  Bronze Dominique Dawes   1996 San Juan
  Silver Raj Bhavsar, Paul Hamm, Stephen McCain, Brett McClure, Sean Townsend, Guard Young   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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

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By gender

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GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Women564331130
Men10121638

By event

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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.