2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships


The 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Stuttgart, Germany from October 4–13, 2019. The championships took place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, and was the third time the city of Stuttgart hosted the event following the 1989 and 2007 editions, and the fifth time Germany hosted it.
As of October 2, 92 federations registered gymnasts for the event with a total of 288 men and 259 women.
Sam Mikulak of the United States and Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos of France won the Longines Prize for Elegance. Both mark a first for their respective countries: de Jesus dos Santos is the first gymnast from France to win this prize, and Mikulak is the first male gymnast from the United States to win one.

Competition schedule

Listed in local time.
MG – Mixed Group.

Men's results

Team

Russia won their first team gold since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The team event also marks the first time for Chinese Taipei to make the team final and as a result they qualified for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
RankTeamTotal
''43.833 41.832 43.732 44.432 44.399 43.498 261.726
'Denis Ablyazin14.533261.726
'David Belyavskiy14.00015.133261.726
'Artur Dalaloyan14.63314.66614.96613.96614.366261.726
'Nikita Nagornyy14.90014.16614.53315.06615.30014.466261.726
'Ivan Stretovich14.30013.66614.40014.666261.726
''43.333 43.783 43.366 43.999 45.141 41.107 260.729
'Deng Shudi14.10014.53314.86613.841260.729
'Lin Chaopan14.20014.65814.500260.729
'Sun Wei14.20014.33314.80012.766260.729
'Xiao Ruoteng15.03314.90014.33314.100260.729
'Zou Jingyuan14.68314.50016.383260.729
''41.965 43.399 43.432 43.874 43.332 42.157 258.159
'Daiki Hashimoto13.53314.46614.90014.066258.159
'Yuya Kamoto14.76614.13313.866258.159
'Kazuma Kaya14.36614.40014.36614.14114.88314.225258.159
'Kakeru Tanigawa14.06614.53314.366258.159
'Wataru Tanigawa14.30014.833258.159
4'43.332 40.799 41.966 42.700 43.566 42.215 254.578
4Trevor Howard13.900254.578
4Sam Mikulak14.66613.96614.23314.20015.20014.666254.578
4Akash Modi13.90014.20014.26614.016254.578
4Yul Moldauer14.40012.93313.83314.30014.100254.578
4Shane Wiskus14.26613.533254.578
5'41.866 41.233 41.999 43.899 42.966 39.648 251.611
5Dominick Cunningham14.46613.70014.400251.611
5Joe Fraser13.80014.33314.83312.666251.611
5James Hall14.20013.30013.96614.66614.20013.916251.611
5Giarnni Regini-Moran13.20014.83313.933251.611
5Max Whitlock14.13313.066251.611
6'41.432 42.900 41.365 41.165 40.266 41.533 248.243
6Hsu Ping-chien13.40013.66613.033248.243
6Lee Chih-kai14.13315.00013.36614.36613.73313.166248.243
6Shiao Yu-jan13.16614.500248.243
6Tang Chia-hung14.13313.86613.13313.53314.916248.243
6Yu Chao-wei14.13313.000248.243
7'42.666 39.841 40.699 41.666 42.233 39.933 247.038
7Christian Baumann12.23313.63313.900247.038
7Pablo Brägger14.10013.10013.83313.000247.038
7Benjamin Gischard14.30013.80013.20014.266247.038
7Oliver Hegi13.80814.30014.600247.038
7Eddy Yusof14.26613.86614.50012.333247.038
8'41.265 39.633 41.265 42.299 42.232 39.899 246.593
8Vladyslav Hryko13.63311.80012.96613.66613.80013.466246.593
8Petro Pakhniuk14.46613.633246.593
8Igor Radivilov13.66614.56614.733246.593
8Oleg Verniaiev14.500246.593
8Yevgen Yudenkov13.96613.33313.73313.90013.96612.800246.593

Individual all-around

Kim Han-sol of South Korea withdrew and was replaced by first alternate Loris Frasca of France. Cuba's Manrique Larduet also withdrew and was replaced by second alternate Robert Tvorogal of Lithuania.
2018 World champion Artur Dalaloyan and bronze medalist Nikita Nagornyy, both of Russia, returned to the podium for the second consecutive year, winning silver and gold, respectively. Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, won his first World medal in the all-around. Defending silver medalist Xiao Ruoteng of China narrowly missed the all-around podium for the first time this quad, finishing behind Verniaiev by less than three tenths.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Floor

Carlos Yulo, the youngest competitor in the final, improved on his bronze-medal finish from the 2018 World Championships to win the Philippines' first-ever World title in artistic gymnastics. No Japanese gymnast made the podium for the first time since the 2009 World Championships; the team's highest finisher in qualifications, Daiki Hashimoto, was the third reserve.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Pommel horse

Max Whitlock of Great Britain won his third pommel horse title. Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland became his country's first world medalist by earning the bronze.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Rings

Turkey's İbrahim Çolak won the country's first-ever World title in artistic gymnastics. For the first time in the 2016–2020 Olympic cycle, not a single still rings Olympic medalist managed to finish on the podium. The current Olympic champion, silver medalist, and bronze medalist finished fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively, the same order as their 2016 Olympic finish.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Parallel bars

Two-time and reigning World Champion Zou Jingyuan of China failed to qualify to the final to try and win a third title in a row. Despite this, he earned the highest score of the competition in the team final with a 16.383. Joe Fraser of Great Britain became the first British athlete to win the gold on the parallel bars.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Horizontal bar

Brazil's Arthur Mariano became the first Brazilian athlete to win the gold medal on the high bar.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Women's results

Team

After qualifying in eighth place, Italy won the team bronze medal, their first team medal at a World Championships since 1950. Meanwhile, the United States extended their streak to five consecutive World Championship team gold medals, tying the record set by Romania. The USA's team gold medal is also the 21st World Championship medal for Simone Biles, giving her the record for the most World Championship medals won by a female gymnast. The previous record, 20 medals, was first set by Svetlana Khorkina in 2001 and tied by Biles at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
RankTeamTotal
'45.166 42.299 40.966 43.899 172.330
Simone Biles15.40014.60014.43315.333172.330
Jade Carey15.16614.333172.330
Kara Eaker14.000172.330
Sunisa Lee14.73312.53314.233172.330
Grace McCallum14.60012.966172.330
'43.899 43.665 38.465 40.500 166.529
Anastasia Agafonova14.56612.166166.529
Lilia Akhaimova14.73312.53313.600166.529
Angelina Melnikova14.53314.33313.76613.900166.529
Aleksandra Shchekoldina14.63313.000166.529
Daria Spiridonova14.766166.529
'43.732 42.299 38.799 39.966 164.796
Desiree Carofiglio13.333164.796
Alice D'Amato14.53314.133164.796
Asia D'Amato14.53313.26613.333164.796
Elisa Iorio13.90011.933164.796
Giorgia Villa14.66614.26613.60013.300164.796
4'43.066 40.199 40.599 40.366 164.230
4Chen Yile13.73314.000164.230
4Li Shijia14.16614.266164.230
4Liu Tingting11.90012.33313.433164.230
4Qi Qi14.60013.433164.230
4Tang Xijing14.30014.56613.500164.230
5'43.599 40.565 38.732 40.732 163.628
5Marine Boyer13.83313.266163.628
5Lorette Charpy14.03312.666163.628
5Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos14.73314.36612.23314.166163.628
5Aline Friess14.90013.300163.628
5Claire Pontlevoy13.96612.166163.628
6'42.632 42.099 39.499 37.265 161.495
6Becky Downie14.90013.566161.495
6Ellie Downie14.56614.033161.495
6Georgia-Mae Fenton13.16612.23311.933161.495
6Taeja James13.80013.266161.495
6Alice Kinsella14.26613.70012.066161.495
7'43.033 39.899 37.965 39.666 160.563
7Ellie Black14.20014.03313.36613.433160.563
7Brooklyn Moors14.13312.53312.46613.200160.563
7Shallon Olsen14.70013.033160.563
7Ana Padurariu12.133160.563
7Victoria-Kayen Woo13.333160.563
8'42.732 39.098 37.432 40.165 159.427
8Eythora Thorsdottir14.46611.40013.633159.427
8Naomi Visser14.06614.06613.166159.427
8Tisha Volleman14.20013.566159.427
8Lieke Wevers12.46612.966159.427
8Sanne Wevers12.56612.866159.427

Individual all-around

Sixth-place qualifier Liu Tingting of China withdrew and was replaced by teammate Tang Xijing, who had been affected by the two-per-country rule; the start list was not reseeded and Tang replaced Liu in the top rotation group.
Simone Biles continued to extend her record streak, winning her fifth title. Tang would go to win silver, matching China's best-ever finish from Jiang Yuyuan at the 2010 World Championships. Angelina Melnikova's bronze is her first individual Worlds medal. The defending silver and bronze medalists, Mai Murakami of Japan and Morgan Hurd of the United States, both did not make their countries' respective teams for the World Championships.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Uneven bars

RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Balance beam

Eighth-place qualifier Ellie Black of Canada withdrew after sustaining an injury during the all-around final earlier in the week and was replaced by first alternate Kara Eaker of the United States; Eaker previously had qualified into the final, before dropping to first alternate following an inquiry about her score in qualification.
Simone Biles' gold medal in the event was her 24th World Championships medal, breaking the record for the most world medals earned by a single gymnast. The previous record, 23 medals, had been set by Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo at the 1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Floor

Eighth-place qualifier Nina Derwael of Belgium withdrew from the competition as a precaution to avoid aggravating a lingering injury, allowing first reserve Brooklyn Moors of Canada to take her place. Moors had previously qualified to the final, before an inquiry about her score in qualification dropped her to first alternate.
RankGymnastTotal
Silver02

Qualification

Men's results

Team

The top 9 teams qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, excluding the teams already qualified during the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
RankTeamTotalQual.
1'43.399 42.399 43.133 44.399 43.799 42.799 259.928Q
1Denis Ablyazin14.60014.366259.928Q
1David Belyavskiy14.63313.53314.066259.928Q
1Artur Dalaloyan14.73313.36614.13315.13314.73314.433259.928Q
1Nikita Nagornyy14.90014.03314.40014.90014.80014.300259.928Q
1Ivan Stretovich13.76613.73313.34114.26614.26614.066259.928Q
2'43.932 41.258 42.400 43.566 44.399 42.799 258.354Q
2Deng Shudi14.16612.36614.10013.70014.46613.900258.354Q
2Lin Chaopan14.93314.10014.433258.354Q
2Sun Wei14.16612.90014.00014.70014.80014.333258.354Q
2Xiao Ruoteng14.83313.40013.83314.76614.96614.033258.354Q
2Zou Jingyuan14.95814.30014.633258.354Q
3'42.232 43.916 42.282 42.998 44.133 42.465 258.026Q
3Daiki Hashimoto14.43314.88314.76614.366258.026Q
3Yuya Kamoto13.86614.28313.96614.70014.033258.026Q
3Kazuma Kaya13.93314.63314.03314.26614.80014.066258.026Q
3Kakeru Tanigawa12.56614.40013.63312.46614.63312.833258.026Q
3Wataru Tanigawa13.33313.96613.900258.026Q
4'41.899 41.833 42.132 44.066 43.866 39.732 253.528Q
4Vladyslav Hryko13.63313.16613.80011.133253.528Q
4Petro Pakhniuk14.13313.70013.46614.50015.03313.766253.528Q
4Igor Radivilov14.53314.833253.528Q
4Oleg Verniaiev13.00014.60013.93314.73314.80013.233253.528Q
4Yevgen Yudenkov14.13313.53313.66613.73314.03312.733253.528Q
5'43.082 40.766 41.465 43.365 42.766 40.965 252.409Q
5Dominick Cunningham14.60013.83314.766252.409Q
5Joe Fraser13.80013.50013.86614.06615.00012.333252.409Q
5James Hall14.16612.00013.76614.06613.76614.166252.409Q
5Giarnni Regini-Moran14.31611.86613.03314.53313.06613.266252.409Q
5Max Whitlock15.26614.00013.533252.409Q
6'42.074 39.632 40.532 43.299 43.665 42.198 251.400Q
6Christian Baumann12.73313.53314.56613.333251.400Q
6Pablo Brägger14.14113.26613.26614.20014.66613.966251.400Q
6Benjamin Gischard14.03313.63314.333251.400Q
6Oliver Hegi13.73312.56613.23314.50014.43314.366251.400Q
6Eddy Yusof13.90013.73314.46614.26613.866251.400Q
7'41.265 39.065 41.533 43.165 43.266 42.065 250.359Q
7Trevor Howard14.03313.933250.359Q
7Sam Mikulak11.53312.60013.70014.56614.33314.866250.359Q
7Akash Modi13.33313.53313.66614.06614.53312.166250.359Q
7Yul Moldauer14.46612.66613.80014.53314.40013.033250.359Q
7Shane Wiskus13.46612.86614.03314.166250.359Q
8'41.832 41.749 41.099 42.849 41.265 41.299 250.093Q
8Hsu Ping-chien12.50012.10012.80013.80012.30013.133250.093Q
8Lee Chih-kai14.33314.96613.50014.48313.96613.233250.093Q
8Shiao Yu-jan13.33314.68313.441250.093Q
8Tang Chia-hung14.16611.76613.76614.56613.56614.933250.093Q
8Yu Chao-wei13.83313.73312.933250.093Q
9'42.765 39.332 41.132 44.232 41.591 40.599 249.651R1
9Kim Han-sol14.66612.70013.53314.56614.00012.966249.651R1
9Lee Jun-ho14.36612.80014.36613.32513.333249.651R1
9Lee Jung-hyo13.43313.56613.56613.63314.26613.366249.651R1
9Park Min-soo12.96613.76613.00013.900249.651R1
9Yang Hak-seon13.73313.80015.300249.651R1
10'41.899 39.432 41.699 43.341 41.699 39.166 247.236R2
10Francisco Barretto Júnior13.73312.93313.60012.433247.236R2
10Lucas Bitencourt13.00012.66611.43314.30013.46612.133247.236R2
10Arthur Mariano14.16612.46614.57512.80014.600247.236R2
10Caio Souza14.03313.03314.06614.46614.63311.666247.236R2
10Arthur Zanetti13.70014.70013.966247.236R2
11'42.466 38.899 39.866 43.065 42.499 39.932 246.727R3
11Néstor Abad14.10013.00013.60014.26614.00012.966246.727R3
11Thierno Diallo13.16612.86613.500246.727R3
11Nicolau Mir14.53313.10014.36614.43313.266246.727R3
11Joel Plata13.83312.50013.16613.96614.06613.700246.727R3
11Adria Vera13.03312.90014.43312.500246.727R3
12'41.665 38.798 41.699 41.465 41.999 40.882 246.508R4
12Lukas Dauser12.26615.03313.700246.508R4
12Philipp Herder13.93311.80013.13313.76613.16613.566246.508R4
12Nick Klessing14.06614.56613.100246.508R4
12Karim Rida13.66612.96613.10013.53312.23313.400246.508R4
12Andreas Toba13.63313.56614.00014.16613.80013.616246.508R4

Women's results

Team

The top 9 teams qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, excluding the teams already qualified during the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
RankTeamTotalQual.
1'44.932 44.374 41.666 43.233 174.205Q
1Simone Biles15.06614.73314.80014.833174.205Q
1Jade Carey15.30014.200174.205Q
1Kara Eaker14.00013.466174.205Q
1Sunisa Lee14.56615.00013.40014.200174.205Q
1Grace McCallum14.56614.64112.93313.766174.205Q
2'43.265 43.765 43.066 39.065 169.161Q
2Chen Yile14.36614.266169.161Q
2Li Shijia14.46614.16614.50012.600169.161Q
2Liu Tingting13.56614.76614.30013.233169.161Q
2Qi Qi14.53312.966169.161Q
2Tang Xijing14.26614.63311.73312.866169.161Q
3'43.666 44.416 39.299 40.699 168.080Q
3Anastasia Agafonova13.40014.70013.03312.666168.080Q
3Lilia Akhaimova14.73313.36612.90013.933168.080Q
3Angelina Melnikova14.43314.70013.36614.100168.080Q
3Aleksandra Shchekoldina14.50012.00011.866168.080Q
3Daria Spiridonova15.016168.080Q
4'43.900 43.166 39.482 40.165 166.713Q
4Marine Boyer13.73313.16612.966166.713Q
4Lorette Charpy14.16612.60013.233166.713Q
4Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos14.60014.60013.61613.966166.713Q
4Aline Friess15.00013.56612.70012.733166.713Q
4Claire Pontlevoy14.30014.400166.713Q
5'42.933 41.199 39.333 39.457 162.922Q
5Ellie Black14.20014.26613.53313.200162.922Q
5Brooklyn Moors13.90013.33312.13313.566162.922Q
5Shallon Olsen14.83312.691162.922Q
5Ana Padurariu13.43313.500162.922Q
5Victoria-Kayen Woo13.50013.50012.30012.500162.922Q
6'42.733 40.999 38.999 39.932 162.663Q
6Eythora Thorsdottir14.40011.46613.33312.966162.663Q
6Naomi Visser13.93313.46612.46613.366162.663Q
6Tisha Volleman14.40013.533162.663Q
6Lieke Wevers13.73313.90010.36613.033162.663Q
6Sanne Wevers13.63313.200162.663Q
7'42.532 43.099 38.899 37.433 161.963Q
7Becky Downie14.80013.100161.963Q
7Ellie Downie14.46612.66612.36612.433161.963Q
7Georgia-Mae Fenton13.53314.33311.56612.500161.963Q
7Taeja James13.76612.500161.963Q
7Alice Kinsella14.30013.96613.43312.433161.963Q
8'43.666 42.566 36.999 38.700 161.931Q
8Desiree Carofiglio11.26613.400161.931Q
8Alice D'Amato14.50014.133161.931Q
8Asia D'Amato14.50014.00011.83312.100161.931Q
8Elisa Iorio14.36614.13312.63312.400161.931Q
8Giorgia Villa14.66614.30012.53312.900161.931Q
9'42.732 42.766 38.233 38.166 161.897R1
9Kim Bui13.66614.20013.000161.897R1
9Emelie Petz13.76613.23311.53312.166161.897R1
9Pauline Schäfer11.800161.897R1
9Elisabeth Seitz14.60014.80012.83312.766161.897R1
9Sarah Voss14.36613.76613.60012.400161.897R1
10'41.266 42.040 38.200 39.732 161.238R2
10Maellyse Brassart13.60013.13311.73312.766161.238R2
10Margaux Daveloose13.16612.90013.366161.238R2
10Senna Deriks13.56613.73312.100161.238R2
10Nina Derwael13.50015.14113.20013.600161.238R2
10Jade Vansteenkiste14.10012.200161.238R2
11'42.766 41.232 38.565 38.665 161.228R3
11Hitomi Hatakeda14.03313.73312.96612.500161.228R3
11Nagi Kajita13.53311.90013.166161.228R3
11Akari Matsumura14.10012.63312.933161.228R3
11Aiko Sugihara14.03313.266161.228R3
11Asuka Teramoto14.63313.96612.96612.566161.228R3
12'41.065 41.690 36.466 39.800 159.021R4
12Marina González12.733159.021R4
12Ana Pérez13.66613.83311.50013.200159.021R4
12Alba Petisco13.63312.83312.366159.021R4
12Roxana Popa13.77613.9919.90013.800159.021R4
12Cintia Rodríguez13.53313.86612.60012.800159.021R4

Participating nations


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