The men's pommel horse competition was an inaugural event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. It was not held in 1909.

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 numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories.

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1903 Antwerp Georges Dejagere Joseph Lux Hendricus Thijsen 1905 Bordeaux Georges Dejagere Marcel Lalu Daniel Lavielle 1907 Prague František Erben Jules Rolland Karel Sal 1909 Luxembourg No pommel horse event held 1911 Turin Osvaldo Palazzi Paolo Salvi Giorgio Zampori 1913 Paris Giorgio Zampori N. Aubry Osvaldo Palazzi Marco Torrès 1915–1917 Not held due to World War I 1922 Ljubljana Miroslav Klinger Stanislav Indruch Leon Štukelj Peter Šumi 1926 Lyon Jan Karafiát Jan Gajdoš Ladislav Vácha 1930 Luxembourg Josip Primožič Peter Šumi Jan Gajdoš 1934 Budapest Eugen Mack Eduard Steinemann Jan Sladek 1938 Prague Michael Reusch Vratislav Petráček Leo Schürmann 1942 Not held due to World War II 1950 Basel Josef Stalder Marcel Adatte Walter Lehmann 1954 Rome Hrant Shahinyan Josef Stalder Viktor Chukarin 1958 Moscow Boris Shakhlin Pavel Stolbov Miroslav Cerar 1962 Prague Miroslav Cerar Boris Shakhlin Takashi Mitsukuri Yu Lifeng 1966 Dortmund Miroslav Cerar Mikhail Voronin Takeshi Katō 1970 Ljubljana Miroslav Cerar (3) Eizō Kenmotsu Viktor Klimenko 1974 Varna Zoltán Magyar Nikolai Andrianov Eizō Kenmotsu 1978 Strasbourg Zoltán Magyar Eberhard Gienger Stoyan Deltchev 1979 Fort Worth Zoltán Magyar (3) Kurt Thomas Kōji Gushiken 1981 Moscow Li Xiaoping Michael Nikolay György Guczoghy Yuri Korolyov 1983 Budapest Dmitry Bilozerchev György Guczoghy Li Xiaoping 1985 Montreal Valentin Mogilny Li Ning Hiroyuki Konishi 1987 Rotterdam Dmitry Bilozerchev Zsolt Borkai Lubomir Geraskov 1989 Stuttgart Valentin Mogilny Andreas Wecker Li Jing 1991 Indianapolis Valery Belenky Guo Linyao Li Jing 1992 Paris Li Jing Pae Gil-su Vitaly Scherbo 1993 Birmingham Pae Gil-su Andreas Wecker Károly Schupkégel 1994 Brisbane Marius Urzică Éric Poujade Li Donghua Vitaly Marinich 1995 Sabae Li Donghua Yoshiaki Hatakeda Huang Huadong 1996 San Juan Pae Gil-su (3) Li Donghua Alexei Nemov 1997 Lausanne Valery Belenky Éric Poujade Pae Gil-su 1999 Tianjin Alexei Nemov Marius Urzică Nikolai Kryukov 2001 Ghent Marius Urzică Xiao Qin Oleksandr Beresch 2002 Debrecen Marius Urzică (3) Xiao Qin Takehiro Kashima 2003 Anaheim Takehiro Kashima Teng Haibin Nikolai Kryukov 2005 Melbourne Xiao Qin Ioan Silviu Suciu Takehiro Kashima 2006 Aarhus Xiao Qin Prashanth Sellathurai Alexander Artemev 2007 Stuttgart Xiao Qin (3) Krisztián Berki Louis Smith 2009 London Zhang Hongtao Krisztián Berki Prashanth Sellathurai 2010 Rotterdam Krisztián Berki Louis Smith Prashanth Sellathurai 2011 Tokyo Krisztián Berki Cyril Tommasone Louis Smith 2013 Antwerp Kohei Kameyama Daniel Corral Max Whitlock 2014 Nanning Krisztián Berki (3) Filip Ude Cyril Tommasone 2015 Glasgow Max Whitlock Louis Smith Kazuma Kaya Harutyun Merdinyan 2017 Montreal Max Whitlock David Belyavskiy Xiao Ruoteng 2018 Doha Xiao Ruoteng Max Whitlock Lee Chih-kai 2019 Stuttgart Max Whitlock (3) Lee Chih-kai Rhys McClenaghan 2021 Kitakyushu Stephen Nedoroscik Kazuma Kaya Weng Hao 2022 Liverpool Rhys McClenaghan Ahmad Abu Al-Soud Harutyun Merdinyan 2023 Antwerp Rhys McClenaghan Khoi Young Ahmad Abu Al-Soud2025 Jakarta Hong Yanming Mamikon Khachatryan Patrick Hoopes

All-time medal count Last updated after the 2025 World Championships.

Notes Official FIG documents credit medals earned by athletes from Bohemia as medals for Czechoslovakia. 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 2007–2014 3 2 0 5 2013–2019 3 2 0 5 Xiao Qin 2001–2007 3 2 0 5 4 1994–2002 3 1 0 4 5 1958–1970 3 0 1 4 Pae Gil-su 1992–1997 3 0 1 4 7 1974–1979 3 0 0 3 8 2019–2023 2 0 1 3 9 1991–1997 2 0 0 2 1983–1987 2 0 0 2 1903–1905 2 0 0 2 1985–1989 2 0 0 2 13 Li Donghua 1994–1996 1 1 1 3 14 Li Xiaoping 1981–1983 1 1 0 2 1911–1913 1 1 0 2 1958–1962 1 1 0 2 1950–1954 1 1 0 2 1911–1913 1 1 0 2 19 2002–2005 1 0 2 3 Li Jing 1989–1992 1 0 2 3 21 1996–1999 1 0 1 2 Xiao Ruoteng 2017–2018 1 0 1 2 23 2007–2015 0 2 2 4 24 1994–1997 0 2 0 2 1922–1930 0 2 0 2 1989–1993 0 2 0 2 27 2007–2015 0 1 2 3 28 2022–2023 0 1 1 2 1926–1930 0 1 1 2 1981–1983 0 1 1 2 2015–2021 0 1 1 2 1970–1974 0 1 1 2 Lee Chih-kai 2018–2019 0 1 1 2 2011–2014 0 1 1 2 35 1999–2003 0 0 2 2 2015–2022 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