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24-589: The FIG was founded in 1881 and was originally entitled FEG (Fédération Européenne de Gymnastique), but changed its name in 1921, becoming the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG); this name change roughly correlates with the actual naming of the World Championships. Although the first such games were held in 1903, they were not initially entitled the 'World Championships'. The first competition ever actually referred to as

48-460: A 'World Championships' was a competition held in 1931 that, while referred to in an official FIG publication as the "First Artistic Men's World Championships", often seems to go ignored by various authorities in the sport. The championships prior to the 1930s, beginning back in 1903, would eventually be recognized, retroactively, as the World Championships. Although the FEG did not change its name into

72-579: A 125-year Anniversary Publication from 2006, it is said about these games "Premiers concours sous l’appellation Championnats du Monde de Gymnastique artistique masculine a Paris" , yet they were referred to as "unofficial" and their results were omitted from the results section of that book. As it currently stands (as of as recently as 2021), about these games in 1931, the FIG states “1931 First Artistic Men's World Championships held in Paris.” Last updated after

96-472: A World Championships. About these games, it is written in a 100-year Anniversary publication from 1981, that Following "agreements, objections, and discussions" this manifestation was called "World Championships" , however on the following page of that same publication, it is stated "Logically, the manifestations of the 50th anniversary of the FIG cannot be placed among the official competitions" . Additionally, in

120-587: A history of inconsistency from the FIG's publications as to the recognition of the official or unofficial status of this event. Without the medals he won at this competition, Hudec would not occupy a place on this Top 10 list. Few non-primary sources state that at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , in Prague , Vlasta Děkanová of Czechoslovakia won 2 or 3 golds on multiple apparatuses. According to some sources, Děkanová and her compatriot Matylda Pálfyová shared gold medals in parallel bars (this event

144-564: Is said about these games "Premiers concours sous l’appellation Championnats du Monde de Gymnastique artistique masculine a Paris." , yet they were referred to as "unofficial" and their results were omitted from the results section of that book. As it currently stands (as of as recently as 2021), about these games in 1931, the FIG states “1931 First Artistic Men's World Championships held in Paris.” 44 individuals from 10 nations participated in this competition. 14 events were contested. Individual rankings were determined. There

168-619: Is the former Soviet Union (not including medals from its successor states), and China is the second. The United States is the third most successful country in gold medal results while Japan is the third in total number of medals. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain , the traditional powerhouses in men's and women's individual still had expressive results: Russia , Belarus , Ukraine , China, United States, Japan, and Romania . The last two decades were marked by increasing results from two emerging powers: Great Britain and Brazil and at

192-412: Is written in a 100-year Anniversary publication, that Following "agreements, objections, and discussions" this manifestation was called "World Championships" ., however on the following page of that same publication, it is stated "Logically, the manifestations of the 50th anniversary of the FIG cannot be placed among the official competitions" ,. Additionally, in a 125-year Anniversary Publication, it

216-490: The 2023 World Championships . Boldface denotes active artistic gymnasts and highest medal count among all artistic gymnasts (including those not included in these tables) per type. * Alois Hudec of Czechoslovakia won 3 individual gold medals at the commemorative competition which was held in Paris , France, in 1931 and referred to as the "First Artistic Men's World Championships". However, as stated before there has been

240-463: The FIG until 1921, and although what appears to have been the first non-European delegation to participate at a World Championships wasn't until Mexico sent a men's team that travelled all the way to compete at the 1934 Worlds in Budapest , a trans-Atlantic endeavor they repeated at the 1948 London Summer Olympics (a rare non-European delegation appearance even 14 years later), technically speaking,

264-854: The FIG: artistic gymnastics , further classified as men's artistic gymnastics and women's artistic gymnastics; rhythmic gymnastics ; aerobic gymnastics ; acrobatic gymnastics ; trampolining ; double mini trampoline , tumbling and parkour . Additionally, the federation is responsible for determining gymnasts' age eligibility to participate in the Olympics. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , FIG barred Russian athletes and officials, including judges. It also announced that "all FIG World Cup and World Challenge Cup events planned to take place in Russia ... are cancelled, and no other FIG events will be allocated to Russia ... until further notice." FIG also banned

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288-807: The Russian flag at its events. In 19 July 2023, FIG decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes and support personnels to participant events under individual neutral athletes. The main governing bodies of the federation are the president and vice presidents, the Congress held every two years, the Executive Committee, the Council, and technical committees for each of the disciplines. As of 2023 , there were 161 national federations affiliated with FIG, one of which have been suspended, as well as one associated federation, one provisional federation and

312-522: The first World Championships with a non-European delegation, that there was finally the first-ever women's competition at a world championships, despite women having participated in various world championships since the first such international competition in 1903. Perhaps the first African delegation was the Egyptian one which offered forth a full male team at the 1950 World Championships in Basel . By

336-582: The following five continental unions: Across all disciplines, participation in FIG sanctioned events exceeds 30,000 athletes, about 70% of whom are female. Morinari Watanabe was elected president of the organization since 2017. According to the technical regulations of the International Gymnastcs Federation, the competitions officially organized by FIG are: Other official FIG competitions include: Defunct events formerly organized of sanctioned by FIG: The FIG regulates

360-484: The occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Gymnastics which was founded in 1881, a commemorative competition was held in Paris , on July 11 & 12, in conjunction with that year's Bastille Day . There seems to be a history of inconsistency from the FIG regarding whether these 1931 games are considered to be a World Championships. About these games, it

384-487: The same period a big decrease in results from Belarus, Romania and Ukraine. After a busy schedule and some tests which led to the holding of two separate world championships in 1994 (one for individual events and one for teams), it was decided that in each Olympic year the championship would not be held and that the edition held in the subsequent year of the Games, only the competition individual would be held. However, this cycle

408-673: The team all-around event and in the individual all-around event. Therefore, according to official reports, Děkanová's official number of gold medals is four, two in individual all-round (1934 and 1938) and two in team events (1934 and 1938) - not six or seven. Only nations with medals in five or more events are listed. Positions below third place are not taken into account. Results for Germany and West Germany have been combined. Only nations with medals in three or more events are listed. Positions below eighth place are not taken into account. Results for Germany and West Germany have been combined. 1931 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships On

432-518: The time of these World Championships, a total of 60 male athletes from 6 countries and 53 female athletes from 7 countries comprised the competitive field. By the 2013 World Championships, the competition had grown to include 264 men from 71 countries and 134 women from 57 countries. As of 2023, over fifty editions of the championships have been staged, and over fifty countries have earned medals in artistic gymnastics events. The most successful nation, both in gold medal results and total number of medals,

456-607: The transcontinental nature of the World Championships was present at the very first Worlds in 1903, as the all-around champion from those first Worlds was Joseph Martinez , a French-Algerian born in Oran . Additionally, repeat World All-Around Champion from 1909 and 1913, Marco Torres was also French-Algerian as he was born in Sidi Bel Abbès . It was at those same 1934 World Championships in Budapest, which seems to have been

480-621: The world's oldest existing international sports organisation. Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries—Belgium, France and the Netherlands—until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted and it received its current name. The federation sets the rules, known as the Code of Points , that regulate how gymnasts' performances are evaluated. Seven gymnastics disciplines are governed by

504-459: Was a special clause to the rules that in order for any individual to be properly termed 'World Champion', they had to demonstrate a certain level of competency among all 14 events, scoring at least 60% of all of the points that could be possibly awarded on each event. Therefore, the highest-ranking gymnast, Heikki Savolainen of Finland did not actually end up becoming World Champion; rather, 2nd-place finishing Alois Hudec of Czechoslovakia , who

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528-474: Was broken in 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to the 2020 Summer Olympics to be delayed by one year, the edition scheduled for that year was not cancelled. While the Games were held between July to August 2021, the World Championships was allocated to the end of the same year. † There seems to be a history of inconsistency from the FIG's publications regarding whether these 1931 games are considered to be

552-511: Was replaced with uneven bars in the women's program at all subsequent world championships), while others state that Pálfyová shared this victory with Polish gymnast Marta Majowska, not Děkanová. The only primary source on the subject, a book officially released by the International Gymnastics Federation containing the results of the World Championships from 1903 to 2005, informs that medals were distributed only in

576-563: Was the only individual to score at least 60% on all 14 events, ended up becoming 'World Champion' at this competition. International Gymnastics Federation The International Gymnastics Federation ( French : Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique , abbr. FIG ) is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics . Its headquarters is in Lausanne , Switzerland. It was founded on 23 July 1881 in Liège , Belgium, making it

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