The men's floor exercise competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was first contested in 1930. It has been held in every year since its inception.
Three medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Tie breakers have not been used in every year. In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following position (second for a tie for first, third for a tie for second) is left empty because a medal was not awarded for that position. If three gymnastics tied for a position, the following two positions are left empty.
Medalists
Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1930 Luxembourg Josip Primožič Emanuel Löffler Alfred Krauss 1934 Budapest Georges Miez Eugen Mack Kurt Krötzsch 1938 Prague Jan Gajdoš Alois Hudec Eugen Mack 1942 Not held due to World War II 1950 Basel Ernst Gebendinger Josef Stalder Raymond Dot 1954 Rome Valentin Muratov Masao Takemoto William Thoresson 1958 Moscow Masao Takemoto Takashi Ono Yuri Titov 1962 Prague Nobuyuki Aihara Yukio Endō Franco Menichelli 1966 Dortmund Akinori Nakayama Yukio Endō Franco Menichelli 1970 Ljubljana Akinori Nakayama Eizō Kenmotsu Takeshi Katō 1974 Varna Shigeru Kasamatsu Hiroshi Kajiyama Andrei Keranov 1978 Strasbourg Kurt Thomas Shigeru Kasamatsu Alexander Dityatin 1979 Fort Worth Roland Brückner Kurt Thomas Aleksandr Tkachyov 1981 Moscow Yuri Korolyov Li Yuejiu Kōji Gushiken 1983 Budapest Tong Fei Dmitry Bilozerchev Li Ning 1985 Montreal Tong Fei Yuri Korolyov Li Ning 1987 Rotterdam Lou Yun Vladimir Artemov Lubomir Geraskov 1989 Stuttgart Ihor Korobchynskyi Vladimir Artemov Li Chunyang 1991 Indianapolis Ihor Korobchynskyi Vitaly Scherbo Daisuke Nishikawa 1992 Paris Ihor Korobchynskyi Vitaly Scherbo Maik Krahberg 1993 Birmingham Hrihoriy Misyutin Vitaly Scherbo Neil Thomas 1994 Brisbane Vitaly Scherbo Ioannis Melissanidis Neil Thomas 1995 Sabae Vitaly Scherbo Li Xiaoshuang Hrihoriy Misyutin 1996 San Juan Vitaly Scherbo Aleksey Voropayev Hrihoriy Misyutin 1997 Lausanne Alexei Nemov Dimitri Karbanenko Li Xiaopeng 1999 Tianjin Alexei Nemov Gervasio Deferr Xing Aowei 2001 Ghent Marian Drăgulescu Yordan Yovchev Igors Vihrovs 2002 Debrecen Marian Drăgulescu Yordan Yovchev Paul Hamm 2003 Anaheim Paul Hamm Yordan Yovchev Kyle Shewfelt 2005 Melbourne Diego Hypólito Brandon O'Neill Róbert Gál Liang Fuliang 2006 Aarhus Marian Drăgulescu Diego Hypólito Kyle Shewfelt 2007 Stuttgart Diego Hypólito Gervasio Deferr Hisashi Mizutori 2009 London Marian Drăgulescu (4) Zou Kai Alexander Shatilov 2010 Rotterdam Eleftherios Kosmidis Kōhei Uchimura Daniel Purvis 2011 Tokyo Kōhei Uchimura Zou Kai Diego Hypólito Alexander Shatilov 2013 Antwerp Kenzō Shirai Jacob Dalton Kōhei Uchimura 2014 Nanning Denis Ablyazin Kenzō Shirai Diego Hypólito 2015 Glasgow Kenzō Shirai Max Whitlock Rayderley Zapata 2017 Montreal Kenzō Shirai Artem Dolgopyat Yul Moldauer 2018 Doha Artur Dalaloyan Kenzō Shirai Carlos Yulo 2019 Stuttgart Carlos Yulo Artem Dolgopyat Xiao Ruoteng 2021 Kitakyushu Nicola Bartolini Kazuki Minami Emil Soravuo 2022 Liverpool Giarnni Regini-Moran Daiki Hashimoto Ryosuke Doi 2023 Antwerp Artem Dolgopyat Kazuki Minami Milad Karimi 2025 Jakarta Jake Jarman Luke Whitehouse Carlos Yulo
All-time medal count Last updated after the 2025 World Championships.
Note Official FIG documents credit medals earned by athletes from former Soviet Union at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Paris, France, as medals for CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).
Multiple medalists Rank Gymnast Nation YearsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 2001–2009 4 0 0 4 2 1991–1996 3 3 0 6 3 2013–2018 3 2 0 5 4 1989–1992 3 0 0 3 5 2005–2014 2 1 2 5 6 2001–2003 2 1 0 3 7 1966–1970 2 0 0 2 1997–1999 2 0 0 2 1954–1958 2 0 0 2 1978–1979 2 0 0 2 Tong Fei 1983–1985 2 0 0 2 12 2017–2023 1 2 0 3 13 2010–2013 1 1 1 3 14 1962–1966 1 1 0 2 1974–1978 1 1 0 2 1981–1985 1 1 0 2 17 1993–1996 1 0 2 3 2018–2025 1 0 2 3 19 2002–2003 1 0 1 2 20 1987–1989 0 2 0 2 1999–2007 0 2 0 2 1934–1938 0 2 0 2 2021–2023 0 2 0 2 1993–1994 0 2 0 2 Zou Kai 2009–2011 0 2 0 2 26 Li Ning 1983–1985 0 0 2 2 1962–1966 0 0 2 2 2009–2011 0 0 2 2 2003–2006 0 0 2 2
References
FIG Results: 1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1907 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1909 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1913 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1922 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1926 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1985 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Individuals Competition) FIG Results: 1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Team Competition) FIG Results: 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1997 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 1999 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2001 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships FIG Results: 2006 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships FIG Results: 2007 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Results: 2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships