Women's events at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were first held in 1934 at the 10th World Championships. Only the All-Around and Team events were held. In 1938, at the 11th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added.

The women's vault competition 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 1938 Prague * Vlasta Děkanová * unknown unknown 1950 Basel Helena Rakoczy Gertrude Kolar Alexandra Lemoine 1954 Rome Tamara Manina Ann-Sofi Pettersson Evy Berggren 1958 Moscow Larisa Latynina Lidia Kalinina Tamara Manina Sofia Muratova 1962 Prague Věra Čáslavská Larisa Latynina Tamara Manina 1966 Dortmund Věra Čáslavská Erika Zuchold Natalia Kuchinskaya 1970 Ljubljana Erika Zuchold Karin Janz Lyubov Burda Ludmilla Tourischeva 1974 Varna Olga Korbut Ludmilla Tourischeva Božena Perdykulová 1978 Strasbourg Nellie Kim Nadia Comăneci Steffi Kräker 1979 Fort Worth Dumitrița Turner Stella Zakharova Nellie Kim Steffi Kräker 1981 Moscow Maxi Gnauck Stella Zakharova Steffi Kräker 1983 Budapest Boriana Stoyanova Lavinia Agache Ecaterina Szabó 1985 Montreal Yelena Shushunova Ecaterina Szabó Dagmar Kersten 1987 Rotterdam Yelena Shushunova Eugenia Golea Aurelia Dobre 1989 Stuttgart Olesia Dudnik Cristina Bontaș Brandy Johnson 1991 Indianapolis Lavinia Miloșovici Oksana Chusovitina Henrietta Ónodi 1992 Paris Henrietta Ónodi Svetlana Boginskaya Oksana Chusovitina 1993 Birmingham Elena Piskun Lavinia Miloșovici Oksana Chusovitina 1994 Brisbane Gina Gogean Svetlana Khorkina Lavinia Miloșovici 1995 Sabae Simona Amânar Lilia Podkopayeva Gina Gogean 1996 San Juan Gina Gogean Simona Amânar Annia Portuondo 1997 Lausanne Simona Amânar Zhou Duan Gina Gogean 1999 Tianjin Elena Zamolodchikova Simona Amânar Maria Olaru 2001 Ghent Svetlana Khorkina Oksana Chusovitina Andreea Răducan 2002 Debrecen Elena Zamolodchikova Natalia Ziganshina Oksana Chusovitina 2003 Anaheim Oksana Chusovitina Kang Yun-mi Elena Zamolodchikova 2005 Melbourne Cheng Fei Oksana Chusovitina Alicia Sacramone 2006 Aarhus Cheng Fei Alicia Sacramone Oksana Chusovitina 2007 Stuttgart Cheng Fei (3) Hong Su-jong Alicia Sacramone 2009 London Kayla Williams Ariella Käslin Youna Dufournet 2010 Rotterdam Alicia Sacramone Aliya Mustafina Jade Barbosa 2011 Tokyo McKayla Maroney Oksana Chusovitina Phan Thị Hà Thanh 2013 Antwerp McKayla Maroney Simone Biles Hong Un-jong 2014 Nanning Hong Un-jong Simone Biles Mykayla Skinner 2015 Glasgow Maria Paseka Hong Un-jong Simone Biles 2017 Montreal Maria Paseka Jade Carey Giulia Steingruber 2018 Doha Simone Biles Shallon Olsen Alexa Moreno 2019 Stuttgart Simone Biles Jade Carey Ellie Downie 2021 Kitakyushu Rebeca Andrade Asia D'Amato Angelina Melnikova 2022 Liverpool Jade Carey Jordan Chiles Coline Devillard 2023 Antwerp Rebeca Andrade Simone Biles Yeo Seo-jeong 2025 Jakarta Angelina Melnikova Lia-Monica Fontaine Joscelyn Roberson

* There is conflicting and incomplete information about medal winners in the individual apparatus events at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships as non-primary sources gives different information about it.

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

Notes 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). At the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, in accordance with a ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under name and flag of the RGF (Russian Gymnastics Federation). At the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.

Multiple medalists Rank Gymnast Nation YearsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Cheng Fei 2005–2007 3 0 0 3 2 2013–2023 2 3 1 6 3 1995–1999 2 2 0 4 4 1999–2003 2 1 0 3 5 1994–1997 2 0 2 4 6 2021–2023 2 0 0 2 1962–1966 2 0 0 2 2011–2012 2 0 0 2 2015–2017 2 0 0 2 1985–1987 2 0 0 2 11 1991–2011 1 4 4 9 12 2017–2022 1 2 0 3 13 2005–2010 1 1 2 4 14 Hong Un-jong 2013–2015 1 1 1 3 1954–1962 1 1 1 3 1991–1994 1 1 1 3 17 1994–2001 1 1 0 2 1958–1962 1 1 0 2 1991–1992 1 1 0 2 1966–1970 1 1 0 2 21 1978–1979 1 0 1 2 Russian Gymnastics Federation Individual Neutral Athletes 2021–2025 1 0 1 2 23 1983–1985 0 2 0 2 1979–1981 0 2 0 2 25 1978–1981 0 0 3 3

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