Women's events at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were first held in 1934 at the 10th World Championships, initially featuring only the All-Around and Team events. In 1938, at the 11th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added. Originally women participated in parallel bars competition (like in the men's program). Starting from 1950, at the 12th World Championships, it was replaced with uneven bars competition which has been held 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 as no medal is awarded for that position. If three or more gymnasts tie for a position, the following two positions are left empty.

Medalists

Parallel bars

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1938 Prague * Vlasta Děkanová * Matylda Pálfyová * unknown

* 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.

Uneven bars

Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.

Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1950 Basel Gertrude Kolar Ann-Sofi Pettersson Helena Rakoczy 1954 Rome Ágnes Keleti Galina Rudko Helena Rakoczy 1958 Moscow Larisa Latynina Eva Bosáková Polina Astakhova 1962 Prague Irina Pervushina Eva Bosáková Larisa Latynina 1966 Dortmund Natalia Kuchinskaya Keiko Ikeda Taniko Mitsukuri 1970 Ljubljana Karin Janz Ludmilla Tourischeva Zinaida Voronina 1974 Varna Annelore Zinke Olga Korbut Ludmilla Tourischeva 1978 Strasbourg Marcia Frederick Elena Mukhina Emilia Eberle 1979 Fort Worth Maxi Gnauck Ma Yanhong Emilia Eberle 1981 Moscow Maxi Gnauck Ma Yanhong Yelena Davydova Julianne McNamara 1983 Budapest Maxi Gnauck Lavinia Agache Ecaterina Szabó 1985 Montreal Gabriele Fähnrich Dagmar Kersten Hana Říčná 1987 Rotterdam Daniela Silivaș Dörte Thümmler Yelena Shushunova 1989 Stuttgart Fan Di Daniela Silivaș Olga Strazheva 1991 Indianapolis Kim Gwang-suk Tatiana Gutsu Shannon Miller 1992 Paris Lavinia Miloșovici Betty Okino Mirela Pașca 1993 Birmingham Shannon Miller Dominique Dawes Andreea Cacovean 1994 Brisbane Luo Li Svetlana Khorkina Dina Kochetkova 1995 Sabae Svetlana Khorkina Mo Huilan Lilia Podkopayeva 1996 San Juan Svetlana Khorkina Elena Piskun Isabelle Severino 1997 Lausanne Svetlana Khorkina Meng Fei Bi Wenjing 1999 Tianjin Svetlana Khorkina Huang Mandan Ling Jie 2001 Ghent Svetlana Khorkina (5) Renske Endel Katie Heenan 2002 Debrecen Courtney Kupets Oana Petrovschi Ludmila Ezhova 2003 Anaheim Chellsie Memmel Hollie Vise Beth Tweddle 2005 Melbourne Nastia Liukin Chellsie Memmel Beth Tweddle 2006 Aarhus Beth Tweddle Nastia Liukin Vanessa Ferrari 2007 Stuttgart Ksenia Semyonova Nastia Liukin Yang Yilin 2009 London He Kexin Kōko Tsurumi Rebecca Bross Ana Porgras 2010 Rotterdam Beth Tweddle Aliya Mustafina Rebecca Bross 2011 Tokyo Viktoria Komova Tatiana Nabieva Huang Qiushuang 2013 Antwerp Huang Huidan Kyla Ross Aliya Mustafina 2014 Nanning Yao Jinnan Huang Huidan Daria Spiridonova 2015 Glasgow Fan Yilin Madison Kocian Viktoria Komova Daria Spiridonova 2017 Montreal Fan Yilin Elena Eremina Nina Derwael 2018 Doha Nina Derwael Simone Biles Elisabeth Seitz 2019 Stuttgart Nina Derwael Becky Downie Sunisa Lee 2021 Kitakyushu Wei Xiaoyuan Rebeca Andrade Luo Rui 2022 Liverpool Wei Xiaoyuan Shilese Jones Nina Derwael 2023 Antwerp Qiu Qiyuan Kaylia Nemour Shilese Jones 2025 Jakarta Kaylia Nemour Angelina Melnikova Yang Fanyuwei

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

Note 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 1994–2001 5 1 0 6 2 1979–1983 3 0 0 3 3 2017–2022 2 0 2 4 2003–2010 2 0 2 4 5 Fan Yilin 2015–2017 2 0 0 2 2011–2015 2 0 0 2 1987–1989 2 0 0 2 Wei Xiaoyuan 2021–2022 2 0 0 2 9 2005–2007 1 2 0 3 10 Huang Huidan 2013–2014 1 1 0 2 Ma Yanhong 1979–1981 1 1 0 2 2003–2005 1 1 0 2 2023–2025 1 1 0 2 14 1958–1962 1 0 1 2 2014–2015 1 0 1 2 16 1958–1962 0 2 0 2 17 2022–2023 0 1 1 2 2010–2013 0 1 1 2 1970–1974 0 1 1 2 20 2009–2010 0 0 2 2 1978–1979 0 0 2 2 1950–1954 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