The United States first competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 1958. They only sent a men's team; they finished seventh. In 1962 they sent both a men's team and a women's team; they finished sixth and eighth respectively. In 1970 Cathy Rigby became the first American to win a medal at the World Championships, winning a silver on the balance beam. In 1978 Kurt Thomas and Marcia Frederick became the first Americans to win a gold medal at the World Championships.
Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Cathy Rigby 1970 Ljubljana Women's balance beam Kurt Thomas 1978 Strasbourg Men's floor exercise Marcia Frederick Women's uneven bars Kathy Johnson Women's floor exercise Kurt Thomas, Bart Conner, Jim Hartung, Larry Gerard, Tim LaFleur, Peter Vidmar, Mike Wilson 1979 Fort Worth Men's team Kurt Thomas Men's all-around Kurt Thomas Men's floor exercise Kurt Thomas Men's pommel horse Bart Conner Men's vault Bart Conner Men's parallel bar Kurt Thomas Kurt Thomas Men's horizontal bar Julianne McNamara 1981 Moscow Women's uneven bars Tracee Talavera Women's balance beam Brandy Johnson 1989 Stuttgart Women's vault Shannon Miller, Kim Zmeskal, Betty Okino, Kerri Strug, Michelle Campi, Hilary Grivich 1991 Indianapolis Women's team Kim Zmeskal Women's all-around Shannon Miller Women's uneven bars Betty Okino Women's balance beam Kim Zmeskal Women's floor exercise Betty Okino 1992 Paris Women's uneven bars Kim Zmeskal Women's balance beam Kim Zmeskal Women's floor exercise Shannon Miller 1993 Birmingham Women's all-around Shannon Miller Women's uneven bars Dominique Dawes Dominique Dawes Women's balance beam Shannon Miller Women's floor exercise Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Larissa Fontaine, Shannon Miller, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug 1994 Dortmund Women's team Shannon Miller 1994 Brisbane Women's all-around Paul O'Neill Men's rings Shannon Miller Women's balance beam Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Kerri Strug, Donielle Thompson, Jaycie Phelps, Mary Beth Arnold, Teresa Kulikowski 1995 Sabae Women's team Dominique Moceanu Women's balance beam Dominique Dawes 1996 San Juan Raj Bhavsar, Paul Hamm, Stephen McCain, Brett McClure, Sean Townsend, Guard Young 2001 Ghent Men's team Mohini Bhardwaj, Katie Heenan, Ashley Miles, Tasha Schwikert, Rachel Tidd, Tabitha Yim Women's team Katie Heenan Women's uneven bars Sean Townsend Men's parallel bars Paul Hamm 2002 Debrecen Men's floor exercise Courtney Kupets Women's uneven bars Ashley Postell Women's balance beam Samantha Sheehan Women's floor exercise Raj Bhavsar, Jason Gatson, Morgan Hamm, Paul Hamm, Brett McClure, Blaine Wilson 2003 Anaheim Men's team Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Chellsie Memmel, Carly Patterson, Tasha Schwikert, Hollie Vise Women's team Paul Hamm Men's all-around Carly Patterson Women's all-around Paul Hamm Men's floor exercise Chellsie Memmel Women's uneven bars Hollie Vise Chellsie Memmel 2005 Melbourne Women's all-around Nastia Liukin Alicia Sacramone Women's vault Nastia Liukin Women's uneven bars Chellsie Memmel Nastia Liukin Women's balance beam Chellsie Memmel Alicia Sacramone Women's floor exercise Nastia Liukin Jana Bieger, Natasha Kelley, Nastia Liukin, Chellsie Memmel, Ashley Priess, Alicia Sacramone 2006 Aarhus Women's team Jana Bieger Women's all-around Alicia Sacramone Women's vault Nastia Liukin Women's uneven bars Alexander Artemev Men's pommel horse Jana Bieger Women's floor exercise Ivana Hong, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Samantha Peszek, Alicia Sacramone, Shayla Worley 2007 Stuttgart Women's team Shawn Johnson Women's all-around Alicia Sacramone Women's vault Nastia Liukin Women's uneven bars Nastia Liukin Women's balance beam Shawn Johnson Women's floor exercise Alicia Sacramone Bridget Sloan 2009 London Women's all-around Rebecca Bross Kayla Williams Women's vault Rebecca Bross Women's uneven bars Ivana Hong Women's balance beam Rebecca Bross, Mackenzie Caquatto, Bridget Sloan, Mattie Larson, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone 2010 Rotterdam Women's team Jonathan Horton Men's all-around Rebecca Bross Women's all-around Alicia Sacramone Women's vault Rebecca Bross Women's uneven bars Rebecca Bross Women's balance beam Jacob Dalton, Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Steven Legendre, Alexander Naddour, John Orozco 2011 Tokyo Men's team Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Alicia Sacramone, Sabrina Vega, Jordyn Wieber Women's team Jordyn Wieber Women's all-around McKayla Maroney Women's vault Jordyn Wieber Women's balance beam Danell Leyva Men's parallel bars Aly Raisman Women's floor exercise Simone Biles 2013 Antwerp Women's all-around Kyla Ross Jake Dalton Men's floor exercise McKayla Maroney Women's vault Simone Biles Kyla Ross Women's uneven bars Brandon Wynn Men's rings Steven Legendre Men's vault Kyla Ross Women's balance beam Simone Biles John Orozco Men's parallel bars Simone Biles Women's floor exercise Jacob Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak, Alexander Naddour, John Orozco, Donnell Whittenburg, Paul Ruggeri 2014 Nanning Men's team Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, MyKayla Skinner, Madison Desch Women's team Simone Biles Women's all-around Kyla Ross Simone Biles Women's vault MyKayla Skinner Jake Dalton Men's vault Simone Biles Women's balance beam Danell Leyva Men's parallel bars Simone Biles Women's floor exercise Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Madison Kocian, Maggie Nichols, Aly Raisman, MyKayla Skinner 2015 Glasgow Women's team Simone Biles Women's all-around Gabby Douglas Simone Biles Women's vault Madison Kocian Women's uneven bars Donnell Whittenburg Men's vault Simone Biles Women's balance beam Simone Biles Women's floor exercise Maggie Nichols Danell Leyva Men's horizontal bar Morgan Hurd 2017 Montreal Women's all-around Yul Moldauer Men's floor exercise Jade Carey Women's vault Morgan Hurd Women's balance beam Jade Carey Women's floor exercise Simone Biles, Kara Eaker, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Riley McCusker, Ragan Smith 2018 Doha Women's team Simone Biles Women's all-around Morgan Hurd Simone Biles Women's vault Simone Biles Women's uneven bars Simone Biles Women's balance beam Simone Biles Women's floor exercise Morgan Hurd Sam Mikulak Men's horizontal bar Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, MyKayla Skinner 2019 Stuttgart Women's team Simone Biles Women's all-around Simone Biles Women's vault Jade Carey Sunisa Lee Women's uneven bars Simone Biles Women's balance beam Simone Biles Women's floor exercise Sunisa Lee Leanne Wong 2021 Kitakyushu Women's all-around Kayla DiCello Stephen Nedoroscik Men's pommel horse Leanne Wong Women's floor exercise Brody Malone Men's horizontal bar Skye Blakely, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Lexi Zeiss 2022 Liverpool Women's team Shilese Jones Women's all-around Jade Carey Women's vault Jordan Chiles Shilese Jones Women's uneven bars Jordan Chiles Women's floor exercise Jade Carey Brody Malone Men's horizontal bar Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Yul Moldauer, Fred Richard, Khoi Young, Colt Walker 2023 Antwerp Men's team Simone Biles, Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones, Joscelyn Roberson, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello Women's team Fred Richard Men's all-around Simone Biles Women's all-around Shilese Jones Simone Biles Women's vault Khoi Young Men's pommel horse Shilese Jones Women's uneven bars Khoi Young Men's vault Simone Biles Women's balance beam Simone Biles Women's floor exercise Leanne Wong 2025 Jakarta Women's all-around Joscelyn Roberson Women's vault Patrick Hoopes Men's pommel horse Donnell Whittenburg Men's rings Brody Malone Men's horizontal bar
Medal tables By gender
By event
Junior World medalists MedalNameYearEvent Sydney Barros, Skye Blakely, Kayla DiCello, Konnor McClain 2019 Győr Girls' team Kayla DiCello Girls' vault Kayla DiCello Girls' balance beam Jayla Hang, Hezly Rivera, Izzy Stassi, Kieryn Finnell 2023 Antalya Girls' team Hezly Rivera Girls' floor exercise Danila Leykin, Dante Reive, Nathan Roman, Maksim Kan 2025 Manila Boys' team Charleigh Bullock, Lavi Crain, Caroline Moreau, Addy Fulcher Girls' team Lavi Crain Girls' vault Caroline Moreau Girls' uneven bars Dante Reive Boys' rings Caroline Moreau Girls' balance beam Danila Leykin Boys' parallel bars Danila Leykin Boys' horizontal bar
See also United States men's national artistic gymnastics team United States women's national artistic gymnastics team List of Olympic male artistic gymnasts for the United States List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for the United States
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